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 Robotics Competition.

A large photo of the entire robotics team

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.

"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.

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A photo of the 2024 competition robot

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.

Robotics team at an outreach event

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!

League Championship

Date: January 24th

We will be compwting at the Vetarans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids. Come see us here for Championships!

Past Years

A look back at our previous robots and accomplishments from past competition seasons.

Our 2023 competition robot

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.

Our 2022 competition robot

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.

Our 2021 competition robot

2022/23: "Zappy"

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