2017 – Unhinged
Unhinged was our robot for the 2017 game, FIRST STEAMWORKS. Our robot could:
• With the use of a hinge, open up the robot to service the battery and electrical board.
• Ran with four omniwheels on a mecanum drive system.
• Had a script editor for autonomous, allowing the ability to create and edit autonomous routines on the spot.
2016 – Sir Lance-a-Bot
Sir Lance-a-Bot is our robot for the 2016 game, Our robot could:
• Six pneumatic wheels to cross over defenses with ease
• A mechanism to go under the Portcullis and over the Cheval de Frise
• A ball intake system that can easily collect balls and deposit them in the low goal of the tower
• Collapsing attachments that fit under the low bar
2015 – Tippy
Tippy was our robot for the 2015 game Recycle Rush. Our robot could:
• Stack totes up to six feet high
• Put a recycling bin on stacks of totes
2014 – Doom Snail
Doom Snail was our robot for the 2014 game Aerial Assist. Our robot could:
• Pick a 2ft diameter excercise ball
• Pass the ball to allied robots
• Shoot the ball in the high(7-10ft) or low(on the ground) goal
• Truss and Catch the ball
2013 – Sloth Bot
Sloth Bot was our robot for the 2013 game Ultimate Ascent. Our robot could:
• Climb to the 3rd level
• Dump Discs into the low goal
• Dump colored discs in the pyramid goal
2012 – Companion
Companion was our robot for the 2012 game Rebound Rumble. Our robot could:
• Shoot 8 inch basketballs at goals 8 feet 2 inches off the ground
• Climb the tilting bridge
• Drive and shoot in autonomous
2011 – Godzilla
Godzilla was our robot for the 2011 game LOGOMOTION. Our robot could:
• Place innertubes on 9.5-foot racks
• Pick innertubes up from the floor
• Deploy a minibot
2010 – Windexter
Based on the Mars Rover our robot, Windexter, made for the 2010 game Breakaway. Our robot could:
• Climb over 1-foot tall bumps
• Kick soccer balls
2009 – The Refrigerator
The Refrigerator, our robot for the 2009 game Lunacy™, was a 5-ft tall robot with a conveyor belt and three pneumatic pistons. Our robot could:
• Pick balls up off the floor
• Shoot at most 3 balls at a time
• Hold up against defensive robots
2008 – CYBER
Doom Snail was our robot for the 2008 game Overdrive™. Our robot could:
• Pick a 2ft diameter excercise ball
• Pass the ball to allied robots
• Shoot the ball in the high(7-10ft) or low(on the ground) goal
• Truss and Catch the ball