2015 Season

Robot Name: Orion

Robot facts

• First 2468 robot to compete with swerve drive

Team 2468 had an intense season of constant improvement. The team started out the year as an average tier team but the team’s constant iteration of the design-led to us being qualified for World Championships in four different ways. The robot, Orion, performed as one of the best scoring robots at the Championships event and was eliminated by the world champion alliance in the division semifinals.

Competitions and Awards

Season Competitions

Dallas FRC Regional
February 25-28, 2015
Irving Convention Center, Irving, TX

Dean’s List Finalist Award (Rachel Gardner, Class of ’16)

Entrepreneurship Award, sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers

Semifinalist

Alamo FRC Regional, sponsored by Rackspace Hosting
March 11-14, 2015
Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX

Regional Winner*
(2nd place; 1st pick of 1st Alliance Captain, 1296; also with 2415)

Entrepreneurship Award, sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers

Hub City FRC Regional
March 25-28, 2015
Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, Lubbock, TX

Regional Chairman’s Award*

Regional Winner* (1st Alliance Captain, with 3310, 4799)

FRC World Championship
April 22-25, 2015
Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO

Semifinalist

Offseason Events

Indiana Robotics Invitational
July 17-18, 2015
Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis, IN

Quarterfinalist

Robot Roundup
July 31- August 1, 2015
Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX

Semifinalist

Chinese Robotics Competition
August 17-19, 2015
Shenzhen, China