STEAM Tech Teams

ROBOTICS
Robotics is a thriving after-school program in Greenville County. Steam Tech Team (STT) volunteers have been leading competitive after school robotics since 2020. Our flagship program is at Northwest Middle School in Travelers Rest.

STT teams compete in VEX robotics tournaments. Each year, teams attend between 3-5 local competitions designed by VEX engineers. The game changes every year demanding that students master skills including designing their robots to meet the year’s challenge, building their robots, programming their robots, documenting their
efforts in an engineering notebook, and driving their robots to obtain a winning score.

Students also have access to 3D design computer programs to test out their designs before construction.

In addition to mastering the technical aspects of robotics, programs that include competition have additional benefits including learning how to work collaboratively, handle stressful situations, and communicate effectively.

Since 2020 Northwest robotics has sent eight teams to the South Carolina State championship, including two all-girls teams. In 2025 one team qualified to compete at the World VEX Championship in Dallas. Teams from all over the world compete at VEX
Worlds. The Northwest team got to meet and interact with fellow robotics students from many foreign countries. STT volunteers thank the Northwest PTA and B & R Machining and Fabrication for helping the team travel to Dallas.

In one part of the competition, teams play with a partner team and share the score. In another part of the competition teams play alone and their solo score is used to rank the team internationally. The Northwest team ranked in the top 5.5% of teams in 2025.

Wishing our Juggernaut Robot Team from NW Middle School here in Travelers Rest great success as they get ready to compete in the VEX World Championship in Texas starting Monday.

We are so proud of our NW Middle School Robitics team. Our 41843N Team, the Juggernauts, are State Champions in Middle School, VexIQ Teamwork and Skills. Hence, they will receive an invitation to VexIQ Worlds in Dallas, Texas May 6 to 15, 2025.