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The ChurroBots team and mentors with the robot after the 2024 Silicon Valley Regional
Taken after winning the 2024 Silicon Valley Regional
Jesse Espino, ChurroBots alumnus
May 2025RWC Pulse

Class of 2025: TIDE Academy student finds community through robotics

ChurroBots alumnus Jesse Espino, a first-generation student, heads to Santa Clara University to study mechanical engineering.
Canelo, the 2024 robot
March 2024InMenlo

ChurroBots robotics team qualifies for World Championships

Part of the winning alliance at the Silicon Valley Regional, the team earned its first trip to the FIRST® Championship in Houston, April 17–20, 2024.
The Poseidon robot on a practice field
East Palo AltoEPA Sun

Meeting up with ChurroBots, EPA's local robotics team

A visit with the community team: the garage workshop, the mentors from local tech companies, and the practice field at Bloomhouse.
A student with the robot on an outdoor practice field
April 2022The Mercury News

"It's like we're starting our own company"

East Palo Alto high schoolers building robots with spare parts out of a coach's garage.