It’s your robot, not mine: The epic moments as a robotics team lead

September 29, 2025 by Vicki Mileson
Filed under Blogs

A new school year, a new FIRST Tech Challenge UK season – and a brand-new game: DECODE, presented by RTX. That means fresh robots, ideas and let’s be honest, new problems to solve. But as Friends’ School Lisburn’s robotics lead, Errol Martin, will tell you, those are the best kind of problems to have. Errol, […]

Tags: 2025-26, DECODE, facilitator, friends school, northern ireland, team lead, teams

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