Nemesis team members Julia Ruch, Charlie D’Amico, Christian Gavalchin, Aditya Pillai, Andrey Efremchev, Melinda Beyer, Parth Mandrekar, Araba Aikins and Niratjot Grewal alongside the team’s 2013 and 2014 competition robots and the NAO Robot at the Jersey Shore Makerfest, held on October 17, 2015.
On October 17, 2015 Robbinsville High School FIRST Robotics Team Nemesis 2590 participated in the 2015 Jersey Shore Makerfest at Toms River High School North.
The team spoke with children of all ages and their parents about FIRST, showcased their 2013 frisbee-throwing and 2014 ball-shooting FIRST Robotics competition robots, and presented the NAO Humanoid robot. Nemesis informed the Superintendent of Toms River about the benefits of FIRST Robotics and explained the steps necessary to start an FRC team.
Besides speaking to visitors to Nemesis’ both, the team was also given the opportunity to view other Makerfest exhibits, including Manalapan High School’s booth where team members sophomores Araba Aikins and Julia Ruch were able to make their very own red lightsabers, and Community Medical Center’s booth where team mentor Peter Wolfe operated di Vinci surgical machines. In the venue’s parking lot, junior Charlie D’Amico tested out one Maker’s Do-It-Yourself Go-kart.
