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Students at Fairport High School started up the Fairport Robotics team, Blue Lightning, in 1997. Over the years, the team has worked very hard to win awards in the FIRST Robotics competitions.

Robot Evolution

From 1997 to 2006, Blue Lightning has built a number of different robots. Below are the robots we have pictures of:

	This is our robot from 1998 when we were team 36.
	Name: Driver Has < than $25
	Name: KG-1
	Name: KG-2
	Name: KG-3

As you can see, some pretty interesting robots have been built in the past. You may be wondering what KG stands for: Kate Gleason. Kate Gleason was the first women engineer to be inducted into the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the daughter of the founder of Gleason Works, our corporate sponsor. For more information on Kate Gleason click on this link - > Kate Gleason.

In the past, Fairport Robotics has won a number of awards for everything from costume design to robot function. You can read the timeline below to see what the team has won in the past, or just watch by clicking here.

Timeline 1999 to Present

1997

• Team 578 was founded by 27 students
• Judge's Award Mid-Atlantic Regional
• Sponsored by Eastman Kodak and the Fairport School District

1999

• Sponsored by Gleason Works and the Fairport School District

2000

• Sponsored by Gleason Works and the Fairport School District
• Winner at Philadelphia Alliance Regional
  • (Trophy can be found in the Fairport High School Science Wing)

2001

• Sponsored by Gleason Works and the Fairport School District
• Winner at NASA Langley - VCU Regional
  • (Trophy can be found at Gleason Works)

2003

• Sponsored by Gleason Works and the Fairport School District
• Champions at Kodak Exhibition
  • (Trophy can be found at Gleason Works)
• Winner of Johnson & Johnson Sportsmanship Award Canada Regional
  • (Trophy can be found in the Fairport High School Science Wing)
• Fairport Robotics Yahoo Group started

2004

• Sponsored by Gleason Works and the Fairport School District
• Semi Finalist Cleveland Ohio
• Finalist Pittsburgh, Pensylvania Regional
  • (Trophy in Fairport High School Science Wing)
• Leadership In Control (Buckeye Regional)
  • (Trophy in Fairport High School Science Wing and at Gleason Works)
• Best Ball Handler (Heroes of Tomorrow)

2005

• Sponsored by Gleason Works and the Fairport School District
• Best Mascot Costume RIT Regional, Rochester New York

2006

• Sponsored by Gleason Works and the Fairport School District
• Largest Team ever with 41 students
• General Motors Industrial Design Award (Finger Lakes Regional)
• Best Website Award (Boston Regional)