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Who We Are Today

We are known for being a student-centered and student-guided team, supported by a broad network that includes a registered 501(c)(3) booster organization, active alumni involvement, and community sponsors. Our competition strengths are well-rounded, everything from robot design, fabrication, and overall quality, to programming, driving, and gameplay strategy.

Team History

Team 4272, Maverick Robotics, is a competitive FIRST Robotics Competition team based in Indiana.

Since 2021, the team has earned multiple district event wins and several judged awards, including the Autonomous Award, Quality Award, and Industrial Design Award at both district events and the FIRST Indiana Robotics State Championship. In 2021, the team also received the Chairman’s Award (now Impact Award).

Team 4272 qualified for the FIRST Championship in 2023, 2024, and 2025. In 2025, the team became World Champions, marking the highest competitive achievement in team history.

The team focuses on engineering and innovation, including designing custom PCBs since 2022. In 2024, they launched an Open Alliance blog to share their work with the global robotics community.

Purdue FIRST Programs

Purdue FIRST Programs (PFP), a student organization located at Purdue University’s main campus in West Lafayette, Indiana has been a constant presence since the team’s founding in 2011, as a source of funding and mentors. Team 4272 regularly attends several PFP events, including the FIRST Forum seminar day, Boiler Bot Battle off-season event, and FRC Open House for the four PFP-supported teams in Greater Lafayette (4272, 461, 1646, and 1747).

Founding Story

FIRST Robotics Team 4272 was founded in November of 2011 at McCutcheon High School in Lafayette, Indiana. The founders of the team analyzed the programs available to students in the community and found that McCutcheon High School lacked adequate resources and programs to teach students about robotics and advanced engineering skills. Following this evaluation, Team 4272 was founded as a partnership between McCutcheon High School and Purdue FIRST Programs.

The initial team had eight mentors who recruited 12 McCutcheon High School students to join the team. Since the initial year, the team has steadily increased to its current size.

The team is located in Lafayette, Indiana in McCutcheon High School which is part of the Tippecanoe School Corporation.