Team 32473 Bennington Bolts and Biscuits advances to the New England Premier Event at the Big E in West Springfield MA, April 17–18!
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Photos from the 2026 Vermont FTC State Championship, courtesy of UVM.
Upcoming Events
- Wed–Sat 4/29–5/2/2026 – FIRST Championship in Houston TX (18650)
- Fri–Sat 4/17–18/2026 – New England Premier Event at the Big E, West Springfield MA (32473)
Past Events
- Sat 3/7/2026 – Vermont Championship at South Burlington HS
- Sun 2/15/2026 – Northfield Qualifier at Norwich University
- Sat 1/31/2026 – Bennington Qualifier at MAUMS
In the News
- 3/13/2026 – Bennington area robotics teams shine at Tech Challenge – Bennington Banner
- 3/9/2026 – Robots Rule the Gym – UVM CEMS (Chris Dissinger)
Meeting Schedule
- Sundays 2:00 – 5:00 PM
- Wednesdays 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Beech Street School, 246 South Stream Road, Bennington VT 05201
Teams
- FTC Team 18650: Cookie Clickers – formed in 2019, 1st ranked team and Inspire Award winners at the 2026 Vermont Championship.
- FTC Team 32473: Bennington Bolts and Biscuits – formed in 2025, 7th ranked team out of 25 at the 2026 Vermont Championship.
Links
- Bennington Area Makers, our host organization.
- FTC Decode, our competition for 2025-2026.
- FIRST Tech Challenge, the robotics league we compete in.
About Us
Bennington Area Robotics is a community-based youth robotics group, drawing middle and high-school aged students from Bennington and surrounding towns, including North Bennington, Shaftsbury, Hoosick Falls and Cambridge.
The students — from southwestern Vermont and neighboring New York — design, build, and program their robots themselves, with guidance from community mentors. Team 18650 Cookie Clickers is the first southwestern Vermont team to advance to the FIRST Championship in Houston TX, to compete against other top teams from around the world.
We participate in FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), an annual robotics competition where four robots race to collect and score game pieces on a 12’x12’ playing field.
Bennington Area Robotics is a program of The Bennington Area Makers, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible. Learn how to donate.
Team members design, build, and program their own robots to perform tasks and score points. Along the way, students develop skills in mechanical engineering, programming, planning, design, presentation, collaboration, and gracious professionalism (competing hard while helping other teams succeed).
Students work directly with technical mentors from the local community, including mechanical engineers, automation engineers, and software developers.
Team 18650 Cookie Clickers in playoff match 4 of the 2024–2025 VT State Championship.