Army Ants Robotics

It's been an exciting day in Houston! Army Ants finished division qualifier matches this evening ranked number 9 in the Daly division (75 teams)!! 7 am tomorrow is alliance selection for the division playoffs. The winning alliance from each division -- the top 8 alliances -- go on to the finals!

You can watch it all livestreamed at www.firstchampionship.org

Thank you to all the supporters and our sponsors that made it possible to be here! What an AMAZING experience to be at the FIRST Championships!

We have so many organizations, businesses and individuals to thank! From major sponsors to everyone that threw in a bit via our Zeffy fundraising site, THANK YOU!

Taking 29 students, 5 mentors, a 100-pound robot, and all the equipment needed to repair it from Columbia to Houston for 5 days is no small feat! If you can chip in to help us defray expenses, we will be endlessly grateful!

Send the Army Ants to Houston for Championships! Columbia's city-wide high school robotics team, Army Ants, has qualified for the World Championship tournament in Houston, April 16 - 19, 2025. We're raising money to help defray the approximate $12,000 cost of entering the tournament and transporting the whole team (28 students), our robot and equi...

CERF is our Columbia nonprofit organization for FIRST robotics. Besides Army Ants, CERF helps fund FIRST LEGO League and FIRST Tech Challenge teams through CPS. We have a NEW workshop space for all teams that we are fundraising for through the COMO Gives campaign. Please SHARE and help if you can!

Support Columbia Educational Robotics Foundation (CERF) on CoMoGives All funds raised through CoMo Gives 2024 will be used to outfit our new space, suite 122 Parkade Plaza, with tool storage, tools, 3D printers and fabrication materials.  In September we partnered with MACC, MU, and CPS to lease this 2000 sq. ft. space. Students and...