On February 17, a minute before midnight, the defending champion Team 2848 Jesuit All Sparks finalized their "groundbreaking build season as they bagged another tournament robot," according to club moderator Mr. Michael Couvillon. Reflecting on the season, he mentioned that with this year came "a more thorough prototyping process supported by an arsenal of fabrication machinery. The CNC laser...
Bam! Screech! Pop! Under the Terry Center, students drill away at their robots, adjusting them to face fierce competition. The On November 4th, the Jesuit Robotics team sent multiple teams to the first FTC Tournament of the year.
So what exactly happens at a Robotics Competition? Well, as Ryan Chiang ‘19 stated, “There are two seasons, FTC is primarily during...
This year for Christmas, there is a new item that is bound to find its way onto your list. No, it's not a new iPhone 6 or Xbox One. The Robotics team will be your Santa this year as they have come out with the stocking stuffer of the century. Their cutting edge Christmas ornaments are the center of the math commons...
On January 15th, the Jesuit Robotics Team engaged in a series of battle-bots arenas, transporting ducks and other goods. In the battles, teams of two faced off against each other trying to score the most points to win. Through many trials and tribulations, the Robotics Team ultimately won enough to go on to the semi-finals.
Although eventually losing in the...
The New York Knicks’ Tyson Chandler may be shooting 71% from the floor this year, but has the reader ever seen a robot shoot a basketball? On March 2, our Jesuit Robotics team, the All Sparks, will be heading to the Dallas Convention Center to compete in the annual FIRST robotics competition.
Led by club president Patrick Barone ’12 and...
Smashing, clashing, and slicing, the various wedges, blades, and titanium plates of the Jesuit robotics team ram into the carefully constructed battlebots of the various schools competing in the National Robotics League competition. From simple wedges with sawblades to tank-like invincible masses of steel and titanium, the Jesuit robotics team has just begun constructing their battlebots that will be entered...
 "I feel really good about making it to the finals because it tells me that all the work that was done over the summer really payed off and that it wasn't for nothing."- Joseph Amador '23
The hefty robots collide, scrambling to collect scoring elements for their team as the passionate crowd's cheering fills the stadium. The Jesuit FRC Robotics...
The game begins. Jesuit's robot is racing around the court, collecting balls and launching them into the overhead goal. Until disaster strikes, disaster for the other teams at least. The Jesuiot Robot and another team's robot collide, and the other team's robot is flipped over, lying helpless on the ground. Only a little bit later, the Jesuit robot collides...
