Robot History
Timberdoodle - 2023
Awards
District FIRST Impact Award
District Event Finalist
Robot
Designed to play Charged Up
Opus 42 - 2022
Awards
District Event Finalist
Autonomous Award sponsored by Ford
District Chairman's Award
Robot
Designed to play RAPID REACT
Montery Jack - 2021
Awards
Innovation Challenge Semi-Finalists
Robot
Group: Gallium
Designed to play Infinite Recharge At Home Challenges
West Coast Drivetrain
Turret
Continuously Variable Position Hood
Sensor Driven Power Cell Indexing
Pepper Jack - 2020
Awards
Chesapeake District Championship - Dean’s List Finalist - Jack O.
Chesapeake District Championship - Chairman’s
FIRST Championship Dean’s List Winner - Jack O.
CHS District - Richmond Event - Chairman’s
CHS District - Richmond Event - Winner
Robot
Designed to play INFINITE RECHARGE
West Coast Drivetrain
Auto-align, Telescoping climb, Adjustable launch hood
Gorgonzola - 2019
Awards
Chesapeake District Championship - Judges Award
Chesapeake District Championship - Dean’s List - Ishaan T.
CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event - Innovation in Controls
CHS District - Richmond Event - Chairman’s
Robot
Designed to play DESTINATION: Deep Space
Tank drivetrain
Anti-tip, computer-assisted steering
Ädelost - 2018
Awards
Two Chesapeake District UL Industrial Safety Awards
Chesapeake Central Virginia District Chairman's Award
Chesapeake District Innovation in Control Award
Robot
Designed to play FIRST Power Up
6 wheel drivetrain
Fast 3-stage elevator
Autonomous & teleop cube delivery
Anti-tip, computer-assisted steering
Brie - 2017
Awards
Chesapeake Southwest Virginia District Finalist
Chesapeake Southwest Virginia District Industrial Design Award
Chesapeake Southwest Virginia District Hard Hat Safety Award
Chesapeake Central Virginia District Chairman's Award
Chesapeake Central Virginia District UL Safety Award
Chesapeake District Championship Woodie Flowers Award
FedEx Innovation Challenge Winner, St. Louis World Championship
Robot
Designed to play FIRST STEAMworks
Octocanum drivetrain
Autonomous & teleop gear delivery
Autonomous & teleop fuel delivery
Climber
American - 2016
Awards
Chesapeake Southwest Virginia District Chairman's Award
Chesapeake Southwest Virginia District Event Winner
Chesapeake Southwest Virginia Industrial Safety Award Winner
Chesapeake Central Virginia District Event Winner
Chesapeake Central Virginia Spirit Award Winner
Chesapeake District Regional Chairman's Award
FRC World Championship: Carver Subdivision Winner
FRC World Championship: Einstein Field Championship Winner
Robot
Designed to play FIRST Stronghold
Low profile with dual tank treads
Shoots high goals with catapult
Caerphilly - 2015
Awards
Virginia FRC Regional Imagery Award
Virginia FRC Regional Finalist
Chesapeake FRC Regional Imagery Award
Chesapeake FRC Regional Dean's List - Alison Palmer
FIRST Championship Imagery Award
Robot
Made to play the 2015 game, Recycle Rush
Mecanum drivetrain
Performs coopertition
Top speed of 14 ft/s
Fast tote intake from the landfill
Makes tote stacks six high
Mozzarella - 2014
Awards
Queen City FRC Regional Chairman's Award
Queen City FRC Regional Spirit Award
VA FRC Regional Judges Award
Robot
Name: Mozzarella
Designed to play the 2014 game, Aerial Assist
Octocanum drivetrain
Handles 1-3 balls in the autonomous period
Top speed 14 ft/s, minimum speed 5 ft/s
Ball intake from either side of bot
Picks up balls in 1 second
Duel purpose catapult shooter for both scoring and passing
Shooter ranges from 6 ft.- 18 ft.
Colby Jack - 2013
Awards
NC FRC Regional Chairman’s Award
NC Woodie Flowers Finalist Award - Brian Walinski
Chesapeake FRC Regional Dean's List - Tyler Brayton
Chesapeake FRC Regional Spirit Award
Chesapeake FRC Regional Industrial Design Award
Robot
Designed to play the 2013 game, Ultimate Ascent
Octocanum drivetrain
Quick and maneuverable drivetrain
Fast and consistent ground and feeder pick-up
Aligns and indexes frisbees in the conveyer
Reliably feeds disks into shooter
Multi-angle adjustment
Scores High and Middle goals
Precise shots from the pyramid
Yarg - 2012
Awards
North Carolina FRC Regional Imagery Award
Virginia FRC Regional Entrepreneurship Award
VA FRC Regional Industrial Design Award
FTC VA State Championship Design Award
Robot
Designed to play the 2012 game, Rebound Rumble
9 jaguars to power 9 motors
Adjustable hood inspired by Team 1114 Simbotics
4 CIM drivetrain on SuperShifters
Six 8-inch Plaction wheels
Internalized intake roller
Bridge deployment system funneled balls into intake
Polycord elevator to move balls to shooter
Provel - 2011
Awards
VA FTC Central Qualifier Think Award
VA FRC Regional Chairman’s Award
Washington D.C. FRC Regional Imagery Award
Robot
Designed to play the 2011 game, Logo Motion6 AndyMark Plaction Wheels
Drop center wheel powered by SuperShifter with standard gear reductions
Elevator system run by 2 belts on pulley system powered by 2 Banebot 550 motors to a custom gearbox
Minibot, Nacho Cheese, scored an average of 20-30 points per match
Swiss - 2010
Awards
FTC Central VA Regional PTC Design Award
VA FTC Championship Inspire Award
VA FTC Championship Division Finalist
Indiana Robotics Invitational Finalist
FIRST Championship Galileo Finalist
FIRST Championship Galileo Coopertition™ Award
NC FRC Regional Winner
NC FRC Regional Quality Award Sponsored by Motorola
VA FRC Regional Engineering Inspiration Award
VA FRC Regional Winner Award
Robot
Name: Swiss
Designed to play the 2010 game, Breakaway
Agile six-wheel drive
Consistent, accurate kicker
Elegant, effective Pinch Roller
Muenster - 2009
Awards
FIRST World Championship Chrysler Spirit Award
NASA/VCU FRC Regional Winner
NASA/VCU FRC Regional Chairman’s Award
NASA/VCU FRC Regional Website Award
VA Robot Rumble Finalist
Robot
Designed to play 2009 game, Lunacy
Strong hybrid design
Floor intake mechanism capable of holding 8 to 10 balls
Three direction catapult system capable of firing 1 to 5 feet
Dump move capable of dumping 3 balls in one direction
PUKE mode to drop full load of balls at point-blank range in second
Cheddar - 2008
Awards
NASA/VCU FRC Regional Chairman’s Award
NASA/VCU FRC Regional Winner
NASA/VCU FRC Regional Xerox Creativity Award
Website Excellence Award
VA Robot Rumble Winner
VA State FTC Championship Winner
Robot
Designed to play the 2008 game, Overdrive
AndyMark Mecanum Wheels
AndyMark Toughboxes
Uses four pneumatic pistons to launch Trackball over the overpass
Spring-loaded mechanism to knock Trackball off of the overpass
Forklift powered by two Fischer-price motors to capture Trackball
Black Pearl IV - 2007
Awards
NASA/VCU FRC Regional Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award
Robot
Designed to play the 2007 game, Rack N' Roll
AndyMark Mecanum Wheels
AndyMark Toughboxes
Scored a ringer during Autonomous mode using light tracking camera
Could score up to 6 ringers in one match
Black Pearl III - 2006
Robot
Designed to play 2006 game, Aim High
Six wheel drive on IFI Chassis
Scored poof balls in high goal during autonomous mode using camera
Able to pick up poof balls from floor
Black Pearl II - 2005
Robot
Designed to play the 2005 game, Triple Play
Six wheel drive on IFI Chassis
Scored in low goals
Removed tetrahedrons from autoloader
Held up to four tetras
Black Pearl I 2004
Robot
Designed to play the 2004 game, Raising the Bar
Two wheel drive with helical 1:2 gear ratio
Latched to movable goal
Picked up multiplier ball placed in movable goal
IPOE - 2003
Robot
Designed to play the 2003 game, Stack Attack
Two wheel drive
Low profile allowed us to travel under bar that spanned field