Our Team

Here are some thoughts about FIRST and being an IgKnighters from members of our team.

Dylan S. - Senior

“FIRST has had a major effect on my life and career trajectory. I was originally forced to join our FTC team by my mom in 8th grade but it quickly spiraled into something I dedicated most of my free time to. Going into Freshman year, I immediately knew that I wanted to join the IgKnighters and devote my time to robotics. FIRST has taught me teamwork and problem solving in a way that you can not learn out on a field. My time in FIRST had inspired me to pursue Mechanical Engineering in my future college plans.”

Joseph C. - Senior

“I definitely learned some new stuff last year and this year. Can I remember any of the names of the things I learned? No, not for the life of me. Can I teach other people how to do it? Yes. I definitely interact face to face with people more than I normally do, especially since moving (back) to New York. My educational trajectory hasn't changed much, I just learned more things I can apply to it. I've always like robotics, tech, anything mechanical that I can put together. I've learned things here (both from being part of FIRST and part of the IgKnighters) that I can, and probably will, apply to prosthetics (a field I've been interested in for years).”

Korben P. - Junior

“My experience as an Igknighter has taught me how to be more confident in myself and be open to failure. This is especially true when I began the process of learning how to operate our CNC mill. After months of mentor guidance, constant failure, learning, and practice, I have failed my way into feeling confident in my milling abilities.”

Hannah M. - Junior

“Being a part of the Igknighters has caused me to develop new interests and skills. These skills, including proficiency with CAD and CAM programs in fusion, general power tools, the mill and router, have pushed me to pursue further engineering knowledge inside and outside of school. These skills pushed me to pursue leadership roles in areas that I am confident in robotics and elsewhere. I have also met and connected with many teammates who have become friends due to shared interest that included robotics centered things and other areas of life.”

Myles S. - Sophomore

“My experience with the IgKnighters has been amazing. This team honestly promotes student participation and learning new things a lot. The IgKnighters give me a great work experience and have changed my life permanently!”

Matt G. - Sophomore

“With the IgKnighters, I have “honed” my skills with electrical engineering and I have met many new people

Jacob W. - Freshman

“My experience of joining the IgKnighters gave me an opportunity to further enhance my knowledge in the STEM field of learning. I love how I get to interact with others who think like me and work with them for one common goal (getting to worlds). Joining the IgKnighters has given me the idea of studying either software engineering or medical engineering. I have met many new people and learned many new things. My confidence has grown to unprecedented heights and I feel like I found the thing just for me!”