BEST TEAM IDENTITY

[David Kelly]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

A few years back in Atlanta, I was on an escalator behind a team that stood out in the manner in which they conducted themselves and in how they looked. It was FRC 234. They had 'professional' written all over them.



I have come to know members of both teams and what I saw in Atlanta and in a photo were exactly who they are. Incredible.

Thank you Jane! We work hard to ensure our students ALWAYS act in a respectful, professional, and well mannered way both at events and in life. Our school, sponsors, and mentors spend a lot of time, money, and put their reputation on the line to be associated with Cyber Blue 234 so we mandate that this be followed. Our students become better people as a result of this.

Our 2008 team motto on our shirts is: Commitment to Excellence.

[=Martin=Taylor=]

Originally Posted by lilstogi11

Actually, has anyone gotten one made specifically for their robotics team? I want to see if that would be within our budget.

We made "The Hat" ourselves out of felt and black mesh. Then again, it wasn't very hard. Probably even easier than making clothes; basically a big bag. lol

It also has a CPU fan powered by RC car batteries to keep the mascot cool.

In that picture you can also see team 973's mascot, the Greyhound, which I believe is made from diamond-plate aluminum duct-taped together. Pretty cool looking, but a little uncomfortable.

[joshsmithers]

From my experience, the teams that have stood out the most are 365, 67, 34, and 384. 365 is just green. As for 67, their robot and team stood out to me in 2005, my rookie year. 34 had a great team in the stands at Palmetto last year. 384 was classy back when they had them collared shirts and very ethusiastic cheering squad and still are outstandish at competitions.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by David Kelly

Thank you Jane! We work hard to ensure our students ALWAYS act in a respectful, professional, and well mannered way both at events and in life. Our school, sponsors, and mentors spend a lot of time, money, and put their reputation on the line to be associated with Cyber Blue 234 so we mandate that this be followed. Our students become better people as a result of this.

Our 2008 team motto on our shirts is: Commitment to Excellence.

My pleasure, David. It was the interaction between the mentors and the students and the obvious respect for each other, as well as the attire. The image has stayed with me for a few years.

[Jack Murphy]

Originally Posted by Salbert

No one mentioned MARS 1523 with our Red/Black fuzzy hats and our aliens? I do agree that Pink, Bacon, SPAM, and Swamp stand out!

I had sooooo much fun at UCF. I sat with my Mom and Dad between Pink and MARS. It don't get better than that. (sic)

[Donut]

There are alot of teams that are known well, but for me those I recognize from sight/color (not robot performance or community efforts) are:
111 Wildstang - tie-dye everything, you just can't miss it
624 CRyptonite - the "anti-superman" in team and name, I love there capes and they are one of my personal favorites to see
1902 Exploding Bacon - when your mascot explodes, no one forgets you
1266 Devil Duckies - the adopt a ducky program was brilliant, and I never understood, chinese take out boxes!?
233 Pink - the name says it all

[roboticWanderor]

Originally Posted by Donut

624 CRyptonite - the "anti-superman" in team and name, I love there capes and they are one of my personal favorites to see

More than the capes, 624 CRyptonite ALWAYS has the most RIDICULOUS hair at LSR. each team member has a unique and equally goofy/cool molded green hairdo, from simple spikes to giant coils and one i can only describe as a satellite dish!
They looked so good at LSR this year. drive team: suits and a cape, pit crew:black jumpsuits. and the rest of the team wearing awesome t shirts. Their robot looked as good as the rest of their team, sporting a slick chassis and magnificent claw.
my ups are to 624 for best team image

[sprocketeater]

CRyptonite never fails to have the wackiest hair at LSR. Sometimes you can tell when they're coming around the corner because you see a bright green spike of hair first! Combined with their capes, they look like green supermen who had very...creative barbers. Props to team 624 for managing to shock us with their new hair designs yearly.

[afi419]

Aces hight? we're gonna fly to the sky?

[BQuennell]

Gotta say 1717 stands out really well at the reagonals both on and off the field. I missed seeing 100 this year but I had a blast dancing with their hat in Davis 2006.

[Arefin Bari]

Team 175 (BUZZ) stands out a lot. They have HUGE SMILEY FACES!

[Éowyn]

Wildstang immediately lept to mind, followed closely by 233 and 1902.

I am curious, though. How recognozible are our big orange "W"s, orange bumpers, and dressed up drivers wearing *gasp* bright orange pants?

[Mark Pierce]

I'd rather not add any repeats from others. I notice that many of those mentioned have had an incredibly consistent image over the years, which adds greatly to their prominence on this list. I think I recognize nearly all of the teams mentioned here and they are all definitely have great identities.

In the West Michigan Area, I think the 288 RoboDAWGS deserve recognition from someone outside the team. Not only is their nine year old logo easily recognizable, they've carried the image through the robot design and pit displays. The team seems to make new friendships at whatever event they attend. Their first imagery award (St. Louis 2008) was long overdue. Other WM teams that I think almost anyone can recognize easily at any distance are 107 - The Maroon Platoon of Team ROBOTICS and 141 - The Wobots. There are also several newer teams in the area who seem to be working hard to refine and establish a team identity. Some of them will be making this list in a few years.

[HOT_SOUP]

1848 (Soup), anyone? lol

[Illegalsocks]

I'm going to have to say MOE or Pink for most recognizable in appearance, and Exploding Bacon for most recognizable team cheer.