Team Inspiration first competed in RoboSub in 2019 with mostly middle school students, becoming world champion in 2020. This year's team consists of 1 middle school student, 6 high schoolers, 13 college students, and 2 industry professionals. Carrying momentum from placing 9th overall worldwide and 3rd in the US at RoboSub 2026, and 1st place for Website and 7th overall at RoboBoat 2026, we bring a strong technical foundation into RobotX this season.

Meet the Team

RobotX 2026 > Meet the Team

* Indicates High School/Middle School Students

2026-2027

Team Members

Emma Chan

Grade 10

Ivan Tu

Grade 7

Nico Katz

Grade 12

Ria Shapur

Grade 9

Helena Rubim

UCSD

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Emma Fickett

UCSD graduate

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AnMei Dasbach-Prisk

UCSD

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Christopher Cardella

UCSD

Anthony Soiza

UCSD

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Jose Cruz

Palomar College

/in/jose-c

Software

Colin Szeto

Team Lead - Industry professional

Chris Martin

Team Lead - UCSD

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Chase Chen

Team Lead - UCSD

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Hardware

Thejas Vakamudi

Grade 11

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Beichen Li

Grade 10

Arkoprotik Acharya

Bangledesh

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Ruth Tu

Grade 10

Dhruv Choudhary

UCSD

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Brandon Tran

UCSB

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Stephen Liu

UCSD

Dominick Cardella

UCSD

Aleksandr (Sasha) Shteiner

Mesa College