Chapter 02 · Origin story

Our history

We've been doing this since 5th grade. The team has gone through a few identities along the way — each one taught us something we needed for the next.

2023
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FLL · Masterpiece

The Megabirds 🏆 Breakthrough Award

The Megabirds with mentors at their first FLL competition
// 2023 · the original lineup, with mentors

Our first season. Our school's mascot was a bird, so naturally our Lego mascot was a chicken. We learned what an Innovation Project was. We learned that robotics is mostly debugging. And — to our genuine surprise as rookies — we won the Breakthrough Award for creativity on our Innovation Project and our custom robot architecture.

Mascot · Lego chicken Status · Rookie award winners
2024
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FLL · Submerged

The Awesome Inventors

Year two. We started taking the engineering portfolio seriously, prototyped harder, and shipped a custom Innovation Project we were genuinely proud of.

Focus · Engineering portfolio Status · Sharpening
2025
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FLL · Unearthed

The Conducktors

The Conducktors at FLL Unearthed competition
// 2025 · the Conducktors at FLL Unearthed

We wanted a name that was fun (ducks!) and related to robotics (conductors!) — and we crammed them together. Our final FLL season was also our first real outreach push: we helped launch Team 73319 · Time Twisters, and they made regionals their rookie year. By the end of the season we had a tighter Innovation Project, a leveled-up robot architecture, and a clear path into FTC.

Mentored · Team 73319 Status · Ready for FTC
2026
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FTC · Rookie season

The Superconducktors

Our rookie FTC season. After three years of Lego, we're stepping up to metal, motors, and high-powered electronics — and pushing ourselves to learn more, build harder, and tackle problems we couldn't have touched a year ago. "Super" is the leap into FTC and a nod to superconductors, which carry current with zero friction; "conducktor" is everything we kept from FLL. And this year we're widening the circle: mentoring younger teams and helping more kids find their way into FIRST and STEM. Seven of us (five girls and two boys) are now building our first prototype on mecanum wheels, learning OnBot Java, and funding the season by building websites for local businesses.

Mascot · Bartholomew II Team · 7 members Status · ▶ Building