Robots

14 robots, newest first. Each one is a file in src/content/robots/.

Kitty, the 2024 robot, on a cart in the YETI shop

2024Kitty

Crescendo

Our 2024 robot for Crescendo presented by Haas.

Placeholder image for Aurora, the 2022 robot

2022Aurora

Rapid React

Our most successful competition season. Aurora went 35-14-0 in official play and finished 8th in North Carolina, on a turreted shooter that could adjust trajectory in almost any direction.

Borealis, the 2022 offseason robot, on the field with blue bumpers

2022Borealis

Rapid ReactOffseason

YETI's first swerve drive robot, built for the 2022 offseason. Borealis ranked 9th at Doyenne with a 4-4-0 record.

2021Subzero

Infinite Recharge

Our 2021 robot, and our first with a turret. Built for a season that COVID reshaped into at-home challenges.

Whiteout, the 2020 robot, on the competition field

2020Whiteout

Infinite Recharge

Our 2020 robot, and the season COVID cut short. We kept improving Whiteout afterwards, using it to teach rookies the electrical system and the climber.

2019Polaris

Destination: Deep Space

Our 2019 robot. A jaws-of-life inspired disk intake gripped hatch panels, and a cascade elevator reached the third level of the rocket.

Avalanche, the 2018 robot, on the competition field

2018Avalanche

FIRST Power Up

Our 2018 robot, and our fastest to that point at 22 ft/s. Its continuous elevator raised the intake arm seven feet in two seconds.

Permafrost, the 2017 robot, on the competition field

2017Permafrost

FIRST Steamworks

Our 2017 gear robot. An active claw intake fed a storage compartment, and pneumatic ejection doors placed gears on the airship.

Black Ice, the 2016 robot, on the competition field

2016Black Ice

FIRST Stronghold

Our most decorated robot. Black Ice won the NC State Championship and the Guilford County event, and could damage every defense from the front except the drawbridge and sally port.

Winner — NC District — Guilford County Event
Chairman's Award — NC District — Guilford County Event
Entrepreneurship Award — NC District — Asheville Event
Finalist — NC District — Campbell University Event
Entrepreneurship Award — NC District — Campbell University Event
Winner — NC State Championship
Regional Chairman's Award — NC State Championship
Woodie Flowers Finalist Award — Lia Schwinghammer — NC State Championship

Frostbyte, the 2015 robot, with its arm raised on the field

2015Frostbyte

Recycle Rush

Our 2015 tote stacker, and the longest-serving robot we have built — Frostbyte was rebuilt for the 2016 and 2017 games and competed in all three.

Excellence in Engineering Award — Georgia Southern Classic Regional
Chairman's Award — North Carolina Regional

Fluffy, the 2014 robot, holding a large yoga ball

2014Fluffy

Aerial Assist

Our 2014 robot, built around an air-powered catapult that could truss a ball 35 feet, with a catch frame on top for receiving passes.

Finalist — Queen City Regional
Judge's Award — Queen City Regional

MoMo, the 2013 robot, on the competition field

2013MoMo

Ultimate Ascent

Our 2013 frisbee robot, and one of our best autonomous performers — MoMo usually made all three high-goal shots without a driver.

Chompa, the 2012 robot, on the competition field

2012Chompa

Rebound Rumble

Our 2012 basketball robot. A muzzle-loaded articulating shooter fed by a multi-roller belt system, plus a pneumatic arm for dropping the bridges.

Wampa, the 2011 robot, on the practice field beside a scoring hoop

2011Wampa

Logo Motion

Our 2011 robot. Mecanum drive, a four-bar gripper for hanging logo pieces, and a rubber-tubing minibot deployer that climbed the pole in about a second.