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Blast Robotics Earns Rising All-Star Award at Philadelphia Event

 Blast Robotics, a Berwyn-based student robotics team, continued its breakout rookie season by earning the Rising All-Star Award at the FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Philadelphia Event, highlighting the team’s rapid growth and expanding impact in STEM education.View More

Blast Robotics Wins Rookie All-Star Award in Breakout First Season

The award, given to a first-year team that best represents the mission of FIRST through innovation, teamwork, and community impact, capped a standout debut for the student-led group operating under Keystone STEM Alliance Inc.View More

Berwyn Robotics Team Wins Rookie All-Star Award at Competition

Blast Robotics, also known as FRC Team 10989, earned the award, which recognizes a first-year team that demonstrates strong performance in teamwork, innovation, and community engagement within the FIRST robotics program.View More

STEM Crew Breakthrough: New Scouting Partnership Pushes Robotics Students Into Leadership Roles

A fast-growing robotics program in Berwyn is taking an ambitious step to expand youth leadership in STEM fields with the launch of Venturing Crew 9189, a new Scouting unit chartered through Keystone STEM Alliance, Inc…..View More

New scouting partnership helps STEM Crew robotics students rise into leadership roles.

Berwyn’s fast-growing robotics initiative is boosting youth leadership in STEM with the debut of Venturing Crew 9189, a new Scouting unit chartered through Keystone STEM Alliance, Inc….View More

Sophomores kickstart robotics competition team

In May, sophomores Virat and Vivaan Krishna Ponugoti founded 10989 Blast Robotics, a community-based robotics team under their 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Keystone STEM Alliance Inc…View More

Blast Robotics: Young Innovators Making Waves in STEM and Community Impact

In Dublin, PA what started as a small spark among friends has developed into a standout presence in competitive robotics. Blast Robotics (Team 10989), co-founded by Vivaan Ponugoti—also the team captain of Keystone STEM Alliance, Inc. View More