Team History
Robot Name: Battle
Swerve-drive base with coral pickup (ground and human player), scoring coral on all four levels, algae removal, scoring, deep hang, and multiple autonomous options.
Design Overview
Drivetrain: Four swerve modules (SDS Mk4i-L3) with traction wheels and Kraken motors. 28"x28" frame with box tube construction and reversible bumpers.
Lifting System: Dual belt-driven 3-stage lift using one Kraken x60 with 9:1 reduction. Holds radio and lights.
Arm & Wrist: 4-bar arm (3D printed) with Kraken x44 (66.7:1 ratio). Wrist allows 270 degrees of coral rotation via Kraken x60 (10:1 reduction).
Intake: Kraken x60 (10:1 reduction) with gear-reversing lower rollers, light sensor detection, and flex wheels.
Algae System: Pivot motors (Kraken x44, 50:1) with belt drive. Rollers use Kraken x44 with 12:1 reduction.
Hang: Kraken x60 with dual #35 chain drive and automatic latch with beam-break sensor.
Vision: Orange Pi 5 running Photon Vision with two Innomaker cameras.
Competition Results
Chips had a qualification record of 8-4-0. As the Captain of Alliance 3, Chips picked teams 5829 and 5908 to join the alliance. The alliance won the first match in the double elimination tournament before losing to the #2 alliance. Then we won one more before being eliminated.
Chips also won the Industrial Design Award and Asma became a Dean's List Semi-Finalist
Chips had a qualification record of 8-3-1 which earned us a seeding rank of 4. Chips was selected to join the 1st alliance by team 118, team 10385 also joined the alliance. The alliance won all of their elimination matches. Thus we earning our first ever blue banner.
Chips finished the competition with a record of 13-3-1, finishing as the District Winner. We also won the District Engineering Inspiration Award. One of our mentors, Rea Smith, was awarded the Space City Volunteer of the Year Award.
Chips had a qualifying record of 8-4-0 earning us a seeding rank of 7th in the Apollo Division. We became the captain of the 5th alliance and were joined by 7121 and 2848. We lost the first match in the double-elimination bracket against the 4th alliance. In the lower bracket we won against 8th, and 2nd alliances, before being eliminated.
Chips was awarded the Creativity Award and Asma became a Dean's List Finalist. One of our mentors, Allison Rich, was awarded the FIT Volunteer of the Year Award.
According to statistics, Chips had the most difficult schedule in the division. We finished with a record of 3-7-0 and were ranked 56th in our division but our team and robot performed very well. We were the second pick of the 2nd alliance, captained by team 118, and joined by team 5895 and team 957. We won our first three matches, advancing us to the finals, where we met the #1 alliance in a best 2 of three matches. We lost the first finals match and won the next two finals matches finishing as the Milstein division winners and advanced to the Einstein double-elimination bracket.
On Einstein our alliance did not perform as well as in the division playoffs. We lost our first two matches and were eliminated tied for 7th place in the World.
Chips was a Milstein Division Winner, we were also awarded the Worlds Division Championship Creativity Award
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Robot Name: Poker
Competition Results
Chips had a qualification record of 8-4-0 which earned us a seeding rank of 8th. Chips was picked to join 8576, on the 4th alliance along with 5829. Our alliance advanced through the double-elimination winning 2 matches and losing 2 matches thus finishing with an overall record of 10-6-0.
Chips also won the Creativity Award for describing our innovative use of 3D printing and using a cardboard shooter wheels.
Chips had a qualification record of 9-3-0 which earned us a seeding rank of 5th. Chips became the captain of the 3rd alliance and invited 5427, and 5052 to join the alliance. We advanced through the double-elimination competition by winning our first match, then losing to the #1 seeded alliance. After that we won three straight matches before meeting the #1 seeded alliance for 2 very close matches in the finals.
Chips finished the competition as a District Finalist. We also won the Gracious Professionalism Award and Anistacia become a Dean's List Semi-Finalist.
Chips played very well in our first 5 matches, allowing us to temporarily hold the rank of 1st seed. On the second day of competition we had many problems but still finished the qualifying matches with a record of 7-4-1 and holding a rank of 9. Chips was the captain of the 7th alliance and selected 4063 and 9418 to join the alliance. We won the first elimination match against the #2 seeded alliance. Then our problems returned and we lost the next two close matches.
We finished with a record of 4-6-0 and were ranked 57th in our division. We were not selected to be on an alliance for the elimination rounds.
In memory of Roy Anderson (1961 - 2022)
Mr. Anderson was an instrumental part of creating Chips and giving our team its personality, his involvement will have a lasting impact on the team and everyone that had the honor of knowing him.
Robot Name: Memory
Design Overview
Base: West Coast drive with six Falcon 500 motors and eight wheels. Battery mount placed in an easy-to-access location.
Intake: One Neo 550 motor, one Falcon 500 for wrist with CANCoder. Flex wheels and two pneumatic cylinders defining intake orientations.
Arm: Two Falcon 500 motors (extension/rotation), chain drive, 3D printed bearing blocks. Telescoping design that extends 31 inches with custom manufactured shoulder gear.
A-Frame: Holds RSL, Limelight, radio. Limit switches and absolute sensor for shoulder rotation.
Competition Results
Chips had a qualification record of 10-2-0 which earned us a seeding rank of 2nd. As the second alliance captain we invited teams 3035 and 8591 to join our alliance. Our alliance advanced through the double-elimination competition with 4 wins and 1 loss before losing 2 close matches to the 1st alliance in the finals.
Chips finished as a District Finalist and were awarded the Excellence in Engineering Award for our arm design approach.
Chips had a qualification record of 11-1-0 which earned us a seeding rank of 2nd. The 1st seed 118 invited Chips to join the first alliance. Team 2966 also joined the alliance. As part of the first alliance we advanced through the double-elimination competition by winning three straight matches. We won the first finals match, then were outplayed in the next two matches.
Won Creativity Award for dual-side pickup capability.
Chips finished with a record of 5-7-0 in qualifying matches with rank of 19th. Team 9128 invited us to join the 6th alliance. We were also joined by team 8019. We won our first two matches in the double-elimination bracket before losing to the first seeded alliance. In the lower bracket we won another match putting us in the finals against the 1st seeded alliance. In the first finals match our robot had a mechanical failure which led to us losing the match. We were unable to repair the robot in time for the second finals match so our alliance had to call in team 4219 to play the next match, which our alliance lost.
We finished the competition as an Apollo Division Finalist.
We finished with a record of 5-5-0 and were ranked 34th in our division. We were not selected to be on an alliance for the elimination rounds.
Robot Name: Ice
Design Overview
Base: Swerve drive using SDS Mark 4's.
Shooter: Adjustable hood with Limelight targeting for high goal. Brush on kicker wheel, snowblower motor on hood.
Intake: Double intake with two motors (inner/outer), gear direction changes, passive ball path adjustment.
Hang: Traversal hang with two bar sets — one ascending and leaning forward, paired static hooks.
Software: Closed-loop achieving two ball autonomous with taxi.
Competition Results
Chips had a qualification record of 8-4-0 which earned us a rank of 12th. We were the second team picked in the alliance selection process, making Chips the second team on the second alliance. The alliance won two matches in the quarter finals, then lost two matches in the semi finals.
Chips won the Creativity Award for the dual intake design and the locking climb arms.
Chips had a qualification record of 11-1-0 which earned us a rank of 2nd, missing 1st seed by one rank point. We were the captain of the second alliance, we paired with teams 8019 and 7619. We won both quarter finals matches, and both semi finals matches before losing both finals matches to the number 1 alliance.
We finished as the District Finalist, won the Engineering Inspiration Award, and Diego won the District Dean’s List Award.
Chips finished as the 12 seed with a record of 7-5-0. This was enough to have us slip into the eighth alliance caption. We picked teams 1296 and 4192 to work with us but lost both matches in the quarter finals.
We won the District Championship Excellence in Engineering Award.
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Robot Name: Fission
First virtual FRC kickoff (January 9, 2021) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Competitions included At Home challenges (five skills events), Innovation Challenge (health concepts), Game Design competition, and traditional judged awards.
Competition Results
Chips competed in the at home challenges, which involved recording the robot through different driving and shooting challenges. The recordings and results were compared to other teams in a division. Chips finished in 9th place.
Chips was also awarded the Creativity Award for Game Design. Our Game was called Typhoon Tycoon, it involved building an island resort out of different shaped foam blocks, moving 20 pound bouys to mark waterways, and parking on a swinging dock. In our game teams could gain rank points for auton, construction, and end game in addition to those available for winning.
Robot Name: Ahoy
Team competed with "new veteran" status.
Competition Results
After qualifying matches, Chips was ranked 3rd with a record of 8-4-0. Chips accepted an invitation by the 1st seed, 5427, SteelTalons and was joined by 5908, Spartans for the elimination matches. The alliance won 2 of 3 quarterfinal matches and lost both semifinal matches.
Chips was also presented the Innovation in Control Award.
Season suspended due to Coronavirus. Team listed as fourth-best in the south by FIRST Updates Now (FUN).
Robot: Rebuilt Robonauts 2019 Everybot design for off-season Remix competition.
Rotated drivers and human players. Selected as the 25th pick, 3rd pick on the 1st alliance with teams 3310, 148, and 5417.