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This week, Coco and Kahaan talk with Kenneth (junior), formerly a member of the electrical subteam but now a member of the design subteam. Kenneth first explains why he decided to switch from electrical to design as a third-year and what he does differently on the team this year. Then they move on to discuss what it was like for him to participate in and help our team win both the 2020 Virtual GRITS Trophy Design Contest and the 2020 Virtual GRITS Scale Model Design Contest for Infinite Recharge. Lastly, Kenneth describes his experiences working on virtual projects this year such as the FIRST® Innovation Challenge presented by Qualcomm, participating in a mock FRC competition within the team, his favorite memories as a Techno Titan, and so much more.

On this week's episode, Coco and Anjali (junior) talk with Akhil (junior), originally a member of the electrical subteam. They first talk about the merge of the mechanical, design, and electrical subteams into one large mechatronics subteam, but they later move on to discuss how they have been participating in the 2021 FRC At Home Challenges, competing for awards, working on other projects like the team's very own mock FRC game, balancing school and robotics, and so much more.

Happy Valentine's Day! This week, Coco talks to Shriya (sophomore) and Harish (senior) from the safety team all about what the role of the safety team is and their experiences being a part of the safety team on top of being in their normal subteams. They explain their motivations for trying out for the safety team, how safety is promoted both within and outside the Techno Titans team, how virtual safety is similar and different from previous years, their favorite parts about safety, winning safety awards, and much more!

This week, Coco and Kahaan talk with the team's former business head, Shiv (senior), about a variety of topics like what his role on the team looked like last year and why he joined the business team in the first place. Additionally, Shiv provides some insight into what presenting in the 2019 GA FIRST Symposium was like, how he helped the Techno Titans win the Entrepreneurship Award at a PCH regional competition, and the new opportunities he's had after being selected as a Dean's List finalist in his junior year!

On this week's episode, Coco and Kahaan (sophomores) talk with the team's design lead, Siya, about a variety of topics. Siya is a current junior who has been on the Techno Titans FRC team since her freshman year, and outside of robotics, she is the president of Jewels for Jewels, a jewelry-making club at Northview High School. They start off by discussing the role of the design lead and the design subteam as a whole, and then they go into deeper subjects like how being virtual this year has affected her teaching the new members in design. They also discuss how the roles of girls in STEM have changed over time, how robotics and FIRST can better support girls in STEM, and how her experience in leading her own club helps her lead a subteam in robotics.

Happy new year! This week, Coco and Kahaan (sophomores) talk with the team's communications lead, Sid (junior), all about his experiences being on the Techno Titans FRC team, as a part of the business subteam. From presenting the Chairman's Award at regional competitions to presenting in the GA FIRST Symposium in September, they talk about how these experiences have helped improve not only their presentation skills, but their public speaking skills in general, as well. They also further discuss the importance of applying for grants, how working closely with other team members has formed many friendships, and much more.