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Exothermic Robotics

Redmond, WA

Welcome!

Hi there! We are Exothermic Robotics from Redmond, Washington. We are a student-run organization that currently participates in VRC of the VEX Robotics program. Throughout our 16 years of history, we have experienced many successes that have made us one of the most prestigious robotics clubs in Washington State.

Quick Facts

First Established

2006

Location

Redmond, Washington




Club Slogan

"It Was On Fire When We Got Here"

16

Years

13

Teams

150+

Competitions

220+

Awards

Board Members

Pascal Stevens

President

Kevin Wang

Executive Director

Katie Chen

Vice President

Gyan Dave

Build Advisor

Pranay Annapantula

Build Advisor

Sam Chou

Build Advisor

Ann Li

Programming Advisor

Dhruv Darbha

Programming Advisor

Karan Gumma

Programming Advisor

Helena Zheng

Public Relations

Aaryan Jain

Public Relations

Shashank Sreepathi

Parts Manager

Vice President

Katie Chan

Pascal Stevens is a sophomore at Redmond High School and is part of Exothermic Dusk (10D). He is currently the Vice President of Exothermic Robotics. Pascal started VEX IQ in 7th grade and moved up to playing in VRC his freshman year, making this his third year doing VEX. His favorite thing about the program is being able to work together with other passionate people and coming together to build a successful robot.

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Build Advisor

Gyan Dave

Gyan Dave is a sophomore at Tesla STEM High School and is part of Exothermic Dusk (10D). He is currently the Build Advisor for Exothermic Robotics. Gyan started VEX IQ in 7th grade and moved up to VRC in 8th grade. He continued VRC in his freshman year, making this his fourth year doing VEX. His favorite thing about the program is being able to learn, build, program, and have fun with his friends and other teams.

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Build Advisor

Pranay Annapantula

Pranay Annapantula is a senior doing Running Start at Bellevue College (he used to attend Redmond High School) and is part of Exothermic Evolution (10E). He is currently the Programming Advisor for Exothermic Robotics. Thorsten started VEX as a sophomore and this is his third year of doing VEX. His favorite thing about the program is being able to create top-tier Autonomous routines and seeing them work at competitions.

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Public Relations

Helena Zheng

Helena Zheng is a sophomore at the International Community School and is part of Exothermic Creation (10C). She is currently the Public Relations Officer for Exothermic Robotics. Ann started VEX in 7th grade and competed in the Vex IQ program for two years. She moved up to the VRC program in her freshman year, making this her second year in the VRC program and fourth year total in VEX. Her favorite thing about the program is seeing her robot evolve throughout the season from just a simple idea to a complex, competitive robot. She also enjoys spending time and making friends with people with the same interest in robotics.

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Public Relations

Aaryan Jain

Aaryan Jain is a senior at the International Community School and is part of Exothermic Blaze (10B). She is currently the other Public Relations Officer for Exothermic Robotics. Helen started VEX as a sophomore and this is her third year doing robotics. Her favorite thing about the program is attending Worlds in her sophomore year. Additionally, she enjoys getting to know everyone better and learning about the mechanics and design of the robot.

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Parts Manager

Shashank Sreepathi

Shashank Sreepathi is a junior at Eastlake High School and is part of Exothermic Fusion (10F). He is currently the other Parts Manager for Exothermic Robotics. Shashank started VEX as a freshman and this is his third year doing robotics. His favorite thing abouts about the program is how people from different backgrounds and interests work together to build competition robots and become great friends over time. He says that he learned so many life lessons from working with a team year after year while continuing to improve skill wise.

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Executive Director

Kevin Wang

Kevin Wang is a senior at Redmond High School and is part of Exothermic Blaze (10B). He is currently the Parts Manager for Exothermic Robotics. Arnav started VEX as a sophomore, and this is his third year doing VEX. His favorite things about the program are problem-solving alongside equally passionate team members and making Worlds his first year. Additionally, he enjoys watching his code spring to life after what he considers to be well-spent time debugging.

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Build Advisor

Sam Chou

Sam Chou is a senior at Redmond High School and is part of Exothermic Blaze (10B). He is currently the Parts Manager for Exothermic Robotics. Arnav started VEX as a sophomore, and this is his third year doing VEX. His favorite things about the program are problem-solving alongside equally passionate team members and making Worlds his first year. Additionally, he enjoys watching his code spring to life after what he considers to be well-spent time debugging.

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Programming Advisor

Ann Li

Ann Li a senior at Redmond High School and is part of Exothermic Blaze (10B). He is currently the Parts Manager for Exothermic Robotics. Arnav started VEX as a sophomore, and this is his third year doing VEX. His favorite things about the program are problem-solving alongside equally passionate team members and making Worlds his first year. Additionally, he enjoys watching his code spring to life after what he considers to be well-spent time debugging.

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Programming Advisor

Dhruv Darbha

Kevin Wang is a senior at Redmond High School and is part of Exothermic Blaze (10B). He is currently the Parts Manager for Exothermic Robotics. Arnav started VEX as a sophomore, and this is his third year doing VEX. His favorite things about the program are problem-solving alongside equally passionate team members and making Worlds his first year. Additionally, he enjoys watching his code spring to life after what he considers to be well-spent time debugging.

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Programming Advisor

Karan Gumma

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