Team History
FRC Team 972 was founded in 2002 at Los Gatos High School but disbanded after six seasons following the retirement of the head mentor. In autumn of 2015, the team was restarted as "Iron Claw Robotics" by a group of LGHS students who had previously been members of Pioneer High School's Team 668, the Apes of Wrath. Since then, the team has found success at the FRC regionals, qualifying for the World Championships twice, and grown from a group of 15 members to a class of 50 students at Los Gatos High—supported by alumni, mentors, and our wonderful parents and community. More than just robots, we strive to foster passion for STEM among team members and inspire the community through outreach. Angela Sheu, Team Captain Anthony Furman, Programming Director Cole Massie, Mechanical Director Leison Gao, Operations Director Joshua Matthews, Electrical Lead Leah Freeman, Shop Manager Richie Tan, Programming Co-Lead Michael Kersey, Programming Co-Lead Lakshya Agrawal, Programming Co-Lead Ashir Rao, Programming Co-Lead Maximillian Schleicher, CAD Lead Emi Hiroshima, Machining Lead Adam Younis, Finance Lead Julia Dang, Fundraising Lead Nicole Shimamoto, Communications Lead Andrea Duan, Admin Lead Steven Dandurand, Co-Captain Alan Sheu, Co-Captain Allison Liu, Curriculum Council Chair Pranav Tadepalli, Programming Director Rebecca Meshenberg, Mechanical Director Angela Sheu, Operations Director Anthony Furman, Programming Co-Lead [...]