2014-2015: Recycle Rush

Recycle Rush was the 2015 FIRST Robotics Competition game. It involves picking up and stacking totes on scoring platforms, putting pool noodles (“litter”) inside recycling containers, and putting the containers on top of scoring stacks of totes. There is also a coopertition aspect of the game where both alliances of teams can pool their totes and stack them on a step dividing the field to each gain twenty points. Along with these robot actions, human players can attempt to throw the pool noodles across the field to gain four points for each noodle left in the opposing alliance’s work zone.

Recycle Rush Game Animation

Leadership Team

Name: Rebecca W.
Grade: 12th
Position: Co-President

Name: Alex M.
Grade: 11th
Position: Co-President

Name: Hayley H.
Grade: 11th
Position: Co-Team Manager

Name: Huy N.
Grade: 12th
Position: Co-Team Manager

Name: Anya H.
Grade: 10th
Position: Treasurer

Name: Joseph K.
Grade: 10th
Position: Safety Captain

Name: Rayna M.
Grade: 10th
Position: Public Relations Co-Lead

Name: Mike C.
Grade: 11th
Position: Public Relations Co-Lead

Name: Justin B.
Grade: 11th
Position: Mechanical Lead

Name: Raymond Y.
Grade: 10th
Position: Electrical Lead

Name: Alan L.
Grade: 12th
Position: Programming Co-Lead

Name: Alex L.
Grade: 9th
Position: Programming Co-Lead

Name: Bruce W.
Grade: 11th
Position: Logistics

Name: Barbara Y.
Grade: 12th
Position: Secretary

Name: Robert B.
Grade: 10th
Position: Webmaster

Robot Video

Our Robot

Name: Tailspin
Dimension: 38.5″L x 30.5″W x 37″H
Weight: 78 lb
Concept: This year we built a simple, yet robust robot that allows us to stack totes.
Features:

  • One-speed WCP transmission with 4 CIMs at 11 ft/s
  • 4 Wheel West Coast Drive with 6″ wheels
  • 20-1 Gear Ratio Versa Planetary Gear Box with CIM
  • Custom Linear Elevator
  • Lexan Prong Vertical Pickup
  • Automatic pickup, stacking, and human feeder positions
  • Able to stack on Coopertition platform

Awards

Regional Chairman’s Award (Qualifies our team for the Championship Event)
FIRST‘s most prestigious award, it honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of FIRST. The award helps keep the central focus of the FIRST Robotics Competition on the goal of inspiring greater levels of respect and honor for science and technology.

Our 2015 Chairman’s video

2014 Offseason Chezy Champs Tournament Finalist Award
The Finalist Award celebrates the Alliance that makes it to the final match of the competition.

2014 Offseason Mad Town Throwdown Tournament Wow Factor Award
The Wow Factor Award celebrates the team that was able to make the biggest impression to the judges.