Lamphere Robotics

After building 2 robots for the 2026 season, we decided to squeeze one more in before the Robotics Showcase at the Paige Art Show on May 12th. Using the scavenged remains from the original SafetyNet, we decided to rebuild it, giving us a third robot to demo for attendees. SafetyNet v2 after first successful drivetrain …

The Kitbot was our team’s first attempt to build two robots in a single season. It was run as essentially a hands-off JV team. While they didn’t get a chance to compete this year, they still racked up valuable experience.

Ryan4 was the competition robot used in the 2026 Rebuilt season for FRC. As per previous years, it was named due to already have three Ryans on the team.

A word from one of our Mentors: Jesse Morgan Hi there folks! This is Jesse, one of the Mentors of FRC team #6566, The Battering Rams. Full Disclosure: While I am occasionally a temporary employee of Lamphere (through Edustaff) and my wife is a Librarian at Edmonson Elementary (and a coach for the Edmonson teams), I am …

Charlie3 was the competition robot used in the 2025 Reefscape season for FRC. As per previous years, it was named due to already have two Charlies on the team. Alyssa tells us a bit about the intake.

We’ve finally gotten a chance to inventory the equipment sent by our new sponsor, Hakko! FX-888D Standalone Soldering Station FM-888D FM-203 High-Output Temperature-Controlled Soldering Station FM-203 FM-2030 Heavy-Duty Soldering Iron FM-2030 FM-2024 Desoldering tool FM-2024 We’d like to once again thank Hakko for this …

Light tables are expensive, with some models costing several hundred dollars. After some investigation, we thought the team might be able to build light tables for significantly less.

Since 2024 was our first year using swerve modules, we weren’t sure if the team could get them built and coded before competition, so we decided to hedge our bets by building a Mechanum-based drive-train in case swerve didn’t pan out. Josh and Charles working on SafetyNet 2025 Update SafetyNet was later converted to a …

Following last year’s convention, this robot was named after a mentor and student who shared a first name, making this robot: “Jesse Delta”. Key Technology Decisions One of the first decisions we made this year was to use a swerve-based drive train.

This year’s team had two Ians, so we figured we’d make our robot the third Ian, “Ian 3”. The Three Ians