[AcesPease]

1999 Maverick: double omni wheels on one end (before they were invented?), Giant cog wheels on the other end for climbing the puck. Articulated arm with powerful yaw capable of stealing playing pieces from other robots and righting our robot if flipped. Lost only one round at National Championships winning with 1 and 48.

2001 Scorpion: Balanced the ramp by reaching over the side and then letting the software fine tune. Our driver figured out the trick, it was not the original plan, the software was supposed to do all the work. Still running, really fun at demos.

2002 Ace: Tiny bot that beat the beast in quarter finals at Disney. Amazing high speed auto locating program got this bot to the goals first every time.

2004 Mayday: Nothing outstanding, but this bot did well on the field. Winner at BAE. Played 3 3 round eliminations in a row on the Newton Field before being stopped by the Buckeye champs of that year.

2006 Pokerface: a bit of an overachiever like Mayday, can still shoot ten poof balls in less than 6 seconds. Finalist at BAE, Winner at UTC New England and #1 seeded finalist on Newton.

2007 Ace of Spades: My current favorite. Arm is a bit reminiscent of Maverick with the addition of an elevator. Our only other robot with omni wheels. Fast and maneuverable, does best in an all offensive game, (check out the Toronto elimination matches on Blue Alliance). #1 seed and finalist at UTC Connecticut, Winner in Toronto.

The robots that won banners (1999, 2004, 2006, 2007) had few or no breakdowns at Championships and drivers that were able to improvise solutions to game challenges on the fly.