Since 2005

2007-08

The 2007-2008 season of Saints Robotics was a long adventure. This year started off with a flurry of pre-season planning and activity. Team membership boomed to 43, the website was redesigned, and the team has acquired the support of the Bezos Family Foundation again as well as two new partners: Magellan Architects and Case Engineering. The design division planned an updated drive system even before the kickoff event. Saints Robotics participated in the brand-new Microsoft Seattle Regional in Tacoma and was able to compete in the finals and bring back home a trophy! A huge thanks to all our sponsors, Bezos Family Foundation, Magellan Architects and CASE Engineering without whom we would not be where we are.

Our 2008 team photo, we have grown a lot this year.

2006-07

The 2006-2007 school year at Interlake was the first for the new high school GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) program in the Bellevue School District. With these new freshmen, Saints Robotics' productivity increased dramatically, as well as its potential for future growth. Technologically-oriented students on the team unveiled the official Saints Robotics website and a more complex autonomous mode code. Team 1899 was able to enter the Pacific Northwest Regional again due to a grant from the Bezos Family Foundation. Despite occasional robot-related issues, both the new and veteran members learned much from their mistakes to carry into next year.

Our team during the 2007 Portland Regionals with the robot

2005-06

Saints Robotics was started in 2005 by David Ayele. Able to attend the Pacific Northwest Regional in Portland, Oregon due to the NASA grant for rookie teams, the team built "Nubcake", a robot meant to play the 2005-2006 game "Aim High". While Saints Robotics lacked experience for much of the short six week long, Ayele and his four teammates attended competition, placing 35th for their first try. "Nubcake" suffered from a loose drive chain, but little else. The robot has since been decommissioned.