On February 28 and March 1, Team 1519, Mechanical Mayhem gathered at Nashua High South along with 38 other FIRST Robotics high school teams to compete in the Granite State District Event. Both days promised a thrilling competition with a … Continued
Faced with this season’s new challenge, Aerial Assist, Mechanical Mayhem immediately began brainstorming robot design ideas. After a few hours, students and mentors quickly decided upon the same general concept, immediately starting the prototyping process. Applying successive refinement, our team … Continued
The objective of Aerial Assist (2014 FRC Game Animation) is to score as many 25-inch balls in goals as possible during a two minute and thirty second match. The game is played by two competing alliances, each alliance composed of … Continued
As the end of year 2013 drew near along with the long anticipated FIRST® kick-off, Mechanical Mayhem was honored with the opportunity to create a map of all the FIRSTrobotics teams and events in the world. Brainstorming immediately ensued as … Continued
On April 27th our team, Mechanical Mayhem, with our alliance partners The Killer Bees (33) of Auburn Hills, Michigan, and team Las Guerrillas (469) of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, claimed first place in the Archimedes Division at the FIRSTRobotics Championships held … Continued
A thirteen-hour car ride in a cramped van from southern New Hampshire to Raleigh, North Carolina was not enough to quench MAYHEMers’ zeal for the long-awaited North Carolina Regional (NCR). On March 14th, fifty-seven teams streamed eagerly into the breathtaking … Continued
On the first day of March, team 1519, Mechanical Mayhem gathered at the Verizon Center along with fifty-three other FIRST® Robotics high school teams to compete in the Granite State Regional. Our robot is fondly named “Discobolus Rex.” Its name … Continued
Saturday, the 5th of January, 23 students and 19 mentors packed into a Milford basement. Their eagerness grew as the clock ticked towards 10:30 am. While the majority of Mechanical Mayhem waited at Mayhem Central, a small posse of tie-dye … Continued
The 2012 challenge, “Rebound Rumble” (FRC 2012 Game Animation) , allowed students to erect an effective shooter and harvester, while developing a powerful drive-base with a low center of gravity for exceptional balancing. On either side of the field, four … Continued
The 2011 challenge, “Logomotion,” (FRC 2011 Game Animation) provided an opportunity for students to investigate different gripper designs to grab and place tubes. This year also posed a minibot challenge for the endgame–whoever deployed a minibot that could climb a … Continued