Vatsa Urs
Sophomore · 2nd Year in FTC
Vatsa is in his second year of FTC and was part of both FTC Team 33411 WONDER and Team 11205 Edgemont Robotics Club last year. He brings that experience and passion for robotics to Lunar Flare.
01 / WHO WE ARE
About Us
Lunar Flare is FTC Team 35797 — a student-led robotics team turning curiosity into machines. We design, build, code, compete, and share what we learn.
01Design with purpose
We turn ideas into practical engineering solutions.
02Learn by building
We test, iterate, and improve as a team.
03Share the spark
We help more students discover STEM and robotics.
01 / THE MACHINE
2026—27 / COMPETITION ROBOT
OUR ROBOT:
PULSAR
A student-designed competition robot engineered around reliability, speed, and the freedom to change direction when the game demands it.
DRIVETRAINMECANUMOmnidirectional drive system
VISIONAPRILTAGField localization
CONTROLJAVA / FTC SDKAutonomous + tele-op
STATUSIN DEVELOPMENTSeason build
Support our season
02 / THE PEOPLE
DIFFERENT
MINDS. ONE TEAM.
Four students. Different skills, ideas, and perspectives. Together, we are Lunar Flare.
Vyom Puranik
8th Grade · 2nd Year in FTC
Vyom is in his second year of FTC, after previously competing in FLL. Last season, he was part of FTC Team 33411 WONDER. He brings that experience into Lunar Flare, continuing to grow his skills in robotics, engineering, and teamwork.
William Ling
Freshman · Rookie in FTC
William is a first-year FTC team member who brings creative ideas and a strong interest in robotics. He enjoys building, solving problems, designing new ideas, and working with the team to turn concepts into a working robot for Lunar Flare.
Yanhao Wang
8th Grade · Rookie in FTC
Yanhao is a first-year FTC team member who brings creative ideas and a strong interest in robotics to Lunar Flare. He is developing his skills in engineering, design, and teamwork while contributing to the team.
03 / SUPPORT OUR SEASON
HELP POWER LUNAR FLARE
BACK THE TEAM.
FUEL THE SEASON.
Every competition season takes parts, tools, registration, and plenty of testing. Your support helps our student team build, learn, compete, and bring robotics to more people in our community.
Support Lunar Flare ↗01
Robot Parts & Tools
Motors, materials, electronics, and tools for our build.
02
Competition Costs
Event registration, transportation, and getting our team to the field.
03
STEM Outreach
Sharing robotics with younger students and our local community.
BEYOND COMPETITION
MAKE THE
RIPPLE BIGGER.
We believe robotics should leave the workshop. We run demos, teach younger students, collaborate with other teams, and create opportunities for people to discover STEM.
1400STUDENTS REACHED
8HOURS
6COMMUNITY EVENTS
FTC TEAM 35797 · PARTNERSHIPS
POWER THE BUILD.
BACK THE TEAM.
Help Lunar Flare design, build, code, and compete. Sponsorships support robot parts, tools, competition costs, and STEM outreach—and give your organization a meaningful way to support student engineering.
01 BRONZE
$200
PER SEASON
- Logo on our website sponsorship wall
- Thank-you post naming you across our social media
- Logo in our season engineering portfolio, read by FIRST judges
02 SILVER
$400
PER SEASON
- All Bronze benefits
- Logo on the pit banner we display at every competition
- A dedicated social post about your support, with photos from the season
03 GOLD
$800
PER SEASON
- All Silver benefits
- Logo on the robot and on the team shirts we wear all season
- Standing invitation to any competition, with a pit tour and a look at the robot
04 PLATINUM
$1,000+
PER SEASON
- All Gold benefits
- Presenting sponsor — named first and largest everywhere we list sponsors
- An end-of-season email with our results, photos, and where your money went
THE TEAMS AND TOOLS BEHIND OUR BUILD
OUR SPONSORS.
We're grateful for the organizations supporting Lunar Flare and helping us build, learn, and compete.
LET'S BUILD SOMETHING
HAVE AN IDEA?
LET'S TALK.
Interested in sponsoring, mentoring, collaborating, or just following our season?
lunarflarerobotics@gmail.com ↗