Pi-oneer Robots 2005-Present

2025 – Theseus

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Game: FIRST Dive
Robot Name: Theseus
Capabilities:

  • Can pick up algae off the reef and off the ground, and score it into the processor.
  • Can score coral on all 4 levels of the reef.
  • Can climb on the deep cage at the end of a match.

2024 – Velocitraptor

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Game: FIRST Crescendo
Robot Name: Velocitraptor
Capabilities:

  • Can play notes in both the amp and speaker field elements.
  • Can score notes in traps at any point during tele-op.
  • Can lift itself onstage and contribute to harmony.

2023 – Joe

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Game: FIRST Charged Up
Robot Name: Joe
Capabilities:

  • Can use it’s extendable arm to pick cubes and cones off the ground
  • Sorted said cubes and cones with utmost precision.
  • Balanced on a destabilizing mechanism

2022 – Randall

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Game: FIRST Rapid React
Robot Name: Randall
Capabilities:

  • Can pick up and accurately shoot into the high goal.
  • Can quickly pick up ammunition off the ground.
  • Can pull itself up onto the highest rung of the Hanger.

2020 & 2021 – C-3πO

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Game: FIRST Infinite Recharge
Robot Name: C-3πO
Capabilities:

  • Can pick up and accurately shoot power cells into the high goal.
  • Can manipulate the control panel.
  • Can pull itself onto the rendezvous point at the end of a match.

2019 – Laika

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Game: FIRST Destination: Deep Space
Robot Name: Laika
Capabilities:

  • Can place hatch panels on the cargo ship and all levels of the rocket.
  • Can place cargo in the cargo ship and all levels of the rocket.
  • Can climb to the level two habitat at the end of a match.

2018 – Dragon

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Game: FIRST Power Up
Robot Name: Dragon
Capabilities:

  • Capable of acquiring yellow boxes called cubes off of the arena floor.
  • Upon the acquisition of these cubes, Dragon can transport them throughout the arena and is designed to place them onto scales throughout the arena.
  • Aside from the scales throughout the arena, the cubes can additionally be brought through the exchange portals, to help utilize power-ups.
  • The most innovative addition brought about by Dragon is the ramps on either side, utilized to help lift the allied robots up the tower in the very center of the arena.

2017 – Brazin’

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Game: FIRST Steamworks
Robot Name: Brazin’
Capabilities:

  • Can acquire and place gears onto a horizontal spring “peg” in autonomous and teleop.
  • Can acquire yellow balls called fuel off of the floor and shoot them into a high boiler.
  • Can climb onto a rope at the end of the game.

2016 – Leonardo

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Game: FIRST Stronghold
Robot Name: Leonardo
Capabilities:

  • Able to go over all defenses.
  • Able to score/shoot in the low goal.

2015 – Reaper

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Game: Recycle Rush
Robot Name: Reaper
Capabilities:

  • Able to score up to 3 soccer balls during Autonomous Mode.
  • Able to drive over the bumps across the field.
  • Able to control and kick soccer balls into goals.
  • Able to hang during the end of the match for bonus points.

2014 – Nightwing

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Game: Aerial Assist
Robot Name: Nightwing
Capabilities:

  • Able to catch and shoot balls.
  • Scored into the low and high goal.

2013 – Sidewinder

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Game: Ultimate Ascent
Robot Name: Sidewinder
Capabilities:

  • Able to shoot frisbees while stationary and moving.
  • Multiple drive speeds.
  • Able to hang from level one of pyramid at the end of the match for bonus points.

2012 – Iron Horse

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Game: Rebound Rumble
Robot Name: Iron Horse
Capabilities:

  • Able to score two basketballs during Hybrid Mode.
  • Able to pick up basketballs off the ground to score into the 2 point and 3 point goals.
  • Able to shoot from the bridge, key, and against the fender.
  • Able to go over both the bridge and barrier.
  • Able to balance on the bridge alone or with one or two other robots at the end of the match for bonus points.

2011 – Mantisaurus

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Game: Logomotion
Robot Name: Mantisaurus
Capabilities:

  • Able to pick tubes off the ground and score on all three levels of the rack.
  • Deployed a Minibot during the end of the match that could climb the pole in seconds for bonus points.

2010 – Weeble

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Game: Breakaway
Robot Name: Weeble
Capabilities:

  • Able to score up to 3 soccer balls during Autonomous Mode.
  • Able to drive over the bumps across the field.
  • Able to control and kick soccer balls into goals.
  • Able to hang during the end of the match for bonus points.

2009 – Apollo

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Game: Lunacy
Robot Name: Apollo
Capabilities:

  • Turreted shooter could shoot Orbit Balls into opponents’ trailers.
  • Able to pick up Orbit Balls off the ground.

2008 – Landshark

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Game: FIRST Overdrive
Robot Name: Landshark
Capabilities:

  • Able to pick up Trackballs off the ground, and place them on or over the Overpass.
  • Could place Trackballs on the Overpass during the end of the match for bonus points.

2007 – Johnny 5

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Game: Rack ‘n’ Roll
Robot Name: Johnny 5
Capabilities:

  • Used suction to pick up tubes off the ground.
  • Able to put tubes on the first and second levels of the Spider.
  • Able to lift one other robot 4” off the ground at the end of the match for bonus points.

2006 – Clyde

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Game: Aim High
Robot Name: Clyde
Capabilities:

  • Able to pick up Poof Balls off the ground and shoot them into the high goal.
  • Could get up on top of the ramp during the end of the match for bonus points.

2005 – Scorpion

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Game: Triple Play
Robot Name: Scorpion
Capabilities:

  • Had articulating arm to lift Tetras onto goals.
  • Could stack Tetras onto other Tetras on goals.