Robots, projects, and milestones from our team archive. Match records are shown as wins–losses–ties.

Some early seasons have limited engineering notes and photographs. We will continue adding to the archive as materials become available.

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2026

Biocore

FRC match record: 6–17–0

2026 FRC robot CAD rendering.
2026 FRC design rendering.

2025

FIRST Robotics Competition

FRC match record: 3–7–0

JPL Invention Challenge 1st Place

  • At JPL, Still Water was able to achieve 1st place, moving the 8 liters in just 6.45 seconds.
  • 2 out of our 3 Team 867 groups qualified for the Finals.

FIRST Robotics · Dean’s List: Semifinalist

December: Still Water wins first place at the JPL Invention Challenge finals.

2024

FIRST Robotics Competition

FRC match record: 2–10–0

2023

Bill Chapman retires and David Trent is hired as the new teacher for the EDD class.

FIRST Robotics Competition

FRC match record: 4–7–0

Paper in a Basket

  • 3rd: Orange County Regional
  • 4th & 6th: JPL Finals

2022

FIRST Robotics Competition

FRC match record: 5–6–0

Sticky Wicket

  • 8th: JPL Finals

2021

FIRST Robotics Competition

Did not compete in the FRC match season.

Qualcomm Innovation Ambassador Team, Greater Los Angeles Region / FIRST Innovation Challenge Semifinalist

2020

FIRST Robotics Competition

FRC match record: 2–9–0

5th Place Overall FRC North Los Angeles Regional

2019

FIRST Robotics Competition

FRC match record: 3–8–0

Ping Pong Ball Run

  • 6th: Orange County Regional
  • 3rd: JPL Finals

2018

FIRST Robotics Competition

FRC match record: 2–10–0

JPL Invention Challenge · 2 finalist teams

2017

Steamed Rice

FRC match record: 5–4–0

2016

Centrino

FRC match record: 3–5–0

JPL Invention Challenge · Finalist

2015

Guillotine

FRC match record: 2–6–1

2014–2015

The Advanced Robotics Engineering class transitioned to the PLTW Engineering Design and Development class (EDD). This introduced two other engineering courses, being Principles of Engineering and Intro to Engineering that lead up to this team.

2014

Mouse Trap

FRC match record: 5–5–0

Keep It Moving

  • 4th: JPL Finals

2013–2014

Sean Lin, a mechanical engineer from Raytheon, became mentor. Raytheon became a team sponsor.

2013

August 2013: The new Robotics Design and Production Labs opened as a part of the Arcadia High School Renovations. Located in rooms E-103 and E-104, the classrooms are state of the art engineering labs that allow simultaneous design, construction, programming, and testing of the robots in one location.

Delta Zero

FRC match record: 4–7–0

2012–2013

Bill Chapman took over the Advanced Robotics class as the teacher and Robert Steele from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) became the team’s mentor.

2012

FIRST Robotics Competition

Did not compete.

2011

Trinity X

FRC match record: 1–7–2

2010

Trinity IX

FRC match record: 5–5–0

2009

Trinity VIII

FRC match record: 1–6–0

JPL Invention Challenge · Most Creative and Smallest awards

2008

Trinity VII

FRC match record: 4–5–0

Aerial Car Race

  • 2nd: Fullerton Regional
  • 3rd: JPL Finals

April 19: National Champions for Autodesk Visualization Award

2007

Trinity VI

FRC match record: 3–4–2

JPL Invention Challenge · 1st place regionals and finals

2006

First year competing in the JPL Invention Challenge.

Trinity V

FRC match record: 6–5–0

JPL Invention Challenge · Heaviest mechanism award

2005

Trinity IV

No matches played.

2004

Trinity III

FRC match record: 2–5–0

2003

Trinity II

FRC match record: 2–5–0

2002

Trinity

FRC match record: 3–4–0

2000–2001

The Arcadia High School Robotics Engineering team was started by Richard Fretz. Richard was an engineer at JPL who became the teacher of the Advanced Robotics Engineering class.