2085- RoboDogs

Team History
The Vacaville High School FIRST Robotics Team 2085 was founded in 2006 by Phil Jenschke and David Morton, two Vacaville High School teachers. Our organization operates like a business to compete in a program called FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). FIRST founder, Dean Kamen, established this program to change the culture. FIRST aims to get people excited about science and technology in the same way that we do about sports and other pop culture events. In the last ten years, our team, known as the RoboDogs, continues to strive towards success. In 2009, we earned the Xerox Creativity Award for our innovative integration of a bicycle brake into our design. In 2010 and 2013 we earned the Imagery Award for our team’s upbeat attitude and vibrant display of our sponsors. In 2011, the RoboDogs earned our first Finalist position, taking 2nd place at the Sacramento FIRST Regional competition. In 2014, we were awarded the Industrial Design Award at the Sacramento Regional for our unique design process, one that centers around student-driven design, and the Engineering Excellence Award at the Central Valley Regional for our cohesive and well-functioning robot. This past 2015 season saw our greatest accomplishments where we not only earned the Industrial Design Award at the Sacramento Regional for our robust and reliable robot design, but also placed as Finalists at both the Sacramento and Silicon Valley Regional. The RoboDogs’ finalist placement qualified our team to compete at the St. Louis World Championships for the second year in a row. At World Championships, our team placed as Semifinalists on our field, ranking us as the 17th FRC team in the world. This season, with local and regional support, we hope to continue to build on that success.

Team Goals
