Birds of Prey - FRC Team 181

⭐️ Sanaa is off!
—> For all of our shenanigans, you can count on Sanaa to make sure they’re on video. You can also count on her to be the best safety captain and mechanical member! Sanaa has been such a positive influence on our team, making sure the team and robot is grounded during pit stops. She’s always making sure the team is organized at competitions, whether that’s starting the live stream or posting updates for our online members.
You’ll usually find her recording an iconic moment, or quoting something diabolical.
🦅 She will be majoring in mechanical engineering at Central Connecticut University! Congrats, 181 will miss you!

🦅CONGRATS BELLA!
—> Our beloved operator and energy drink connoisseur is graduating after 2 short yet impactful on Birds of Prey!
From handling wiring, crafting business plans, scouting in the pits, and operating the robot, Bella has done it all! She’s given her all for seeing the team thrive, and has dedicated herself to the FIRST community and 181.
You can find her downing her 3rd Celsius of the day, or cadding the intake for the robot- she’s always busy in making sure 181 is at its best.
⭐️ Bella will be majoring in computer engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology this fall. 181 is excited to see what else you accomplish!

🐐 SHI YAO IS OFF!
—> Since his sophomore year when he joined, Shi Yao has contributed heavily to not only the robot every year, but to the team culture as well. You’ll find him 90% of the time in the machine shop, working on the robot or teaching his peer members how to use the machines. He’s your go-to person if you don’t know what size drill bit to use, or if you just want to talk about life- he’s always willing to help!
🐾 Shi Yao will be studying engineering physics at the University of Connecticut! Roll skies!

🦅 HARTFORD EVENT!!!
Thank you to the teams who made this event unforgettable! An honor hosting all of you!

🫧 Firstly, a huge shoutout to all the event volunteers and FRC staff who set up / ran this event! We are always appreciative of your commitment to FIRST students.
🪸Special thanks to Hartford High and for supporting us and the Hartford FRC teams
🎶Feeling nostalgia for Crescendo after the beautiful performances by Hartford High Students’ band :)

🏆And of course… what a great time competing in the playoffs and WINNING the event with and , two inspiring teams. Shoutout to for winning impact!

💙💛 SEE YOU AT DISTRICT CHAMPS!!!

🌊 SUSTAINABILITY AWARD!

🦾 An honor to have received this at the URI Week 3 competition!

♻️ Our sustainability initiatives -both environment and team-wise- have seen tremendous progress since we last received the award in the Crescendo season.
We are excited to see what the future of 181 brings!

🪸URI WEEK 3 EVENT RECAP!

Team 181 had an awesome time competing at URI!

-> We had meaningful conversations with the judges about our team and how we show up for each other and future students (peep the award post 👀)
-> Our pit crew did a great job keeping the robot afloat and our scouters & future team members had fun gathering data! 📊
-> We also want to thank all the team who helped our crew throughout the competition, whether it was lending supports or helping us out! 🤝
-> Huge congrats to , ,& for winning the playoffs! 🏆

As always thank you for all the volunteers who make these events possible, and our sponsors for their continued support.

🫧See you at our shores next weekend- Hartford!

🪸181 build SEAson ~shore~ has been a lot of fun!

—> After kickoff, we dove into prototyping, and have had a lot of fun implementing our new KRAKEN motors this year, with our first year of swerve as well 👀
—> As we near the shore, we want to recognize our sponsors and thank our friends at Pratt & Whitney for their help and support!

🫧Wishing all the teams best of luck for the rest of the season!

Come support the team 181 clothes drive! Donations will be sent to the center church soup kitchen in Hartford. Drop offs can be made @ Hartford High or Classical Magnet!

Last weekend, Birds of Prey received the Sustainability Aware at the NE District URI Event. We couldn’t be more proud of our team’s efforts towards their work in achieving this award!

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This weekend, the Birds of Prey received the Team Spirit Award. We are incredibly of our team members for persistently upholding the team spirit!