BroncoBoTs

 
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BroncoBoTs

Meet BroncoBoTs Members

9 Core Student Leads
Priya
Team Captain

Priya

Neil
CAD specialist

Neil

Anvi
Pit Crew Team Captain

Anvi

Aarav
Programmer

Aarav

Saanvi
Driver

Saanvi

William
Driver

William

Disha
Outreach Representative

Disha

Sayali
Pit Crew/Human Player

Sayali

Dhiyaa
Outreach Representative

Dhiyaa

Meet BroncoBoTs Mentors

3 Core Mentors
Teja M.
Engineer

Teja M.

Mathan A.
Engineer

Mathan A.

Sudheer S.
Engineer

Sudheer S.

About BroncoBoTs

We are the BroncoBoTs...

  • We are a rookie team, but we bring experience from FIRST LEGO League, where we built problem-solving, teamwork, and iteration.
  • At the start of our season, our team converted an unused loft area above a horse stable barn sponsored by Pringle Stables.
  • We effectively used our resources, planned, prepared, and installed the flooring ourselves over the course of a few weeks.
  • Working directly above the horses created an unexpected daily connection and we viewed them as members of our team. This is why we created the name BroncoBoTs.
  • Our mentors are: Coach Teja, Coach Mathan, and Coach Sudheer
Engineering Design Process

Engineering Design Process

  • Our approach is fail-fast but agile.
  • We start with fundamentals of problem solving using the materials and knowledge we have instead of jumping into complex solutions involving machining and off the shelf solutions.
  • Meet 1 - Goal to shoot all the 3 balls while getting loaded by our human player. We designed "baby hands" that pushes the ball to the shooter wheels to shoot into the goal. But there were a lot of inefficiencies (slowing cycle time, etc).
  • After Meet 1 - With Retrospective we made two goals.
    1. To be able to shoot all three balls in 1 second.
    2. To be able to ground intake the balls one side and shoot from the opposite side to increase cycle time efficiency.
Outreach & Impact

Outreach & Impact

  • We connected with FRC Team Argos (5-time Central Illinois Regional champions). We were able to tour their Caterpillar practice facility, and gained a deeper understanding of FIRST’s impact on the STEM community.
  • We inspired our sponsor, Pringle Robotics, to donate $15,000 to Argos. We plan to collaborate with them on STEM outreach projects in the coming months.
  • Connected with Mr. Vijay, a mechanical engineer at JTec Industries, to strengthen our CAD skills.
  • Mentored FLL Team 66309 (The Artifact AvengerBoTs) and conducted mock judging sessions.
  • Grew our team from 7 to 9 members during the season.
  • Sought feedback from Mr. Joe (Head FTA) and resolved robot disconnection issues with his guidance.