History
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Out of the Box Robotics was founded in August 2013 with members from FLL team Minds in Moetion.
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Our rookie season was spent in the basement of our mentors, Dave and Rita Wall.
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The team established a 501c3 in June of 2015.
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2015 – Pennsylvania Inspire Award Winner
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2016 – Control Award Winner – FTC World Championships (St. Louis)
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2017 – FTC World Championships (Detroit, MI)
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2018 – FTC World Championships (Detroit, MI)
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2019 – FTC World Championships (canceled)
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2020- PA Inspire Award Winner, Final Alliance @ MTI
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2021- PA Inspire Award Winner, FTC Worlds (Think Award)
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2022- PA Inspire Award Winner, FTC Worlds (Winning Alliance -Ochoa Division, 2nd Place Design 022-
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2023- PA Innovate Award (sponsored by RTX) — 3rd Place
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2024- Innovate Award (sponsored by RTX), Winning Alliance — 1st Team Selected
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2025- PA Connect Award, Finalist Alliance — Captain
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This Year
We Have Achieved
Frequently Asked Questions
FIRST Robotics stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. Founded in 1989, it is a non-profit organization aiming to inspire young people’s interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) through team-based robot competitions. FIRST offers three different types of competition for all ages: FLL (FIRST Lego League), FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge), and FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition).
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is a competitive robotics program for students in grades 7-12, where teams design, build, and program robots to play a unique, sports-like game, released annually. Operating under the FIRST organization, it emphasizes STEM skills, teamwork, and “Gracious Professionalism”.
Out of the Box Robotics (FTC Team 7244) is a highly competitive, award-winning independent FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team based in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. We are comprised of middle and high school students, we excels at designing, building, and programming custom robots in-house, frequently qualifying for World Championships.
You can see how to get involved through the FTC website!