1700- Gatorbotics

Team History
This team was formed in December of 2004. They are located at Bourn Idea Lab, Castilleja School, 1310 Bryant Street, Palo Alto California. Over the last nine years, they have grown from five students to fourty-five. Their biggest challange was creating a team from a student body of 225. This, coupled with the fact that most students were involved in athletic extracurrilculars, a valued activity in their community, and the reality that the STEM fields weren't appealing to many girls in 2004 made robotics a tough sell for students. Also, their robotics program was dropped in 2005 and only brought back in 2012 after the request of Gatorbotics students.

Team Goals
Gatorbotics strives to provide all members with a learning experience that develops both a technical background and problem solving skills through the process of building successful robots. They aim to inspire young women, both on our team and throughout the community, to pursue their interests in STEM. Achievements:2015 Engineering Inspiration Award, Arizona East Regional2014 Team Spirit Award, Utah Regional2013 Entrepreneurship Award, Portland Regional2009 Xerox Creativity Award​2007 ​Highest Ranked All-Girls Team in the history of National Championships ​ (as of 2007)2006 ​Engineering Inspiration Award ​, Silicon Valley Regional 2005 Rookie All Star Award​ ​, Silicon Valley Regional  2013 Joan Z. Lonergan Global Investigator Slide Award, Castilleja School