Seven years of Quantum Leap Robotics.
2014 – 2021.
From Cascade Effect to Ultimate Goal. Seven seasons, one team, the
foundation for everything since.
Seasons
7
World Champ. Qualifications
4x
Inspire Awards
10x
Tournament Wins
8x
Season Highlights
Ultimate Goal — the world record season
Set the world record for autonomous scoring and qualified for the World Championship. Ranked #1 in Ohio. This was also the season the four-wheel odometry system came online, a first for FTC.
Key Achievements
·#1 ranked in Ohio
·World record autonomous scoring
·World Championship qualification
Technical Innovations
·First four-wheel odometry system in FTC
·Sub-0.1 second 3-ring release
·Multi-threaded Java control architecture
Skystone
Won the State Inspire Award and qualified for the World Championship. Inspire is FTC's top judging award — given to one team per event for a combination of robot performance, engineering documentation, and outreach.
Key Achievements
·State Inspire Award Winners
·World Championship Qualification
·Stone re-alignment system
Technical Innovations
·Custom Vision Processing Pipeline
·Path planning algorithms
·Real-time Position Tracking
Rover Ruckus
Ranked #1 in the state going into the State Championship, with a vision-based mineral detection system. Qualified for the World Championship that season.
Key Achievements
·#1 ranked in Ohio
·World Championship qualification
·Vision-based mineral detection and filtering
Technical Innovations
·OpenCV computer vision pipeline for game element detection
·Automated end-game scoring sequence
Cascade Effect → Relic Recovery — the founding years
Four seasons of team-building: Cascade Effect, Res-Q, Velocity Vortex, Relic Recovery. Started the program from scratch, hit the first State Championship qualification in 2017, and the first World Championship qualification that same year.
Key Achievements
·Team founded 2014
·First State Championship qualification: 2017
·First World Championship qualification: 2017
Technical Milestones
·First fully autonomous program
·First custom control system
Awards & Recognition
Dean's List Semi-Finalist
10X Inspire Award Winners
12X Tournament Winners
10X Winning Alliance Captains
Software Innovation Award — Maryland Tech Invitational
Multiple Think Award Winners
Control Award Winners
State Championship Winners
Technologies Used
SOLIDWORKS Java Android Studio OpenCV CAD Git Sensor Fusion 3D Printing Laser Cutting CNC Water Jet