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612 Continues Development on the Robot

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Overview: Chantilly Robotics is hard at work, refining their robot and tacking challenges!

CHANTILLY, VA, JANUARY 18TH, 2025. Chantilly Robotics Team 612 continues to develop the robot. 612 is improving key parts that address issues presented by the First Robotics Competition (FRC).

Each subteam continues to work on individual aspects of the robot. Within the electrical subteam, some members are developing a swingarm, a part of the robot designed to place pieces of coral on the reef. “Scoring points with the coral takes priority over the algae,” said Mridul, one of the members working on the swingarm. The points gathered through the coral are much easier than points obtained through the algae. According to Mridul, “Many of the techniques used in the swingarm are similar to those used last year, only this time instead of throwing objects in a hole we’re placing them on a reef.” 612 continues to refine past years’ techniques to win competitions.

While the Electrical subteam works on their parts, the Mechanical subteam fixes issues they have faced when attaching wheels to the frame of the robot. “Many of our wheels wobble when attached to the frame,” said Soham, a new mechanical member. The team is drilling additional holes in the frame to install more bolts onto both the wheel and the frame, with the hope that these bolts will fix stability problems currently facing the frame. While some subteams developed solutions to address challenges of the game, others fixed issues with the robot.  

As parts of the team continue to fix up the robot, members from the mechanical subteam create field elements similar to those present in the game. “We took dimensions from the blueprints posted online and created wood replicas,” said Siddu, a mechanical member. While competitions are a great place to observe the robot’s ability to use field elements, the team needs more time before competing to fine-tune its ability to move game elements. The robot uses elements made by the mechanical subteam for testing – making sure that the robot can pick up game parts and complete objectives. 


About Chantilly Robotics 

Chantilly Robotics (FRC team 612) brightens the future for leaders and student technologists  within our team, school, and community through fun and engaging methods of learning and  teaching while shining a light on the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering,  math).  

Founded in 2001 with eight student members as an engineering class project, Chantilly  Robotics is one of the largest extracurricular organizations at Chantilly High School with over  100 registered members each year. Team 612 competes at FIRST Robotics Competitions in the  Chesapeake District. Outside of competition Team 612 supports multiple FIRST Lego League  Teams and elementary school STEM activities in the Chantilly High School Pyramid, spreading  love for STEM as well as FIRST values through community outreach.  

For more information, visit https://www.frc612.org or email chantilly.612@gmail.com. The  Chantilly Governor’s STEM Academy, located at Chantilly High School, sponsors Team 612.  Chantilly Academy inspires and empowers a diverse body of learners to explore career  pathways employing current industry trends taught by dedicated professionals.


Elvin Duong

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