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| Purple Haze | |
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| Rookie Year: | 2000 |
| Inactive Years: | {{{inactive}}} |
| Location: | Austin, TX, USA |
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| Approx. size: | 45 |
| Team Website: | http://www.lasarobotics.org/ |
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History
LASA Robotics, Team Purple Haze, was founded in 1993 for the B.E.S.T. competition, in which it has been quite successful. In 2000, our sponsor was able to kick off the team's career in the FIRST competition, and the rest is pretty much history. The team competes annually in the Lone Star Regional, and recently in the Dallas Regional. Since 2004, it has been tradition to name the robot such that it has a PH in it, to commemorate our team's nickname "Purple Haze." We catch a lot of flack for "Purple Haze" due to the name's origins in illegal narcotics, but in the immortal words of Tony Bertucci, "Get over it."
Team projects
Fundraising Projects
- UT Stadium Cleanups
- Carwashes
- Carbash (tickets sold to sledgehammer a car before the school's rivalry game)
- Team Garage Sale
- FLL Concession Stand
- Donation Letters to the Parents and Friends of LASA
- Custom jewelry made by the team
Community Projects
- Various partnerships with Children Helping Children
- Visits and workshops with the Helping Hands Home
- School Beautification
- Various Drives for the hurricane victims in the Austin area
- LEGO SMART Camps for middle school kids
- Mobile SMART Camps
Robots
- 2000 - The Concussionator
- 2001 - The Cherry Picker
- 2002 - Scum-Sucking Bottom PHeeder
- 2003 - Stack Robot
- 2004 - PHlappy
- 2005 - RaPHael
- 2006 - Mary PHender
- 2007 - PHunky's Dilemma
- 2008 - ZePHyr
- 2009 - AristoPHanies
- 2010 - PHardos
Accomplishments
- 2009 Lone Star Regional Xerox Creativity Award Winner
- 2009 Lone Star Regional Woodie Flowers Award (Anthony Bertucci)
- 2009 Lone Star Regional Chairman's Award Winner
- 2009 Dallas Regional Champions
- 2008 Lone Star Regional Semi-Finalist
- 2008 Featured in the "FIRST Robotics: Behind the Design: Rack 'N Roll" book
- 2007 Lone Star Regional Semi-Finalist
- 2007 Lone Star Regional Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award
- 2007 Featured in the "FIRST Robotics: Behind the Design: Aim High" book
- 2006 FIRST Robots: Aim High: Behind the Design (Contributing Team)
- 2006 National Championships Attendees
- 2006 Lone Star Regional Champions
- 2006 Lone Star Regional Radioshack Innovation in Control Award
- 2005 Lone Star Regional Finalist
- 2005 Lone Star Regional Judges Award
- 2004 National Championships Attendees
- 2004 Lone Star Regional Quarter-Finalists
- 2003 Lone Star Regional Semi-Finalist
- 2001 Lone Star Regional Imagery Award
Sponsors
- 3M
- National Instruments
- BAE (not since 2007)
- Applied Materials (not since 2006)
- Grainger
- Whitcomb Properties
- Emily's Catering
Members
Purple Haze consists of students from grade 9-12 attending the Liberal Arts and Science Academy, a magnet program within LBJ High School.
Students
The team boasts approximately 45 team members on average.
Alumni
Numerous.
Mentors/Coaches
- Team Coach, Tony Bertucci, teacher, Liberal Arts and Science Academy.
- Senior Software Engineer (Mentor), Danny Diaz, who works for National Instruments.
- Engineer (Mentor), Jackson Salling, who works for Fluke Electronics.
- Machinist (Mentor), Coy Fancher (retired)
- Welding (Mentor), Randy Baden, who works for Spillar Custom Hitches
- Non-engineering Mentor (Mentor), Jane Young, who works for the University of Texas.
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