The Hopkins Muttoneers, FRC Team 10266, is located at Hopkins School in New Haven, CT. The team is led by Ms. Connelly, and Captains: Albert Gan, Senior; Michael Illuzzi, Junior; Jeet Bhatnagar, Senior; Jacob Ceisler, Senior; and Wyatt Sloan, Senior. The Hopkins Muttoneers also have two FTC teams - Team 12377, and Team 13965 - which were created in 20XX. The Hopkins Muttoneers were created in 2024 through a student-led proposal by Jeet Bhatnagar and Rohan Gottumukkala.
We are committed to offering a wide range of competitive and educational opportunities in the field of robotics to everyone at our school. Our goal is to foster a collaborative environment where everyone can enhance their skills, gain hands-on experience, and develop a deep understanding of robotics technology, regardless of their background or experience level.
Ms. Connelly teaches physics and robotics classes at Hopkins and also is the Head Coach of the FRC and FTC teams. She is an electrical and robotics engineer and has worked both in industry and academia for the last 30 years. She loves teaching and helping her students see how much fun physics and robotics is. Outside of school, Ms. Connelly enjoys spending time with her family, her beagle dog Maple, and is also a huge Star Trek fan.
Albert is a senior at Hopkins School. Albert started doing robotics at the young age of 7. Albert likes robotics and is often seen building and programming the robot in the robotics room. Outside of the robotics club at Hopkins, Albert likes to listen to music while making independent robots. Albert also likes Crew and has applied the robotics skill he has learned to making repairs to the Crew equipment.
Michael is a junior who has been working with the Hopkins Robotics Program since his Freshman year. In the robotics room, Michael is often seen building and programming the robot, and is especially known for his on-the-spot adjustments. His role also includes coding the Hopkins Robotics website and maintaining the team's social media accounts. Outside of robotics, Michael enjoys playing goalkeeper for the Hopkins Soccer Team.
Jeet is a senior who has been a part of the Hopkins robotics program since his freshman year. In the robotics room, he's often seen helping design and build the robot, and out of it, he spends a lot of time helping out with the team's branding. Elsewhere, Jeet spends a lot of his time playing on the Hopkins soccer team and helping Hopkins' science olympiad team.
Jacob is a senior who has been involved in Hopkins robotics since 7th grade. In the robotics room, you will often seeing him planing designs, helping other students, and building the robot. Jacob also enjoys playing tennis for the Hopkins tennis team.
Wyatt is a senior who first joined the Hopkins robotics program in freshman year. He’s often seen on the building floor or working on socials behind the scenes. Outside of robotics, Wyatt also co-captains the Hopkins soccer team.