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''Not to be confused with [https://texasrobotcombat.com/ Texas Robot Combat], a combat robotics organization with the same acronym.''
''Not to be confused with [https://texasrobotcombat.com/ Texas Robot Combat], a combat robotics organization with the same acronym.''
== Overview ==
== Overview ==
TRC is a team of students and alumni from the Tufts Robotics Club at Tufts University, and is based out of Medford, Massachusetts. TRC has competed in five NHRL competitions to date, with the first unofficial appearance being the April 2022 competition, the first official appearance occurring at the January 2023 competition, and the latest being in August of 2023.
TRC is a team of students and alumni from the Tufts Robotics Club at Tufts University, and is based out of Medford, Massachusetts. TRC has competed in five NHRL competitions to date, with the first unofficial appearance being the April 2022 competition, the first official appearance occurring at the January 2023 competition, and the latest being in June of 2024.


The name TRC was chosen because the club has never officially been granted official authorization to use the Tufts brand outside of the university. As a result, the team likes to joke that TRC is an acronym that stands for anything you can think of that is not Tufts Robotics Club. Asking different team members will yield different answers as to what they consider TRC to mean; team member [[Tom Jaeger]] has said that TRC stands for Total Robot Chaos, while team member [[Max Morningstar]] claims it stands for Team Roboctopi: Combat Division, in reference to his [https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/4918 FRC team] of the same name.
The name TRC was chosen because the club has never officially been granted official authorization to use the Tufts brand outside of the university. As a result, the team likes to joke that TRC is an acronym that stands for anything you can think of that is not Tufts Robotics Club. Asking different team members will yield different answers as to what they consider TRC to mean; team member [[Tom Jaeger]] has said that TRC stands for Total Robot Chaos, while team member [[Max Morningstar]] claims it stands for Team Roboctopi: Combat Division, in reference to his [https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/4918 FRC team] of the same name.
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TRC has the dubious honor of having two robots on the list of [https://wiki.nhrl.io/wiki/index.php/NHRL:Stats:Fastest_KOs-3lb NHRL Fastest KOs-3lb]: TRC robots [[Deep Cut]] and [[Stress Concentration]] were each knocked out in just 8 seconds (by [[Abomination]] and [[Loopy]], respectively) meaning both robots are tied for being on the losing end of the 5th fastest knockout of all time in NHRL's 3lb division.
TRC has the dubious honor of having two robots on the list of [https://wiki.nhrl.io/wiki/index.php/NHRL:Stats:Fastest_KOs-3lb NHRL Fastest KOs-3lb]: TRC robots [[Deep Cut]] and [[Stress Concentration]] were each knocked out in just 8 seconds (by [[Abomination]] and [[Loopy]], respectively) meaning both robots are tied for being on the losing end of the 5th fastest knockout of all time in NHRL's 3lb division.


* Team wins: 8
* Team wins: 11
* Team losses: 27
* Team losses: 35


== Captains ==
== Captains ==
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|August 2023
|August 2023
|Full Body Spinner
|Full Body Spinner
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|0-2
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|[[Deep Cut]]
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|[[File:Deep Cut August 2023 Edited.jpg|frameless]]
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|*[[Max Morningstar]]
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|Beetleweight
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|January, March, May, August 2023
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|Horizontal Spinner
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|1-7
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|[[UH... help!!]]
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|[[File:UH... help!! September 2023.jpg|frameless]]
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|Daniel
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|Beetleweight
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|August, September 2023
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|Vertical Drum Spinner
|0-2
|0-2
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|[[Stress Concentration]]
|[[Stress Concentration]]
|[[File:Stressconcentration-removebg.png|frameless]]
|[[File:Stressconcentration-June24.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Tom Jaeger]]
|[[Tom Jaeger]]
|Beetleweight
|Beetleweight
|January, March, May, September 2023
|January, March, May, September 2023, June 2024
|Vertical Spinner
|Vertical Spinner
|1-5
|2-7
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|-
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|[[Deep Cut]]
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|[[File:Deep Cut August 2023 Edited.jpg|frameless]]
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|*[[Max Morningstar]]
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|Beetleweight
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|January, March, May, August 2023
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|Horizontal Spinner
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|1-7
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|-
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|[[UH... help!!]]
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|[[File:UH... help!! September 2023.jpg|frameless]]
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|Daniel
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|Beetleweight
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|August, September 2023
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|Vertical Drum Spinner
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|1-2
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|[[UH... oh]]
|[[UH... oh]]
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|[[Douglas Lilly]]
|[[Douglas Lilly]]
|Beetleweight
|Beetleweight
|August, September 2023
|August, September 2023, March 2024
|Vertical Drum Spinner
|Vertical Spinner
|0-0
|0-2
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|[[Indubitably]]
|[[Indubitably]]
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|[[Jot]]
|[[Jot]]
|[[File:Jot January 2024.jpg|frameless]]
|[[File:June Jot.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Max Morningstar]]
|[[Max Morningstar]]
|Beetleweight
|Beetleweight
|January, June 2024
|January, June 2024
|Bigwheel Horizontal Thwacking Spinner
|Bigwheel Horizontal Spinner
|3-3
|3-3
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|[[Lemon Vinaigrette]]
|[[File:LemonV.png|frameless]]
|[[Max Morningstar]]
|Beetleweight
|September 2024
|Vertical Spinner
|3-2
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Captained by [[Ryan McFarlane]] for March 2023
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Captained by [[Ryan McFarlane]] for March 2023

===Future Robots===
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Latest revision as of 17:31, 13 October 2024

Not to be confused with Texas Robot Combat, a combat robotics organization with the same acronym.

Overview

TRC is a team of students and alumni from the Tufts Robotics Club at Tufts University, and is based out of Medford, Massachusetts. TRC has competed in five NHRL competitions to date, with the first unofficial appearance being the April 2022 competition, the first official appearance occurring at the January 2023 competition, and the latest being in June of 2024.

The name TRC was chosen because the club has never officially been granted official authorization to use the Tufts brand outside of the university. As a result, the team likes to joke that TRC is an acronym that stands for anything you can think of that is not Tufts Robotics Club. Asking different team members will yield different answers as to what they consider TRC to mean; team member Tom Jaeger has said that TRC stands for Total Robot Chaos, while team member Max Morningstar claims it stands for Team Roboctopi: Combat Division, in reference to his FRC team of the same name.

TRC has the dubious honor of having two robots on the list of NHRL Fastest KOs-3lb: TRC robots Deep Cut and Stress Concentration were each knocked out in just 8 seconds (by Abomination and Loopy, respectively) meaning both robots are tied for being on the losing end of the 5th fastest knockout of all time in NHRL's 3lb division.

  • Team wins: 11
  • Team losses: 35

Captains

Robots

Inactive Robots

Robot Image Captain Weight Class Competitions Weapon Type Wins/Losses
†Azrael Teo Patrosio Beetleweight April 2022 Dual Arc Lighter 0-0
‡Shoestring Tom Jaeger Beetleweight April 2022 Drum Spinner 0-2
⸸Utilitarian Hoar Douglas Lilly Beetleweight April 2022 Vertical Spinner 0-2
UH... foot Douglas Lilly Beetleweight January, March 2023 Vertical Spinner 1-4
Cakester Olivia Morningstar Beetleweight August 2023 Full Body Spinner 0-2
Deep Cut *Max Morningstar Beetleweight January, March, May, August 2023 Horizontal Spinner 1-7
UH... help!! Daniel Beetleweight August, September 2023 Vertical Drum Spinner 0-2

†Originally entered under Team Azrael, did not compete due to technical issues

‡Originally competed under Team Fingers Crossed

⸸Originally competed under Team UH huh

Active Robots

Robot Image Captain Weight Class Competitions Weapon Type Wins/Losses
Stress Concentration Tom Jaeger Beetleweight January, March, May, September 2023, June 2024 Vertical Spinner 2-7
UH... oh Douglas Lilly Beetleweight August, September 2023, March 2024 Vertical Spinner 0-2
Indubitably Tom Jaeger Beetleweight January 2024 Lifter/Grabber 1-2
Jot Max Morningstar Beetleweight January, June 2024 Bigwheel Horizontal Spinner 3-3
Lemon Vinaigrette Max Morningstar Beetleweight September 2024 Vertical Spinner 3-2

*Captained by Ryan McFarlane for March 2023

Gallery

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YouTube Short featuring the match between TRC robot Stress Concentration against Loopy, the experimental version of Tommy Wong's Golden Brett-winning robot Droopy, at the September 2023 NHRL event. Stress Concentration instantly melted its 3d printed weapon pulley (the plume of smoke you see in the video) and TRC driver Tom Jaeger tapped out immediately, fearing an electronics fire. Since this took place before Stress Concentration was hit by Loopy, commentators chalked up the loss to Stress Concentration getting "KO'd by booty."

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Top 10 Most destructive robot fights of NHRL, with number 8 featuring TRC robot UH... foot getting demolished by David Small's Púca in January of 2023. In his post-event breakdown video, David said he was "waiting for [TRC driver Douglas Lilly] to tap out but he didn't seem to want to, so I came in and kept on hitting him." Púca would go on to win the 3lb division at the event.

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Video showcasing proto-TRC robot Shoestring and its minibot, made from a Pringles can, facing off against Anthony D'Ambrosio's Blackbird at the April 2022 NHRL event. Before the fight, the Shoestring drive team asked Anthony to spare the Pringles can chassis, since they didn't have any replacements. He responded that if it got damaged beyond reuse he would UberEats them a new one.

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