Robots

The Robots

Our recent competition robots, newest first.

We build a new robot every year, starting in the summer for the spring competition. These are the most recent ones, newest first. The code for each is on GitHub.

2026 photo coming soon

2026 · REBUILT

2026 robot

This one won the Creativity Award at the Ventura District event. Its code is written in Python (RobotPy) instead of the Java we’ve used before. It has a swerve drivetrain, a flywheel shooter, and Limelight vision for lining up on a target.

  • Creativity Award
  • Swerve drive
  • Flywheel shooter
  • Limelight
View the code
2025 photo coming soon

2025 · REEFSCAPE

2025 robot

Built for Reefscape. An elevator and a wrist let it score coral at different heights, and a climber handles the endgame. It runs on swerve, and a Limelight camera helps it drive up and line up on the reef automatically.

  • Elevator
  • Wrist
  • Coral intake
  • Climber
  • Limelight
View the code
2024 robot, Eclipse

2024 · CRESCENDO

Eclipse

Eclipse, in our pit. You can see our sponsors’ logos on the polycarbonate panels. The orange rollers pull game pieces in through the intake. It won us the Excellence in Engineering Award at the Los Angeles Regional.

  • Roller intake
  • Sponsor panels
  • Excellence in Engineering
View the code
2023 robot, Nova

2023 · CHARGED UP

Nova

Nova has a tall chain-driven arm for picking up and placing cones. The orange light on top is there so the drive team can see its status from across the field.

  • Arm
  • Cone handling
  • Dean’s List Finalist year
View the code
2022 robot, Eve

2022 · RAPID REACT

Eve

Eve picks balls up off the floor with rollers. It has LED strips along the frame and clear polycarbonate panels, so you can see everything inside.

  • Roller intake
  • LED strips
  • Polycarbonate
View the code

Our process

How we build a robot

  1. 01

    Plan

    Read the new game, then decide what the robot should be great at.

  2. 02

    Design

    CAD and prototypes, before we cut any real parts.

  3. 03

    Build

    Machining, assembly and wiring in the robotics room.

  4. 04

    Program

    Autonomous and driver controls. The code is on GitHub.

  5. 05

    Compete

    Fix what broke between matches, and go again.

Want to join?

If you go to Buckley, come by the robotics room after school. We’ll find something for you to work on.