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History of The Pink Team Robots 

A history of the robots and awards won by the team since 1999

2023 : Charge Up

Name: Roccobot 2k23

  • Swerve Drive Specialties MK4

  • Telescoping Arm

  • Turret

  • Roller Intake

Season Awards:
Tallahassee Regional

  • Regional Finalists 

  • Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors

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2022 : Rapid React

Name: Roccobot 2k22

  • Swerve Drive Specialties MK3

  • Limelight Vision Tracking

  • Shooter Hood

  • Flywheel Shooter

  • Dual Climbing Arm System

Season Awards:
Bayou Regional

  • Imagery Award in honor of Jack  Kamen

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2020/2021: Infinite Recharge
(Physical Events Cancelled Due to COVID-19)

Name: Pinky

  • Telescoping arms for the climb

  • Hooded shooter

  • Turret

  • 6-wheel pneumatic tire drivetrain

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2019: Destination: Deep Space

Name: Roccobot 2k19

  • HAB level 3 climb

  • WCP elevator with pneumatic “beak” hatch panel intake

  • 6 wheel west coast drive

  • Pivoting cargo intake

Season Awards:
Orlando Regional

  • Regional Winners

Wisconsin Regional

  • Judges' Award

FIRST Championship

  • Newton Division Finalists

2018: FIRST Power Up

Name: Pinky

  • Compliant wheel intake

  • 6 wheel west coast drive

  • Telescoping elevator

  • High level climb

Season Awards:

Medtronic Foundation Regional

  • Team Spirit Award sponsored by FCA Foundation

2017: FIRST Steamworks

Name: Max

  • Flywheel shooter

  • Pivoting gear grabber

  • Lexan hopper

  • Versa-roller intake

Season Awards:

South Florida Regional

  • FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award (Derek Perdome)

2016: FIRST Stronghold

Name: Roccobot 2k16

  • 8-wheel pneumatic tire drivetrain

  • Pivoting polycord intake

  • Low goal scoring

  • High-level tower climb using a telescoping elevator

Season Awards:

Orlando Regional

  • Regional Winners

  • Quality Award sponsored by Motorola Solutions Foundation

Bayou Regional

  • Regional Winners

  • Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox

Lone Star Regional

  • Regional Chairman's Award Winners

  • Regional Finalists

FIRST Championship

  • Carson Division Finalist

  • Team Spirit Award sponsored by FCA Foundation

2015: Recycle Rush

Name: Roccobot 2k15

  • 4 wheel mecanum drivetrain

  • 2-stage elevator

  • Can grabbers

  • Triangular superstructure

Season Awards:

Georgia Southern Classic Regional

  • Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (Mike Dininny)

  • Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen

Alamo Regional sponsored by Rackspace Hosting

  • Regional Finalists

  • Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler

Queen City Regional

  • FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award (Stephanie Dawson)

  • Regional Winners

  • Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors

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2014: Aerial Assist

Name: Fulcrum

  • Pivoting Supersonic pneumatic shooter

  • 2 speed shifting drivetrain gearbox 

  • 8 wheel West Coast Drive drivetrain

  • Protective lexan shell

Season Awards:

Chesapeake Regional

  • Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi

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2013: Ultimate Ascent

Name: Roccobot 2k13

  • Pyramid level 1 climb with a telescoping elevator

  • Flywheel shooter that could be loaded from the human player station or via the intake

  • 8-wheel West Coast Drive

  • Polycord intake

Season Awards:

Orlando Regional

  • Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (Marian Passmore)

  • Regional Finalists

Bayou Regional

  • Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen

Silicon Valley Regional

  • Engineering Inspiration Award

FIRST Championship

  • Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler

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2012: Rebound Rumble

Name: Roccobot 2k12

  • Turret

  • Vision

  • Pivoting intake to tip the bridge

  • Surgical tubing used on the intake and tower

Season Awards:

Orlando Regional

  • Regional Chairman's Award

  • Regional Winners

Boston Regional

  • Regional Winners

  • Engineering Excellence Award sponsored by Delphi

FIRST Championship

  • Championship Finalists

  • Curie Division Winners

  • Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler

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2011: Logo Motion

Name: Roccobot 2k11

  • Pivoting telescoping arm

  • 3 tube autonomous

  • Rubber wheels intake

  • 8-wheel West Coast Drive

  • Deployable minibot

Season Awards:
Florida Regional

  • FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award (Kaitlin Lostroscio)

  • Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors

Washington DC Regional

  • Regional Winner

  • Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors

FIRST Championship

  • Newton Division Finalist

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2010: Breakaway

Name: Roccobot 2k10

  • Camera vision tracking

  • 8-wheel West Coast Drive

  • Pivoting telescoping arm to hang from the tower

  • Ability to go through tunnels

Season Awards:

Los Angeles Regional

  • Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen

FIRST Championship

  • Archimedes Division Winner

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2009: Lunacy

Name: Roccobot 2k9

  • Polycord+wheels indexer

  • Large cargo capacity

  • Turret

  • 6” custom machined flywheel

Season Awards:

Florida Regional

  • Regional Engineering Inspiration Award

  • Regional Winner

Colorado Regional

  • Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award

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2008: FIRST Overdrive

Name: Roccobot 2k8

  • Pivoting telescoping arm

  • Massive deployable intake

  • Treaded intake wheels

  •  6 wheel West Coast Drive

Season Awards:

Florida Regional

  • Regional Engineering Inspiration Award

  • Regional Winner

Hawaii Regional

  • Regional Winner

  • Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award

FIRST Championship

  • Newton Division Winner

  • General Motors Industrial Design

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2007: Rack 'n Roll

Name: Roccobot 2k7

  • Pivoting telescoping arm

  • Rubber wheels and pool noodle claw intake

  • 6-wheel West Coast Drive

  • Ability to drive onto the platform

Season Awards:

Florida Regional

  • Daimler-Chrysler Team Spirit Award

Las Vegas Regional

  • Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award

FIRST Championship

  • Archimedes Division Winner

  • Championship Finalist

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2006: Aim High

Name: Roccobot 2k6

  • Vision

  • Archimedes screw indexer

  • Turreted shooter

  • 6-wheel West Coast Drivetrain

Season Awards:

Florida Regional

  • Regional Chairman’s Award Winner​

Boston Regional

  • Regional Winner

  • Radio Shack Innovation in Control Award

FIRST Championship

  • Archimedes Division Finalist

  • Championship Quality Award

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2005: Triple Play

Name: Roccobot 2k5

  • Pivoting telescoping arm

  • Fork tetra grabber

  • Protective side plates

  • Triangular superstructure

Season Awards:

Florida Regional

  • Regional Finalist

  • Leadership In Controls Award

Colorado Regional

  • Regional Chairman's Award Winner

  • Imagery Award

  • Website Award

FIRST Championship

  • Championship Industrial Design Award

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2004: FIRST Frenzy

Name: Roccobot 2k4

  • Pivoting telescoping arm

  • Hook for climbing

  • 6-wheel West Coast Drive with pneumatic wheels

Season Awards:

Florida Regional

  • Regional Finalist

  • Imagery Award

New York City Regional

  • Regional Woodie Flowers Award Recipient (Andy Bradley)

  • Regional Winner

  • Leadership in Control Award

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2003: Stack Attack

Name: Roccobot 2k3

  • Deployable 4-bar for taking down stacks

  • 6-wheel West Coast Drive

  • Lexan shell to protect electronics

  • Deploy able mandibles from the 4-bar for extra width

Season Awards:

Central Florida Regional

  • Regional Finalist

  • GM Industrial Design Award

  • Imagery Award

Pacific Northwest Regional

  • Regional Winner

  • Imagery Award

  • Motorola Quality Award

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2002: Zone Zeal

Name: Roccobot 2k2

  • Pivoting telescoping arm

  • Cage for holding balls

  • Foam wheel roller intake

  • 3-wheel drivetrain

Season Awards:

Canadian Regional

  • 1st Seed Alliance Award

  • Incredible Play Award

  • Motorola Quality Award

FIRST Championship

  • Archimedes Division Winner

  • Championship Leadership in Controls Award

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2001: Diabolical Dynamics

Name: Roccobot 2k1

  • Hybrid swerve drivetrain

  • Pivoting Lift

  • Ball intake

Season Awards:

Kennedy Space Center Regional

  • Team Spirit Award

Philadelphia Alliance Regional

  • Regional Finalist

  • Industrial Design Award

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2000: Co-Opertition FIRST

Name: Roccobot 2k0

  • Pivoting telescoping arm

  • Cage to hold balls

  • 4-wheel drivetrain

Season Awards:

Kennedy Space Center Regional

  • Most Photogenic Award

UTC New England Regional

  • Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award

FIRST Championship

  • Autodesk Special Recognition for Distinctive Work in the Area of Character Animation Award

  • Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award

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1999: Double Trouble

Name: Roccobot

Season Awards:
Kennedy Space Center Regional

  • Rookie All Star Award

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