Stuypulse

StuyPulse is the official Stuyvesant High School robotics team, and competes in the prestigious FIRST Robotics competition. It is one of the largest teams in the school, with approximately 60 active members as of the 2009 season. There are two groups, FRC (FIRST Robotics Challenge) and FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge). Competition time is usually around March/April and can go into May.

Faculty Advisors

 * Mr. Colon
 * Mr. Lonardo

FRC
FRC or FIRST Robotics Competition is a competition where teams try to build a robot to play a certain game, chosen by FIRST that year. The Kickoff is in early January, and this is when the game is released, although a few hints that are seemingly unrelated are let out beforehand. The team then has 6 weeks to build the robot. This hectic time is known as the Build Season. The Build Season ends around February/March with the Ship Date, the day we must put our robot into its crate and send it to competition. We then go to the Jacob Javits Convention Center to compete in the New York City Regional. Competition time starts around March and ends around April or May. It's an incredible experience and really brings the team together. There are three main branches of the FRC team:

Engineering
The largest branch of StuyPulse. The Engineers are responsible for building the robot and maintaining the past ones. They mainly work inside the robotics lab and use many power tools. Smaller parts include field construction, pneumatics, and electronics. Engineering works closely with the Programmers to make sure the robot can do what is needed of it. Engineering never has enough 7/16 wrenches.

Programming
This branch is responsible for all the programming needed for the team. They write in languages such as Java and C++. The Programmers are a small, but crucial part of the team. They work closely with Engineering to make sure the code fits with the robot. The Programmers have 7 computers: No Touchy, No Duchy, No Boxxy, No Lana, No Sleepy, No Lifey, and No Really.

Marketing
Marketing is the business and advertisement aspect of the team. They maintain the websites firstconnects.us and the team's website www.stuypulse.com. They also organize events such as bake sales and demonstrations. Every year, they aim for the prestigious Chairman's Award, given to the team that helps spread the spirit of FIRST the most and reaches out to the community.

FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge)
FIRST Tech Challenges consists of two teams, team 310 Fission and team 479 Fusion. They work using TETRIX and LEGO robotics kits, and build multiple smaller robots as opposed to the single large FRC robot.

The FRC Robots

 * 2001: Stuyle

Game: Diabolical Dynamics
 * 2002: Jack

Game: Zone Zeal


 * 2003: Lola

Game: Stack Attack


 * 2004: Larry

Game: FIRST Frenzy: Raising the Bar


 * 2005: Yvette

Game: Triple Play


 * 2006: Joshua

Game: Aim High


 * 2007: Tom

Game: Rack'n'Roll


 * 2008: DESbot

Game: FIRST Overdrive


 * 2009: Michael 1

Game: Lunacy


 * 2010: Donovan

Game: Breakaway


 * 2011: DESdroid

Game: Logo Motion


 * 2012: JoeBot

Game: Rebound Rumble


 * 2013: DESiree

Game: Ultimate Ascent


 * 2014: DESmond

Game: Aerial Assist

The FTC Robots

 * 2012: 310: / 479:

Game: Ring It Up!


 * 2013: 310: Wafflebot / 479: Lega-C

Game: Block Party!

Current Officers

 * Presidents of Engineering: Noah Tom-Wong
 * Vice President of Engineering: Jion Fairchild
 * President of Programming: Justin Kim
 * Vice President of Programming: Ethan Cheng
 * President of Marketing: Sungwoo Park
 * Vice President of Marketing: Yubin Kim
 * President of Stuy Fission 310: James Chin
 * President of Stuy Fusion 479: Kenny Chu

Quotes
6-9-4! 6-9-4!

Joe Ricci is The Beast.

There are never enough 7/16 wrenches.