Arnauld and Ariana Martinez (ages 16 &15) of Grand Terrace are Captains of a First Tech Challenge robotic team. They led their team iBOTZ #8039 to the Los Angeles Division Finals just prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. They borrowed two 3D printers from their school, Western Center Academy, and decided to help our community by 3D printing Face Shields for first responders.
At first, it took them 1 hour 35 minutes to print one face shield, Arnauld soon modified the g-code to print one face shield in less than 30 minutes. In the past 2 months, they have printed and assembled over 1400 face shields which they have donated 100's free of cost to Loma Linda Hospital in both Loma Linda and Murrieta, Temecula Valley Hospital, and both Children's Hospitals in Los Angeles and San Diego. They continue to donate face shields for local Doctors, Veterinarians, Senior Care facilities, Ambulance Personnel, Volunteers, Respiratory and Eye Clinics, These kids have been a blessing to our community.