FTC 16169 — Windham, NH

Banana Box

A community FTC team building competitive robots and bringing FIRST to thousands.

See the robot Our impact

16169 Team Number

2018 Founded

NH Region

21.4K+ People Reached

12 Teams Mentored

120+ Volunteer Hours

4 Robot Iterations

Who we are

Banana Box is a community FIRST Tech Challenge team of eight students from Windham, North Andover, and Phillips Academy. We design, build, and program competitive robots for the DECODE season — and we work to share FIRST with as many people as we can, from mentoring rookie teams to running events that have reached over 21,000 people.

Explore

01 The Robot Design, strategy, and the code that drives it. 02 Outreach & Impact Workshops, events, and reaching 21,400+ people. 03 Awards Recognition earned across the season.

Season timeline

Where we've been, month by month.

April 2025

RobotCAD & Java programming refreshers

OutreachPlaistow Public Library & Londonderry YMCA — 105 participants
June–August 2025

RobotBelt-system drivetrain, Limelight learning, team development
September–October 2025

RobotStudied DECODE, prototyped intakes and launchers, researched Pedro Pathing, and built ARCHEOBOT X.

OutreachThunder Over NH Airshow (20,000+ reached) and the MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference.
November–December 2025

RobotBuilt ARCHEOBOT Y, implemented our pathing software, competed at Qualifier #1, and qualified for the State Championship.

OutreachHosted the NH FIRST Scrimmage #2.
January–February 2026

RobotBuilt ARCHEOBOT Z, implemented turret PID, competed at the State Championship, and qualified for the FIRST World Championship.

OutreachHosted NH FTC Qualifier #5 with 26 teams.
March–April 2026

RobotDesigned a full rebuild, finished the ARCHEOBOT XYZ (Bumblebee) CAD, programmed shooting on the move, and prototyped the final turret.
May 2026

RobotPreparing for the NH FIRST Spring Scramble.

OutreachMentoring and helping form new FTC and FLL teams.