Our Team

This is our ninth year to compete in BEST Robotics. We are a highly trained company that has won the BEST award 6 times. We are comprised of junior and senior high school students, with 12 male engineers and 5 female. We're fortunate, because of our team size, to have the necessary time to devote to researching technologies and coming up with ground-breaking solutions to the world's problems. Our unique organizational structure and strong leadership team give us a distinct advantage in the molecular assembly market.
The team is made up of two different sides or teams: The Robot Side and the "BEST" Side.The Robot Side is in control of what the robot will look like, strategy,and overall construction of the robot, while the BEST Side does the Display, Presentation, Notebook, and Team Spirit.
The president of our company is flanked by two vice-presidents who oversee the robot and the BEST sides respectively. Within each side of the team, we are divided into sub-teams which each focus on a specific aspect of the competition. This format promotes a team-oriented atmosphere, while allowing each individual ample space to expand their ideas for the focused project he or she is working on.

Our Strategy

Our goal is to make as many iso-octane molecules as possible. First we will start by registering the tie-breaker and dispensing as many energy and catalyst units as we can. After this, we need to make one benzene molecule, either by collecting a tanker or through a reaction. If we opt to do this by reaction we'll start by making three ethylene molecules. We'll do this by pulling two CO₂ molecules off the line and putting them in the processing cell. Next we'll grab one energy and one catalyst unit off the floor and move them to the gathering area. Last we'll get two water molecules and move them to the gathering area. We'll do this until we have three ethylene molecules. Next we'll grab one energy unit and one catalyst unit and move them to the gathering area. After we make a benzne molecule we need one more ethylene molecule. We'll do this the same way we did in the making of the benzene. After we have an ethylene molecule all we need is an energy and a catalyst, we'll gather these off the floor and put them in the gathering area. Now we have iso-octane, repeat.