Cougar Robotics

On March 1st and 2nd, 2025, Team 1403 Cougar Robotics competed at the first competition of the season, the FIRST Mid-Atlantic Hatboro-Horsham District Event in Horsham, Pennsylvania. At the end of the event, the team seeded 26th, being selected for Alliance 8. Throughout the matches, the team displayed strong spirit and resilience. Ultimately, 1403 won […]

2/16/25 – 2/22/25 Our Team As the Hatboro-Horsham Event approaches, robot and logistic subteams have been working vigorously to complete all components. Logistics side has been preparing the Impact Binder, while the Robot side has been troubleshooting and adding finishing touches. Design Design finished their technical slideshow and packet, outlining the components of our team […]

2/10/25-2/15/25 Our Team In the sixth week of build season, Robot side has been diligently fabricating, programming, and wiring components of the robot, while Logistics side has continued strategizing for competition and marketing our team. Meanwhile, the Impact team has completed and submitted the Impact Essay. As the Hatboro-Horsham Competition approaches, 1403 has worked hard […]

2/3/25 – 2/8/25 Our Team Team 1403 has made significant progress in the robot’s construction, and it will soon be match-ready. Logistics side has been looking into new ways to market our team, while revising the robot’s strategy for competition. Moreover, our Impact writers continue to work hard to finish the essay within the coming […]

1/27/25 – 2/1/25 Our Team As the Hatboro-Horsham competition approaches, 1403 has continued designing, fabricating, and wiring the robot. We’ve also been marketing our team, planning outreach events, and strategizing for competition. In addition, members from both robot and logistics-side subteams have worked to complete the Executive Summary and Woodie Flowers’ Award Submission. Design This […]

1/20/25 – 1/25/25 Our Team In the third week of build season, 1403 has been hard at work as the Hatboro-Horsham Competition nears. Robot side has been planning, machining, and wiring components of the robot while logistics side has continued to focus on the business, outreach, and strategic components of our team. Design Design has […]

1/13/25-1/18/25 Our Team Following a productive first week of Build Season, the team has been continuing our efforts as we prepare for our first competition. Robot side has been bringing their prototypes to life, while Logistics side has been creating content for our social media, planning outreach events, and drafting the robot’s autonomous and teleop […]

1/6/25 – 1/11/25 Our Team After a successful kickoff, our team convened in the commons to brainstorm the needs, wants, and wishes for the robot this year. Based on these goals, Robot side has been hard at work prototyping different components of the robot in preparation for its construction. Meanwhile, Logistics side has been working […]

On January 4th, 2025, Team 1403 hosted their 19th annual Kickoff event at Montgomery High School in Skillman, NJ. With 37 teams in attendance, our team held various workshops and panels regarding topics like alliance selection, sensors and pneumatics, the history of FRC, and women in STEM. After these workshops, the teams gathered to watch […]

On November 2nd, 2024, Team 1403 competed in the 24th Ramp Riot Robotics Competition at Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pennsylvania.  By the end of the competition Team 1403 placed 29th out of 44 teams, chosen for the 4th alliance, and earned 3rd place during final eliminations.  The team used this competition for potential driver […]