The team
About Horizon
We are Horizon (FTC 36596), a dedicated group of high school students based in Oregon that seeks to become the best in the robotics program named the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC). Originally founded in 2026 by leaders from three existing teams, our community, nonprofit team seeks to combine experience from some of the most dedicated students in the world to learn new skills, spread knowledge, and create excellence in everything we do.
Members
Who is on the team
Levin
Design / Build / Programming
Third year in FIRSTformerly FTC 12808
Saket
Design / Programming / Business
Sixth year in FIRSTformerly FTC 23511
Nippurn
Design / Build / Business
Fifth year in FIRSTformerly FTC 32154
Nico
Design / Build
Fifth year in FIRST
Alejandro
Hardware
Eighth year in FIRSTformerly FTC 750
Ian
Programming / Business
First year in FIRST
Dohun
Programming / Business / CAD
Fifth year in FIRSTformerly FTC 22489
Preetham
Programming
First year in FIRST
Recruiting
Join the team
We are looking for high school students in the Portland area who are dedicated and willing to learn. Prior experience helps, but it is not required.
Mentors
Who we learn from
Declan Simcich
Employee at Offset RoboticsFTC 26000 alumni
Game strategy, robot hardware, and design philosophy
Joshua Wang
Student at MIT
FTC 16460 alumni
Robot hardware
Nishant Vikramaditya
Founder of TektiteFTC 21229 alumniFIRST Tech Challenge World Champion
Programming (simulation and replay, command base, etc.)
Devyn
Student on FTC 14343
FTC 23396 alumni
Game strategy, programming (simulation, command base, etc.)
Patrick Chu
Student at MIT
FTC 9614 and FTC 28596 alumni
Robot hardware and design philosophy