​Past Robots

In 2025, FRC finally gave us a water game, REEFSCAPE! Our robot, Naz Reef, was designed to score algae (large teal balls) and coral (PVC pipe) on a barge and reef. Thankfully, there was no actual water involved.
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In 2024 our robot, AWESOME-O 4000, was created to collect "notes" (orange foam rings) and launch them into the "speaker" or "amp" in this music themed competition. Our team was part of an alliance in both our Duluth and Lacrosse competitions that won the title of Finalists. Our fantastic finish in the LaCrosse competition earned us a place at the Worlds Competition in Houston, TX. 
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In 2023, our robot, Sparky, was created with the capability to gather cones and cubes, strategically placing them within a grid to establish connections and earn ranking points based on the number of links formed. As the round approaches its conclusion, Sparky transitions to a balance pad, where it must maintain equilibrium for five seconds after the telop phase concludes.
In 2022, our robot, Wilder, was made to pick up Cargo and shoot it into the Upper and Lower Hub; then climb up a series of monkey bars. Wilder proved successful during our first regional of season, the Lake Superior Regional. Our team was picked for the number one alliance, with Team 1732 (Hilltoppers) and Team 2052 (KnightKrawlers), and placed 1st at the event. We also competed in the Great Northern Regional and the Houston World Championship. We ended being the 5th Alliance Captains and made it to the Roebling Semi-Finals. Which overall placed us top 20 Internationally out of 4,000 Teams. Because of our outstanding performance at Lake Superior, we were able to attend MN State where we ended up receiving the Dunwoody Engineering Inspiration Award.
In 2020 and 2021, our robot, Mater, was designed to pick up power cells and shoot them into the Power Port. Mater also was tasked with climbing up the Generator Switch to earn points. We ended up only competing in the Northern Lights Regional, where we placed 19th overall and got the Team Spirit Award. We were not able to compete in any more competitions due to Covid-19. In 2021, We were able to compete in the MMR pre-season event and ended up being finalists. We also were awarded the Outreach Award for our work the elementary and middle schools during our seasons in 2019-2021.
In 2019, our robot, J.J. Barely, was designed to grab hatch panels and place them on the cargo ships and all three levels of the rocket. It competed at the Lake Superior Regional and Seven Rivers Regional, but its performance was heavily impacted by inclement weather as our team had to leave the Lake Superior Regional early due to an incoming snow storm.
In 2018, our robot, Paperweight, was designed to pick up power cubes and deliver them to the switch and the scale. It competed at the Great Northern Regional and the Northern Lights Regional, and placed in the top 24 teams.
In 2017, our robot was designed to deliver gears to the airship, dump fuel into a low goal, and climb a rope in the 30 second endgame. It competed at the Lake Superior Regional and the Wisconsin regional, but due to its build structure, the results from the competitions were not good.
In 2016 our robot, Bernie, was designed to maneuver over obstacles like a rock wall and to pick up "boulders" and shoot them into towers. Bernie competed only at the North Star Regional, due to many programming issues that prevented us from performing well.
Our 2015 robot, Clark, was designed to pick up totes and recycling bins. Programmed with an autonomous mode to score the yellow bins, he can also score cooperation points and stack totes 4 high. Clark competed at the Lake Superior regional competition as well as North Star where he was a finalist. Which later led to competing at the the World Championships in St. Louis. ​​
This is our 2014 robot "Bonnie." This robot was designed to shoot the game piece into the high goal for 10 points as well as the low goal for 1 point. It could also pass to other robots, a very crucial part to the game, Aerial Assist. This robot placed 35th at the North Star regional. ​
The 2013 bot "Hansel." This robot was build for the game Ultimate Ascent. He was designed to dump frisbees into the 1 point goal as well as climb the pyramid for 10 points. Hansel made it to the Minnesota State competition, and won Quality Award while making it to the semi-finals as alliance captains at the North Star regional. ​
This is our 2012 robot on the field for the game Rebound Rumble. This robot was designed to pick up basketballs off the ground and shoot them into the baskets. It featured a rotating turret and a tracking camera designed to track the baskets by the reflecting tape.  This robot competed at the 10,000 Lakes regional competition.  ​
This is the 2011 robot designed for the game Logo Motion. This bot was designed to lift inner-tubes of varying shapes onto pegs. This robot competed at the North Star regional competition. ​
We don't have any pictures of our 2010 bot. In Breakaway robots direct soccer balls into goals, traverse "bumps" in the field, suspend themselves and each other on towers, and/or go through a tunnel located in the center of the field.
This is our 2009 robot "Teagen" designed for the game Lunacy. It made it to the quarterfinals at the 10,000 Lakes regional. 
​This is our 2008 rookie year robot designed for the game Overdrive. This robot ranked 5th after the preliminary matches and made it to quarter-finals at the 2008 Minnesota Regional. 
Team 2531 has been competing in FRC since 2008 and are so thankful to their mentors, parents, and sponsors who have supported them throughout the years! You can check out our profile at The Blue Alliance for more information on our past seasons.