Merritt Island, FL – All Points is proud to be a sponsor for the newest high school robotics lab in Florida! The FIRST ® Robotics Team 801 Horsepower broke ground recently on a new robotics lab at Edgewood Jr/Sr High School in Merritt Island, Florida. The 2,800 square foot facility, expected to open in April 2025, will be one of only five such labs in the state of Florida, and will be available to all area robotics teams. The lab will provide build space, advanced fabrication tools, classroom space, and practice areas to give high school students hands on experience and mentoring of younger students in STEM fields.
The new building is funded by the state of Florida (through sponsorship by State Representative Randy Fine), the Brevard County School Board, and donations from area companies like All Points, W&J Construction, Jacobs Technologies, Delaware North, and many others. For more information and how to support Team 801, visit https://www.team801.com/ or to find a FIRST® Robotics team near you, visit https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc.
Pictured from left to right:
- Wendy Austin, Regional Director for FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics in North and Central Florida
- Bill Trump, Team 801 Mentor
- Dawson Moros, Team 801 Lead Mentor
- Robert “Doc” Ward, Team 801 Mentor
- Linda Moros, Team 801 Mentor
- Alan Moros, Team 801 Mentor and Leading Visionary for the Facility
- Barb Keschner, Team 801 Mentor
- Kevin Brown, Team 801 Mentor
