Our robot's name is always a variation of SAM. It's a dual acronym for:
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Small
And
Mighty (our team motto), and
-
Salem's
Awesome
Machine (we're located in Salem County, NJ)
Our motto is based on the fact that being located in a more rural area, we tend to have a smaller number of students than many. Nevertheless, we remain a competitive, award-winning team.
Usually the robot name is also based off of robot functionality. Here's our current and some of our past robot names:
2013 - Sure Shot SAM - Because when we shoot, we intend to score
2012 - Sam Swoosh - Our favorite sound that year
2011 - Sam Shark - Our pickup mechanism this year snapped up the tube quickly, and made some of the team members think of a shark.