About Us.

We are eight high school and middle school students from different schools and together we make up the First Tech Challenge (FTC) team Slice of Pi. Together we've headed on an amazing journey through technology and engineering and we couldn't be prouder of all our accomplishments. 

 Our Robot

Our robot is names ACLTN - Or short for All Coaches Love This Name. To support our strategy (mentioned in the home page), we built a balanced robot with four wheels but the two wheels in the front are the driving ones powered by the DC motor. We have two omni wheels in the back which helps the robot turn in any direction. We brainstormed ideas, and we built a prototype and then converted our ideas and the prototype into our physical design. We are aiming more for consistency and meeting our point goals so speed was not a major factor in our design - so, we have two front wheels connected to the motor using the gears with one to one ratio.

Robotics For Youth

Robotics For Youth  (RFY) is a nonprofit organization which promotes robotics in today's youth. We are proud to say that we all are members of RFY and we have been able to reach 5,000 youth through the programs.
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Our Team

Ritika Venketesh
I am a 9th grader who attends Chantilly High School in Fairfax VA. I love art, music, dance and you can always find me reading a book. In robotics, my interest is in building. I have participated in FLL for 4 years and this is my second year in FTC.
Role: Building, Presenting the team at events
Srivatsa Krishnamurthy
I am a 9th grader at Rockridge School in Herndon, VA. This is my first year in any of the FIRST robotics competitions. I am enjoying my second year in FTC. I love to sing and I participate in school theater activities.
Role: Programming, Testing Robot

Preethi Ravikumar

I am a 9th grader at Freedom High School in Loudoun County, VA. I love baking and soccer. My interests in robotics is around mechanical design. I have experience with Lego Mindstorms and have participated in World Robot Olympiad. This is my second year participating in FTC.
Role: Technical Design and Outreach
Madhav Maniraj
I am a 9th grader at Fairfax High School
in Fairfax County. Some things that I like to do
are playing basketball and playing my violin. My
interests in robotics are building and programming. I have participated in FLL for four years and I am excited about my second year participating in FTC. I have experience in
programming. 
​Role: Programming and Building

Neha Regi

I am a 9th grader who attends Flint Hill High School in Herndon, VA. I am a trained Bharatanatyam
classical dancer and I also play basketball and
sing for my school’s show choir. My interest in robotics is around applying art and design to robotics. ​This is my second year participating in FTC.
Role: Programming, Publicity, Building and
Outreach
Karan Ravindra
I am a 9th grader at Freedom High School. I love to build things and watch Netflix and Youtube. I like robotics because I love to build and work in a team. I have never participated in a FIRST or Robotics related event before. This is my first year participating in FTC

Rohan Regi

I am a 9th grader who attends the Flint Hill High School  in Herndon, VA. I am a die-hard soccer fan and I currently play for the US Soccer Development Academy. I have experience with FLL / MindStorm programming and this is my second year participating in FTC.
Role: Programming and Scouting
Sahiti Kota
I am a 8th grader at Rachel Carson Middle School in Herndon, VA. I love art and painting. My interest in robotics stems from
the fact that I have done FLL and it was such a
great experience for me that I was ecstatic to
start FTC. I love building and helping with the
team’s website and social media platforms. This
is my second year participating in FTC.
Role: Robot Design, Scouting, and Communications (website and social medias)
Coach Venketesh
​With over 6 years of volunteering with FIRST activities Coach Venky is passionate about STEM topics and making a positive impact on youth. He works tirelessly with the team as a role model always encouraging creative thinking reinforcing that hard work, effort and planning helps with success.
Specific Experience: 6 YEARS – FLL, 2 YEARS – FRC, 1 YEAR - FTC