BOROBLAST

BoroBlast is an annual state-level qualifier for the FLL hosted by Team 75, RoboRaiders. It was created in the year 2007 and typically hosts around 24 FLL Challenge teams. In this competition, teams participate in presenting their innovation project to judges and competing against other teams by completing as many missions on the mat as possible in 2.5 minutes. BoroBlast is also an essential event to Team 75 because 90 percent of volunteers are students from Team 75, meaning most if not all members help contribute to making this event a success.

While FLL teams are the only ones to compete in robot competitions, Hillsborough FTC and FRC teams do demos at the event, and FLL Explore teams participate in a Festival. Team 75’s robot demonstration is where we show everyone firsthand how the robot works and acts in the field. Each year, volunteers also run a food drive and donate this to the local food pantry to give back to our community. BoroBlast is not only a state-qualifying FLL competition but is also an event that brings the community together to spread the word about STEM and FIRST Robotics.