FRC 233
The Pink Team

Grades 9-12

Established in 1999, The Pink Team is celebrating 28 seasons of building award-winning robots on Florida's Space Coast. As a NASA house team, The Pink Team competes at the highest level of FIRST Robotics Competition and travels to events around the state and country.

Join the Team

The Pink Team members in pink shirts at a robotics event

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Awards

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Banners

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Einstein Appearances

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Years

You Might be Wondering...
Why Are We Named The Pink Team?

The story begins on the Space Coast of Florida with the beautiful Atlantic Ocean at our doorstep. When the team was established in 1999, they scheduled a meeting to choose a name. However, the waves were up that day and all the boys decided to skip the meeting to go surfing, leaving just the girls to decide on a name. They chose The Pink Team and the rest is history!

Pink team members cheering at a robotics event

Success Through Competition

FRC 233 The Pink Team members in NASA shirts at competition

The Pink Team embraces competition wholeheartedly. Over the past 25 years, we have participated in 75 official FRC competitions worldwide, from the cold mountains of Canada to the warm beaches of Hawaii.

Crowd at a FIRST Robotics competition arena with screens

We have won 15 regional events and qualified for the FIRST World Championship 19 times. At Championships, we have secured five division titles and reached the Einstein Finals twice, both times as alliance captains.

Pink Team member at FIRST Leadership Awards stage.

Our achievements extend beyond robotics. We have earned five Impact Awards (formerly the Chairman’s Award), three Engineering Inspiration Awards, four Dean's List Finalist Awards, and four Woodie Flowers Finalist Awards at regional competitions.

Check out our team history since 1999, including robots, competitions, and awards!

FRC 233 Team History

Everyone is Welcome

Made up of 9-12th grade students from multiple high schools and charter schools, plus homeschoolers, The Pink Team allows all students to gain hands-on engineering, science, programming, and presentational skills in a competitive environment.

Currently, our team consists of 40+ students and 20+ world class mentors, who help guide and train us throughout the build season and off-season.

The Pink Team members with their pink robot at FRC 233.

Subteams

The Pink Team is organized into specialized subteams that work together to design, build, and promote the team's success throughout the season

Mechanical & CAD

Designs the robot in CAD, manufactures parts, assembles mechanisms, and ensures the robot is reliable and competition-ready

The Pink Team members working on a Pink FRC 233 robot.

Electrical

Designs, builds, and maintains the robot's electrical systems, including wiring, power distribution, sensors, and control components

Student soldering electronics for FRC 233 The Pink Team

Software

Develops and tests the robot's code, including autonomous routines, driver controls, and system integration to maximize performance

Student testing a Pink Team robot near a large display monitor.

Operations

Manages the team's business and outreach efforts, including video, photography, fundraising, sponsor relations, award submissions, graphic design, and social media

Pink Team member holding a camera in stadium seating

Team Schedule

Students are not required to attend every meeting. The more you participate, the more you will learn, but school and homework always come FIRST!

Off Season (May-December)

2 meetings each week

Meet at Rockledge High School with PinkZilla

Train and build skills together
Work on outreach events and projects
Plan and host fundraisers

Pink line art of FRC 233 Moonshot robot with 'Always Defy The Odds' text.

Build Season (January-April)

4 meetings each week

Meet at Kennedy Space Center

Design, build, code, and test a 125 pound robot in 6 weeks!
Write award essays and practice presentations
Attend 2 regional events

Ready to start thinking PINK?