Team History

2023-2024

The 2023-2024 game is, “Crescendo”. The game is themed around music and concerts as part of the overall 2023-2024 FIRST® in Show season.
(Referenced Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescendo_(FIRST))

This year FIRST Team 1764 will be competition at the Heartland and Greater Kansas City Regionals.

2023-2024

2018-2019

The 2018-2019 game is, “Destination Deep Space”. The game has an outer space theme and involves two alliances of three teams each competing to place hatch covers and rubber balls or "cargo" on rockets and cargo ships before returning to their hab platform to climb at the end of the match.
(Referenced Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination:_Deep_Space)

This year FIRST Team 1764 will be competing at the Heartland and Greater Kansas City Regionals.

Awards:

Quality Award - sponsored by Motorola Solutions Foundation

2017-2018

The 2017-2018 game is, “Power Up”. The game has a retro 8-bit theme and teams are required to place milk crates, or "power cubes", on large balancing scales to tip the scale and gain ownership. Alliances can also trade power cubes for power ups, giving them a temporary advantage in a match. At the end of the match, robots can climb the tower attached to the centre balancing scale using a rung attached to the tower, giving them additional points.

Awards:

Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers— FIRST® Team 1764 received the Entrepreneurship Award for developing a comprehensive business plan in order to define, manage, and achieve team objectives.

Judges Award — The Judges Award was presented in recognition of the team's efforts, performance and/or dynamics which were found to be exemplary.

This year FIRST Team 1764 will be competition at the Arkansas City Rock and Greater Kansas City Regionals.

2016-2017

The 2016-2017 game is, “Steamworks”. There are many ways to score points in this game. Your robot can shoot large wiffle balls either in a low goal or high goal. The high goal scores points three times more efficient than the low goal. The wiffle balls can be picked up off of the ground, or there are containers of 50 balls on the side of the field. Those containers can be activated by pressing a lever located near them. The robot may also start pre-loaded with 10 wiffle balls. The robot can also pick up large gears and place them onto the scoring peg. The gears are then raised on top of a platform in the middle of the field, and human players can place the gears in their appropriate gear trains. Every time a gear is scored, it continuously takes more gears to score the next tier of points. The gears can either be picked up off of the ground, or they can be slid in from outside the field into the robot. Your robot may start with one gear situated inside of it. The final way your robot can score is by climbing a rope located near the platform in the middle of the field.

Awards:

Judges Award — The Judges Award was presented in recognition of the team's efforts, performance and/or dynamics which were found to be exemplary.

2015-2016

The 2015-2016 game, "Stronghold", requires robots to traverse an elaborate field of obstacles which feature a portcullis, cheval de frise, drawbridge, and moat. Teams also have the option of shooting "boulders” into a high and low goal placed on the exterior of the tower. A human player (spy) is strategically positioned to see the other team’s defenses and help communication opposing alliance strategy to their alliance back at the drive station. The aim of the game is crossing enough defenses and shooting enough “boulders” to breach the opposing alliance’s tower. Matching the theme of the game the 2015-2016 robot has been named “Sir Robin the-not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot”.

Awards:

Regional Chairman's Award — FIRST® Team 1764 was presented the Regional Chairman's Award for the team's embodiment of FIRST®'s purpose and goals.

2014-2015

The 2014-2015 game is "Recycle Rush". The game is based upon the intricate manipulation of various objects. The field will be loaded with recycle bins, totes, and pool noodles (litter). The items may be manipulated into several positions or stacks for more and more points. The goal is to get a recycling bin with a pool noodle already in it to be placed upon a high stack of totes in the scoring area. During the autonomous period robots are challenged to stack 3 of the distinct yellow totes onto the scoring platform to score extra points. Another twist in the game is the use of litter. For every pool noodle that is on your side (unprocessed litter) of the field the opposing team gets four points.

Awards:

Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson and Johnson — FIRST® Team 1764 received the Gracious Professionalism Award for outstanding demonstration of FIRST Core Values such as continuous Gracious Professionalism^®working together both on and off the playing field.

Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler — FIRST® Team 1764 received the Team Spirit Award because of displayed extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit through exceptional partnership and teamwork furthering the objectives of FIRST.

2014-2015

2013-2014

"Aerial Assist" was a projectile based game. Goals were positioned at the alliance walls at either end of the field. There was one low goal on the ground, and a high goal above the driver’s station. The robot was tasked to fire a large round ball, red or blue for the respective alliances. The opposite alliance could either work to score or attack. The robots fought for control of goals or balls.

Awards

Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers — FIRST® Team 1764 received the Entrepreneurship Award for developing a comprehensive business plan in order to define, manage, and achieve team objectives.

2013-2014

2012-2013

The 2012-2013 game was "Ultimate Ascent", which tested the robots mobility as well as its skills in manipulation. Throughout the match the robots could collect Frisbees from around the field and launch them into various goals, all of which scored different amounts of points at different difficulty levels. The field also featured a pyramidal tower with three rungs leading to the top. During the autonomous period robots shot the Frisbees into any goal. After the autonomous period robots could be controlled to not only shoot Frisbees but to climb to the top of the tower and insert the Frisbee into an extra goal at the top.

Awards:

Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers — FIRST® Team 1764 received the Entrepreneurship Award for developing a comprehensive business plan in order to define, manage, and achieve team objectives.

2012-2013

2011-2012

“Rebound Rumble” was based off of basketball. During a match our robot would try to collect small basketballs and throw them into basketball hoops of varying heights and point values. The field was divided by a small bump with teeter-totter “bridges”. That year, FIRST added a twist to the autonomous period at the beginning of the round: one team per alliance could use the Microsoft Kinect to control the robot in a new “hybrid” mode. The end-game required teams to balance on the bridges in the middle of the field for bonus points, and had the opportunity to gain rank-affecting “coopertition” points by balancing with the other alliance on the middle bridge. That year, FIRST Team 1764 competed at the Kansas City and Colorado Regionals. The team earned the Industrial Safety Award and Entrepreneurship Award as the Greater Kansas City Regional. At the Colorado Regional in Denver, the team was selected for an alliance and made it to semifinals. We were also rewarded with the Engineering Inspiration Award for the third year in a row thanks in large part to our new project: The Robot Builds Me. Thanks to this we qualified for Championships at St. Louis.

Awards:

Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories — FIRST® Team 1764 was presented the Industrial Safety Award for progressing beyond safety fundamentals by using innovative ways to eliminate and protect against hazards.
Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer — FIRST® Team 1764 received the Entrepreneurship Award for developing a comprehensive business plan in order to define, manage, and achieve team objectives.

Engineering Inspiration Award — FIRST® Team 1764 received the Engineering Inspiration award which celebrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team’s school and community.

2011-2012

2010-2011

"LOGOMOTIONTM" is the 2010-2011 game where robots organize game pieces on pegs in a pattern of three rows and three columns. More points are awarded for successfully duplicating the pattern of the FIRST® logo with the triangle, circle, and square game pieces arranged sequentially. After this occurs, during both the teleop period and the autonomous period, robots can then begin the end-game sequence and move toward the poles in the center of the field. Each robot can deploy their own mini-bot or another team's mini-bot. As they launch each mini-bot, the mini-bots proceed to climb to the tops of the towers and race to score more bonus points. At the Minnesota Regional, our team qualified to the St. Louis National Competition with a Industrial Safety Award and an Engineering Inspiration Award.

Awards:

2010-2011

2009-2010

"Breakaway" is deemed as a cross between soccer and a triathlon. It was similar to soccer in that the game was played by scoring goals on a field with three alliances on each team. The competition focused on diversity in that robots greatly benefited from speed, maneuverability, and strength. Robots raced to maneuver over large bumps or through small tunnels in order to shoot soccer balls into goals at each end of the field. At the end of each match these behemoths faced the final challenge of elevating themselves into the air to score much acclaimed bonus points. FIRST® Team 1764 competed in the Kansas City and Minneapolis Regionals. In Minnesota, FIRST® Team 1764 received the Safety Award and the Engineering Inspiration Award which qualified the team for the Atlanta, Georgia Nationals competition. The team was rewarded with the Judges Award in Kansas City.

Awards:

Engineering Inspiration Award — Celebrates the team's success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within the Liberty School District and community. In recognition of these virtues, the team was qualified for attendance at the Atlanta Nationals competition.
Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories — FIRST® Team 1764 earned this award for consistently demonstrating excellence in industrial safety throughout the competition.

Judges Award — The Judges Award was presented in recognition of the team's efforts, performance and/or dynamics which were found to be exemplary.

2009-2010

2008-2009

The competition, "Lunacy," featured "moon rocks" which were manipulated into the opposing team's trailers which were pulled behind each robot. FIRST® Team 1764 attended two competitions in 2008-2009 in St. Louis and Kansas City. At the conclusion of the Greater Kansas City Regional FIRST® Team 1764 was ranked 8th out of 61 teams and at St. Louis were ranked 18 out 36. At both competitions we were featured in an alliance for the quarter finals and were the only team to score points in autonomous mode at the St. Louis Regional. The team was recognized with a Safety Award, the Gracious Professional Award, and the Rockwell Automation Innovation Award as a result of their efforts in these regionals. Additionally, for the second year in a row, our CAD (Computer Aided Design) team's submission was selected as a finalist entry in the Atlanta Championship.

Awards:

Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories — We were chosen to be one of five safety award recipients due to our diligence in team safety at the St. Louis Regional. This award is bestowed on teams, by a team of safety advisers, who show excellence in safety practices throughout the competition.

Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson and Johnson — We were chosen for this award by the teams participating in the St. Louis Regional. Teams are asked to vote for a team who shows and most defines the meaning of Gracious Professionalism.

Innovation and Control award sponsored by Rockwell — This award was bestowed on us for being the only team to score in autonomous mode at the St. Louis Regional.

Top 5 Finalist in Excellent in Design — We were chosen as one of the top five teams worldwide to compete for the CAD Award at the finals in Atlanta, GA. Teams are chosen as finalists for their skills and use of applications in Autodesk Inventor.

2008-2009

2007-2008

In the 2007-2008 game of "Overdrive," a large track ball was hurdled down the field and vaulted to clear overpasses in a race against time and the other alliance. FIRST® Team 1764 competed with their robot "Atlas" in the Greater Kansas City and Denver Regionals. We achieved a ranking of 7th seed in the Denver competition and were featured in alliances during quarter finals at both regionals. The team was recognized at the Denver Regional with the Motorola Quality Award. Furthermore, our CAD team submission was selected for competition at the Atlanta Championship as a finalist entry for the first time in FIRST® Team 1764 history.

Awards:

Quality Award sponsored by Motorola— We were chosen for this award because of our robot's robustness in concept and fabrication.

2007-2008

2006-2007

The 2006-2007 game "Rack and Roll" featured an aluminum structure called the "rack" on which blue and red inter-tubes were placed and scored in a "connect four" fashion. At the end of the game, robots scrambled to lift and be lifted by their team-mates. FIRST® Team 1764's robot "Ham Sandwich" competed at the Kansas City Regional. "Ham Sandwich" was designed to be a "jack-of-all-trades" robot which would block, capture and place inter-tubes, and lift alliance robots for bonus points. Although the team did not receive any awards during the 2006-2007 year, they learned many valuable lessons which they have applied every year since.

2005-2006

"Aim High", the featured game for 2005-2006 required robots to accumulate and shoot foam balls into goals both on the field and in the air using camera visual technologies. Competing in the most notorious regional in Michigan was the way that FIRST® Team 1764 decided to "Aim High" for their rookie year. Even though no awards were received, the team brought immeasurable experience away from the competition. This competition defined how FIRST® Team 1764 would play and act for years to come.