Team 1629 Garrett Coalition - GaCo

One of our alumni and young mentor!😊

Now a graduate in the computer science program at Frostburg State University, Jeremy Perando recently presented his first-author research paper, “Constrained Behavior Tree Generation for Safe LLM-Driven Robot Navigation,” at the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology (IEEE EIT 2026) in La Crosse, Wis. The paper was co-authored with Dr. Xunyu Pan, assistant professor of computer science and director of the Frostburg Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (FLAIR).

Read more: https://www.frostburg.edu/news/2026/06/jeremy-pan-ieee-conference.php

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Phil Malone, director of GEARS Inc., for our amazing air table! This is the first of many STEM play areas we plan to bring to the play center! Allowing kids hands on learning opportunities in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math!

Our air table has quickly become the favorite of children and parents alike!

GaCo is back home after an amazing week in Houston. Fun, friends, and robots-what more can you ask for! Many STEM Waypoints shared and new connections made. Thanks for all the support!😊
Garrett County Proud!

GaCo is ALWAYS ENGAGING in Texas! We’re excited to bring the STEM PARTY and share our WAYPOINT lessons with the world FRC community.

Leaving the District Championship with the Engineering Inspiration Award! We are currently ranked 16th in the Chesapeake District out of 118 robots in MD, VA, and DC.
We can’t thank our supporters enough for helping us make a difference!
Garrett County Proud!

GaCo started Day 2 of competition in 54th place out of 55 robots. We’re happy to report we ended in 24th place. Meshach is back on track thanks to our fabulous drive, build, and programming teams. We’re super proud of their resilience! Looking forward to Day3!