History of Charger RoboticsTeam 537 started when a group of energetic GE Medical Systems engineers presented the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) to the administration at Sussex-Hamilton High School. This meeting was held on October 10, 2000 at Sussex-Hamilton High School. The GE engineers were Jean-Baptiste Thibault, Mark Otto, Chris Paulik, and Joe Balint. The Hamilton High School staff that attended was principal Dave Furrer, science teacher John Alexander, and machine shop teacher Steve Campeau. Everyone was excited and we decided to make Team 537 a reality at Sussex-Hamilton.The first official Team 537 meeting was held on October 17, 2000. In attendance were five GE engineers and nine students. We all decided that 2001 would be Team 537's first FRC experience. Charger Robotics through the years2001 - Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto2002 - Growing Pains 2003 - Terrible Threes 2004 - Earning Our Stay 2005 - Almost There 2006 - End of an Era 2007 - A New Hope 2008 - Red, White, and Black 2.0 2009 - More New Beginnings 2010 - Happy Anniversary! |