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x all of it.

I bet that a name will present itself.

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You are NOT alone.

Simple, concise, no inside jokes, nothing that could be construed as offensive, and ideally something memorable.

Of all the options in the poll I thought Unobtanium fit this bill the best, hands down.

Re: New Team Name? (Poll)
 

I've asked a few people, and "Unobtainium" has been the general favorite.

Re: New Team Name? (Poll)
 

Yup, it's the most "accessible" of all the names you've provided to vote on.

Partybot - sounds like a robot name rather than a team name.

Heliusmahydrolinecarverrio - I have no idea how to even pronounce this, and neither would virtually anyone else. It sounds like an inside joke and it would take far too long to say. You'd probably be referred to forevermore as "Team 1234 - Heliu-whatever."

Indefinite Egg - Again, sounds like an inside joke, it doesn't evoke robotics at all.

The Snacks Are Around The Corner - Another inside joke? And a bit long besides.

Heliotrope Sun - This could work as a team name, but it's a bit of a mouthful to say.

Unobtainium - Most of us like this the best because it is short, and while it is based on an inside joke, it is one shared with anyone who is a fan of science and comic books (which is, basically, all of us).

You want people to say "Ahh, I get it" or "Cool name!", and not "... huh?"

Re: New Team Name? (Poll)
 

my team, Bear Metal is similarly named: Our school is the Tahoma Bears.

also to be kept in mind is that whatever name you pick now could be changed if you so chose: we were TRC (Tahoma Robotics Club) in the first few years of our existence

Re: New Team Name? (Poll)
 

I guess it would be easier if this wasn't a homeschoolers' team. Anyway, we are going to vote on a team name at our first meeting.

Re: New Team Name? (Poll)
 

I recommend you consider the full team branding and imagery, not just the name. You can make a brand from a name or start with a theme and let the name follow. It is important to have a complete brand when selling yourselves to sponsors or game announcers.

Here's a few non-school mascot examples with very strong branding.
- 2655 Flying Playtpi http://team2655.org/
- 2059 The Hitchhikers http://team2059.org/
- 1902 Exploding Bacon http://www.explodingbacon.com/

In our case, we started with a hot rod car theme and the name followed.

Good luck with the new team.

David Allred
Mentor, ROBOTZ Garage

Re: New Team Name? (Poll)
 

Shouldn't that be Unobtania?

Re: New Team Name? (Poll)
 

I think that Unobtainium will work in this case, because its plural form is not commonly known (like Titanium, for example).

Re: New Team Name? (Poll)
 

Glad to hear someone else thinking about homeschoolers. In my case, we are in process facilitating creating of couple of FLL teams and probably jrFLL teams, as people who responded fall in that age category.

I wish you luck. :cool: