22 seasons and counting…
Exploding Bacon Robotics Team 1902,
is a Central Florida 4-H club for High School aged students that among other things, participates in FIRST. Our students learn engineering, computer programming, and hands-on machinery skills, as well as the problem solving, strategic thinking, time management, public speaking, teamwork and leadership skills essential in any career. The goal is to inspire and support these youth members to continue on to higher education in trade schools and STEM programs in college.
STEM Advocates
Throughout the year, Exploding Bacon students and mentors are active STEM advocates and participate in an average of 30-40 demonstrations and outreach events each year, averaging more than 1,000 student outreach hours per year.
We regularly provide STEM
Summer Camps and Workshops.
Our two favorite programs have their own websites, click on the logos below to check them out.
Welcome to Exploding Bacon!
2026-27 Season | EXPLORE the Future!
INSPIRED BY NATURE. POWERED BY INNOVATION.
Nothing on Earth thrives alone. With STEM as their tool and nature as inspiration, today’s boldest innovators are finding new ways to strengthen the connections that protect our shared home.
Welcome to our 2026-2027 season, FIRST® CANOPY™.
In BIOCORE™ presented by Haas, a new challenge releasing January 9, 2027, FIRST Robotics Competition teams will use engineering skills and delve into the heart of what sustains life on Earth.
