Team History

​2021 - Game Changers

​Competition Awards

Accomplishments

  • Reorganized subgroups with everyone now participating in a secondary group.
  • Started virtually tutoring elementary students to combat the pandemic
  • Created 3 other STEM kits
  • Virtual college tour
  • Virtual tutoring for elementary students

2020 - Infinite Recharge

Competition Awards

  • Excellence in Engineering Award at Southfield
  • Safety Award at Southfield

Accomplishments​

  • Enhanced strategy of cross-teaching subgroups
  • First year of integrated facilities and shop with Harrison
  • Added technology to Hackboxes
  • Sending STEM kits to the Dominican Republic
  • Nominated for the 2020 Youth Recognition Award due to our extensive Outreach

2019 - Deep Space

Competition Awards

  • ​Safety Award at Southfield Event
  • Innovation in Control Award at Midland Event
  • District Event Winner at Midland Event
  • Entrepreneurship Award at States (Consumer's Energy Field)
  • District Championship Finalist at States (Consumer's Energy Field)
  • District Semifinalist at Worlds (Daly Field)
  • District 1st runner-up for UL Safety award at Worlds (Daly Field)

Accomplishments

  • Revamped student leadership 
  • Started 4 FTC teams and mentored several newer FRC teams 
  • Created an adaptable chassis for robot
  • Hosted and streamed QFD event
  • Created local resource box called the Hackbox
  • Won the Midland District Competition
  • Earned a FIRST World Championship birth once again

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​2018 - Power Up

Competition Awards

  • Entrepreneurship Award at Lincoln Event 
  • Entrepreneurship Award at Livonia Event
  • UL Pit Safety Award at Livonia
  • Quarter-finalist Michigan Advanced Robotics Competition (MARC) Event
  • Finalist at Bloomfield Girls Robotics Competition Event

Accomplishments

  • First season with new coach
  • New in-stand strategy/scouting system
  • Partnership with Operation Common Good in the Giving Bot
  • Student population reached a record high
  • FIRST in Michigan FIRST STEP support at Worlds

2017 - Steamworks

​Competition Awards

  • Industrial Safety Award at Howell 
  • Spirit Award at Livonia Event
  • District Event Winner at Livonia Event
  • Spirit Award at States (Consumer's Energy Field)
  • District Semifinalist at States (Consumer's Energy Field)

Accomplishments

  • Made it to Worlds (St. Louis - Tesla Field)
  • Student leadership prevailed, leading team to Worlds despite setbacks
  • Expanded community outreach by 211%
  • Overhauled website
  • Continued QFD with 3641
  • RFID based attendance system

2016 - Stronghold

​Competition Awards

  • Entrepreneurship Award at Livonia Event
  • Industrial Safety Award at Traverse City Event
  • Entrepreneurship Award at Traverse City Event
  • Spirit Award at States

Accomplishments

  • Made it to Worlds (Hopper Field)
  • Introduced a yearly “theme” to increase team focus and generation
  • Helped to ensure core FIRST and Hackbots values were central to the team
  • Partnered with Team 3641 to streamline the design process
  • ​Created QFD (Quality Function Deployment Chart) for the first time

2015 - Recycle Rush

​Competition Awards

  • Entrepreneurship Award at Waterford Event
  • Entrepreneurship Award at Livonia

Accomplishments

  • Gained admittance back into school shop
  • Added more tools and machinery to the shop
  • ​Submitted Chairman’s Award for the first time

2014 - Aerial Assist

​Competition Awards

  • Imagery Award at Southfield Event
  • Entrepreneurship Award at Livonia Event

Accomplishments

  • Focused on sustainability and organization for the long-term
  • Implemented a new team structure
  • Created new subgroups to aid in fabrication such as Pneumatics
  • ​Embraced non-technical aspects of FRC, such as Graphic Design

2013 - Ultimate Ascent

​Competition Awards

  •  Finalist at Waterford Event
  • Team Spirit Award at Livonia
  • District Event Winner at Livonia 
  • Team Spirit Award at States
  • Made it to Worlds (Curie Field)

Accomplishments

  • Uniting all 3 high schools - 3414 Hackbots were formed​
  • ​Merged students from all FPS (Farmington Public Schools) high schools
  • Acquired the first stable sponsorship from BOSCH, allowing for expansion
  • Found a team of dedicated coaches and mentors
  • ​Underwent a rebranding process and became The Hackbots, as they are known today

2012 - Rebound Rumble

Competition Awards

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Accomplishments

  • First time the team incorporated a turret system
  • Participated in Makers Fair
  • Published our first Build Season video

2011 - Logomotion

Competition Awards

  •  ​Finalist at Waterford Event

Accomplishments

  • Named changed to the Falcons 
  • Forced to move to a portable trailer outside school building

2010 - BREAKAWAY

Competition Awards

  • Won Rookie Inspiration Award at Ann Arbor

Accomplishments​

  • Founded as the Omega Squad
  • Team 3414, based out of Farmington High School
  • Low funding - made robot out of the box that the kit of parts came in