Our team competed last weekend at the Granite State District Event presented by BAE Systems in Salem, NH. Student Layth says, “Loading in on Thursday night with minimal software testing and coding, a lifter that scared us all, and an … Continued
Welcome to another year of MAYHEM!! As all good STEM “nerds” we on FRC Team 1519 love numbers! The 2019 FRC season is extra special to us in a numerical sense because: Our 15th season is the year ‘19 Kickoff … Continued
From May through December we kept up the momentum through training meetings, robot demonstrations, mentorship of younger students, and off-season competitions. Throughout the off-season, students and mentors have held team training meetings for software, CAD, and shop tools/machines. In June, … Continued
For the FIRST Robotics Championship in Detroit on April 25-28, Mechanical Mayhem was assigned to the Darwin Division with 66 other teams from the U.S., Canada, Poland, and Taiwan. Meanwhile, more FRC teams competed in five other divisions. With 2018 … Continued
Mechanical Mayhem is ranked 10th of 209 teams in New England this year, and this is the tenth consecutive year that the team has qualified for World Championship! On April 11-14 at Boston University’s Agganis Arena, 64 of New England’s … Continued
On March 29‐31 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH, Mechanical Mayhem enthusiastically competed in the UNH District Event with our robot, Anonymous Grandparent. Although the first day had a rough beginning with two losses in our first … Continued
What a difference a week and a half makes! At the unofficial Week Zero Scrimmage on February 17, our robot picked up and scored cubes on the Switch, but could not score on the high Scale since it lacked an … Continued
At the unofficial Week Zero Scrimmage on February 17 at Bedford High School, we were thankful to have an opportunity to run our robot on a real field and see all the interesting designs that area teams have developed. Since … Continued
On January 6, 2018, the new FRC game was announced, beginning the intense six-week build season. As FIRST explains in their game manual, in FIRST Power Up, teams are trapped in an 8bit video game! Each three-team alliance prepares to … Continued
As we look forward to the Kickoff of the 2018 season, let’s spend one last 2017 post on a summary of the 2017 off-season activities. In addition to the Mayhem in Merrimack off-season competition, our team kept up the momentum … Continued
In the very first match of the first off-season competition, our robot Blaise’n 40 lived up to its name, scoring exactly 40 fuel in the boiler during the 15-second autonomous period! What an exciting start to a busy, fun, success-filled … Continued
At the 2017 FIRST World Championship in St. Louis, nearly 700 teams (15,000 students) from 33 countries competed in the four FIRST programs. This is the first year of two world championships, one in Houston and one in St. Louis, … Continued
On April 5-8 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH, Mechanical Mayhem excitedly competed in the New England District Championship with our robot, Blaise’n 40. Although the first day had a rather rough beginning, Mechanical Mayhem gathered … Continued
Mechanical Mayhem had a wonderful experience at the Pine Tree District Event on March 30-April 1! We enjoyed playing the game with many Maine teams as well as teams from around New England. After ranking first for much of the … Continued
On March 8-10 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Harrington Auditorium, Mechanical MAYHEM enthusiastically competed for the first time with our 2017 robot: Blaise’n 40. On the first day of competition, Blaise’n 40 stole the show while maintaining an undefeated winning streak … Continued
Last night our 2017 robot named “Blaise’n 40” was bagged at 11:55pm on Stop Build Day! Blaise‘n 40 is named after Blaise Pascal and the 40 kiloPascals needed for a ranking point which we aim to complete with 40 high goal shots … Continued
A couple days ago, Mechanical Mayhem’s animation subteam submitted the team’s digital animation award entry. The countless hours they invested shine through in this award entry with great animation as well as a powerful theme summarized in the Albert Einstein … Continued
While various subteams have been busy designing, prototyping and building their parts of the robot (drive base, fuel acquisition & scoring, gear acquisition & scoring, climber), the students on the media team put together a short video illustrating what an … Continued
On January 7, the 2017 Mechanical Mayhem team excitedly piled into a crowded basement, awaiting the unveiling of the 2017 FIRST STEAMWORKS game! Robots climb up dangling ropes!?! 600 game pieces and 16 moving parts!?! Human Players are allowed on-field … Continued
On Tuesday, April 26, two dozen eager Mechanical Mayhem students and mentors piled onto a bus. The destination: St. Louis, MO! Along the way, we picked up our old friends from team Andromeda One (4905) from Ayer, MA. Together, the … Continued
On April 13-16, Mechanical Mayhem competed in the New England District Championship hosted at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. After an intense 12-match qualification phase, Mayhem held 11 wins and one loss, landing Lady Launch-a-Lot (our robot) in the … Continued
On April 7-9, Mechanical Mayhem participated in the Pine Tree District Event in Lewiston, ME, the second official tournament at which Mayhem competed during the 2016 season. Mechanical Mayhem competed in 12 qualification matches with randomly selected partners and opponents. … Continued
On March 24-26, Mechanical Mayhem participated in our first official tournament of the 2016 FIRST STRONGHOLD season with 39 other teams at the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore Center. For a refresher on the FIRST STRONGHOLD game, see the game … Continued
As you can see from the brief highlights video above, our team has been working diligently on this year’s robot build, programming challenges, and game strategies, as well as video and written award submissions. We intend for our robot to … Continued
On January 9, 2016, the new FRC game, FIRST Stronghold, was announced ushering Mechanical Mayhem into an intense six-week build season to design and fabricate a competitive, 120-pound robot. The game is played on a 27’ X 54’ playing field. … Continued
After an intensive, nine-week competition season, Mechanical Mayhem piled on a bus with Rookie All-star team Stormgears (5422) from Westford, MA, for the 22-hour road trip to St. Louis for the FIRST Robotics World Championships on April 22-25. This grand … Continued
In all of New England, there are 175 registered FRC teams. After competing at two or more district tournaments, these teams were excited and ready for the FIRST® Robotics World Championship. However, one thing stood in their way: the NE … Continued
From March 26 to 28, Team 1519 traveled to Boston for the Northeastern University District Event, the team’s third tournament of the season. Along with 39 other FRC teams from around New England, they eagerly anticipated their final game before … Continued
Since Mechanical Mayhem believes in “Kaizen” (Japanese for continuous improvement), the team worked on adjusting and enhancing their practice robot during the two weeks after the Granite State District. This work paid off as 1519 continued to do well at … Continued
On February 26-28, forty teams competed at the Nashua South High School for the New England Granite State District Event. During practice matches on Thursday evening, the 1519 drive team exercised their operating abilities and tested “King Tote-n-Can-um’s” software and … Continued
This year’s game, “Recycle Rush,” has opened the door to limitless innovation with one big stipulation…the team has only six weeks to strategize, prototype, design, build, and program a functional, 120-pound robot. This was the challenge presented to Mechanical Mayhem … Continued
On January 3, 2015, the new FRC game was announced, ushering thousands of students into a new, hectic, six-week build season. The game, Recycle Rush, is played on a 27 ft. by 54 ft. field by two alliances of three … Continued
Over the summer of 2014, team 1519 was asked to beta test the new 2015 control system. Being one out of 200 Beta testing teams chosen by FIRST, Mechanical Mayhem was honoured to be the only New Hampshire team chosen … Continued
Ten days after the New England Championships, our team embarked on a 23 hour drive to World Championships hosted in the Edward Jones Dome. Our team shared a bus with the District Championship Rookie All-Star Award recipient, Andromeda One (4905). … Continued
From the 10th to the 12th of April, Team 1519 and fifty-two other New England FIRST Robotics teams packed into the Agganis Arena in Boston, MA for the 2014 New England District Championship. Teams have qualified for the Regional Championship … Continued
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
The 2010 challenge, “Breakaway,” (FRC 2010 Game Animation) provided an opportunity for students to investigate several designs in drive, ball possession, and kicking in order to participate in advantageous aspects of the game. The field was divided into three zones … Continued
The 2009 challenge, “Lunacy,” (FRC 2009 Game Animation) involved familiar ball play as well as introducing helpful camera tracking and a one sixth gravity simulation by using a ‘regolith’ field surface of fiberglass reinforced panels. The target for the balls … Continued
The 2008 challenge, FIRST® Overdrive (2008 FRC® Game Animation), elicted an interesting and unique game strategy. The field was divided into left and right sections by a metal overpass 6.5 feet off of the ground. A 6 foot lane divider … Continued
