FRC on Lamphere Robotics

2026 Post-Season Robot: SafetyNet v2

frc6566@gmail.com (Lamphere Robotics) — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:13:17 -0400

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 power-on

SafetyNet v2 Glamor shot

2026 Non-Competition Robot: Kitbot

frc6566@gmail.com (Lamphere Robotics) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:13:17 -0400

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.

2026 Competition Robot: Ryan4

frc6566@gmail.com (Lamphere Robotics) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:13:17 -0400

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.

2025 Competition Robot: Charlie3

frc6566@gmail.com (Lamphere Robotics) — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:13:17 -0400

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.

2024 Backup Robot: SafetyNet

frc6566@gmail.com (Lamphere Robotics) — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:32:17 -0400

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 tank drive for… reasons.

2024 Competition Robot: Jesse Delta

frc6566@gmail.com (Lamphere Robotics) — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:32:17 -0400

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.

2023 Competition Robot: Ian3

frc6566@gmail.com (Lamphere Robotics) — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:32:17 -0400

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

The Three Ians

2022 Competition Robot: Patricia/Zombpatricia

frc6566@gmail.com (Lamphere Robotics) — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:32:17 -0400

This year’s robot, Patricia, suffered an unfortunate fate during our first competition, giving rise to Zombpatricia for the second competition.