Team Inspiration first competed in RoboSub in 2019 with a team made up mostly of middle school students, and we became world champions the following year. This year's team includes one middle school student, six high school students, 13 college students, and two industry professionals. We’re carrying strong momentum into RobotX this season after earning 1st Place for Website and 7th overall at RoboBoat 2026, as well as placing 9th overall worldwide and 3rd among U.S. teams at RoboSub 2026.

Meet the Team

RobotX 2026 > Meet the Team

2026-2027

* Indicates High School/Middle School Students

Team Members

Colin Szeto

Team Lead - Industry professional

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Chris Martin

Team & UAV Lead - UCSD

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Chase Chen

Team & USV Lead - UCSD

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Hardware

AnMei Dasbach-Prisk

UCSD

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Christopher Cardella
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Christopher Cardella

UCSD

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Annie Zhang

UCSD

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Emma Chan*

STEM Outreach Lead - Grade 10

Helena Rubim

Fundraising - UCSD

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Ivan Tu*

Video Editor - Grade 7

Jose Cruz

Palomar College

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Software

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Arkoprotik Acharya

Simulation - Bangladesh

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Beichen Li*

UUV Lead - Grade 10

Dhruv Choudhary

Simulation - UCSD

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Dominick Cardella

UCSD

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Nico Katz*

Grade 12

Ruth Tu*

Stem Outreach - Grade 10

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Supporting Team Members

Thejas Vakamudi*

Grade 11

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Stephen Liu

Simulation - UCSD

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Aditya Chandra

Industry Professional

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Emma Fickett

UCSD graduate

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Aleksandr (Sasha) Shteiner

Mesa College