Over the years we have built many robots and here is a sample of them along with a short summary about the game they were played in.
2022
Our Drivetrain: Tank Drive
The Game: Rapid React was a game where alliances had to score balls in an upper or lower hub to score points. Watch the game animation here.
2020/21
Online due to COVID-19
2019
Our Drivetrain: Tank Drive
The Game: Destination: Deep Space was a game that had alliances grab cargo and hatches to fill a rocket before liftoff. Teams also had to climb a 13″ tall step in the last 30 seconds of the game.
2018
Our Drivetrain: Drop Center
The Game: Power Up was a retro-themed game that had alliances stack cubes onto scales to get points over time, as well as use the cubes to get special abilities.
2017
Our Drivetrain: West Coast Drive
The Game: STEAMWORKS, a steampunk-themed game revolving around getting fuel and gears in your ship the fastest
2016
Our Drivetrain: four-wheel drop center
The Game: Stronghold was a medieval themed game, where robots shot boulders into goals while passing difficult terrain
2015
Our Drivetrain: West Coast Drive
The Game: in Recycle Rush alliances needed to stack totes to get points
2014
Our Drivetrain: West Coast Drive
The Game: in aerial assist robots have to grab large balls and hit them into a goal, if you pass the ball to your teammates before scoring, you get more points.
2013
Our Drivetrain: Four-wheel drive with six SIMs
The Game: 2013’s game was Ultimate Ascent, which involved catching and throwing frisbees, and climbing a ladder for end-game points.
2012
Our Drivetrain: Eight-wheel drive
The Game: 2012’s game was Rebound Rumble, where basketballs were shot at hoops of various values, and end-game points were gotten by balancing on bridges.
2011
Our Drivetrain: Coaxial swerve drive.
The Game: Pieces of the first logo were made of inner tubes in the shape of the FRC logo. The robot needed to hang the tubes on racks to earn points the number of points is based on the height of the rack. In the finals of the match, the robots would deploy smaller bots to climb a tower.
2010
Our Drivetrain: Direct-drive mechanism, with 6-inch wheels.
The Game: 2010’s game was called Breakaway, where robots get soccer balls into goals while traversing bumps in the field. They also can climb a tower and suspend themselves to gain extra points at the end of the match.
2009
Our Drivetrain: CIM motor and 9:1 Bane Bot transmission on each wheel
2008
Our Drivetrain: 4 CIM Motor Bane Bots, 2 Speed Dog Clutch Transmission
The Game: First Overdrive was the 2008 competition where 2 3-robot teams went counter-clockwise on their own alliance’s track ring. They then manipulated “trick balls” to score points which consisted of under passing, overpassing, and similar styles of play.
2007
Our Drivetrain: 4 CIM Motor Bane Bots
The Game: Rack n’ Roll was where two 3-robot teams played to put toroidal blow-up objects, each worth different points, in a specific order on a rack structure, named graciously as “The Rack”.
2006
2005
2004
Our Drivetrain: 2-speed shifting transmission with Bosch drill motors
The Game: In the game Raising the Bar, teams built robots to give balls to their human players. the human players had to shoot the ball basketball style into stationary and mobile goals. The robot could hang on a bar at the end to gain extra points.
2003
Our Drivetrain: Worm gear transmission
The Game: In our 2003 game called Stack Attack, teams gained points by stacking bins in their team’s area. The team starts the round with 4 bins and 29 in the middle area.
2002
Our Drivetrain: Drill motors, 2 Wheel Drive
The Game: This game was Zone Zeal, the competition had robots placing balls in movable goals that would then be carried to a specific, appropriate zone. Robots scored goals in the end zones at the end of the game and robots in their Alliance Zone at the end of a game would reward a team with points.