Robotics (VEX) Team
The Robotics VEX Team goal is to foster a love of robotics in our community through the creation and competition of VEX robots.
Team News
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RE robotics team wins Innovate Award at early competition
In the opening robotics competition of the season, Ransom Everglades' Porter Sanderson '29, Israel Garcia '28 and Dylan Kantesaria '29 won the Innovate Award and the Tournament Finalists award on behalf of the RE RoboPigeons, a team that also includes Sidney Schwartz '29 and Karim Gandor '29. The team excelled at the "Override" in the Anderson gymnasium, a regional qualifier that attracted 33 teams across South Florida including two others from Ransom Everglades. The tournament was organized by RE coach Bob DuBard with assistance from many RE students, professional community members and parents.Read More -
Young robotics team advances to world championships
Read MoreDylan Kantesaria '29, Sidney Schwartz '29, Porter Sanderson '29 and Israel Garcia '28 represented Ransom Everglades at the 2026 VEX Robotics World Championship in St. Louis April 21-24. The team of ninth- and 10th-grade students qualified for the event along with more than 500 high school teams from around the globe. Ransom Everglades finished in the top half of the field under coach Bob DuBard. -
Robotics teams win major recognitions at a host of local events
Ransom Everglades' robotics teams earned recognition at a host of local events in February under coaches Bob DuBard and Gustavo Palacios. The upper school team of Nico Castillo ’27, Girish Raju ’27, Nicolas Motoki ’27, Ricky De Lorenzi '27 and Lucas Lafosse-Marin '27 highlighted the month's success by capturing the Innovate Award and Create Award at back-to-back events.Read More -
Middle school robotics team scores two major awards
Read MoreRansom Everglades robotics students excelled at the VEX IQ Robotics Competition Mix & Match Qualifier held recently at Rockway Middle School in Miami on January 24. In a field of 35 teams, Jack Milota '30, Ryan Kantesaria '30, Jayden Goodman '30 and Alex Lord Borja '30 secured two of the tournament's top honors: the Amaze Award, recognizing excellence in robot design and programming, and Robot Skills Champion. -
Robotics team wins Design Award at local competition
Read MoreIsrael Garcia '28, Sidney Schwartz '29, Dylan Kantesaria '29 and Porter Sanderson '29 won the Design Award under robotics coach Bob DuBard at the SabreTech Robotics 3rd Annual VEX V5 Robotics Qualifier on January 17 in Miami. The team, which compiled a 4-2 record at the qualifier, has double-qualified for the state competition in March. -
Robotics team wins Design Award at South Florida competition
Read MoreA team of RE juniors excelled at a robotics competition that drew 40 teams from South Florida. Lucas Lafosse-Marin '27,Nicolas Motoki '27, Nicolas Castillo '27, Girish Raju '27 and Ricardo De Lorenzi '27 received the Design Award for their robot, and also finished third overall in the skills competition at the 2025-25 VEX V5 "Push Back" Robotics Competition at American High in Hialeah on December 6. Under the direction of RE robotics coach Bob DuBard, the team compiled a 6-1 record at the event, which served as a qualifier for the regional championship. -
Youthful robotics teams score recognition at regional competition on campus
Two young robotics teams from Ransom Everglades claimed major awards at the VEX V5 Robotics Competition “Push Back at Ransom Everglades” October 19 at the Anderson gymnasium. An all-girls team of ninth graders – Bea Hill ’29, Esha Nagalla ’29, Alex Brandrick-Morris ’29, Ruthie Newton ’29, Julia Bernstein ’29 and Chloe Weintraub ’29 – received the Judges Award and a team of ninth graders (and one sophomore) – Israel Garcia ’28, Noah Veras ’29, Sidney Schwartz ’29, Dylan Kantesaria ’29 and Porter Sanderson ’29 – won the Create Award.Read More -
Middle school robotics team collects hardware
A robotics team from the Ransom Everglades middle school – Dylan Kantesaria '29, Porter Sanderson '29, James Sardina '29 and Sidney Schwartz '29 – won the Excellence Award and the Robot Skills Champion award at the STEAM In The Gardens VEX IQ Robotics Competition on February 9. At the same event, a team of sixth graders, Neel Gowda '31, Jack Milota '31 and Ryan Kantesaria '31, won the Judges Award and finished in third place in the robot skills competition. The students competed under club advisor Gustavo Palacios.Read More -
Sophomore robotics students receive Excellence Award at local robotics event
The all-sophomore robotics team of Lucas Lafosse-Marin '27, Nicolas Castillo '27, Nicolas Motoki '27, Girish Raju '27 and Ricardo De Lorenzi '27 won the prestigious Excellence Award at a VEX V5 Robotics Competition at Dillard High School Nov. 2. Competing against 18 teams under robotics coach Bob DuBard, the team excelled in engineering and robot skills and advanced to the regional championship in March.Read More -
RE students help make regional robotics event at Ransom Everglades a success
Five Ransom Everglades robotics teams competed at the South Florida High Stakes Regional Qualifier in VEX V5 October 20, joining a field of 38 teams from across the region in a thrilling day of matches in a jammed Anderson gymnasium. The students worked in groups to build and program their robots to accomplish certain tasks – placing rings on stakes, scoring goals and climbing at the end of the match – faster than competitors' robots. All advanced to the day's elimination rounds. The tournament was directed by RE robotics coach and engineering teacher Bob DuBard.Read More
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Coach
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Robert DuBard
Science Teacher, US Robotics CoachUniversity of Missouri - B.S.
Student Leaders
President: Lucas Lafosse-Marin '27
Vice-President: Israel Garcia '28
Scribe: Izaiah Afflick '29
Vice-President: Israel Garcia '28
Scribe: Izaiah Afflick '29
Roster
Izaiah Afflick '29
Aziz Apara '29
Julia Bernstein '29
Alexandra Brandrick-Morris '29
Eitan Carrasco '29
Nicolas Castillo '27
Lucas Chen '28
Santiago de la Serna '27
Ricardo De Lorenzi '27
Erasmo de Souza '28
Daniel Depass-Jurberg '28
Roberto Eraña '27
Israel Garcia '28
Victoria Garcia-Pinochet Pena '28
Matthew Gonzalez '29
Beatrice Hill '29
Dylan Kantesaria '29
Lucas Lafosse-Marin '27
Rafael Leitao '29
Raif London '29
Cohen McDaniel '28
Anne Minick '27
Nicolas Motoki '27
Gabriel Muller-Marques '29
Esha Nagalla '29
Ruth Newton '29
Celia Prescott '28
Girish Raju '27
Porter Sanderson '29
James Sardina '29
Luke Schneider '27
Sidney Schwartz '29
Clayton Serflek '29
Noah Veras '29
Zoe Weber '27
Chloe Weintraub '29
Aziz Apara '29
Julia Bernstein '29
Alexandra Brandrick-Morris '29
Eitan Carrasco '29
Nicolas Castillo '27
Lucas Chen '28
Santiago de la Serna '27
Ricardo De Lorenzi '27
Erasmo de Souza '28
Daniel Depass-Jurberg '28
Roberto Eraña '27
Israel Garcia '28
Victoria Garcia-Pinochet Pena '28
Matthew Gonzalez '29
Beatrice Hill '29
Dylan Kantesaria '29
Lucas Lafosse-Marin '27
Rafael Leitao '29
Raif London '29
Cohen McDaniel '28
Anne Minick '27
Nicolas Motoki '27
Gabriel Muller-Marques '29
Esha Nagalla '29
Ruth Newton '29
Celia Prescott '28
Girish Raju '27
Porter Sanderson '29
James Sardina '29
Luke Schneider '27
Sidney Schwartz '29
Clayton Serflek '29
Noah Veras '29
Zoe Weber '27
Chloe Weintraub '29
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RE team 4330G B.E.A.D. received the Judges Award -
RE team 4330P Robopigeons received the Create Award -
RE robotics team members at the 2025 VEX competition -
RE robotics team members at the 2025 VEX competition -
RE team 4330G B.E.A.D. fine-tune their robot -
RE team 4330P Robopigeons -
RE team 4330G B.E.A.D. -
RE coach and event organizer Bob DuBard at the 2025 VEX competition -
RE robotics team members at the 2025 VEX competition -
Event organizer and RE coach Bob DuBard polls competitors during alliance selection -
RE team members compete in the quarter-finals -
The 2025 VEX V5 Robotics Competition at RE
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