History

This game involved a lot of balls: big and small ones. Points are obtained when the different size balls are scored in the goal zones (canister looking things) or middle zones. This was Seaquam Robotics' first official participation in the VEX Robotics Competitions. Founding teams 9181A and 9181B competed in the BC Fall Qualifier. Initially named SVCRC, Seaquam VEX Competition Robotics Club laid the foundation for the amazing growth of this program.

This year there were only two teams in the Seaquam Vex Competition Robotics Club, 9181A and 9181B. Interestingly, these teams were intially named the “Seabots” and “Team Dream” respectively, but this naming scheme was later abandoned.

Skyrise was an interesting game. It involved stacking hollow cubes and owning posts. Points are scored by placing cubes on the floor goal or stacking on a post. Team 9181A competed in a total of 3 tournaments and 9181B competed in a total of 4 tournaments qualifying for the BC Provincial Championships. Striving for more, the Seaquam Robotics program formed 2 more teams: 9181C and 9181Z, who both successfully competed in qualifying tournaments.

This year, Seaquam focused on building their foundational knowledge, a goal which involved learning more about the Design and engineering process as well as researching more innovative design techniques.

Ready, aim, fire! Nothing but Net was the first projectile VRC game for Seaquam. The rules of this game were relatively simple: shoot as many balls as possible into the net of your colour. 9181A, 9181B, 9181C and 9181Z all competed. A new team, 9181D, was formed.>One of the most interesting aspect to this game was the robots elevating. Essentially, a team would have to lift the other robot up, which would score a significant (25 for low and 50 for high) amount of points. This made the game Nothing But Net extremely entertaining to watch, as it tested build quality while also allowing for competitive matches that were down to the wire.

This was the also last year of Seaquam Robotics as an after=school club, as the Delta School district officially recognized Seaquam Robotics as an academic program instead of an after-school club.

In Starstruck, points are scored by throwing stars and cubes over the fence to the opponent’s side. All Seaquam teams competed rigorously in many qualifying tournament, with 9181B and 9181Z qualifying and competing in the Provincial Championships.

This year Seaquam also obtained a few notable sponsorships, stemming from the success of our team 9181B the previous year. With the help of our generous sponsors, Seastar Solutions and General Fusion, Seaquam was able to show their excellence in the robotics world. On the right is a photo of team 9181B holding a trophy for an award which they won in this season.

In the Zone is a stacking game, where points are scored by stocking cones and putting the mobile goals in the right place. Seaquam had a successful year, where all 5 teams competed ambitiously. 9181B and 9181Z qualified for the BC Provincials. After a successful career of 4 years, one of Seaquam's founding teams, 9181B, retires as the team graduates highschool.

The competition this year was also significantly difficult, as the provincial champions of British Columbia eventually ended up placing second in the final Worlds' Championship that year. The photo on the right depicts Joshan, a member of team 9181Z and his team's robot competing in the game

Flip, shoot, king of the hill! During this season where it was a mix of projectiles and area control on the field, Seaquam had their most successful year yet. The program became bigger than ever with more people and community recognition. Biggest achievement yet was that Seaquam qualified more teams then they had officially registered for Provincials (which then involved borrowing a license plate from Shawnigan, RIP 69991C)! Not only did Seaquam do exceptional qualifying for provincials, 3 teams qualified and competed at Worlds this season. A photo of teams 9181Y, 9181Z and 9181C playing cards with each other while waiting for their flight at worlds is depicted on the right, as well as the entire program on the bottom right.

This year was also the introduction of the new V5 ecosystem. This change was difficult at first to adapt to, but in the end it became much more simpler to use compared to the old electronics.

This game was stacking, stacking and sometimes a little bit of scoring in towers. Cubes would be placed in stacks in the scoring zones, with cubes also being controlled in the towers, which multiplied the existing cubes in the goal zones. This game was much simpler compared to last year, where there were so many methods of scoring that it became confusing to score points for a game.

For Seaquam, there were two main changes this season. Our teacher, Mr. Bryce Hamade, had to unfortunately step down from his position as his responsibilities as a father was increasing (he had twins!). This meant a new teacher, Mr. Lanz Singbeil was now the head of the Robotics program. Furthermore, the program effectively doubled in size, as there previous year's success and the continued support of our administrative staff allowed for a significant expansion to the program. A photo of a part of the program at Last Chance can be seen on the right. Unfortunately, this year was significantly effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which cancelled the World Championship.

This game involves scoring balls and essentially playing tic-tac-toe. The COVID-19 Pandemic has severely affected the robotics program this year, as only online Competitions are available. Furthermore, each teams shop time has been significantly reduced to ensure social distancing protocols. As a result, there has been a much greater focus on creating resources for the next generation of robotics students. On the right is our youtube channel, which is one of the many resources created in this time.

This is also the last year for teams 9181C, 9181D, 9181S and a few individual members of teams as they are all graduating from the robotics program. On the bright hand side, unlike other robotics programs, we are still able to meet in person (for now) and work on our robot.