Past Robots
2021:
Unfortunately, team 5746 was not able to build a new robot or compete in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. In spite of these challenges we kept meeting virtually and planning for 2022.
2020:
5746's 2020 robot was called Ichabot Crane
2019:
Sea Bucket, a play on words of the name of our first robot in 2019, Sea Biscuit, performed much better than its predecessor. Able to "Simply but Efficiently" deposit cargo in the cargo ship and the lower port of the rocket, with its large corrugated plastic bucket, or attach hatch panels to low ports using its lead screw powered "Demogorgan Claw", Sea Bucket was able to score up to 4 cargo and 2 hatch panels each match. Although lacking a HAB climbing mechanism, it was able to start on Lvl 2 without any damage, and was always timely to park to help get the endgame ranking point. Team Human Error worked hard between competitions to redesign, build, and code the new robot under the time and weight constraints of the Out-of-Bag Time and the Withholding Allowance, allowing this Mark II of their 2019 season to compete well at the Hartford District Competition.
5746's first 2019 robot Sea Biscuit, named after the racing horse, was designed to be an assist bot and lift others onto HAB 3 using a cascading ramp. This strategy was chosen to guarantee the endgame ranking point each match. The bot was also equipped with a chain powered Hatch Panel manipulator called the "Demogorgan Claw", after the character from the popular show Stranger Things (Netflix). Sea Biscuit was unable to transport or score cargo at all, and had no Climbing mechanism, instead placing priority on the assist in the endgame. Human Error had high hopes for Sea Biscuit heading in to the Waterbury District Competition, however due to high usage of null panels in matches and the abundance of HAB Lvl 3 climbers, our bot was not able to shine to its fullest. Our bot was sent to play defense due to the lack of need for level one panels and a ramp, so it became roughed up by other bots, eventually getting caught with another robot, tearing the top half of the ramp off. Team Human Error was faced with more bad luck when their bus got canceled the final day of competition due to snow. Team Human Error would like to thank team 948 - NRG (Newport, CT) and team 4557 - FullMetal Falcons (Middletown, CT) again for volunteering to drive Sea Biscuit when they could not attend the competition.
2018:
Human Error's 2018 robot was named AL, after one of our donors. We designed AL to be able to do everything. We were able to get power cubes on any level of the switch, scale, or in the exchange and we were able to guarantee that we got a autonomous ranking point by getting power cube in the switch each match. However, we were not able to add a climber to our robot before bag day. At the Southern CT District Competition, we ranked well at 13th and were picked to join the 4th alliance with Team Beta - 2836 and The First Law Enforces - 178. We were able to make a comeback in the quarterfinals defeating Illuminati - 3555, GUS Robotics - 228, and TechTigers - 3654 in the tiebreaker after falling behind after the first match. We were eliminated in the semifinals by a great alliance of the Gaelhawks - 230, the Grasshoppers - 95, and stupendous rookie team LongMetal Robotics - 7127. It was a great run for AL and Human Error had a great time with alliance partners Team Beta and The First Law Enforcers. In AL's second competition the Hartford District Competition, it performed worse, ranking 26th and not getting picked by any alliance captain.
2017:
Human Error's 2017 robot was named Botty McBotface. It was one of the quickest climbers in its two competitions, Hartford District Competition and Waterbury District Competition, however the gear mechanism and intake was not polished, causing the gears to slide off the front of the bot and it could not shoot any fuel. This led to the bought not performing as well as had been hoped. Originally, the kick off manual said that the robot could not be touching the gear in order for them to pick it up. So, we planned to make an active gear mechanism. We had not made a mechanism like this in the past so were face with a challenge. It was not until just before bag day we found out we could make a passive geat mechanism.
2016:
Human Error's 2016 robot was named Bonnie to fit in the theme with our 2015 robot name, Clyde, after the bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie was a fast and nimble bot that specialized in going over obstacles and through gates using a small articulating arm. Bonnie competed at the Waterbury and Hartford District Competitions. At Waterbury, Bonnie competed extremely well, making it all the way to the finals with alliance partners 2064 - The Panther Project and 1099 - The Discotechs before losing to 177 - Bobcat Robotics, 558 - Elm City Robo Squad, and 5686 - The Wirecats in the finals. At Hartford, Bonnie performed well, although missing out on the elimination rounds.
2015:
Our 2015 robot was our first robot and was named Clyde. The main purpose of Clyde was to, once other robots were done making stacks of bins, to slide them across the field to where they needed to move to. This is so the other robot did not have to waste time moving the stacks themselves. At the Waterbury District Competition, we did well, but lost in the quarterfinals with our alliance of 1124 - The UberBots and 4055 - NRG. At this event, we won the Rookie All Star Award and the Highest Rookie Seed award. At the Hartford District Competition, we did well, but did not make the elimination rounds. At Hartford we won the Highest Rookie Seed Award and the Rookie Inspiration Award.
Our team, Team Human Error 5746, was founded in the fall of 2014 for our rookie season in FRC, Recycle Rush. We have competed in 5 years of FIRST Robotics Competitions and are approaching our sixth year. Through the years we have expanded from working in the back of a science classroom to having a section of our school's wood shop dedicated to robotics. Our team has grown in strides over the past few years and is ready to make an impact this coming year.