FIRST Robotics Competition — Lafayette, Indiana

PRECISION
GUESSWORKS

FIRST Team 1646. Building robots, developing leaders, and inspiring our community through STEM since 2005.

2026 World Championship — Imagery Award 2026 State Championship — Engineering Inspiration Award 2026 Lafayette District — Sustainability Award 2026 Mishawaka District — Engineering Inspiration Award

Who We Are

More Than Robots

Precision Guessworks is the FRC team of Broncho Robotics, a progression of FIRST programs within the Lafayette School Corporation. Our pipeline now spans grades 2 through 12 — from FIRST LEGO League Explore at elementary schools to FIRST Tech Challenge at Tecumseh Junior High to our FRC team at Jefferson High School. With 91% of our alumni pursuing STEM and a 100% graduation rate, we're building more than robots.

Tenet 01

Embrace Technology

We provide memorable experiences with STEM for our team and the people we impact through outreach. We believe our students can change the future of technology.

Tenet 02

Educate Our Community

We demonstrate our robots and design process at local events, inspiring young people to engage in the same ideals as our team and FIRST. Every school where we've done a STEM Night now has an FLL team.

Tenet 03

Empower the World

We use STEM to further our students' success and encourage them to solve global issues. No one person can change the world — FIRST helps students work as a team so they can.

2026 Season

Season Highlights

This season we earned our way to the FIRST World Championship through our commitment to spreading STEM inspiration — and brought home hardware from Houston.

FIRST World Championship

Imagery Award

Our team's visual identity and brand presentation earned recognition on the world stage at the FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas.

Indiana State Championship

Engineering Inspiration Award

Recognized for our commitment to spreading STEM awareness throughout Greater Lafayette. This award qualified the team for the World Championship in Houston.

2026 Robot

Competition Robot

Designed and built by students during the six-week build season. The robot independently qualified to compete at the Indiana State Championship.

Lafayette District Event

Sustainability Award

Recognized for demonstrating a carefully developed and carefully executed business plan that builds sustainability for the team beyond just the current season.

Mishawaka District Event

Engineering Inspiration Award

Our first event of the season set the tone — earning the Engineering Inspiration Award for our efforts in STEM advocacy and community outreach.

Leaving an Impact

Community Outreach

Precision Guessworks is dedicated to bringing STEAM education to those around us in a fun and engaging manner. We organize our outreach sustainably — maximizing impact without burning out a small team.

FLL Explore Expansion

This year we launched 8 new FIRST LEGO League Explore teams across 4 elementary schools, bringing 54 students in grades 2–4 into the Broncho Robotics pipeline. We invested over $20,000 in LEGO and SPIKE kits, with 37% of our FRC students serving as mentors.

STEM Nights

We bring FRC robots, FTC-scale robots, and hands-on STEAM activities to school STEM nights across the corporation. Activities range from block programming and circuit building to Sphero racing and banana pianos. Every school where we've presented a STEM Night now has an FLL team.

Imagination Station

We have a long-standing partnership with Lafayette's local science museum, where we take over the main floor for full-day STEAM demonstrations. Visitors — typically ages 3 to 10 — explore our robots, race Spheros, and build creative devices. It's a 15+ year partnership reaching about 300 people per event.

Event Hosting

Since 2019, our schools have hosted 3 FLL, 1 FTC, and 5 FRC official competitions. Our students and coaches serve on planning committees, manage logistics, and this year are hosting the FLLE festival alongside our FRC district event.

Our Partners

Support Our Team

Our sponsors make everything we do possible. From competition entry fees to materials for our robot to transportation for students — your support directly funds student experiences that last a lifetime.