About Us

What is Westside Boiler Invasion?

Westside Boiler Invasion is the supporting organization for all of the FIRST Robotics® programs within the West Lafayette Community School Corporation. For more than 2 decades, we've provided hands-on, mentor-guided experiences for the 140+ students that participate in our programs each year. Our members work throughout the year by building robots, programming, and holding outreach events in the community to promote FIRST® Robotics and STEAM education. Our FIRST® Robotics team provides a place for students to develop skills for future careers in STEAM.
We meet at the old Happy Hollow School building, located at 1200 N Salisbury Street, West Lafayette IN 47906. Door #7, around the back of the building, is our main entrance. For larger events we will also open door #9, which is closer to the Kingston Dr. drop off area.

What do we do?

The FIRST® and WBI programs attract the interest of students in the fields of science and technology. These organizations affect everyone involved, including teachers, advisors, sponsors, and the community. While involvement in FIRST® requires a lot of work, the work pays back tenfold.

Each January, FIRST® announces the rules for the year's game. The high school team members work with engineers, teachers, and college advisors to design and construct a robot to play the game. Constructing the robot is a difficult task - each team gets merely six weeks to complete it, after which teams compete in regional and national competitions. Although the competition and the building of the robot take only a few weeks, Westside Boiler Invasion works throughout the entire year.

Contact Us!

Mailing Address

Westside Boiler Invasion
PO Box 2734
West Lafayette, IN 47996

Meeting Address

1201 Cumberland Ave.
Suite B100
West Lafayette, IN 47906

Email

Mentor Lead
[brad@boilerinvasion.org]
Donation and Sponsorship Lead
[donate@boilerinvasion.org]
Boosters Lead
[boosters-president@boilerinvasion.org]

Email

Student Lead
[president@boilerinvasion.org]
Outreach Lead
[outreach@bolierinvasion.org]
Purdue First Lead
[director@boilerinvasion.org]