Our Team
Innov8rz is a group of high school and junior high school students from Fremont. Team was founded in Spring 2016, by a group on junior high students who wanted to build awesome robots and have fun! They saw the value of FTC not just in learning to build robots, program etc. but also improve their soft skills and make them a better person by giving back to the community. Team has come a long way since then and even though founding members of the team have graduated from the team and are in college, through FTC their lives have been changed forever for the good!
Team Leadership
Mihir is an incoming senior at Irvington High School and is very proud to be a part of Innov8rz for his 6th year. With over 6 years of experience in programming languages including Python, JavaScript, Java, Dart, and Swift, he has created and published many applications for mobile phones on both Android and iOS platforms. Many of his mobile apps are being used by thousands worldwide! He has been playing chess for 6 years with his school team and loves to play sports like basketball, swimming, skiing, and also playing the clarinet. He is very caring, social, hardworking, and loves to tinker with everything!
Nithin is a sophomore at Irvington High School. He has been a member of mechanical division of the Innov8rz team for the past two seasons. Prior to this he was part of an FLL team for three years. Outside of Robotics, Nithin likes to work on building cool gadgets such as a Star Wars lightsaber with movie accurate lights and sound effects, a smart chair to correct bad posture while sitting, etc. Nithin’s other activities include playing tennis, racket ball, basketball and video games. Nithin looks forward to learning new skills, teaching others and making friends, while being a part of the Innov8rz team.
Sparsh Bansal is a incoming 11th grader at Irvington High school. He loves to code, and has experience in both Java and Python as well as being part of FTC for 2 years. He’s always curious and tries lots of new and exiting things, and likes to play music and read books in his free time. Sparsh hopes to learn much more about robotics and gain valuable experiences and have a fun time along with the rest of the team in Innov8rz!
CAD Division
Ishani is a sophomore at Irvington High School and this is her third year with Innov8rz. She competed in FLL for one year with CreaTech. She has won awards in swimming, math, and bhangra. Ishani is hardworking, innovative, and creative. In her past time, Ishani enjoys playing basketball, crocheting, making her own jewelry, discovering new music, and playing flute or piano. Ishani is excited for another thrilling season with Innov8rz and to explore further about CAD.
Catherine is a 8th grader at Horner Jr High. She was in a FLL team called the MindBloomers for almost 5 years. In their latest competition, they went to Arkansas Invitational Competition! She likes to paint, play video games, garden, listen to music, or play with her siblings in her free time. In her past team, she used Studio 2.0 to make prototypes of her innovation project and robot attachments. Catherine is enthusiastic, hardworking, a fast learner, and is eager to be a part of Innov8rz!
Praneel Baskar is a rising junior at Irvington High School and this will be his first year as a member of the Innov8rz. He has participated in FTC for two years, mainly focusing on the designing and building aspect of the robot. He has experience in CAD and loves to design and print objects that fascinate him. Outside of robotics, Praneel enjoys playing basketball, playing the piano, and exploring different topics. Praneel is eager to learn new skills with the Innov8rz and looks forward to being part of the team.
Nimalan is an 8th grader at Horner Junior High. He has two years of robotics experience, one year in FLL and another in VEX. During the last two years of his robotics journey, he has gained experience in building and designing in CAD. Other than robotics, he enjoys playing tennis, his French Horn, and reading books. Nimalan is excited to continue his passion in robotics through Innov8rz and is eager to learn more this year.
Build Division
Chintan is an 8th grader attending Horner Jr. High School. He joined the Innov8rz this year and is very enthusiastic about robotics. He loves to play soccer, bike, binge watch tv shows, play video games, and listen to music. In 5th and 6th grade he participated in FLL and now is excited to participate in FTC. Chintan exercised his mechanical aptitude through build events in Science Olympiad which he did for 4 years. Most recently he built a Rube Goldberg machine which won 3rd place in regionals. With Innov8rz he is part of the build division, a subdivision of the mechanical division. Chintan has a dog named Solstice who has helped him become more responsible and organized.
Anitej is an incoming freshman at Irvington high school. He loves to build and put things together. He has experience in FLL for 3 years and has been a part of FTC for 1 year. He is enthusiastic and fun to be around. Some of his hobbies include going to the gym and listening to music. Anitej is currently learning Fusion360 and Java programming and is excited to join the Innov8rz Team for the 2023-2024 FTC season.
Srivant is an incoming junior at Irvington High School, and this is his first year with the Innov8rz FTC team. Prior to this, he was in VEX for 2 years on the school team, as a part of the mechanical division, while building the robot. While he is new to using CAD, he is very eager to learn about how to design and incorporate those skills into building the robot. He is a very fast learner with a passion for mechanical engineering. Some of Srivant’s other favorite hobbies are playing tennis, going to the gym, sleeping, and reading books of various genres. Srivant is very excited to gain experience and learn new skills along with the passionate Innov8rz members!
Software Division
Reyansh is an incoming sophomore at Irvington High School. He has experience coding with Java and looks forward to using it in a robotics setting. Some of his hobbies include playing basketball, video games, watching football, and listening to music. He hopes to learn more about robotics, make friends, and gain many different experiences as a part of Innov8rz.
Rishabh is an incoming 10th grader attending Irvington High School. He has a growing passion for robotics and has been participating in FTC for the past 3 seasons. With experience programming in Python, Java, and C++, Rishabh has worked on several software projects including a GUI-Based Pomodoro Timer and a Text-to-Speech Program for Individuals with Vision Impairments. Some hobbies that Rishabh enjoys are playing soccer, solving math problems, and spending time with friends. Rishabh is looking forward to working with Innov8rz and hopes to gain many new skills throughout the seasons.
Shreyas is an incoming 7th grader at John M. Horner Junior High. He took part in another robotics team called CreaTech. He has just started learning Java but has previously worked with other languages of code. His favorite hobbies are playing soccer, watching soccer games, video games, reading, and relaxing. He idolizes Lionel Messi in soccer and hopes to be just as good as him. Shreyas loves learning new methods of coding and is looking forward to being an important part of Innov8rz!
Tavleen is an incoming 7th grader at Horner Middle School. She loves coding and has been part of an FLL team from 4th grade, CreaTech. During her free time, she loves playing basketball and is a big fan of the Warriors team! She also enjoys doing gymnastics, debate, baking, painting, and dancing. She has her own dance channel and has performed multiple times at Warrior’s games with the Bhangra Empire team. Tavleen loves learning new things and is excited to join FTC!