San Ramon Valley High School Robotics Team Wins in Regionals

The San Ramon Valley High School Robotics team this weekend emerged as a winner in the finals at the Monterey Bay Regional 2022 FIRST® Robotics Competition. With limited resources coming out of two years of hibernation due to the cancellation of in-person activities, the team, known as Team 1280, the “Ragin’ C-Biscuits,” put its scrappy ingenuity to work by building a robot with both autonomous and remote control cargo delivering capabilities in just a few short weeks.

The team joined an alliance with teams from Madera, CA and Redwood City, CA to face off against three competing teams in the final match, held on March 26 in Seaside, CA. The three finalist team robots worked together on offense to score the most points by delivering more cargo, while holding the three competitor team robots at bay with a winning defensive strategy, in which the San Ramon Valley High School team played a crucial role.

Now the San Ramon Valley High School team is gearing up for a potential wild card slot at the national competition to be held April 20-23, 2022 in Houston, TX. Potential sponsors and supporters in the community could be the deciding factor in propelling the team onto the path for a World Championship bid in just under a month's time. The team is operating on a robot budget of ~$1,600 and an overall budget of ~$10,000– which is less than 1% of the budget of the teams that they have been competing against during this season.

The team is struggling to find the money for mission-critical robot repairs, upgrades, tooling, housing, food, and transportation for both the team and the robot. Community supporters who are able to make a contribution would be incredibly appreciated. Search for "Robotics Club" at https://sanramon.myschoolcentr... This linked website allows supporters to make a tax-deductible donation directly to support the dreams of a team fighting to compete for our whole community.

Pictured in team photo:

(Front Row Kneeling): Sage Ikeda (Junior), Ben Liebmann (Junior), Landon Mello (Senior), Linnea Roe (Freshman)
(Second Row Standing): Ananth Venkatesh (Sophomore), Saim Hasan (Junior), Jacob Rickard (Senior), Spencer Level (Senior), Elliot Danko (Junior), Tim Paterson (Mentor)
(Third Row Standing): Ziggy Gardiner (Junior), Addison Chen (Senior), Lucien Martin (Coach/Faculty Sponsor), Laird Wheeler (Junior), Kimo Gidwani (Sophomore)