The Team
Eleven students and four coaches from Weston, MA.
Team Mission
We aim to promote and grow FIRST values in our community, both inside and outside of Weston. We strive to teach every member CAD and coding, and to mentor FLL teams along the way.
About GNCE Mercury
GNCE stands for Galactic Narwhal Chicken Effect. Mercury is one of its FIRST Tech Challenge teams, founded in Weston, Massachusetts, in 2024. At the Ryken RoboBowl we were the winning alliance's first pick, which sent us to the state championship. At the WNEU Qualifier we won the Sustain Award. Several members have competed and won awards at international events.
Members
Andy Ding
I started Mercury with a toolbox, a dream, and no idea how mecanum wheels worked. Three seasons later, look at us.
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Arnie Sreeram
I want to have the best code in all of FTC for the second year in a row.
Zade (Suzie) Parks
Oh wait, it was working. I just didn't turn it on this whole time.
If it's open 24/7, it means it doesn't close.
Is the custom version cheaper?
Ethan Xie
If it moves and it isn’t supposed to move, use duct tape. If it doesn’t move and it’s supposed to move, use WD-40.
Reyna Chowrira
I love problem-solving, learning new skills, and connecting with others to explore what’s possible beyond our robot!
Avo Bell
Measure twice, cut once, then discover the CAD was wrong.
If at first you don’t succeed, use a little duct tape.
Noyee Cao
Give me Blender or CAD and I’ll lose track of time. Good design is half engineering, half art.
Tucker Cashel
Job finished? I don't think so.
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Kai Kassekert
There’s no problem a few more hours in CAD can’t solve.
Ashna Sreeram
Every great robot starts as a rough sketch and a lot of questions.
Margaret Yang
Competing at VEX Worlds showed me what a great team can do. Now I want to bring that experience to FTC.
We recruit new members every season
Rookies are part of the team from day one. Tell us what you're into, whether that's building, coding, CAD, or outreach, and we'll get back to you.
Ask about joining