Robots

2025 Reefscape - Mako

For our team and Mako, 2025 was a year full of growth and learning. This season, we built two versions of our robot, earned the Spirit Award at both the Pitt County and NC State Championships, and made the playoffs at both District events. It was a season defined by teamwork, progress, and perseverance, and we are proud of everything we accomplished.

Mako featured:

7 ft tall three stage elevator
Swerve drive with field oriented control reaching speeds up to 4.85 m/s using Kraken motors
One Limelight 3G and one Limelight 4 for reliable pose estimation

2024 Crescendo - Aquila

For our team and Aquila, 2024 was a really exciting year! We were at the Orange County district event, where we won the Judge's Award, were finalists at the Mecklenburg County district event, and made playoffs at the NC State Championships.

Aquila featured:

Swerve Drive that can reach speeds of up to 7m/s using kraken motors
Pivoting shooter for speaker and amp
Consistent 5 note auto
Two Limelight 3s and one Limelight 3G for reliable pose estimation

2023 Charged Up - Charles

For our team and Charles, 2023 was a really exciting year! We took first place at the Johnston County district event, won the Industrial Design award at the Mecklenburg County district event, and made playoffs at the NC State Championships.

Charles featured:

Swerve Drive that can reach speeds of 4.5m/s using falcon motors
Rotating wrist design end-effector
Telescoping arm capable of extending four feet
Ambitious autonomous programming using two Limelight 3s

2022 Rapid React - Loopy

For our team and Loopy, 2022 was a really exciting year! We took first place at the FRC District Championship, won the UNC Pembroke district competition, and made for the first time ever, traveled to the FRC World Championship.

Loopy featured:

Swerve Drive that can reach speeds of 4.5m/s using falcon motors
Dual-flywheel upper hub shooter with dual falcons
Limelight 2+ used for auto-targeting and range finding
Reliable Traversal Climb with static hooks and arms
5 Ball Autonomous totalling 22 points

2021 Infinite Recharge - Loki

Drive Train:

4 Falcon 500 tank drive
WCP single speed gear boxes
Colson and omni west coast drive

Power Cell Scoring Mechanism:

CNC cut turret with 3d printed back ramp
Falcon 500 powered dual-colson flywheel
Chain driven turret mechanism powered by 775 pro motor
2 stage turret flip up powered by 4 inch pneumatic actuator
Targeting of goal using Limelight 2+ vision targeting
Power cells fed into the turret via a 4 in blue compliant intake wheel

Intake Mechanism:

Pneumatic drop down intake
775 pro powered dual-intake rollers
CNC cut arms
Spindexer mechanism in the center rotates the power cells around to organize them in a loop
Spindexer spinner made of surgical tubing and powered by 775 red line

Climbing Mechanism:

Single hook design,CNC cut
Box tube telescoping arm
Custom winch with motor lock

Frame:

Custom Frame built out of 2" x 1" 1/8" wall aluminum extrusion
Welded frame using vex clamping blocks for drive wheel mounts

2020/21 Infinite Recharge - Darth Roomba

Drive Train:

4 Falcon 500 tank drive
Vex ball-shifting gearboxes produce 9fps/20fps speeds in low and high gears
6" 60D Hi-Grip wheel for solid traction on offense and defense.

Power Cell Mechanism:

Welded aluminum frame box design
Mid-box roller to ensure proper Power Cell feed to main rollers
Falcon 500 powered pivot arms with 36:1 Sport gearbox moving 3:1 spur gear set on a drive shaft
Targeting of the loading station with Limelight 2+
Intakes 5 PCs in approx. 1 second from the floor and all loading station positions
Outputs 5 PCs to low goal in less than 1 second

Control Panel Mechanism:

Flip-up design to preserve trench capability
Flip by 4" pneumatic actuator
4 x 2" compliant wheel stack for positive contact with control panel
Driven by Redline motor in a 4:1 57 Sport gearbox
Controlled using an SRX mag encoder in a hex-bore housing
All control panel actions achieved using automated controls

Climbing Mechanism:

Single hook design, hook forged from 1/2" steel with base ring
80/20 elevator powered by 775pro motor in a Versaplanetary 25:1 gearbox
Andymark Afterburner winch powered by Falcon 500 in a Versaplanetary 25:1 gearbox

2019 Destination Deep Space - Mia

Drive Train:

4 Mini CIM motors
4 12:1 Sport planetary gearboxes
4 Mecanum wheels (6in)
Welded steel motor/gearbox mounts

Hatch Panel Manipulator:

Pneumatic extending arm
Pneumatic actuated tri-tip prong mechanism
4 in pneumatic actuator opens and closes prong mechanism
60 psi working pressure
Hatch panel is guided out on a rail system
3 prong mechanism grips Hatch Panels

Cascade Lift:

Arms are fabricated out of 1 in extrusion
775 motor runs pulley system to move the lift up and down
Pre-set positions to each height on the rocket

Hab Climb:

Rack and pinion system
4 rack and pinions push the robot up simultaniously
Driven by 4 mini CIM motors
4 20:1 Sport planetary gearboxes driving pinions
Each motor contains an attached Mag encoder
Welded steel arm mounts

2018 Power-Up - Eugene Crabbs

Drive Train:

4 CIM motors
12.75:1 Toughbox Mini gearboxs
4 wheel, short wheelbase tank drive

Power Cell Mechanism:

Dual pincer claw manipulator
4 inch pneumatic actuators to open and close claws
Manipulator head drops down on hinged mount to deploy after match begins.

Lift Mechanism:

Dual-purpose three-stage continuous elevator using the Andymark elevator bracket system
Chain driven with #25 chain on 18 tooth sprockets
CIM motor powering a 48:1 Banebots planetary gearbox
Top stage contains and lifts the Power Cell mechanism
Climbing hooks attached to top of second stage.

2017 Steamworks - Tommy

Drive Train:

4 CIM motors
12.75:1 Toughbox Mini gearboxs
6 wheel tank drive

Gear Mechanism:

Sheet metal construction
Through-slot for gear lift peg access
Flared opening to allow loading from field loading stations

Climbing Mechanism:

Custom welded steel cylinder winch body with spirally-arranged pins to engage lift rope.
Chain drive to cylinder from CIM motor in 36:1 Banebots planetary gearbox
Custom welded steel mounting frame with shaped aluminum guide plate