The Pink Team
A FIRST Robotics Team on Florida's Space Coast
The Pink Team embraces competition wholeheartedly. Over the past 25 years, we have participated in 47 competitions worldwide, from the cold mountains of Canada to the warm beaches of Hawaii. Out of those 47 events, we have won 15 and qualified for the World Championship 17 times.
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During those 17 appearances, we have secured five division titles and reached the Einstein Finals twice, both times as alliance captains.
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But our achievements extend beyond robotics. We have earned four Chairman's Awards (now called the Impact Award), three Engineering Inspiration Awards, three Dean's List Finalist Awards, and three Woodie Flowers Finalist Awards at our regional competitions.
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At the Championship, we have received the Autodesk Excellence in Engineering Creativity and Communications Award, Autodesk Special Recognition for Distinctive Work in Character Animation, Delphi’s “Driving Tomorrow's Technology” Award, and several other honors, including Leadership in Controls, Industrial Design, Quality General Motors Industrial Design, and two Team Spirit Awards sponsored by Chrysler, along with one Team Spirit Award from the FCA Foundation. Notably, two Industrial Design Awards and two Team Spirit Awards were won on Einstein.
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However, our efforts go beyond competition. Since 1999, we have been dedicated to assisting our community as well. Here are a few robots we have developed specifically for that purpose.
Rockledge PD Bot
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The Rockledge PD Bot is a robot created by the Pink Team to assist law enforcement in hostage situations. Developed in 2010, the robot has saved approximately 12 lives since its inception. Throughout this time, the Pink Team has consistently maintained the robot, which the Rockledge Police Department continues to use today.
Weather Balloon Bot
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The Weather Balloon Bot was developed at the request of our primary sponsor, NASA. They faced challenges in sending out weather balloons before rocket launches in harsh weather conditions. In response, the Pink Team created a durable robot capable of withstanding these conditions to deliver the balloon to its launch point and release it.
