Meet our Team
TechnicBots, FTC Team 8565, based in Plano, Texas, has been inspiring enthusiasm for science, technology, and engineering since its founding in 2009.
The team has earned notable recognition, including the Inspire Award at the 2021–2022 FIRST World Championship—an honor that secured their place in the Hall of Fame—and a Gold Medal victory as Team USA at the FIRST Global competition, in partnership with Team Zimbabwe.
None of this would have been possible without the dedication and hard work of TechnicBots members past and present. We extend our gratitude to all current members and alumni for making this journey possible!
Student Members
Ariel Yuan
10th Grade
Business Captain
The Hockaday School
Claire Wang
10th Grade
CAD Modeling Lead
Jasper High School
Clement Wang
10th Grade
Software Team
Westlake Academy
Samuel Li
10th Grade
Hardware Team
Jasper High School
Aurora Cai
9th Grade
Scouting Team Lead
Jasper High School
Grace Liu
9th Grade
Business Team/Lawyer
The Hockaday School
Toby Hyun
9th Grade
Hardware Team
St Mark's School of Texas
William Tu
9th Grade
Software Team
St Mark's School of Texas
Ariel Yuan
10th Grade
Business Captain
The Hockaday School
Claire Wang
10th Grade
CAD Modeling Lead
Jasper High School
Clement Wang
10th Grade
Software Team
Westlake Academy
Samuel Li
10th Grade
Hardware Team
Jasper High School
Aurora Cai
9th Grade
Scouting Team Lead
Jasper High School
Grace Liu
9th Grade
Business Team/Lawyer
The Hockaday School
Toby Hyun
9th Grade
Hardware Team
St Mark's School of Texas
William Tu
9th Grade
Software Team
St Mark's School of Texas
Youth Mentors
Christopher Huang
Hardware
St Mark's School of Texas
Nicholas Huang
Software
St Mark's School of Texas
Isaac Ma
Hardware
Jesuit Dallas
Sophie Cho
Hardware
The Hockaday School
Guiding Faculties
Parvel Gu
Head Coach
Fang Wang
Mentor
Dr. Fang Wang has been actively involved in FIRST Robotics programs since 2009, coaching and mentoring numerous FLL Explore, FLL Challenge, and FTC teams. As the founder of the Technicbots, she led the team to win the World Champion title in 2022 and represent Team USA twice at the FIRST Global Challenge, earning gold medals. Beyond technical mentoring, Dr. Wang emphasizes teamwork, leadership, and project management, guiding students in both robotics and community outreach.

Professionally, Dr. Wang was a Senior Software Engineer with IBM Watson Health and now serves as a Staff Software Engineer at Natera Inc. She is also Vice President of the ACP (Association of Chinese Professionals) Foundation, where she champions youth STEM initiatives. She established the prestigious ACP Robotics Program, which has earned numerous top honors at both state and world championships.
Team Alumni

Ryan Xu '26

Harvard

Jessica Boll '26

Boston University

Victor Xu '26

Case Western Reserve

Jonas Li '26

UT CS & Robotics

Andrew Ye '26

UT ECB

David Hu '26

UT ECE

Daniel Tauhert '25

Stanford

Joseph Sun '25

Brown

Shuopu Wang '25

UT Robotics Honors

Hrithik Maniyambeth '24

University of Texas at Dallas

Austin Liu '23

Brown

Anthony Wang '23

UT Turing

Melody Hu '23

Berkeley MET

Max Fan '23

Northeastern University

Byron Li '23

Yale

Derek He '23

Duke

Otto Beal '23

MIT

Audrey He '23

Brown

Grace Zhou '23

Texas A&M

John Dunbar '22

UT Turing

Ellen Sun '22

Olin College of Engineering

Champers Fu '22

UT ECB

Brandon Wang '20

UPenn M&T

Evan Li '20

Northwestern University

Samuel Liu '19

Berkeley MET

Justin Jiang '19

Cornell

Jerry Chen '19

Texas A&M

Patrick Lin '19

SMU

Amanda He '19

Cornell

Abhishek Vijayakumar '19

University of Texas at Dallas

Join Our Team!
As a dynamic and evolving program, we are always seeking passionate youth to join our award-winning FIRST FTC team, Technicbots 8565, to explore engineering through robotics, compete in exciting challenges, and have fun along the way! We’re also looking for mentors to support our team! Share your skills in engineering, programming, or leadership, and inspire students to learn, compete, and innovate.
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Team 8565
Our team is dedicated to inspiring and motivating youth to pursue STEM. We believe in growing creativity, teamwork, and excellence through robotics.
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Team 8565
Our team is dedicated to inspiring and motivating youth to pursue STEM. We believe in growing creativity, teamwork, and excellence through robotics.
Quick Links
About UsMeet the TeamOur AchievementsUpcoming and Past EventsSponsors
Programs
FIRST  Tech ChallengeCommunity EventsWorkshops and CampsMonthly Mentoring ForumJoin our Team
Connect With Us
technicbots.team@gmail.com
Get Involved
Want to support our mission, collaborate with our team, or sponsor our work? We’d love to connect with you!
Contact Us
Team 8565
Our team is dedicated to inspiring and motivating youth to pursue STEM. We believe in growing creativity, teamwork, and excellence through robotics.
Connect With Us
technicbots.team@gmail.com
Get Involved
Want to support our mission, collaborate with our team, or sponsor our work? We’d love to connect with you!
Contact Us