FIRST Robotics Students on Chasing a Dream in Engineering

Members of LamBot, a FIRST Robotics team from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, share how robotics has shaped their friendships, education, and future career goals. For Guillermo de Anda, Patricio Cruz, and Carlos Gutierrez, robotics is more than building a competition robot. It is a workshop that feels like a second home, a chance to represent Mexico on a global stage, and a path toward engineering and automation. At Automate 2026, the students saw how the same ideas they work on through FIRST Robotics connect to real-world automation, manufacturing, and robotics technologies across industry. #robotics #automation #STEM #FIRSTRobotics #engineering