Underengineered
Toasters

About the toasters

Certified pre-burnt since day one.

Why "Underengineered"?

Self-deprecation is a load-bearing part of this team. We picked a name that sets expectations on the floor, then we build over it.

The joke only works because the engineering underneath is serious: CAD reviews, version-controlled code, and a maintained engineering notebook, all wrapped in toaster puns. FIRST Tech Challenge is an international competition where high-school teams engineer 18-inch robots to play a new game each season. We're students at Monte Vista High School in Danville, California: we compete, we document, and we share what we learn.

Thinking about joining? No experience required. If you can hold a wrench, write a line of code, or narrate a robot demo, we'll find you a slot.

Vital statistics

Team number: 36424
Program: FIRST Tech Challenge
Home base: Monte Vista High School, Danville, CA
Crew: ten humans, one toaster
Robots built: one per season, rebuilt weekly
Toasters harmed: zero (they volunteered)
Fire extinguishers on hand: always

The humans behind the smoke

One robot, zero unsupervised flames. Per FIRST youth-protection rules (and our parents), it's first names only. The roles are very real.

  • Ayush
    Team Captain
  • Aarush
    Programming Lead
  • Calxite
    Electrical Lead
  • Rishaan
    Business Lead
  • Devik
    Programming
  • Sean
    Programming
  • Chris
    Electrical
  • Shaan
    Mechanical
  • Aaron
    Mechanical
  • Daniel
    Business

Mentors & grown-up supervision

Behind every student-run team is a bench of adults pretending not to panic. Ours is still being assembled: mentors review the math, sign the forms, and keep the fire strictly metaphorical.

TBD

The mentor lineup is to be determined. Names and roles land here once the grown-ups are confirmed (and sign off on being on the site).