During week 4 we worked less on the balls and more on the climbing/hanging. We built our elevator for the actual bot. We then started to...

During week 3 we fixed a couple things on the practice bot. Then we started driving it again. We began to take apart more of the old...

During week 2 we knew what we wanted to do so we started to work on the practice bot. We built the drive train and worked on rebuilding...

During week 1 we started to brainstorm and decide what we wanted to build for our robot. We chose to do climbing and balls. For the...

Welcome to the 2020 FIRST Robotics Competition: INFINITE RECHARGE℠! "In INFINITE RECHARGE, two alliances work to protect FIRST City from...

We're with the top seated alliance, first match, playing as defense. The Sandstorm begins: We drive off and wait. The storm ends we push...

Ranked: 32nd Position: Blue 3 With our last win, new oppertunities open. Our colaboration with the alliance has led us to take on a...

Ranked: 36th Position: Blue 1 The last matches defeat came as a surprise to some of us(those of which whom weren't watching the score)....

Ranked: 36th Position: Blue 1 We start off with one match before us, a rematch of 26, we wait patiently. The match kicks off, our arm and...

Ranked: 35th Position: Red 2 The last defeat leaves us with a 3-4-0, win-lose-tie. With this our last match of the night, a rematch, we...

Ranked: 25th Position: Blue 2 Last Matches win brings renewed hope. As soon as the match begins we lift off with little sucuess. Another...

Ranked: 32 Position: Blue 2 After yet another defeat and a momentary rest, we stand ready for the next challenge ahead. The storm rolls...

Ranked: 23rd Position: Red 1 After last matches defeat we eagerly await our chance to redeem ourselves. After making corrections in the...

Ranked: 16 Position: Blue 1 The match starts, we hit the corner if the cargo hard; stuck. Sandstorm ends, it appears our robot loses...

Ranked: 23rd Position: Red 3 The suspense is intense as we wait for the match to begin. The sand storm rolls in, blinding the drivers....

As the final moments draw near, we finish this week off strong. Mechanical: This week we have begun reassembling the robot. We attached...

This week offered large accomplishments. Mechanical: We finished the elevator and attached it to Elon. It extends to approximately 10ft...

We are making tremendous progress as a team! (here's the link to the above video in full size: https://www.facebook.com/athertonrobotics/...

As we wrap up Week 3 of build season, we have accomplished many tasks throughout the team. These include new mechanical features,...

We popped our ball! But that is okay because the awesome people at Kettering University had a spare for us. : ) We have made tremendous...