The Kettering Robotics Center, established in 2014 as the FIRST Robotics Community Center, was the first facility of its kind on any university campus in the United States.
In 2021, a nearby classroom was repurposed to support VEX teams and host summer camps. By 2024, additional space was identified and renovated to serve as a dedicated build area for Kettering’s VEXU team, KUdos. In 2025, the Center expanded further with the opening of a space for drone programs, providing resources for aerial robotics teams. Now referred to simply as the Kettering Robotics Center, it supports students involved in diverse and challenging robotics programs, encompassing both land-based and vertical robotics initiatives.
Teams
Powers Chargers, Powers Catholic High School – Team 894
Metal Muscle, Community Team - Team 1506
Team TESLA, Genesee ISD - Team 4998
Cyber Phoenix, International Academy of Flint - Team 5527
Bentley Robo-Raptors, Bentley High School - Team 5612
Symmetrical Chaos, Atherton Robotics - Team 5660
Cyber Soldiers,Genesee Christian School - Team 7491
Spartan Robotics, The New Standard School - Team 9251
