The BreakerBots
Team 5104 is a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team from Pacific Grove, California, known as the
BreakerBots. Coach Roby Hyde started the team in 2013 with the goal of providing a welcoming space for students
who shared an interest in STEM. Since then, the team has grown to about 4 mentors and 18 active students, with
approximately 1/3 of them women. The team's focus has expanded beyond science as well; they now have students working on
business, project management, communications, art, and team spirit.
Although the BreakerBots meet year-round, their busiest time begins in January when the team has just two months to design, build,
and program a robot that can compete in a specifically designed robot game. They typically enter two regional competitions in
the Silicon Valley area each year and have qualified for the FIRST World Championships in Houston, Texas twice.