2011
In 2011 we built a robot with 2-speed 6-wheel drive base. It had an extending arm with roller claw to pick up tubes from the floor. We had multiple reliable autonomous modes to score uber tubes in multiple places. We were able to score tubes at all levels in teleop. For the endgame we had a deployment mechanism for a lightweight, quick minibot. We competed at GSR and were on the winning alliance with teams 175 and 176. We went through the eliminations undefeated! We attended a second regional, the Smoky Mountain Regional in Tennessee. We were chosen by the 3rd seeded team 1741, Red Alert, with whom we had partnered last year in North Carolina; team 451 joined us. We lost in the quarter finals but had a great time! We participated in many off season tournaments this year, even at the Indiana Robotics Invitational!
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2010
In 2010 we built a low robot with 4 wheel drive and a variable strength kicker. In auto it could move as many as 5 balls upfield, usually scoring some, and could cross bumps and score quite effectively. We were on the winning alliance at GSR, and attended a second regional for the first time, reaching the finals in North Carolina. We made the playoffs in the very difficult Archimedes division at Nationals, and again later at IRI. Most team members had an opportunity to participate on a drive team during the rest of our rich off-season, including the opportunity to compete with two robots at BattleCry. We participated in many demonstrations, and graduated one of our largest groups of students,
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2009
In 2009 we had a 4 wheel drive robot with a shooter mechanism related to Sgt. York, our 2006 sharpshooter. The robot could actually score a few balls in autonomous mode, and had software traction control that allowed better than average manouverability. The robot was reasonably successful on the field, and we were amazed and honored to receive the Chairman's award at the Granite State Regional! We were also pleased to receive the website award. We then competed at the Championship event as well as four off-season tournaments.
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2008
In 2008, we had two competing design concepts, a hurdler and a fast lap bot. We built both with the intention of using which ever worked best and scored the most. Then during week 6 we decided to create a single robot that could exist in either configuration, with both configurations meeting requirements, including combined weight. Although we achieved this goal, the GDC ruled that it was two robots. We chose to compete with Fezzik, the hurdler, and it competed well at GSR, and eventually in our first ever trip to IRI. In the off season we used both configurations as separate robots whenever possible. SpeedRacer came into his own as a crowd pleaser, and a strong competitor as well.
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2007
In 2007 we set out to build a complicated robot, but we were not able to have it completely functional for the regional. Later, we made a new ramp and a new kind of arm, which were both much simpler and scored more than the previous design. We had fun in several off-season tournaments with the revised robot.
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2006
In 2006, we built a sharp shooter, Sgt. York. Its shooting mechanism worked well enough to allow us to come in 7th seed and win the BAE Granite State Regional. We improved it for the Championship event and won several off-season competitions.
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2005
In 2005, our rookie year, we built a robot called Elvis, "king of rack and rail." It was not completely working for the BAE Granite State Regional, but we got it to score several tetras each match by the off-season tournaments.
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