Westerner Robotics

05/06/2026

Team 4717 will be hosting a summer camp in June. Currently, we have 30 spots available, so secure your spot now!

03/17/2026

FRC Team 4717 won the 2026 Innovation in Control Award!

"The Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent celebrates an innovative control system or application of control components - electrical, mechanical, or software - to provide unique machine functions.

This "wild" team bucked onto the field with unwavering resolve. Their autonomous technology was truly "in a different world". When it come to leading the way in innovation, these competitors are riding boldly into the sunset,

02/14/2026

Our FTC Team Won at our League meet, won the REACH award, and is advancing to Regionals! Our FRC team won the League A Volunteer or the Year Award, as well!

We are excited for the next chapter of competition for both programs! #4717 #4859 lubbockhighschool

02/14/2026

We are so proud of 4859 for getting selected for second alliance seed! We’re so excited to see the compete!

02/11/2026

Thank you so much to RAM Industrial Solutions for providing us with the tower game piece! We are so thankful for this contribution!

12/07/2025

Today our FTC Team, 4859 Competed in the second League A FTC competition. The Westerner Robotics team finished in 11th place, Go Westerners!

10/28/2025

Next Tuesday be sure to mention Lubbock High Robotics at Raising Canes on 907 University Ave to help us fundraise!

10/26/2025

Today our FTC team, 4859 competed in their first scrimmage of the season. In their last match of the day they broke the event high score with 55 points! A special thank you to our volunteers and staff for making this event run smoothly!

05/19/2025

Team 4717 is hosting a summer camp June 10-11, 17-18, and the 24-25! We would be thrilled if you could come!

11/18/2023

Our PR Chief doing amazing things!

11th grader, Blaise Martinez, has been invited to present her research, the Analysis of Glacier Melt: Earth’s Changing Cryosphere Over Time, at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting. The AGU’s annual meeting holds 25,000 people from over 100 different countries. This meeting is composed of a huge community of scientists, educators, students, and policymakers who share research to better understand the planet. She will be presenting with her teammates this December in San Francisco. Congratulations Blaise!