RoboLoCo

Driving you crazy since 2013

Founded in 2013, we are Team 5338 - better known as RoboLoCo. We are a FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) team competing in the Chesapeake District and the only FRC team in Loudoun County. RoboLoCo, Team 5338, is one of several thousand FRC teams across the globe.

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RoboLoCo meets with Representative Jennifer Wexton

Created 5 months ago by Nathan C

Thanks 1418!

Created 6 months, 2 weeks ago by Nathan C

Due to upcoming severe weather the first match of the second day was moved up by an hour. Because of this none of the drive team had arrived yet.

Thankfully two wonderful members of one of our opponents in the match, Team 1418, decided to step in and help out. While the drive team did arrive just in the nick of time, they were instrumental in getting the robot setup and in place!

Sarah Fong (Left) & Tahaseen Shaik (Right)

District Competition - Week 1

Created 6 months, 2 weeks ago by Nathan C

As the qualification matches come to an end for the first day of the district competitions, we are going strong, currently ranking 6th.

(For more information on the competition, click here)

Here our members are hard at work, making sure our robot is 100% ready to do its best.

The robot is equipped with bumpers and is ready to dominate these competitions.

Good luck to all teams involved, remember safety is priority, and may the best robots move to the championships!

RoboLoCo February Newsletter

Created 7 months ago by Nathan C

This year's competition...

Destination Deep Space

On the long awaited kickoff meeting on January 5th, 2019, the new challenge for this year's build season was announced: Deep Space! Set on the far away Planet Primus, each alliance of robots must gather as many cargo pods as possible and load the spacecraft before a sandstorm arrives.

In just 2 minutes and 30 seconds, teams must first autonomously load cargo pods for the first 15 seconds after which the human players take control of the robots. The alliance with the highest score wins! Catch us March 2-3 at our first event, the Haymarket District Qualifier!

Build Season: Week 5

As build season rages on, our team members are assembling the gearbox. This complicated component is essential to the maneuverability of our robot.

CNC Machining

Here, our team is using the CNC mill to manufacture metal brackets for the robot arm.

CAD

Our team is designing the robot arm and cargo intake in CAD.

Safety First!

Our members are taking safety quizzes to become certified to operate certain machinery.

The Move to the Academies

We are excited to announce that for the 2018-2019 school year we have moved to Academies of Loudoun building in Leesburg, Virginia. With the new members, perspectives, and resources from the Academy of Science, Academy of Engineering and Technology, and Monroe Advanced Technical Academy, RoboLoCo is prepared to tackle the season at full speed!

Thank you to our sponsors for helping us make our journey possible!