Team Spyder|Poway HS

One of several accounts for Poway HS's award-winning robotics team (FRC & FTC), but the only one actually active.

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

Well, here we are… the #8 alliance captain at Aerospace Valley!

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

The in-arena DJ here at Aviation Valley is playing Van Morrison’s “Moondance”

Lancaster (Eastside)’s concert band played this outside just before lunch. 😎🎶

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

A thousand points short…

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

That’s @CtrlZ4096’s Ultimate Ascent (2013) robot, right? This runs on a cRIO.

[University of Illinois @UofIllinois]

Things from #ILLINOIS' 2025 Engineering Open House living rent-free in our heads: Solar cars ☀️ Music made from electrifying plasma 🎶 A coffee-serving robot ☕ and many other exhibits.

Innovation powered by Grainger engineering students. 🔸🔹

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

Many thanks to the announcers at the Magnolia Regional for pronouncing Poway correctly the first time! (And subsequently!)

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

@davelavery Time is marching on!

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

At Battle At The Border, we finished qualification matches ranked 5th, with 16 ranking points

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

We know how to do this. We get to 2 Cuils, then ask someone for a hamburger. He’ll give us a raccoon!

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

.@Robonauts118 got right what @FRCTeams got wrong. (Of course, it doesn’t merely ho to 11, it goes to 11.8!

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

Our crew returned safely from their expedition to Bucc-ee’s!

[Dave Lavery 🦋 @davelavery]

WATER GAME!!!!

@FIRSTweets @FRCTeams

[M.G. Perez @MargaritoGPerez]

In other news...
Look who I ran into at @FRCTeams World Championships in Houston. #StarWars #R2D2 #Robotics @KPBSnews

[M.G. Perez @MargaritoGPerez]

Next up in Houston...covering the @FRCTeams World Championships.
9 San Diego County high school teams qualified! Stay tuned to @KPBSnews platforms later this week.
Yee-Haw! 🤠@sdschools @PowayUnified @OsideUSD @hightechhigh

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

KPBS sent a reporter to Houston to talk to us and @theholycows at the FRC World Championships:

[M.G. Perez @MargaritoGPerez]

Congratulations to all the San Diego robotics superstars who delivered their talent and brilliance in Houston this week.
Bravo! @FIRSTweets @Qualcomm
@KPBSnews
https://t.co/DeFDKr6FcF

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

It’s still a mistake that the Amp didn’t go to 11.

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

There's not supposed to be food or drinks in the pits… but this is not surprising!

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

For Q41, it’s Special Guest Drive Coach, Mr. Parr!

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

Reed got to meet Dean yesterday… 😎

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

We’re back in our pit and back at it for Day 2 of Curie Division qualification matches! Our business team is already off to present for Impact.

[Team Spyder|Poway HS @Team1622]

Our neighbors at @option_16 are busy at Worlds…