Team History Timeline
Our team originally started participating in FIRST robotics competitions in 2011. Our team members have always shown passion and dedication for Robotics and the STEM program as a whole. This has been shown through our unique robots and our successes in competition. Throughout the years we have grown to create a community here at TJ.
Starting with 2011, these are short paragraphs detailing each year of Sparta Robotica's past:
2011
2012
2013
Our rookie year began in 2011 with the competition “Logo Motion”. We competed with very little knowledge but still ended up winning a finalist award our first year!
Our robot had very unique features that set us apart from other competitors’ bots. For 2012’s competition, “Rebound Rumble,” the robot was constructed with recycled materials from the school’s bleachers and $35 worth of hardware.
The next robot, featured in “Ultimate Ascent,” was incredibly accurate while aiming the frisbees, which allowed us to shoot without much hesitation.
2014
2015
2016
Following this competition in 2014 was “Aerial Assist”, where our robot did very well in providing support to our alliances. Our best skills were defense and shooting, with a focus on defense
Our robot in 2015, “Recycle Rush,” showcased a ball screw, nearly six feet in height, used to propel the arms up and down the frame.
Proceeding this in the 2016 competition, “Stronghold”, the robot had wheels that helped to pick up the balls which were then scored. We had a small chassis size to help maneuver through the course easily.
2017
2018
2019
In 2017 there the competition was “Steamworks” where we built a chassis with gears that had a basket that picked up fuel. This year we qualified for the international competition held in Houston!
Following this was “Power Up”, 2018. This robot was made up of an eight-foot arm that would latch onto hooks and attempt to pull and hold itself up. The arm also lifted crates onto a scoring platform.
Shortly after, we participated in “Destination Deep Space”. In this competition, we had an arm that lifted our shooter into the air in order to score cargo into the cargo ship and the rocket.
2022
2023
2024
In 2022 we built a robot named “Betty White”. Betty White used tank drive and had a roller intake in order to collect the balls and a shooter that used an elevator in order to provide us with an ample amount of force.
In 2023, our team created a robot named "AJO" that used a swerve drive and had an arm with rollers as the intake. The purpose of the game was to score cones and cubes into a node. We were able to successfully score and our speed improved significantly due to swerve drive.
In 2024 our team created our newest robot, Metronome. Metronome was created to intake and shoot foam rings called notes, and climb a chain in regional competitions. This year Sparta Robotica has performed the best we ever had, reaching second place in the Arizona Valley regional and 5th place in the Colorado Regional.