Mahogany Squad and Ark of the RiverFTC Team #17628 and #24387
We are Oak Grove Robotics, a FIRST Tech Challenge team that has competed at both the World Championship, and the New England Premier Event. We have won numerous awards including the Inspire Award.
The Inspire Award is the focus of FTC judging. It goes to the team that best embodies the mission of FIRST through their robot, portfolio, outreach, and actions. Winning it means judges saw something exceptional in everything we do.
The FIRST World Championship is where the best FTC teams from every region gather to compete. Oak Grove Robotics qualified by being the captain of the best alliance in the state. We showed up ready to compete against the worlds top teams.
Every role matters. Every member contributes to who we are.
William B.
Head Programmer. Writes autonomous code, tele-op programs, and vision systems. Robot Operator
Kane N.
Heads the mechanical design and build process each season. Robot Driv er
Madeline R.
Team Manager, and Team Cheerleader
Rylan W.
Team Manager, and Lead Team Strategist
Li
Programmer, writes code for Marrow, and vision systems. Human Player, and is from China.
Owen S.
Team Scout, Stratagist, and Cheerleader
FTC Team #17628 · 2025–2026 Season
The adults behind the scenes who guide, support, and push us to be our best.
Head Coach for both 17628 and 24387
Mechanical engineer, 30+ years of product development experience, including design, simulation, manufacturing, and business development. Founding Member/coach of OGR.
Engineer at John Deer for 20+ years
Architect, designer, and professor with 20+ years in higher education. Ph.D.
Founding member of 17628, and now Mentor.
Oak Grove Robotics was formed in 2014 and first competed in BISON BEST for five years.
We joined FTC Robotics with a team number of #17628
We went to the FTC World Championship. We played against some of the best teams and came back inspired to push even further.
We won the Inspire Award at the Fargo Qualifier. This was the highlight of our season because it is the best award a team can receive.
Learn how FIRST Tech Challenge works — match structure, robot anatomy, awards, and the full season calendar.
Looking for our sister team?
Meet Arc of the River #24387 →