Most Recognizable Teams

[holygrail]

I'm giving a presentation next weekend about the importance of Spirit and Marketing at a local FIRST workshop and I thought that I'd put it out there to see what some of the most memorable and interesting teams are. I'm looking for what sets them apart, not just for the teams that win the most, but the teams that seem to have that special something that makes them fun to watch whether they win or lose.

So, what are the teams that you look forward to seeing each year? Maybe they have a funny theme, crazy mascots, interesting robot designs, or some kind of funny gimmick, that makes them stand out.

[akoscielski3]

Where's Waldo team 1547. They are an all girls team, and can really build a robot and have cool ways to make the robot. Always cheering in the stands at GTR and had a battery charging station like no other, they put an alternator on a exercise bike this year to charge them! Here's there website http://waldo.castle-ed.com/

[Colin P]

We had a lot of people give really positive feedback on our team name. We won the Spirit Award at Waterford, too. It's not always the teams that have been around the longest that get noticed the most.

[CalTran]

One of the teams I'm always on the look out for would be Team Titanium. As another local team, I'm sure that you're quite aware of their exceptional record. The thing that draws me to them are the eyes they have on the back of their shirts, and usually as some sort of screen on their robot. I really want one of their t-shirts. Another thing of theirs is Titanium - the Guitar Hero playing robot. Usually draws a crowd at Greater Kansas City.

[connor.worley]

1717's jumpsuits and LED nametags are hard to miss.

[Dillon Carey]

The Pink Team

do i really need to explain?

[Basel A]

No list of recognised teams would be complete without Exploding Bacon! I mean, I bet I could just go, "Oink Oink-

[Tim Delles]

Originally Posted by Basel A

No list of recognised teams would be complete without Exploding Bacon! I mean, I bet I could just go, "Oink Oink-

"BOOM?" hehe

111 - Wildstang

[Siri]

hmmm....
"FLOW-ER POW-ER"
*clap* *clap* *clap clap clap* *clap clap clap clap* "GO MOE!"
"ROLL-ING THUNDER"

So, Miss Daisy, MOE, and Rolling Thunder in addition to Exploding Bacon and WildStang. ThunderChickens, Hawaiian Kids, and Killer Bees, too.

I think "recognizable" to me usually means a very distinctive uniform--that hopefully carries into the robot and pit--and an awesome shout-out. 1511's red-white-black cameo, MOE's neon green, WildStang's tie-dye, and the Hawaiian kids (take a wild guess) especially excel at the former.

You've got to have a reason to be remembered, though. Case in point, I also never fail to recognize RoboWranglers, Simbotics, OP, or HOT. This is less about branding and more about being ridiculously awesome. (Their branding is good too, but nothing really compares to performance.) Locally, 433, 1647, and 103 stick in my mind for similar reasons.

[Bjenks548]

From Michigan, I've got to throw in 217 the thunder chickens. The shirts are such a bright green there really hard to miss. There robot always has nice green on it too (great lights this year!). Also their robots performance doesn't hurt.

[Jared Russell]

I have always been amazed how even at Championships, you can spot all of the MOE team members in the room from a half mile away. MOE and Pink are, for my money, the most recognizable teams in FIRST.

[rachelholladay]

In terms of visibility MOE and Pink definitely win. I always admire how the Killer Bees incorporate the bee theme into the aesthetics of their robot. The Robonauts and the Cheesy Poofs seem to have a talent for looking professional, in both their team appearance and robot.

[O'Sancheski]

SPAM... With the superman like logo. (I guess you could also say the UberBots because the almost have the same logo.)

[nlknauss]

Originally Posted by Jared341

I have always been amazed how even at Championships, you can spot all of the MOE team members in the room from a half mile away. MOE and Pink are, for my money, the most recognizable teams in FIRST.

Without a doubt, I agree!

[Peyton Yeung]

Team 254 has a nice blue robot with the signature transformers logo every year.