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VRC or the VEX Robotics Challenge is the preliminary challenge for our team. Though it starts early in the year, its small size and its standardized parts make it simpler to create. It makes great practice and a way to understand the basic systems of a robot before the real competition begins.





FLL or FIRST Lego League is a robotics competition for younger members from ages 9-14. It is a great feed to our larger robotics teams for the future.


Bot ball is an integrating challenge that combines aspects of both VEX's standardized parts and LEGO parts.






FRC or the FIRST Robotics Competition is the major competition that we look forward to every year. With robots several feet tall and a larger variety of parts to use, it takes an army of students and tireless calculations to make these robots work.

A large number of the robotics competitions are run by FIRST which stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. Founded by Dean Kamen, robotics has grown exponentially.
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Lunacy was a challenge that forced bots to interact with small balls on a slick "regolith" surface.
VEX Elevation was the 2008 VRC challenge where 3" foam cubes were manipulated and placed into triangle goals of varying heights.
Climate Connections was a FLL challenge to promote planning for a future with global warming.
Our very first FRC challenge, was Overdrive of 2008. This involved a large trackball that was bumped, punshed, clawed, and launched for points.
Bridge Battle was a VEX competition that challenged our ingenuity. Tennis balls were the main scoring object and were to be placed on a bridge that spanned the field.
Power Puzzle was another FLL competition that brought attention to the growing energy crisis and introduced ways to solve it through tidal, solar, hydroelectric, and nuclear energy.
FIRST Lego League's nano quest was a challenge to raise awareness of the growing field of nano technology in the fields of construction, space exploration, medicine, the textile industry and science.
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