For the 2024 season, Team 254 is competing with our robot, Vortex. The team will compete at the Sacramento Regional, the East Bay Regional, and the FIRST Championship.
Crescendo – The ChallengeCrescendo is the game for the 2024 FIRST Robotics Competition. The game is themed around music and involves two alliances consisting of three teams each competing to perform various tasks, including shooting rings known as...
FIRST, which stands for “For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,” is a nonprofit organization founded by Dean Kamen in 1989. Structured around a high-school robotics competition, the FIRST Robotics Competition is much more than just a competition, combining gracious professionalism with technology to create an environment that fosters a deeper appreciation for science and technology. Professional mentors as well as college students...
For the 2023 season, Team 254 competed with our robot, Breakdown, at the Sacramento Regional, the Silicon Valley Regional, and the FIRST Championship in Houston.
Charged Up – The ChallengeCharged Up is the game for the 2023 FIRST Robotics Competition. The game is themed around two alliances of three teams each who compete to bring energy to their community. Robots retrieve cones and cubes from substations,...
For the 2022 season, Team 254 competed with our robot, Sideways. The team won the Sacramento Regional, the Silicon Valley Regional, and the FIRST Championship in Houston.
Rapid React – The ChallengeRapid React is the game for the 2022 FIRST Robotics Competition. The game is themed around transportation and involves two alliances consisting of three teams each competing to perform various tasks, including shooting balls known...
For the 2020-2021 season, Team 254 competed with our robot, Dreadnought. In 2020, the team planned to compete at the Central Valley Regional, the Silicon Valley Regional, and the FIRST Championship in Houston. Unfortunately, all three events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the team competed in the Infinite Recharge @ Home challenges, as well as the Chezy Champs off-season tournament.
Infinite Recharge...
For the 2019 season, Team 254 competed with our robot, Backlash. The team had a successful season, winning the San Francisco and Silicon Valley Regional, and they were Einstein finalists at the FIRST Championship in Houston. During the offseason, Backlash won Team 254’s own Chezy Champs and performed well at the 2019 Madtown Throwdown.
Destination: Deep Space – The ChallengeDestination: Deep Space is the game for...
For the 2018 season, Team 254 competed with our robot, Lockdown. The team had a very successful season, winning two regionals and the FIRST Championship in Houston, having an undefeated season. During the offseason, Lockdown was a finalist at Team 254’s own Chezy Champs and won Capital City Classic and MadTown Throwdown.
FIRST Power Up – The ChallengeFIRST Power Up is the game for the 2018...
For the 2017 season, Team 254 competed with our robot, Misfire. The team had a very successful season, winning two regionals, the half-championship in St. Louis, the first ever FIRST Festival of Champions, and Team 254’s own offseason tournament, Chezy Champs.
FIRST Steamworks – The ChallengeFIRST Steamworks is the game for the 2017 FIRST Robotics Competition. The game is played by two alliances of three teams...
In the 2016 season, Team 254 competed with our robot, Dropshot. 2016 was a successful season for the team, marked by two regional wins and a division finalist at the FIRST championship.
FIRST Stronghold – The ChallengeFIRST Stronghold is the game for the 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition. The game is played by two alliances of three teams each, and involves breaching the opponents’ defenses, known as...
Team 254 had a great 2015 season with our robot Deadlift. We won the Silicon Valley Regional and the Central Valley regional, and we were also quarter-finalists in the Championship Carson Division.
Recycle Rush – The ChallengeRecycle Rush is the 2015 FIRST Robotics Competition game. It involves picking up and stacking totes on scoring platforms, putting pool noodles (“litter”) inside recycling containers, and putting the...
The 2014 season was possibly Team 254’s most successful yet. After an incredible win streak of three regional events, the team went on to win the World Championship, going undefeated through the qualification matches. Along the way, the team won a number of awards and had the opportunity to partner with a number of phenomenal teams.
Aerial Assist – The ChallengeAerial Assist is the 2014 FIRST...
2013 was a great season for Team 254. The team managed to build a robot which excelled at almost all aspects of Ultimate Ascent, one of the hardest games in FIRST history. The team and its robot Overkill won two regional competitions in the 2013 competition season.
Ultimate Ascent – The ChallengeUltimate Ascent is the 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition game. Teams of three robots each collect...
Team 254 had a great 2012 season with our robot Skyfire. We won the Silicon Valley regional and were finalists in both the Championship Curie Division and the Central Valley Regional.
Rebound Rumble – The ChallengeRebound Rumble is the 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition game. It is styled similarly to basketball where robots manipulate and shoot 8″ foam baskeballs into four hoops on each side of the...
Team 254 had a spectacular 2011 season with our robot Slipstream, winning the FIRST Championship, the Silicon Valley Regional and the San Diego Regional. The team also won the Industrial Design award at the championship and the Entreprenurship Award for the first time in the team’s history making this Team 254’s most decorated season ever.
Logomotion – The ChallengeLogo Motion is the 2011 FIRST Robotics...
Team 254 had a fantastic 2010 season with our robot Onslaught, winning two regionals and the Archimedes division at the FIRST Championship.
Breakaway – The ChallengeBreakaway is the game for the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition, announced on January 9, 2010. Robots direct soccer balls into goals, traverse “bumps” in the field, suspend themselves and each other on towers, and/or go through a tunnel located in the...
Team 254 had a great 2009 season with our robot Devastator. We won the Silicon Valley Regional and won two separate Motorola Quality Awards for our robot’s design.
Lunacy – The ChallengeLunacy is the game for the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition. The name and some of the features of the game honor the 40th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon (Latin: Luna)....
Team 254 had a spectacular 2008 season with our robot Barricade, winning the Silicon Valley Regional and the San Diego Regional and making it to the division finals at the FIRST Championship.
Overdrive – The ChallengeFIRST Overdrive was the 2008 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition, announced on January 5, 2008. In it, teams competed to complete counterclockwise laps around a central barrier while manipulating large...
Team 254 had a great 2007 season with our robot Raptor, winning the Las Vegas Regional and the Los Angeles Regional.
Rack ‘n Roll – The ChallengeRack ‘n Roll is the game for the 2007 FIRST Robotics Competition season, announced on January 6, 2007. In it, two alliances of three teams each compete to arrange toroidal game pieces on a central arena element known as ‘The...
Team 254 had a very solid 2006 season with our robot Black Knight, winning the Silicon Valley and Pacific Northwest Regionals and leading our championship alliance to the divisional semifinals.
Aim High – The ChallengeAim High was the 2006 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition. The competition involved teams competing to gain points by delivering balls into goals and positioning their robots in certain positions on...
Team 254 had one of our best years yet in 2005 with our robot Kara, winning the Silicon Valley Regional and becoming Finalists at the world championship. The team also won quality awards at both of the regionals it attended.
Triple Play – The ChallengeThis game was the first to feature three robots per alliance. The primary game pieces were called “Tetras” which are tetrahedra...
2004 was perhaps the best year so far in Team 254’s history. The team won two regionals with its stellar robot, was awarded the Championship Chairman’s Award, and was inducted into the FIRST Hall of Fame. 2004 was also a groundbreaking year due to the collaboration between teams 254 and 60, a feat which had never before been done in FIRST.
FIRST Frenzy –...
Team 254 had a solid 2003 season, winning our home regional and taking home awards at both an away regional and at the FIRST Championship with our robot, Mario.
Stack Attack – The ChallengeStack Attack was the game for the 2003 FIRST Robotics Competition. In Stack Attack, two teams of two robots each attempt to win by moving large Sterilite bins into their zone and arranging...
Team 254 had a great 2002 season with our robot Ecko. After removing the ball manipulator to focus on goal control, we won our home regional (Silicon Valley Regional) and the Calgames offseason event.
Zone Zeal – The ChallengeZone Zeal was the 2002 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition. In it, robots playing in alliances of 2 competed to move goals and balls into various zones...
Team 254 had our strongest season yet in 2001, winning two regionals with our robot Holmz, making it to the finals of the FIRST World Championship and winning both California offseason events. The team also won a regional award for our robot’s impressive industrial design.
Diabolical Dynamics – The ChallengeDiabolical Dynamics, the 2001 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition, was played 4 robots against 0,...
Team 254 had a solid second season in 2000, winning our home regional once again. The team also traveled for competition for the first time in its history, venturing to Texas to win the Lone Star Regional. After the season concluded, our robot Rocky won two off-season events.
Co-Opertition FIRST – The ChallengeCo-Opertition FIRST was the 2000 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition. The...
Team 254 had an all-star rookie year. The team went to our local Silcon Valley Regional and won despite fierce comptition from valley veterans and our sister team, the 252 Bay Bombers (since discontinued). After coming out with a bang, the team traveled to the FIRST Championship and won a coveted Judge’s Award.
Double Trouble – The ChallengeDouble Trouble was the 1999 game for the...
