Team Names/Themes List
 

We are currently looking at a new name for the combined teams that I am coaching. We want to make sure that we aren't using a name that is used by another team or a similar theme. Does anyone know where a list like this exists?

Thanks
Nate Edwards
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I don't know of a list such as this, but I would venture to guess that the combined brain-power of CD could probably tell you whether or not someone else is already using it.

On another topic, it's not that bad to use a theme that is already in use. For example, there are a large number of teams (even high-profile teams) who wear tie-dye, and there are a large number of teams who have common high school names/mascots (Bulldogs, Spatans, Chiefs etc).

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As a general thing, you don't really want to share a name/look with a "big name" team.

You might, for a list, try TBA. However, note that that will be hard to do, because the information is on the team pages and there isn't really a good way to list it.

Looking at the team names you have, I think you have some options. You could combine the names, you could come up with something completely off the wall, you name it. Bring the name on over here when you're done and we'll let you know if it is too close to another team's name (or if it's really going to matter due to distance/odds of playing each other).

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I am sure that somewhere someone has a list of all the teams current and past.

Any ideas at where such data would be?

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Mark McLeod (sp?) had a list somewhere. *searches*

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Or even small teams, for that matter. I believe it was Buckeye 2007 that hosted 3 "Robocats", including my own team. We decided to notify the announcer that we'll just be "Bedford Robotics" for that competition.

So while you generally may not care about having a common theme, you should try to be as original as possible anyway. As Francis and Eric said, though, give us the name or names you're considering, and the mind-boggling group here will let you know if it even comes close to another team's identity.

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FIRST wiki has a decent list.
http://www.firstwiki.net/index.php/Index_of_Teams

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Using conflicting gimmicks and names isn't always a death blow. In fact, it can actually create really cool relationships. Obviously never intentionally name your team the LightningRoosters so that you can befriend the Thunderchickens, but it's not the end of the world if you share a gimmick. For example, 1714 and 1086 both have blue uniforms and cheeseheads. We learned of this at Atlanta on 2008... "Why does a team from Virginia wear cheese????". We then picked 1086 as alliance partners and enjoy talking to them every time we go to Atlanta. Perhaps someday a Cheese Head Alliance will win the Newton Division? :D

Anyway, if you're really concerned, you can ask here on Chief Delphi if a gimmick's been done by a "big name team" or whatnot.

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http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=77259 has the links you want.

(Oh, and your spelling is correct, Akash.)

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If your trying to come up with names/themes, you might enjoy this thread.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ght=team+names

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there also seem to be a lot of yellow/gold and black teams

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Anyone can use this name: Team ROFLCOPTER

My team was almost ROFLCOPTER, it was our second choice after REX. I am fairly sure that no team is using it. Think about it, a roflcopter themed team!

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Honestly, I think Nate is looking for something a bit more mature than Team ROFLCOPTER, Team Noobsauce, etc. The teams he mentors have a combined 13+ years experience in FRC (not exactly rookie types).

@Nate- good luck and feel free to bounce ideas of me if you want.

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Yeah... Looking at the teams, one suggestion might be Albany Phantoms. I can't think of any other teams that use the Phantom name/theme.

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In 2002, team 341 had a student vote to determine our new name and theme (little did we know it would stick with us 7 years and counting!)

The finalists were Miss Daisy and Blood Sucking Wombats.

I was overruled.

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I liked the daisy chain of flowers on the railing in the stands next to where the team sat at IRI. Of course, you could probably achieve that same happy, friendly, and approachable effect with Blood Sucking Wombats, though I could be wrong.

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Most people didn't seem to mind too much "If another team re-used your team's name or the name of a past robot as their 2008 robot's name... how would you feel about it?" in Ducky's thread
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=62767

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That earlier post was about robot names... and I do not know if it would go over quite as well with some of the more unique team names.

Just a personal preference.... (and a lesson learned from many summers of having to come up with neighborhood swim team names in my childhood)... the more unique the name/theme... the better and easier to remember.

A childhood favorite... The (Eveningwood Pool) Silver Pickles! We even made a giant paper-mache silver pickle complete with goggles and a cape that traveled to meets with us.

For example in FIRST... Teams like Exploding Bacon, The Holy Cows, Space Cookies, SPAM, or The Cheesy-Poofs are rarely confused for other teams due to the catchiness of their names. Other teams have strong themes... like Miss Daisy's flowers, Raider Robotics' Hawaiian shirts, The Devil Ducks, & Space Coast's pink.


Some random mascot/theme suggestions follow...

-Silver Pickles (and if you use this one... I'd love a team shirt!)
-Aardvarks or Platipi
-Something related to Perforated Toilet Paper Rolls (Invented and Patented in Albany!)
-"The Dukes of Albany" -Could be morphed into a Knight or Dukes of Hazard theme.
-"The Outstanding Ocelots"
-Pirate theme
-Survivor/Castaway theme
-Hospital/ER theme
-Rusty Bolts
-The Short Circuits (Johnny 5 is Alive!)
-A pop-culture reference like the Edsel

I don't know if any of that helps... but there it is.

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If you are looking for a name with science/math terms included (cheesy, but awesome none-the-less), I have thought of a few, but Im not sure if they are real team names...

Torr-mentors- (tormentors)
Ionic- (iconic)
Pi-rotechnics- (pyrotechnics) my personal favorite :D

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maybe something like "The Terabolts" (terabytes)?

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"You must spread some more reputation around before giving it to Jane Young"

Having Killer in our name has made it diffiuclt at times to spread a cheerful reputation. I wouldn't change the name though.

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You can always go with an element or a planet. Something with a common name, like how we are Team Mercury. Sometimes we play up the planet Mercury and space like we have the past few years, other times we play on the element mercury and its chemical symbol Hg (aka quick silver, which we've used for our robot names) and still other times we've played off the Roman god Mercury, the messanger. It makes it fun to be able to switch it up. Also, your theme and logo don't really need to match I mean, we have a lightning bolt cause it's cool. :cool:

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I like... ^__^

but yea, those kind of names are fun, and give people a chuckle (being a member of a team whose name has a similar concept "pi-oneer", ive had people come up to me, laughing, and saying the name is clever and that they liked it) :)

just a thought...

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Keep in mind also that if your team doesn't like the gimmick or thinks of a better one, there's little stopping you from changing the team name. Teams as super awesome as the and the Holy Cows have done this.

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The Cheesy Poofs have always been that name. They used to have a collaboration with the Bionic Bulldogs (60); together they were the Bionic Poofs.

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I believe that that reference is actually a reference to the Bionic Bulldogs, FRC#0060. The Bionic Poofs was a name given to the collaboration of teams 254 and 60 around 2004. It sounds better than "Cheesy Bulldogs"...

General non-descript team names: anything with "robo-" or "techno-" (unless the second half is Katz or Ticks--those are already taken...) should probably be avoided, unless you can make it catchy. Ditto for "-bots" and "-botics". Note that if you make it catchy or unique, it can actually work pretty well, but if it's something like "Robo-mascot" or "Mascot-bot(ic)s", it's going to be hard to stand out.

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Coud have sworn I heard "Bionic Poofs" being announced in an ancient video for team 254. Guess I needed my one completely wrong fact posted on CD for the week. :/

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I believe their 04 robot was called the bionic poof.

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Yes but you have those goofy awesome caps.

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Well, on behalf of Temper Metal. I can say that the judges like to ask for the story behind your name. So, it is good to know what the person who thinks up the name was thinking. A few judges asked and each one got a different answer because many didn't know exactly what the story was. I'm still not 100% sure, but I do love the name.

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One other thing to think of...
The name should be catchy AND easy to say. Announcers (of which I am one) tend to shorten or make up their own nickname for teams that have hard to say names. Sometimes they are not the best and sometimes they get miss pronounced 'cause we talk so fast our brains can't keep up (unless you are Paul C). :)

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The FIRST wiki page has teams, but it doesn't have most of the team names.

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A query like [site:thebluealliance.net bobcat robotics] might help you dodge any potential duplicates!