Team Names – How?

[Wayne C.]

Raider Robotix came from our school's team the "Raiders". I still dont know what a raider is but the mascot for the school is a tough looking eagle in a tight blue sweater. I thought "raiders" were bad birds that killed baby birds in the nest. So I guess we are stuck with a name for a sinister, nest robbing, coward raptor.

The line of Evil Machines was the incidental brainchild of Mark Leone. Since 2000 we always listen to the other teams for the best name for that season's robot. In 2003, when we had the original Evil Machine, we were in a furious scrambling, pushing match for the platform in the Stack Attack game. In that round our partner accidentally got in the way and we nearly tipped them over. Mark's announcing voice chimed out "thats one evil machine- they dont like anybody!!!".
From then on the name stuck and we have had 4 Evil Machines- 2 of which made it to National finalist.


So I guess team 25 is named for killer birds and sinister mechanics. I guess that beats "the fluffy bunnies"

WC