This year, we participated in the current 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) season, REEFSCAPE, where two alliances of three robots each compete to score coral and algae on a reef, and then climb cages on a barge at the end of the match to earn points.
Our 2025 onseason Competition robot, used in the Ventura Regional, Arizona East Regional, and the World Championships.
Robot Reveal
Competition robot during the Silicon Valley Regional and Arizona East Regional
Competition robot during on and off seasons in 2023
Swerve Drive
L2 gear ratio
Intake
2 roller
Competition robot during on and off seasons in 2022
Swerve Drive
L2 gear ratio
Elevator Climb
66'“ fully extended
Lower and upper hooks
Intake/Outtake
4 Falcon 500 motors
Competition robot during off-season competitions in 2021
West Coast Drive
Falcon 500 motors
Attached to moving arm:
Intake
Hopper
Shooter
Climb
Competition robot during the season and at Chezy Champs
West Coast Drive
NEO motors
Lvl3 Climb Elevator
Limit switches manage optimal velocity and height
Energy output increases with robot weight
Is able to do a triple climb
Cargo Arm
Hatch Mechanism
Competition robot during Madtown Throwdown
West Coast Drive
NEO motors
Lvl3 Suction Triple Climb
Cargo Arm
Hatch Mechanism
Competition robot throughout the 2018 FRC season
West Coast Drive Base
Elevator
Fabric Intake Mechanism
Multiple Autos:
2 cube auto in the switch
Drives on any user defined path
Either scale from both sides
6 cubes per match
The Iron Panthers when 13-16-0 in their 2022 season, competing in the Ventura County Regional and the Monterey Bay Regional
For the first time in Iron Panther history, we have become the World Champions in FRC 2019 Destination: Deep Space!
At SFR, the Iron Panthers places third after qualifying matches and makes it to semifinals. They also win Dean’s List and Creativity Award! Later on, 5026 places tenth after qualifying matches at CVR and makes it to semifinals, winning the Innovation in Control Award. The Iron Panthers also attends the Houston Championships and places ninth after qualifying matches in the Carver division, becoming the seventh-seed alliance captain.
The Iron Panthers makes it to quarterfinals at both San Francisco Regional and Silicon Valley Regional. They then compete at Houston Championships and make it to quarterfinals in the Roebling division. Off-season , the Iron Panthers becomes a finalist at Chezy Champs.
5026 selected as an alliance partner by Kika Mana and Funky Monkeys, making it to semifinals for the first time at the SIlicon Valley Regional
In 2014, the Iron Panthers started participating in the First Robotics Challenge, which was Aerial Assist that year. They participated in two regionals: Sacramental Regional and Silicon Valley Regional.
For the first time in Iron Panther history, we have become the World Champions in FRC 2019 Destination: Deep Space! A huge thanks to our sponsors and families who have helped make our dream a reality!!
Our FRC team, along with 973 The Greybots, 1323 Madtown Robotics, and 4201 The Vitruvian Bots, competed in Einstein representing the Newton Subdivison and finished the 2019 Houston Championships as the new World Champions!
Though we started as 64th place out of 67 teams in the Newton Subdivision, Iron Panthers finished in rank 21 and was the second pick for the Newton first-seed alliance. From there, we played against the winners of the five other alliances in the Einstein playoffs. Going into the Einstein round was already an amazing position and our team was ecstatic. Despite early difficulties, our team pushed through with extreme perseverance, and we managed to make it to the final championship round. We lost our first match, but we kept working hard and won our second match and the tiebreaker, winning 2-1 against a reigning World Champion team.
Our 2019 season has come to a close. But that's not all! Make sure to check back soon for all of our plans with outreach and the off-season!
