Robots

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Northern Lights Regional, Duluth, MN

  • Finalist
  • Entrepreneurship Award

Minnesota North Star, Minneapolis

  • Quarterfinalist
  • Engineering Inspiration

FIRST MSHSL State Champion

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In 2021, FIRST Robotics Competition teams replayed a version of the  “Infinite Recharge” competition remotely via submitted videos. These videos showcased students driving robots through specific obstacle courses. Remote interviews with judges allowed teams to spotlight mechanical and software aspects of their robots. Teams worked remotely and in limited numbers in their team’s on-site workshops. We attempted swerve drive for our 2021 version of our robot, ZODIAC.

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  • Infinite Recharge At Home: Gallium Event Winner
  • Infinite Recharge At Home: Quality Award, Gallium Event

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For Infinite Recharge, the 2020 season game,  our robot “ Zodiac” was designed to shoot dodgeball-sized balls – called power cells –  into hexagonal targets from up to 30 feet away. Robots also needed to collect power cells from either the floor or pickup station. To do so, Zodiac featured an over-the-bumper pickup mechanism that passed them directly into our “Spindexer” – a spinning chamber based on a Tippmann paintball gun. From there, the power cells were fed up to our flywheel-based turret, where they would be shot out. In order to reach the target from 30 feet, the power cells needed to be moving at 40+ mph; we used Falcon 500s (DC motor, motor controller, and encoder) for maximum efficiency. Utilizing a stereo camera to identify the target and determine distance, the turret automatically aimed and made precise shots. However, Zodiac didn’t stop there. For the first 15 seconds in the Infinite Recharge game, the drivers are not allowed to use their controllers. During this time, Zodiac moved autonomously using pre-built paths called “splines” and shot up to 7 power cells. This gave our team and our alliance a tremendous advantage at the start of every match.

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Lake Superior Regional

  • Ranked 1st after qualification round
  • Regional Winners

Minnesota North Star Regional

  Suspended

FIRST Championship, Detroit

  Suspended

FIRST Minnesota State High School League Robotics Championship

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For the 2019 season’s game, Destination: Deep Space, Zeta was designed to excel at placing Hatch Panels, and Cargo into the Cargo Ship and the first level of the Rocket Ship. Each hatch panel placed is worth 2 points, and each cargo scored is worth 3 points. Once there is only 30 seconds left in the match Zeta will clamp onto the 3rd level of the HAB and flip into a “handstand” to earn 12 points.

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Lake Superior Regional

  • Regional Chairman’s Award
  • Quarterfinalist, Lake Superior Regional
  • Nate Bandt, 2019 Dean’s List Semifinalist, Lake Superior Regional
  • Grace Bowe, 2019 Dean’s List Semifinalist, Lake Superior Regional
  • Alyson Purdy, 2019 Woodie Flowers Finalist Award, Lake Superior Regional

Minnesota North Star Regional

  • Event Winner, North Star Regional
  • Alliance Captain, North Star Regional
  • Entrepreneurship Award

FIRST Championship, Detroit

  • Chairman’s Award Winner –  Hall of Fame
  • Chairman’s Award Finalist
  • Finalist, Carson Subdivision

FIRST Minnesota State High School League Robotics Championship

  • 4th place finish

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The game has a retro 8-bit theme and teams are required to place milk crates, or “power cubes”, on large balancing scales to tip the scale and gain ownership. Alliances can also trade power cubes for power-ups, giving them a temporary advantage in a match. At the end of the match, robots can climb the tower attached to the center balancing scale using a rung attached to the tower, giving them additional points.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1546449640628-56fcd802-c90f”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542948712098{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Lake Superior Regional

Entrepreneurship Award

Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award – Runner-Up (Hard Hat)

Morgan Sheehy, 2018 Dean’s List Finalist, Lake Superior Regional

Aiden Swann, 2018 Dean’s List Semifinalist, Lake Superior Regional

Medtronic Foundation Regional

Regional Chairman’s Award

Semi-finalist

Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award – Runner-Up (Hard Hat)

FIRST Championships

Chairman’s Award Finalist

Carson Subdivision, Ranked 25th

Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award – Runner-up (Hard Hat)

FIRST Minnesota State High School League Robotics Championship

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Regional Chairman’s Award

Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award

 

Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional

Engineering Inspiration Award

Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award

Harini Josyer, 2017 Dean’s List Semifinalist

Laurie Shimizu, Woodie Flowers Finalist Award Winner

 

FIRST Championships, St. Louis, MO

Carson Division Participant, 28th seed

Underwriters Laboratories Safety Star of the Day (Morgan Sheehy)

Underwriters Laboratories, Safety Pit of the Day

 

FIRST Minnesota State High School League Robotics Championship, Minneapolis, MN

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Semi-finalist

Entrepreneurship Award

 

Iowa Regional, Cedar Falls, IA

Gracious Professionalism Award

UL Honorable Mention Hard Hat Award

Allison Schwoboda, Dean’s List Finalist

Brandon Schenck, Dean’s List Finalist

 

FIRST Minnesota State High School League Robotics Championship, Minneapolis, MN

Qualifying Team[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1542429507455{border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1544322135269{border-radius: 2px !important;}” id=”2015-Robot”][vc_column][mk_divider style=”shadow_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947661121{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”]2015 Zebruh[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”745″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=”About” tab_id=”1542432592614-3fcc65c2-6c83″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542948084405{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Zebruh, our 2015 robot, has proven to be an incredible engineering challenge. At the center of our robot is a 72″ linear slide and claw system, providing a wide range of extension from 3″ off the ground to 75″ at the highest limit. The elevator-style pulley system is powered by a two CIM gearbox, with spool 3D printed by our sponsor, Stratasys. The spool effectively lifts, holds and lowers the elevator cable via a position controlled PID loop. The claw is designed with hooks that, within two seconds, will grab two totes at the same time and raise both totes to complete a tower of up to five totes. The claw can also top a stack of five totes with a round “recycling” container. For a highly maneuverable drivetrain, a 6-wheeled Omni-drive was utilized with 4 wheels driving forward and in reverse. The remaining wheels are mounted perpendicular to the others, and between the front and back wheels respectively, to provide lateral movement without compromising the ability to traverse the scoring platform.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Game” tab_id=”1542432592800-5c0afdfc-3435″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1606173387080{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]RECYCLE RUSH is a recycling-themed game played by two Alliances of three robots each. Robots score points by stacking totes on scoring platforms, capping those stacks with recycling containers, and properly disposing of pool noodles, representing litter. In keeping with the recycling theme of the game, all game pieces used are reusable or recyclable by teams in their home locations or by FIRST® at the end of the season. Each Alliance competes on their respective 26 ft. by 27 ft. side of the playing field. Each match begins with a 15-second Autonomous Period in which robots operate independently of their drivers. During this period, robots attempt to earn points by moving themselves, their yellow totes, and their recycling containers into the area between the scoring platforms, called the Auto Zone. During the remaining two minutes and 15 seconds of the match, called the Teleop Period, robots are controlled remotely by student drivers located behind the walls at the ends of the field. Teams on an Alliance work together to place as many totes on their white scoring platforms as possible. Alliances earn additional points for recycling containers placed on the scored totes, with containers at greater height earning more points. Alliances also earn points for disposing of their litter in their Landfill Zone near the center of the field, or placing litter in or on scored recycling containers. Alliances that leave litter unprocessed on their side of the field at the end of the match, not in scoring position, will add points to the score of the other Alliance. Alliances have an opportunity to earn Coopertition® points by coordinating with the other Alliance in the match. Coopertition points are awarded if, at some point in the match, there are at least four yellow totes on the step simultaneously. Coopertition points are doubled if the Alliances arrange at least four of those yellow totes in a single stack on the step.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1542432592732-07d6ddfc-21b3″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543028624010{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Lake Superior Regional, Duluth, MN

Quarter-finalist

Engineering Inspiration Award

 

10,000 Lakes Regional, Minneapolis, MN

Chairman’s Award

Quarter-finalist

Entrepreneurship Award presented by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers

Underwriters’ Laboratories “Hard Hat” Safety Award Honorable Mention

Jordan Schenck, Dean’s List Semifinalist

 

FIRST Championships, St. Louis, MO

Curie Subdivision Quarterfinalist

FIRST Trailblazer Award — for helping make FIRST a Varsity Sport in Minnesota

Mark Lawrence, National Woodie Flowers Award Winner

 

FIRST Minnesota State High School League Robotics Championship, Minneapolis, MN

4th Place Winner[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1542429507455{border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1544322144936{border-radius: 2px !important;}” id=”2014-Robot”][vc_column][mk_divider style=”shadow_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947670358{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”]2014 Zeke[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”748″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=”About” tab_id=”1542432591611-e23d7b5f-b474″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542948073304{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The Green Machine’s 2014 robot, Zeke, has a mecanum drive train for optimal maneuverability. Our robot is fitted with a catapult shooter fabricated out of harpoon tubing elastic. The tubing is designed to glide smoothly over a roller 3D printed by Stratasys. Our plan is to shoot into the high goal with reasonable accuracy. Zeke also has a wheeled ball collector, which doubles as a low goal shooter. The robot is able to catch the giant exercise balls and shoot over the mid-field truss.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Game” tab_id=”1542432591768-dbfc2369-dc46″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1606173414891{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]AERIAL ASSIST  is played by two competing Alliances of three robots each on a flat 25’ x 54’ foot field, straddled by a truss suspended just over five feet above the floor. The objective is to score as many balls in goals as possible during a two (2)-minute and 30-second match. The more Alliances score their ball in their goals, and the more they work together to do it, the more points their Alliance receives. The match begins with one 10-second Autonomous Period in which robots operate independently of driver. Each robot may begin with a ball and attempt to score it in a goal. Alliances earn bonus points for scoring balls in this mode and for any of their robots that move in to their zones. Additionally, each high/low pair of goals will be designated “hot” for five seconds, but the order of which side is first is randomized.For each ball scored in a “hot” goal, the Alliance earns additional bonus points. For the rest of the match, drivers remotely control robots from behind a protective wall. Once all balls in autonomous are scored, only one ball is re-entered in to play, and the Alliances must cycle a single ball as many times as possible for the remainder of the match. With the single ball, they try to maximize their points earned by throwing balls over the truss, catching balls launched over the truss, and scoring in the high and low goals on the far side of the field. Alliances receive large bonuses for “assists,” which are earned for each robot that has possession of the ball in a zone as the ball moves down the field.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1542432591709-119a82ec-549f”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543028710221{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Lake Superior Regional, Duluth, MN

Chairman’s Award

Quarter-finalist

Underwriters’ Laboratories Safety Award, Honorable Mention

 

North Star Regional, Minneapolis, MN

Finalist

Johnson & Johnson Gracious Professionalism Award

Underwriters’ Laboratories Safety Award, Honorable Mention

Yoji Shimizu, Outstanding Volunteer

 

FIRST Championships, St. Louis, MO

Archimedes Division Participant, 35th seed

 

FIRST  Minnesota State High School League State Championship

3rd Place[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1542429507455{border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1544322155038{border-radius: 2px !important;}” id=”2013-Robot”][vc_column][mk_divider style=”shadow_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947679931{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”]2013 Zed[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”746″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=”About” tab_id=”1542432590753-11cdddf2-3d6d”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542948061796{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The 2013 robot, Zed, built for the game Ultimate Ascent was an incredible robot for the Green Machine. This robot has a linear shooter programmed to aim for the uppermost three point goal from half field and a mecanum drive train that enables speedy maneuvering. One of the unique things about Zed is the 3-D printed augers from our sponsor, Stratasys, that allowed us to raise and lower up to three Frisbee discs stashed inside of the robot. The height adjuster for the shooter was a threaded shaft attached to a snow blower motor. Zed also used part of this mechanism used to hang from the first rung of the pyramid.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Game” tab_id=”1542432590893-56b51912-e8fb”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1606173960967{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]ULTIMATE ASCENT is played by two competing alliances on a flat, 27 x 54 foot field.  Each Alliance consists of three robots, and they compete to score as many discs into their goals as they can during a two (2)-minute and fifteen (15)-second match. The higher the goal in which the disc is scored, the more points the Alliance receives. The match begins with a fifteen (15)-second Autonomous Period in which robots operate independently of driver inputs. Discs scored during this period are worth additional points. For the remainder of the match, drivers control robots and try to maximize their alliance score by scoring as many goals as possible. The match ends with robots attempting to climb up pyramids located near the middle of the field. Each robot earns points based on how high it climbs[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1542432590842-74dfed6a-d41b”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543028805036{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Lake Superior Regional, Duluth, MN

Quarter-Finalist

Innovation in Control Award, Sponsored by Rockwell Automation

Safety Star of the Day (Rachel)

 

North Star Regional, Minneapolis, MN

Regional Engineering Inspiration Award

Quarter-Finalist

Entrepreneurship (Business Plan) presented by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers

Industrial Safety Award presented by Underwriters’ Laboratories

Safety Star of the Day (Karl)

Ken Shimizu, Dean’s List Semifinalist

Lauren Woolwine, Dean’s List Semifinalist

 

FIRST Championships, St. Louis, MO

Curie Division Participants

Honorable Mention, Comcast Media and Technology Award

 

FIRST Minnesota State High School League State Championship

Qualifying Team[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”1068″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1542429507455{border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1544322169385{border-radius: 2px !important;}” id=”2012-Robot”][vc_column][mk_divider style=”shadow_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947698952{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”]2012 Zephyr[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”750″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=”About” tab_id=”1542432589934-68d8f274-8104″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542948042315{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Zephyr, our 2012 FIRST Robot, aims to be both mobile and accurate when it comes to shooting the ball in REBOUND RUMBLE. The four-tread design gives Zephyr the ability to cross over the bump in the middle of the field, as well as a turn on a dime. The robot also has super-shifters, allowing for greater control which will aid in balancing alone or in tandem on the bridge. In addition, Zephyr has a street-sweeper-like ball collector in the front. We use flat, rubber stars to bring the balls into the conveyor belt system. The conveyor belt system brings the balls though the middle of the robot and up to its turntable-mounted ball shooter. With the rotating shooter on the top of the robot, Zephyr is able to aim and make shots from anywhere on the field. In tests, the shooter consistently hits its target from distances of 30+ feet! With all of these elements combined, it will make a great competition robot![/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Game” tab_id=”1542432590059-9a605c56-70fb”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1606173464125{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Rebound Rumble℠ is played by two competing Alliances on a flat, 27 x 54 foot field. Each Alliance consists of three robots. They compete to score as many basketballs into their hoops as they can during a 2 minute and 15-second match. The higher the hoop in which the basketball is scored, the more points the Alliance receives. The match begins with a 15-second Hybrid Period in which robots operate independently of driver inputs. During this Hybrid Period, one robot on each Alliance may be controlled using a Microsoft Kinect. Baskets scored during this period are worth extra points. For the remainder of the match, drivers control robots and try to maximize their alliance score by scoring as many baskets as possible.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1542432590013-14913cdf-a802″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543028845877{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Lake Superior Regional, Duluth, MN

Quarterfinalist

Entrepreneurship (Business Plan) presented by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers

Best Website

 

Minnesota North Star Regional, Minneapolis, MN

Chairman’s Award

Finalist

Entrepreneurship (Business Plan) presented by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers

Best Website

Alex O’Neill, Dean’s List Semi-Finalist

Alex Pastor, Dean’s List Semi-Finalist

 

FIRST Championships, St. Louis, MO

Archimedes Division Participant

 

FIRST Minnesota State High School League State Championship

Qualifying team, Semi-Finalist[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_raw_html]JTNDY2VudGVyJTNFJTBBJTNDdWwlMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMmJhbm5lcnMlMjIlM0UlMEElMjAlMDklM0NsaSUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIydGV4dC1hbGlnbiUzQSUyMGNlbnRlciUzQiUyMiUzRSUzQ2ltZyUyMHNyYyUzRCUyMi4uJTJGZmlyc3Quc3ZnJTIyJTIwJTJGJTNFJTNDc3BhbiUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIyZm9udC1mYW1pbHklM0ElMjBGdXR1cmVkJTNCJTIwZm9udC1zaXplJTNBJTIwMjBweCUzQiUyMiUzRTIwMTIlMjAlM0NiciUzRSUzQ3NwYW4lMjBzdHlsZSUzRCUyMmZvbnQtc2l6ZSUzQSUyMDE2cHglM0IlMjIlM0VNaW5uZXNvdGElMjBOb3J0aCUyMFN0YXIlMjBSZWdpb25hbCUzQ2JyJTNFJTNDJTJGc3BhbiUzRSUzQyUyRnNwYW4lM0UlMjBDaGFpcm1hbiUyN3MlMjBBd2FyZCUzQyUyRmxpJTNFJTBBJTIwJTA5JTBBJTNDJTJGdWwlM0UlMEElM0MlMkZjZW50ZXIlM0UlMEE=[/vc_raw_html][vc_single_image image=”1067″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1066″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1065″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1542429507455{border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1544322179902{border-radius: 2px !important;}” id=”2011-Robot”][vc_column][mk_divider style=”shadow_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947714822{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”]2011 Zeebo[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”747″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=”About” tab_id=”1542432589146-1b46ec83-3853″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542948028021{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Zeebo, our 2011 Team 1816 robot, went for both the minibot and game piece placement aspects of the LOGO MOTION game. Zeebo has a double-jointed motorized arm with pneumatic claw to place the inflated innertube game pieces on the pegboard. The arm can reach up to 126.5 inches, well in reach of the highest pegs. The drive train is made up of six-wheel drive with eight inch wheels. The two middle wheels are lowered an eighth of an inch for better turning ability. This drive train is powered by four CIM motors in two Super Shifters with a low gear of 4.167 ft/s for pushing power and a high gear of 8.334 ft/s for speed. Zaboomafoo, the minibot, uses DC motors to both reach and trigger the sensor in approximately four seconds delivered by a pneumatic deployment system affectionately called “Jericho.” The robot utilizes the new photosensors to track the lines in both the autonomous and teleoperated periods, and a camera to aid in game piece placement and minibot deployment. Zeebo and Zaboomafoo make a highly competitive team.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Game” tab_id=”1542432589251-048219ac-3cf6″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1606173485935{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Logo Motion is the 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition game. Playing pieces are inner tubes shaped like the components of the FIRST logo. The primary objective of the game is to place them on racks to gain points. In the endgame, robots deploy smaller robots (“minibots”) to climb a tower. Minibots must be made from the FIRST Tech Challenge kit of parts. The game celebrates the 20th season of the FRC and is also meant to commemorate the artist Jack Kamen, who designed the original FIRST logo.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1542432589213-560afe6d-c86d”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543028883979{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Lake Superior Regional, Duluth, MN

Regional Engineering Inspiration Award

Semi-finalist

Industrial Safety Award presented by Underwriters’ Laboratories

UL Safety Star of the Day (Emily Condiff)

Best Website

Emily B., Dean’s List Finalist

 

Minnesota North Star Regional, Minneapolis, MN

Semi-finalist

Best Website

 

FIRST Championships, St. Louis, MO

Galileo Division Participant[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”1064″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1063″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1062″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1542429507455{border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1544322225997{border-radius: 2px !important;}” id=”2010-Robot”][vc_column][mk_divider style=”shadow_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947729614{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”]2010 Zazu[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”1260″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=”About” tab_id=”1542432588297-9f1f5daf-5a85″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542948004706{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]In 2010, our team’s robot design has focused primarily on the ability to run over the speed bumps of the “Breakaway” playing field, kick a ball 50′, and pull up on the mid-field tower at the end of the match.  The pull-up mechanism will support two other alliance robots.  The soccer ball will be “held” in place by a “ball magnet.” The robot, nicknamed “Zazu,” is standard size (28″ x 38″) running parallel to the long direction.  We are using 8-wheel drive (four inline on each side) with 6″ traction wheels.  These are driven by four motors and two transmissions. During normal game play, operators will be able to choose the distance that they want the robot to kick the soccer ball. Our robot will be able to kick up to 50’ in distance.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Game” tab_id=”1542432588388-48beb437-583f”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1606173525710{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Robots play Breakaway on a 27 by 54-foot rectangular field known as the field.  The field is bordered by a set of guardrails and alliance walls. There are two “bumps” in the field that divide it into three zones. During matches, the robots are controlled from alliance stations located outside the field at both ends. These rectangular zones consist of three-team player stations that provide connectivity between the controls used by the robot operators and the arena. Goals are located at the corners of the field, and extend behind the alliance wall and adjacent to the player stations. After goals are scored, human players must pick up the balls and pass them to the center of the alliance station to be placed on a ball return rack, after which they will re-enter play at midfield. Teams are penalized if balls are not re-entered within a set time limit.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1542432588359-fd1789eb-78db”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543029042271{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Wisconsin Regional, Milwaukee, WI

Website Excellence

 

Minnesota North Star Regional, Minneapolis, MN

Quarterfinalist

Johnson & Johnson Gracious Professionalism Award

Best Website

Laurie Shimizu, Outstanding Volunteer Award

 

FIRST Championships, Atlanta, GA

Galileo Division Participant[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1542429507455{border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1544322246549{border-radius: 2px !important;}” id=”2009-Robot”][vc_column][mk_divider style=”shadow_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947740672{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”]2009 Zeus[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”753″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=”About” tab_id=”1542432587439-3d33fd19-852b”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947986280{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The Green Machine is proud to introduce our 2009 competition robot: Zeus! Standing almost five feet tall and weighing over 110 pounds, the robot is fully capable of performing every task in FIRST Lunacy. Zeus’s chassis utilizes six drive “rover” wheels arrayed in a tank drive configuration, in addition to two tiny omni wheels, which relay velocity data to the robot’s onboard computer. With the help of this information, the robot has a programmed traction control system similar to how anti-lock brakes work in cars.

In order to more effectively collect moon rocks, Zeus’s chassis is oriented so that it is wider than it is long. This allows a sizeable opening in the front of the robot for moon rocks to be captured by a powered front roller. This front roller then transports the balls diagonally up to a vertical shaft in the rear of the robot, where the balls are then carried by another roller-conveyer system up to the shooter in the top of the robot. Combined, the ball intake and the vertical column can store up to seven game pieces. To score the balls, Zeus initially had a shooter which consisted of two sets of eight inch diameter wheels attached directly to powerful CIM motors. However, after the Wisconsin Regional, the team found that a dumper was more effective at scoring. The team detached the shooter at the end of the Wisconsin Regional and CADed and build a dumper module to attach to the robot at the Minnesota Regional, giving Zeus its current form. In a technical progression from previous years, all components of Zeus are controlled by motors rather than pneumatic pistons.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Game” tab_id=”1542432587523-5b0259e2-4ffa”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1606174000860{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The goal of the game is to score as many of the game pieces in the opposing side’s trailers as possible.  Robots start out in front of the opposite alliances’ human players. There is a 15-second autonomous period, during which robots operate according to programs that teams download to their robot, and a 2-minute Teleoperated period, where robots are driven and controlled by a human drive subteam at one end of the field. Empty cells (also worth 2 points) must be handed to a robot by the “payload specialist” at the mid-field position known as the “outpost”. The robot must deliver the Empty Cell to their human player on one of the corners in order to get a Super Cell that is worth 15 points. A robot can only carry one Empty Cell at a time. Super Cells can only be put into play during the last 20 seconds of play, and only if the human player has been delivered an Empty Cell[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1542432587494-f23f8882-402b”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543029082388{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Finalist, FIRST President’s Circle

 

Wisconsin Regional, Milwaukee, WI

Quarterfinalist

Best Website

 

Minnesota North Star Regional, Minneapolis, MN

Finalist

Best Website

Autodesk Visualization Award

Mark Lawrence, Woodie Flowers Award Winner[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”1059″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1055″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1058″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1542429507455{border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1544322261627{border-radius: 2px !important;}” id=”2008-Robot”][vc_column][mk_divider style=”shadow_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947763466{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”]2008 Zerkit[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”752″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=”About” tab_id=”1542432586583-e6d6813e-813c”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947960249{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]For the 2008 game FIRST Overdrive, Team 1816 worked on a design concept that involved a fork-like manipulator placed at the front of the chassis. This fork structure, attached to a four-bar linkage, controlled the trackballs, helping to guide and “herd” the balls around the track. The linkage and the fork was able to lift, or “hurdle,” the nearly 10-pound, 40″ diameter ball almost seven feet high, enabling the trackballs to clear the overpass, which is 6’6″ above the playing field. With this manipulator, the robot- known as Zerkit – was able to consistently pick up a trackball, lift it in the air, and drop it over the overpass, a maneuver that proved very valuable during competitions. Three pneumatic cylinders power the entire manipulator, which is made of aluminum bars. The chassis of the robot is powered by four CIM motors, which are geared down through two-speed transmissions. This setup allows us to drive the robot in either low or high gear, depending on whether fine-grained control or raw speed is needed.

Hours of frustration fixing broken parts, combined with some disappointing matches during which Zerkit remained stubbornly motionless (even falling over during a practice match), all made for a rough first day of competition.

Although the design was full of promise, Zerkit didn’t perform as well as expected in the first couple matches at the 2008 Wisconsin Regional. Hours of frustration fixing broken parts, combined with some disappointing matches during which Zerkit remained stubbornly motionless (even falling over during a practice match), all made for a rough first day of competition. Despite these disheartening early setbacks, the team kept working through each problem and ultimately prevailed with Zerkit finishing preliminary rounds with a respectable qualifying record of 5-3. The team’s efforts to reach out to other teams paid off when The Green Machine advanced to the elimination rounds as part of an alliance with Team 2606-Rosemount Robotics, a rookie Minnesota team from Rosemount High School, and Team 74-Team CHAOS of Holland High School, Holland, MI. Even with an exit in the quarterfinals, The Green Machine emerged knowing they’d ironed out most every mechanical setback.

For the first time ever, the team was able to design and build a robot able to perform the most complex task demanded in the year’s game challenge.

Hopes were high going into the inaugural Minnesota Regional, and Zerkit did not disappoint. Despite two early loses to the eventual champion, Team 525-Swartdogs, Cedar Falls, IA, the robot performed admirably, scoring big points as the team won each of the next seven matches to finish the prelims at 7-2. That record made Zerkit the fourth-ranked robot, ensuring a spot in the knock-out rounds. Sadly, our team’s alliance was eliminated in the quarterfinal rounds, due in part to a mysterious power loss suffered by Zerkit at the beginning of a match.

Zerkit lifts a trackball.

When Team 1816 won the regional Chairman’s Award at the Minnesota competition, Zerkit earned one last chance for glory, this time upon the Galileo field at the Championships in Atlanta. Even before the robot entered the preliminary rounds, the team knew it would be hard to advance, as all the teams in the field combined for a staggering 36 regional titles! Given all the competition, the team gave it everything they had, finishing a respectable 4-3, ending in 40th place out of about 80 teams in the Galileo division. Surrounded by remarkable robots from which to choose, The Green Machine was not selected by any of the top-seeded teams to advance to the elimination rounds. Yet, there were other bonuses to take away from Atlanta: For the first time during the 2008 season, operating in competition conditions, Zerkit actually worked properly in virtually all of its matches!

Despite its various operating problems, Zerkit proved to be The Green Machine’s most ambitious and impressive robot to date. For the first time ever, the team was able to design and build a robot able to perform the most complex task demanded in the year’s game challenge. It also marked the first time the team built a robot with a complicated manipulator. Although the robot didn’t win a competition, Zerkit’s design and construction marks a huge step forward for the team.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Game” tab_id=”1542432586667-fd4cb562-1a8d”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1606174024123{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]FIRST Overdrive is played on a 54 ft (16 m) by 27 ft (8 m) carpeted field, divided lengthwise by a fence median to create a track, and separate the field into Red and Blue zones. The fence is crossed by an overpass marking the red and blue finish lines, and hold the game pieces: 40 in (1,016 mm) diameter inflated balls called “Trackballs”. Two three-team alliances race around the track in a counter clockwise direction while manipulating the trackballs to score points.

The game is made up of two scoring periods. The first 15 seconds of play is the Hybrid period in which robots are autonomous, and may also respond to certain digital signals sent by team members designated as “Robocoaches”, who are stationed at the corners of the track.

The next two minutes of play is the Teleoperated period. At this time, robots are fully radio controlled by the team operators standing at either end of the field.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1542432586641-cdcaa082-c8c2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543029112583{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Wisconsin Regional, Milwaukee, WI

Quarterfinalist

 

Minnesota Regional, Minneapolis, MN

Regional Chairman’s Award

Quarterfinalist

Mark Lawrence, Outstanding Volunteer

UL Safety Star of the Day (David Cook, Dan Purdy)

 

FIRST Robotics Championships, Atlanta, GA

Galileo Division Participant

 

Minnesota State Fair Robotics Tournament

Champion[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1542429507455{border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1544322280303{border-radius: 2px !important;}” id=”2007-Robot”][vc_column][mk_divider style=”shadow_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947805998{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”]2007 Zarthan[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”744″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=”About” tab_id=”1542432585740-07d871f4-4c25″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947913889{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]In 2007, our team’s robot design has focused primarily on lifting the other robots on our alliance during the endgame for bonus points. We are planning to use two ramps positioned on opposite sides of the robot. During the endgame, the two other robots on our alliance will each be able to drive up a ramp and be lifted up twelve inches via pneumatics – the height required to score 60 bonus points. During normal game play, the ramps will be folded up (oriented perpendicular to the ground) which may be a useful defense to prevent other robots from placing the game pieces.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Game” tab_id=”1542432585800-bd1e937e-a6db”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1606174049944{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Each match of Rack ‘n Roll is 2 minutes 15 seconds long, divided into three segments. The first segment is a 15 second autonomous period, where robots may attempt to place keepers onto the rack without human input. Once autonomous mode is complete, any keepers not already on the rack are no longer valid for scoring. The second segment, the teleoperated mode, is 2 minutes long, during which robots are operated by the drivers and may roam anywhere on the field. In the final 15 seconds, the end game, robots may not enter their opponent’s end zone, but all other rules remain the same from the teleoperated period. Though the head referee may pause the game between the autonomous period and the teleoperated period, the end game follows directly after the teleoperated period.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1542432585777-7a424fec-59e5″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543029155064{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Finalist, FIRST President’s Circle

 

Wisconsin Regional, Milwaukee, WI

Semifinalist

Daimler Chrysler Team Spirit Award

Website Excellence

 

FIRST Robotics National Championship, Atlanta, GA

Newton Division Finalist

Silver Award, Fuel Cell Game Design, “Lazer Maze Craze”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”1057″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1056″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1542429507455{border-radius: 2px !important;}”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1544322289661{border-radius: 2px !important;}” id=”2006-Robot”][vc_column][mk_divider style=”shadow_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947818367{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}”]2006 Zorgatron[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”754″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=”About” tab_id=”1542432584816-948f4ada-b887″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542947891341{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]While the simple design of our five-foot tall robot, named Zorgatron, was not technically sophisticated, our robot was consistent in its performance. Zorgatron was positioned and programmed, while in the autonomous mode, to seek out the closest ground-level goal, and dump its entire cache of balls. When control of the robot went into manual mode, Zorgatron was able to defend its goals and block other robots from scoring. That consistency, combined with a cunning defensive strategy, led to a winning performance.

Zorgatron, the 2006 Robot.

Zorgotron was constructed of materials we could work with in a home setting: aluminum sheeting, plywood, PVC pipe for the frame that held the net. Built on the chassis that came with the FIRST kit, Zorgotron measured 26″ x 36″ x 5′. Custom wheels were purchased for IFI; we used magic sliders as nubs in the front, instead of wheels. CIM motors were used for driving.

More Facts

  • The footprint was 28″ x 38″
  • The sliders in the front were machined HDPE nubs (HDPE is a type of plastic, stands for high density polyethylene).
  • The magic sliders died in the first round of the practice matches at wisconsin because the ramps tore them up.
  • The gear reduction for the drive train was 29:1 because of the monstrous wheel sprockets we bought.
  • It was designed to provide 52 lbs of pushing force.
  • It had a top speed of 6.4 ft.

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Winner

 

FIRST Robotics National Championship, Atlanta, GA

Highest Rookie Seed Award

Quarterfinalist, Archimedes Division

 

Peer-to-Peer Awards

Best Alliance Partner – Team 191 The X-Cats

Most Creative Design – Team 1091 Oriole Assault

Best Rookie Team – Team 223 The Pink Team

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