West Carrollton High School
PIRATE ROBOTICS
2017 FIRST Steamworks
Pirate Robotics participated in the 2017 FIRST Steamworks competition. They won the Team Spirit award at the Miami Valley Regional and competed at the Buckeye Regional.
2024 Crescendo
In 2024, Pirate Robotics competed in the Miami Valley Regional. We are proud of our robot, which incorporates swerve drive and for the first time laser guided movement. We also employed added laser light sensors to control the loading of the Note automatically. While we didn't completely implement PID, we devised a PID- like approach that allow us to effectively control the robot movement and shooter mechanism.
2023 Charged Up
In 2023, Pirate Robotics competed in the Miami Valley Regional and Greater Pittsburgh Regional. At one point late in the Pittsburgh competition, we were ranked as high as 7th place! We are proud of our robot, which incorporates swerve drive and a virtual 4-bar linkage. We finished the season ranked 35 out of 55 teams in the state of Ohio.
2020-2021 Infinite Recharge
In 2020, Pirate Robotics competed in the Miami Valley Regional, finishing qualifications in 25 place out of 60 teams.
2019 Destination: Deep Space
In 2019, Pirate Robotics competed in the Miami Valley Regional, Pittsburgh Regional, and the Detroit World Championships. At the Miami Valley Regional, Team 6032 finished qualifications in 5th place out of 60 teams, and made it to the Finals of the playoffs. They finished the season in 10th place out of 96 teams from Ohio, West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania and qualified for the World Championships in Detroit.
2018 FIRST Power Up!
Pirate Robotics participated in the 2018 First Power Up game. The team competed in the Miami Valley Regional, Pittsburgh Regional, and the Detroit World Championships. At the Pittsburgh competition, Team 6032 achieved their first major win taking home a winner display banner, trophy, plaque, and medals. They were also invited to the World Championships in Detroit, Michigan.
2016 FIRST Stronghold
Team 6032 participated in its first competition in the 2016 game - FIRST Stronghold. After winning the Rookie All Star award at the Buckeye Regional, the team was granted an automatic invitation to the world championships in St. Louis, Missouri.