Girls of Steel

‘It’s a reminder we are making a difference in the world’: Girls of Steel follow up

The Girls of Steel – a competitive FIRST team in Pittsburg, PA – is on a mission to engage more young women into engineering. Over the last few years, we’ve heard what it’s like to be part of ...

14 December 2016, by Theresa Richards and Andra Keay

The story of Atlas, FRC Team #3504 Girls of Steel

I'm Molly Urbina, a member of the FIRST Team #3504, Girls of Steel. Every year our team makes a comic strip about the past year's robot to show other girls just how much fun competing in FIRST can be....

09 January 2015, by Molly Urbina

FIRST 2014 photo essay: Girls of Steel back in St. Louis

The Girls of Steel are in the stands during the awards ceremonies at the Buckeye regional, and we’re waiting to see if our team will make it to the Championships. It has been a long build season; we...

19 June 2014, by Lynn Urbina

Six weeks to build a robot: A FIRST photo essay

This photo essay documents the Girls of Steel as they built their newest robot for the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) division. Teams are given the parameters of the game and have just six weeks t...

26 March 2014, by Lynn Urbina

EVE: An ultimate frisbee playing robot

Being a member of FIRST Team 3504, The Girls of Steel, has been an amazing experience: I have built robots with my teammates, gone to international competitions, and have had great time. We recently ...

28 February 2014, by Lynn Urbina

Mentors of Steel: The role of mentoring in robotics education

The Girls of Steel – a competitive FIRST team located in Pittsburg, PA – is on a mission to draw more young women into engineering. We've already heard what it's like to be part of an all-girls ro...

27 September 2013, by Mike Hamer, Theresa Richards and George Kantor

Getting into the driver’s seat: Girls of Steel tell us how they got hooked on robotics

Girls of Steel at the 2013 FIRST Championships. Photo credit: Walt Urbina. The Girls of Steel – a competitive FIRST team located in Pittsburg, PA – is on a mission to draw more young women into e...

26 September 2013, by Mike Hamer and Lynn Urbina

FIRST 2013 photo essay: Girls of Steel in the trenches at the FRC championship finals

It’s the end of the competition, and we’ve worked hard to get here: the long nights in the machine shop, drawing 3D models, writing essays for awards and fixing our robot whenever it breaks down. ...

05 July 2013, by Lynn Urbina

Lynn Urbina on FIRST, Watson and the Girls of Steel

A high school student by day and a power-tool-toting Maker by night, Lynn Urbina is a member of the Girls of Steel - an all-girl competitive robotics team located in Pittsburg, PA that's on a mission ...

08 March 2013, by Hallie Siegel and Lynn Urbina