About Team Juice

Team Juice (2022)

Team Juice 16236 is a competitive robotics team in Folsom, CA. Founded in 2019, our team comprises of ten high school and middle school students. Team Juice competes in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), an international robotics competition open to grades 7-12. We are an official initiative under Silent Bot Deadly which is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit.

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About FTC and the Game

FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC) is a robotics competition for students in grades 7–12 to compete head to head, by designing, building, and programming a robot to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Last year, over 679,000 students from 110 countries competed in FTC. Teams design, program, and build a robot to compete in a field game while also promoting STEM within their community. They gain valuable experience using industry-standard tools such as Android Studio and Autodesk Inventor, which they can later apply in the engineering workforce. Learn more about FIRST® and FTC here.

During the 2024-2025 FIRST season, FIRST® DIVESM presented by Qualcomm, teams will use their STEM and collaboration skills to explore life beneath the surface of the ocean. In the INTO THE DEEPSM presented by RTX challenge, launching September 7, 2024, FIRST Tech Challenge teams will dive their robots into the depths of the ocean to explore the unknown and reveal its wonders. Learn more about INTO THE DEEPSM and FIRST® DIVESM here.

Meet the Team

Hunter

Team Captain

Hunter is a junior at Folsom High. This year is his 4th year on Team Juice and in FTC. He looks forward to applying mechanical concepts and math to design intuitive components that will tackle this year's challenge. This is also his second year of being on the software team. Outside of robotics, he likes to play tennis and learn about rockets.

Spandhana

Team Vice Captain

Spandhana is vice-captain and a hardware member of Juice. She looks forward to designing a cool robot for every game and loves building the robot while actively fixing problems and iterating as the season goes on. Outside of robotics, Spandhana runs cross country and volunteers at the local Sacramento animal shelter. #INeedMoreJoos

Siddharth

Lead Software Developer

Siddharth Ray is the Software Lead Developer on Juice and this is his fourth year being on Juice. He helps manage and develop the software that runs on our robot, as well as coding outreach projects and help manage financials. He attends Vista del Lago High School as a junior. Outside of Team Juice, Siddharth Ray is the founder and CEO of DJFlame, captain of the Vista Solar Car Racing Team, and is a film-maker.

Anya

Outreach Lead

Anya is part of the hardware team on Team Juice. Currently, she is a junior attending Vista del Lago High School. In her free time, she enjoys singing, reading, and cooking. She loves public speaking and participates in Speech and Debate and in Model UN. She also loves to travel and hopes to visit 50 countries in her lifetime.

Aditya

Hardware Member

Aditya Rajeev is a 11th grader at Vista Del Lago High School. Aditya is a member of the hardware team on Team Juice. Reading and studying chemistry is one of the things he likes to do. He also enjoys performing in classical arts, like Indian vocal, Violin, and Drums. Participating in Math and Science tournaments is one of his deepest passions and allows him to focus in on the academic aspect.

Edem

Hardware Member

Edem is entering his freshman year at Folsom High School. This will be his second year on the team as a hardware member. Outside if robotics, he does Speech and Debate, and loves to play instruments like the trombone and piano.

Zhiming

Software Member

Zhiming Qi is in her second year at Juice, where she is a member of the software programming team. She is looking forward to using her mathematical knowledge for practical use in robotics. Besides FTC, she enjoys competing in CyberPatriot tournaments, as well as playing tennis and performing violin. She is a sophomore at Folsom High School.

Shyam

Hardware Member

Shyam is a member of the hardware team on Juice and specializes in CAD. As a senior at Folsom High, this will be his fourth year competing in FTC. Each year, he looks forward to applying his skills to create innovative solutions to a new challenge. Outside of robotics, he enjoys playing the drums, snowboarding, and training for his private pilot license.

Justin

Software Member

As a sophomore in high school, Justin is starting his first year as a part of Team Juice. He hopes to use his math and coding skills well and additionally having a good experience with the rest of the team. He also enjoys playing tennis and locally volunteering with his friends in his free time

Sanjoli

Outreach Member

Sanjoli Ray is an 8th grader at Sutter Middle School. She is attending her first year at Juice’s outreach program, where she will help promote STEM education in the community. Sanjoli is also passionate about singing and music, having been in choir for 5 years. Sanjoli is excited to aim inspiring others to join robotics.