Team 100
We joined FIRST robotics during 1995 and became the first team on the West Coast to participate in this event. The team adopted the slogan "Student Run Student Built", which has remained the guiding principle for Team 100 ever since. Students are always given the first say in how the robot should be built and how the team should be run, while they are encouraged to ask for help and direction from their numerous and involved mentors.
The goals of Team 100 students have always been to acquire real–life skills and gain hands-on engineering experience.
Although the Wildhats initially consisted of solely of Woodside High School students, we have invited other schools to join our team. In 2003, a large group of students from Carlmont High School, a neighboring district school, joined the team, soon becoming a permanent addition. During recent seasons, Sequoia High School students have also been added to the Wildhat roster, creating our current tri–school team. In the past (2000-2001) we have participated in the Sandhill Challenge. For this event, teams build "soap box cars" and compete for awards in design, creativity, and speed.
In 2006 DreamWorks approached Team 100 with an exciting offer. DreamWorks already sponsored a team near their L.A. offices and was now looking to sponsor a team close to their Redwood City location as well. We visited the DreamWorks headquarters and gave a presentation on our robot. They were very impressed and agreed to support us with funds and animation mentors. Currently, DreamWorks P.D.I. is our primary sponsor; the team gives an annual presentation, as well as going team to see all major DreamWorks movies together!
A Brief History of Team 100 Time
2009
- – Team 100 mentor Laura Rhodes wins the Woodie Flower Award.
- – Team 100 wins the General Motors Industrial Design Award at Sacramento regional.
- – Team 100 is the champion of Cal Games.
2008
- – Team 100 places first in Silicon Valley Regional.
- – Team 100 goes to championships and was the finalists of the Curie division.
- – Team 100 participates in the Maker's Faire, the May Day Parade and the Hometown Days Parade.
- – Team 100 is the champion of Cal Games.
2007
- – Woodside places first in the Davis/Sacramento regional.
- – Woodside places first at Cal Games.
- – Woodside wins the Motorola Quality award with its fan–favorite "Tubesaurus Rex".
2006
- – Woodside features a robot topped with a turret capable of 360–degree rotation and a CMU camera.
- – Woodside removes the turret during the SVR regional due to problems with weight and overall functionality.
- – Woodside wins the Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" award at the Davis/Sacramento Regional.
2005
- – Woodside uses omni wheels for the first time on one of its robots.
- – Woodside uses a 6–wheel swerve drive system for propulsion and steering.
2004
- – Woodside wins the Best Mascot Award at nationals.
- – Woodside utilizes the power of a 2000 lb towing capacity vehicle winch.
- – Woodside is a tournament finalist in the Silicon Valley Regional.
2003
- – Woodside utilizes Bosch motors and transmissions, and also tried servo–powered shifters, but these has problems with stalling during shifting.
- – At the Sacramento Regional, Woodside wins the Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" award.
2002
- – Woodside builds a deployable 5th wheel into the robot design for extra pushing power.
- – Woodside wins the robotic truck–pull championship at the WRRF Cal Games.
2001
- – Team 100 takes first place at the SandHill Challenge race in the High School speed division.
- – Animation: AutoDesk People's Choice Animation Award for overall Excellence at the FIRST Western Regional Event.
- – Team 100 are finalists at the WRRF California Robot Games..
2000
- – Team 100 places first at the Sand Hill Challenge race in their division.
1999
- – Woodside High is champion of the FIRST Western Regional Robotics Competition.
- – Team 100 ranks 12th in the nation.
- – Team 100 includes four students from other schools.
- – Sponsored by NASA, Cisco Systems, Mentor Graphics, Alan Steel and Company, Adept Technology, BFI, Quality Plastics, Woodside High School Site Council and Board of Student Affairs, Nikon, Lucky, and American Printing.
1998
- – NASA Meta-Team included 6 teams.
- – Woodside's team includes three students from other schools.
- – Woodside's traveling team of 30 members attended the national competition.
1997
- – Woodside, in partnership with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, places in the top third of teams in the nation.
- – Woodside's team includes two students from neighboring high schools
- – Woodside joins the NASA Meta-Team
- – Woodside submitted an entry to the Computer Animation Competition
1996
- – Woodside, sponsored by NASA Ames Research Center, places among the top 20 teams
- – Woodside entered the Chairman's Award Competition for best documentation
1995
- – Woodside High School, in partnership with Raychem and NASA, enters the competition and is the first California high school to participate.
- – Woodside wins the National Championship.
