SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS
Team 102 Gearheads
Past Robots- 1998: The Somerville team begins! Our first robot, Agent Orange, went to the New Jersey regional and did very well.
Robot: Agent Orange - 1999: As the program began to develop and spark interest among the students, the team became official in 1999. By now, the team has developed their second robot, The Torquenator.
Robot: The Torquenator - 2000: In 2000, the newly formed GEARHEADS teamed up with Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, and were able to attend their first Championship in Orlando, Florida, with their next robot, The Sprocket Rocket. At the Championship, the Sprocket Rocket did incredibly well, and, along with its alliance, came in second place.
Robot: The Sprocket Rocket - 2001: Following the immense success of the preceding robots, team participation spiked in 2001. The team was the largest it had ever been, and with such enthusiastic members the Hot Rod was built.
Robot: The Hot Rod - 2002: The GEARHEADS had an impressive success rate, especially with the FireWire, which was built the following year. They ranked a spectacular 13th place in the Johnson & Johnson Mid-Atlantic Regional, and allied with Team 869 in preliminary competitions. The GEARHEADS also won the Pennsylvania Robot Challenge while allied with Team 303 and Team 25, and attended the Championship Event the same year.
Robot: FireWire - 2003: The GEARHEADS's success continued into the following year, with wins at the New Jersey Regional and the Johnson & Johnson Mid-Atlantic Regional with the X-Wave. During the New Jersey Regional, the Gearheads had the best autonomous mode of the competition, with it succeeding in every match.
Robot: X-Wave - 2004: Unfortunately, the limited funding by the school allowed for participation only in the 2004 New Jersey Regional competition, with their robot Captain Hook.
Robot: Captain Hook - 2005: After a year without funding, the GEARHEADS came back ready to build an intense robot ready to make up for what it couldn’t do the previous year. The Shocker competed in the 2005 New Jersey Regional and did quite well.
Robot: Shocker - 2006: With their 2006 robot Firestorm, the GEARHEADS finished in the quarterfinals in the New Jersey Regional, the semifinals at the Long Island Regional, and first place at the Brunswick Eruption V while allied with Team 271 and Team 293. Firestorm also won the General Motors Industrial Design Award at the Long Island competition.
Robot: Firestorm - 2007: In 2007, with their new & improved robot, Firestorm 2.0, the GEARHEADS attended the New Jersey and Long Island regionals. At the Long Island regional, the team won the Engineering Inspiration award, which is the second highest award a team can receive. This claimed the Gearheads a spot in the National Championship in Atlanta, GA, at which the team did very well.
Firestorm 2.0 - 2008: was one of the most successful years for the Gearheads ever. They built the fastest FIRST robot in the world, Orion; it travelled nearly 30 feet per second! At the New Jersey regional, the team finished in the quarterfinals and won the Judge's award. At the Long Island regional the team won the Entrepreneurship Award, and Orion, along with its fellow alliance teammates, claimed first place and secured a spot in the National Championship in Atlanta, GA. After the Championship, the team became the first team to win the FIRST® Finale Asphalt Race, a robotic drag race, and was crowned the fastest FIRST® robot in the world.
Robot: Orion - 2009: We took one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind! This year was all about the game "Lunacy". We built a robot which could maneuver on a low friction surface while dumping "Moon Rocks" into our opponent's trailers.
Robot: Lunacy - 2010: In 2010 we built a robot for the game "Breakaway". Soccer balls were flying everywhere, even accidentally hitting a judge! Our team worked together to win the Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson at the New Jersey Regionals Competition. We also won the Connecticut Regionals, progressing our way towards the FIRST® Championship.
Robot: Breakaway