NextGen Team
We support VEX IQ for elementary and middle school students, and VEX V5/VRC for high school students. Our programs emphasize teamwork, iterative design, sensor integration, and coding in Blocks, Python, and C++.
Our VEX Robotics Team
Meet our dedicated team of mentors and students who work together to build competitive robots and develop innovative solutions.
Meet Our Team Members
Sukrith Ayyagari
Junior
Build, CAD, Programming
Sukrith is the team captain and has been involved in VEX for 5 years. He is passionate about building, engineering, and mechanics, often helping others troubleshoot their designs. He enjoys mentoring newer members and sharing his knowledge with others.
Arpit Jena
Senior
Build, CAD, Documentation
Arpit has been doing VEX for 4 years and loves building and programming the robot. Outside of robotics, he enjoys working out and staying active. He often volunteers to lead team meetings and organize work sessions.
Jasper Ding
Junior
Build, CAD, Documentation
Jasper is a Junior at Dougherty Valley High School with 3 years of VEX experience. He's passionate about engineering and computer science and enjoys listening to music in his free time. He is always eager to learn new programming techniques and improve his CAD skills.
Ashwin Pandian
Junior
Build, CAD, Documentation
Ashwin has been involved in VEX for 4 years and loves building, engineering, and 3D printing. He enjoys playing sports and hanging out with friends when he's not working on robots. He often experiments with new 3D printing methods to enhance our lab like custom battery chargers and pegboard mounts for all of our tools.
Daryl Cheung
Sophomore
Build, Documentation
Daryl is a Sophomore at Dougherty Valley High School with 3 years of VEX experience. He enjoys building creative robots and experimenting with new mechanisms. He is also interested in learning more about more complex building techniques. In his free time Daryl is a huge Clash Royale player with over 10k trophies.
Avaneesh
Junior
Build, Programming, Documentation
Avaneesh has been doing VEX for 3 years and enjoys programming and sharing his knowledge with teammates. In his free time, he likes hanging out with friends and exploring new coding techniques. He often helps newer members understand complex coding concepts.
Rohit Anand
Junior
Build, Documentation
Rohit is a new member passionate about building and engineering, bringing fresh ideas to the team. He enjoys playing sports and learning more about robotics through hands-on projects. Outside of robotics, he is involved in scouting and is currently working on his Eagle Scout project which is an engineering project for a program at our local library called STEM Saturday.
Bruhatt Rao
Junior
Programming
Bruhatt is a junior at California High School. He's passionate about computer science, audio engineering, and AI/ML. Outside of robotics, he builds tech projects, competes in hackathons, and runs a startup called Covo.