Team 254F
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General Information
Team 254F was founded under different principles than the other 254 VEX teams. Every year, 254F seeks to find the most innovative defensive solution to the game challenge, implementing mechanisms which attract the attention of the audience and other teams alike. Much more than members of other teams, 254F participants value experimentation over effectiveness.
Please refer to the main 254 page for more general team history, sponsors, and links to our other teams.
Team Members
B: Build P: Programming M: Media (Web, Camera) C: Coach D1: Driver 1 (Driver) D2: Driver 2 (Operator) Italics denote an honorary member, someone not on the team but whose significant contributions merit recognition.
2009: Elevation
- Kendall Searing, Captain (B, D1)
- Taylor Furtado (B, D1, C)
- John Mueller (B, P, C, M)
- Omar Arid (C)
2010: Clean Sweep
- Kendall Searing, Captain (B, P, M, D1)
- Omar Arid (B)
- Gareth Chen (B)
- Michael Youngdahe (B)
- Matt Shales (B)
- Bhargava Manja (B, P, C)
Robot Profiles
Data represents configuration at last tournament entered by the robot. Traditionally, names are only changed for complete revisions. MAXDIM denotes a measurement indicating <.1" clearance (of the 18" cube restriction) on all sides. cap. - an abbreviation for capacity
Shopping Cart '09
- 18 lbs, MAXDIM, dual cube shooter (San Ramon '09 only), held all the cubes in the field
- 1 potentiometer, 1 bumper switch
- 6-motor, 4-wheel drive, top speed 2.18 fps
- 2-motor single-joint arm, 7:1 gearing
- 2-motor dual tank tread intake, 1:3 gearing
- Bonus cube (multi-directional), platform (multi-directional)
Wall (defensive section) '10
- ~30 lbs, extending/folding 12ft wall
- 2 pneumatic cylinders
- 0-motor, 4-wheel drive, top speed undetermined, 1:36 gearing
Floyd (offensive section) '10
- ~10 lbs, medium ball manipulator
- 1 potentiometer
- 6-motor, 4-wheel drive, top speed 2.18 fps
- 2-motor single-joint arm, 1:5 gearing
- 2-motor dual tank tread intake, 3:1 gearing
High Hopes (not used in competition) '10
- 18 lbs, MAXDIM, standard wall bot, ramp intake within wall
- 2 optical shaft encoders
- 4-motor, 4-wheel drive, top speed 3.6 fps
- 2-motor, 2-wheel strafe, top speed 1.2 fps
- 2-motor, 2 pneumatic piston, double bar link wall with floating intake, 3:1 gearing
- 2-motor horizontal dual tank tread intake, 1:1 gearing
- In theory intake/outake all ball sizes
- Held three white balls
Outside the Wall '10
- ~10 lbs, MAXDIM, conveyor belt
- 2 optical shaft encoders
- 4-motor, 4-wheel drive, top speed 2.4 fps
- 2-motor lower belt, 1:1 gearing on an 18 tooth sprocket
- 2-motor upper belt, 1:1 gearing on an 18 tooth sprocket
- 2-motor front roller, 1:4 gearing
- Pneumatic gate
- Small ball and medium ball intake, white ball capability
Tournament History
Each tournament is followed by the game year and the robot name. ★ denotes a tournament in which the team qualified for World Championships. Italics denote any awards received at that tournament.
Bellarmine Bay Area '09: Barn of Steel
- Team 254F was the title of Barn of Steel, a 254 failbot entered into this tournament to fill the 18th spot in the 18-team regional. It was built in a day by John Mueller and driven by Taylor Furtado.
Siatech '09: Shopping Cart
- Record: 2-7-0 (Q:2-5-0, E:0-2-0)
- Qual. Seed 15/22
- Alliance 6, Pick 1, Quarterfinalist
- -
San Ramon '09: Shopping Cart
- Record: 5-2-1 (Q:4-1-1, E:1-1-0)
- Alliance 3, Pick 1, Quarterfinalist
- Qual. Seed 4/17
- -
Dallas [World Championship: Science Div.] '09: Shopping Cart
- Record: 1-5-0 (Q:1-5-0, E: - )
- Qual. Seed 124/130
- -
- -
Bellarmine Bay Area '10: Wall and Floyd
- Record: 5-5-0 (Q:4-3-0, E:1-2-0)
- Qual. Seed 11/22
- Alliance 7, Captain, Quarterfinalist
- -
Ceres Central Valley Clean Sweep Tournament '10: Outside the Wall
- Record: 4-4-0 (Q:2-3-0, E:2-1-0)
- Qual. Seed 19/27
- Alliance 4, Pick 2, Finalist
- -
Contact Information
Please send any questions or suggestions to team254F@gmail.com.
