2016-2017: Steamworks

FIRST Steamworks, stylized as FIRST STEAMworks, was the FIRST Robotics Competition game for the 2017 season. As in past games, two alliances of three individual teams and their robots compete on a field to score “match” point to win the game and ranking points to advance to playoff rounds.

Robot Video

Leadership Team

Name: Rayna Mehta
Grade: 12th
Position: President

Name: Thuy Nguyen
Grade: 11th
Position: Vice President

Name: Rojeen Farkhoor
Grade: 11th
Position: Secretary

Name: Trinity Bento
Grade: Treasurer
Position: 11th

Name: Russel Occhipinti
Grade: 10th
Position: Safety Captain

Name: Rohan Battula
Grade: 10th
Position: Safety Captain

Name: Thenu Senthil
Grade: 11th
Position: Awards Lead

Name: Raymond Yang
Grade: 12th
Position: Engineering Lead

Name: Nathan Dickinson
Grade: 11th
Position: Mechanical Lead

Name: Antoni Ostrowski
Grade: 12th
Position: Co-Mechanical Lead

Name: Hannah Park
Grade: 12th
Position: Strategy Lead

Name: Evan Leung
Grade: 11th
Position: PR Lead

Name: Ryan Lee
Grade: 11th
Position: Programming Team

Name: Alina Kim
Grade: 11th
Position: Programming Team

Name: Anya Houk
Grade: 10th
Position: Programming Team

Name: Joey Kovalik
Grade: 12th
Position: Team Manager

Our Robot

Name: Ratchet
Dimensions: 25″L x 37″W x 24″H
Weight: 90 lb
Concept: A practical robot that excels at manipulating gears and the rope
Features:

WCP 2 speed transmissions – 6.5fps and 19fps
Passive gear manipulation system with loading from loading station and secure placement on peg
Rope climber in 3-6 seconds using team provided rope

Awards

Silicon Valley Regional Winner
Team 604 was Rank 3 with a record of 14-1-0.

2017 Hopper Division Championship Subdivision Winner
Team 604 was Rank 4 with a record of 15-2-0.