6189 High Voltage
Building a smarter future, one robot at a time.
About Our Team
We are Team 6189: High Voltage, a robotics team from Center Point, Iowa. We design, build, and program robots to compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge.
Our Mission
Integrity, gracious professionalism, and hard work are at the core of everything we do. We believe in helping others and competing with respect.
Our History
Founded in 2012, our team has grown from a small group of students to a dedicated community, achieving success and recognition in regional competitions.
Our Growth
As our team has grown we have gained three sister teams: 13415 Electric Storm, 31014 Lightning Black, and 31015 Lightning Gold. We work closely with these teams.
Make a Difference!
Sponsor High Voltage for the Michiana Premier Event this Summer!
In the "recipient" field, please use "Michiana" - Thank you for thinking of us!
"When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!."
- National Weather Service
The 2025/26 Robot
Introducing "Breaker", our competition robot for the 2025/26 season. Built to handle the challenges of this year's game, Decode, Breaker is a testament to our team's hard work and engineering skill.
- Autonomous: In autonomous, we cycle balls nine balls in the far zone.
- At the end of Autonomous period, our robot will position itself to be ready to empty the gate in Tele-Op .
- Efficient Intake System: Our robot is able to cycle 36 balls.
- During endgame, we consistenly acheive a full park or half park.
Community Outreach
We are passionate about sharing our love for robotics with the community. We host a summer camp, go to STEM events, as well as host our own events.
Inspiring the Next Generation
- Running a Summer Camp for 6-8th graders to experience an FTC season and build Lego robots.
- Hosting STEM events at our local libraries.
- Running a booth at Kidventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and at the Collins Stem day in Cedar Rapids.
- Touring local buisnesses.
Future Events
Here are our future events!
CPU Robotics Summer Camp
Date: Mid-June
Our annual Summer Camp. We hold this three-day camp every year in June.
Michiana Premier Event!
Date: June 18-21st
We will be competing at the Permier event in South Bend,Indiana.
Photo Gallery
A collection of moments from our build season, competitions, and team events.
Past Years
A look back at our previous robots and accomplishments from past competition seasons.
2024\25: "Watt.R"
Our 2024/25 robot, Watt.R, was designed for puttting samples in the bucket with agility and precision. We competed in regionals, placing as Winning Alliance Captain and third place Inspire. We made it to state, getting 14th place in our division.
2023/24: "Volt"
Volt was our compact 2023/24 robot. It was built to excel at scoring quickly and effiiently, earning us a spot in the finals at the regionals championship and winning design award. This year we did amazing at state as well, placing tenth place in our division.
2022/23: "Zappy"
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Our Sponsors
All of the companies that have graciously donated to us money or materials.
Our Socials
You can also find us here!
Instagram: 6189_high_voltage
Youtube: @HighVoltageRobotics