Travis Robo Mustangs to Compete at Regional Robotics Contest
The middle school team will face rival schools at the Best Robotics regional competition on Nov. 14 at Bartlett High School.
Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Robotics
The Travis Robo Mustangs, the robotics team of Travis Science Academy, will compete at the regional Best Robotics competition on Nov. 14 at Bartlett High School. The team has been building its robot since September to complete this year's task of assembling sandwiches with 3D printed ingredients.
Why it matters
The competition gives middle school students in Austin a hands-on way to learn programming, building, and assembly while testing their robot against competing schools. Best Robotics runs academic science competitions across the country, and regional events like this one serve as a stepping stone for participating teams.
The team has been building its robot since September, with the regional Best Robotics competition set for Nov. 14 at Bartlett High School. The stub does not provide performance benchmarks or the number of competing teams.
The players
Best Robotics
Best Robotics is an organization that puts on academic science competitions across the country.
Travis Science Academy
Travis Science Academy is the Austin school whose middle school robotics team, the Travis Robo Mustangs, is competing.
The details
Team members are preparing posters and digital media to explain the robot's development. The robot uses a tray system to scoop up items, and a spotter guides the driver through the course because the driver cannot see as much of it as the spotter.
Timeline
September: Team begins working on its robot.
Nov. 14: Regional Best Robotics competition at Bartlett High School.
Big Picture
Best Robotics regional contests such as this one are a recurring stage of the organization's science competition circuit. Teams from Austin-area schools compete in these events to build hands-on engineering skills.
For families in Austin, the regional event offers a chance to see middle school students demonstrate programming and assembly skills in person. The competition format, with a spotter guiding a driver through a course, shows how teamwork shapes robotics projects.
The takeaway
The Travis Robo Mustangs' work since September shows how sustained, hands-on practice builds the programming and assembly skills that robotics competitions reward. Watching how the team handles its sandwich-assembly task offers a concrete look at that process.
What happens next
The Travis Robo Mustangs will compete at the regional Best Robotics competition at Bartlett High School on Nov. 14.
Further reading
For more on the field, see Robotics coverage on Wisevoter.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Temple Daily Telegram.
