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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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Team wins: 4 |
* Team wins: 4 |
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== Captains == |
== Captains == |
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*Teo Patrosio |
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*[[Tom Jaeger]] |
*[[Tom Jaeger]] |
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*Douglas Lilly |
*[[Douglas Lilly]] |
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*[[Max Morningstar]] |
*[[Max Morningstar]] |
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*[[Ryan McFarlane]] |
*[[Ryan McFarlane]] |
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|†[[Azrael]] |
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|Teo Patrosio |
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|‡[[Shoestring]] |
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|[[Tom Jaeger]] |
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|⸸[[Utilitarian Hoar]] |
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|Douglas Lilly |
|[[Douglas Lilly]] |
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|[[UH... foot]] |
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|Douglas Lilly |
|[[Douglas Lilly]] |
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†Originally entered under Team Azrael, did not compete due to technical issues |
†Originally entered under [[Team Azrael]], did not compete due to technical issues |
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‡Originally competed under |
‡Originally competed under [[Team Fingers Crossed]] |
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⸸Originally competed under |
⸸Originally competed under [[Team UH huh]] |
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===Active Robots=== |
===Active Robots=== |
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|[[Stress Concentration]] |
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|[[Tom Jaeger]] |
|[[Tom Jaeger]] |
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|[[Deep Cut]] |
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|*[[Max Morningstar]] |
|*[[Max Morningstar]] |
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|[[UH... help!!]] |
|[[UH... help!!]] |
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|Daniel |
|Daniel |
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|[[UH... oh]] |
|[[UH... oh]] |
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|Douglas Lilly |
|[[Douglas Lilly]] |
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|August, September 2023 |
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|[[Cakester]] |
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|[[Olivia Morningstar]] |
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Revision as of 17:27, 30 October 2023
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.
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.
- Team wins: 4
- Team losses: 24
Captains
Robots
Inactive Robots
| Robot | Image | Captain | Weight Class | Competitions | Weapon Type | Wins/Losses |
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| †Azrael | 
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Teo Patrosio | Beetleweight | April 2022 | Dual Arc Lighter | 0-0 |
| ‡Shoestring | 
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Tom Jaeger | Beetleweight | April 2022 | Drum Spinner | 0-2 |
| ⸸Utilitarian Hoar | 
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Douglas Lilly | Beetleweight | April 2022 | Vertical Spinner | 0-2 |
| UH... foot | 
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Douglas Lilly | Beetleweight | January, March 2023 | Vertical Spinner | 1-4 |
†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 |
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| Stress Concentration | 
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Tom Jaeger | Beetleweight | January, March, May, September 2023 | Vertical Spinner | 1-5 |
| Deep Cut | 
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*Max Morningstar | Beetleweight | January, March, May, August 2023 | Horizontal Spinner | 1-7 |
| UH... help!! |
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Daniel | Beetleweight | August, September 2023 | Vertical Drum Spinner | 1-2 |
| UH... oh |
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Douglas Lilly | Beetleweight | August, September 2023 | Vertical Drum Spinner | 0-0 |
| Cakester | 
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Olivia Morningstar | Beetleweight | August 2023 | Full Body Spinner | 0-2 |
*Captained by Ryan McFarlane for March 2023
Gallery
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."
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.
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 replacement.
