ROBOTS
Vertigo
Specs
SDS MK4i L2 swerve drive
Full-width dual-roller intake rotated on a wrist
Two-stage continuous elevator rigged with Dyneema cord
Dual-camera AprilTag vision system for on-field localization
Technical Binder
Vertigo CAD
Vertigo Code
Hueneme Port Regional: Alliance 4 Captain
San Francisco Regional: Regional Winner, Alliance 2 First Pick
Silicon Valley Regional: Regional Finalist, Alliance 3 First Pick
FIRST World Championship: Archimedes Division Winner, Alliance 6 Second Pick
2023
Vertigo is our 2023 robot designed to compete in FRC’s Charged Up. It scores points by placing cones and cubes onto a grid of poles and platforms. At the end of the match, the robot balances on a pivoting platform called the charge station alongside up to two other robots.
Marinus
Specs
6-wheel West Coast drive
Falcon-powered intake/shooter claw with belt indexing
Rotating telescoping arms with hooks
Robot, Outreach, Safety, and More
Hueneme Port Regional: Quarter-Finalist
Monterey Bay Regional: Alliance 3 Captain & Quarter-Finalist, Industrial Design Award
Silicon Valley Regional: Alliance 6 First Pick & Semi-Finalist
2022
Marinus is our 2022 robot designed to compete in FRC’s Rapid React. It scores points by shooting “cargo” (oversized tennis balls) into the upper and lower hubs in the center of the game field and climbing the “hangar” towards the end of the match.
Voltaire
Specs
6-wheel West Coast drive
Pneumatically-retractable Mecanum-roller intake
Rotating 5-ball indexer
Single-flywheel shooter
Competitions
Season Cancelled due to COVID-19
2020
Voltaire is our 2020 robot designed to compete in FRC’s Infinite Recharge. It scores points by shooting “power cells” (foam balls) into “power ports” and climbing the “shield generator.”
Tu Youyou
Specs
4-wheel mecanum drive
Mecanum roller cargo intake
Piston-actuated hatch panel hook
Continuous-rigged elevator
Competitions
San Francisco Regional
Silicon Valley Regional: Finalist
Houston World Championship
Chezy Champs
2019
Tu YouYou is our 2019 robot designed to compete in FRC’s Destination: Deep Space. It scores points by placing polycarbonate “hatch panels” to cover holes in “rockets” and “cargo ships” before placing cargo (rubber balls) inside. At the end of the game, it returns to the “hab” for additional points.
Copernicus
Specs
6-wheel corner omni drive
2-arm roller power cube intake
Continuous-rigged monorail elevator
Diagonal electrical board
Competitions
San Francisco Regional: Winner
Central Valley Regional
Houston World Championship
CalGames: Winner
2018
Copernicus is our 2018 robot designed to compete in FRC’s FIRST Power Up. It scores points by placing “power cubes” onto a large balancing scale or trading them for “power ups,” temporary in-game advantages. At the end of the game, it climbs a tower attached to the scale for additional points.
Rockefeller
Specs
6-wheel corner omni drive
2 CIM climb winch
Cereal box ground intake
Competitions
Central Valley Regional
Silicon Valley Regional
CalGames
2017
Rockefeller is our 2017 robot designed to compete in FRC’s FIRST Steamworks. It scores points by shooting “fuel” (wiffleballs) into a simulated boiler and loading plastic gears into the “airship.”
Bismarck
Specs
6-wheel pneumatic drive
2 speed ball-shift gearbox
Double-flywheel shooter
Mechanism breaching “outer works”
Competitions
Central Valley Regional
Silicon Valley Regional
2016
Bismarck is our 2016 robot designed to compete in FRC’s FIRST Stronghold. It scores points by breaching opponents’ “outerworks” (defenses), capturing them by firing “boulders” (foam balls) at them, and scaling and surrounding the towers.