The Gears & Buccaneers
Team #2972
About
MISSION STATEMENTAt the Gears and Buccaneers, we foster innovation and collaboration, empowering our members with STEM knowledge and problem-solving skills. Through building robots, we aim to inspire and make a positive impact in our community.
The Gears & Buccaneers robotics team is an FRC team based out of Lafayette, CO! We were founded in 2008 at Dawson School and our rookie year is 2009! Our core values include innovation, communication, integrity, and compassion. We strive to challenge our members to apply these values in our season!
STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS
OUR LEADERS
This year's captains are Aayush R. and Lily R.! Aayush is our Manufacturing Team lead, is a integral part of our Business Team and is co-lead of Marketing! Lily is the Electronics lead, Marketing co-lead, and also part of the Business Team! She was also a Dean's List Semi-Finalist in the 2023-24 season.Deven S. is Code Team lead and Maggie N. is Business Team lead.
2022-23 Season: Charged Up
SEASON SUMMARY
The Gears & Buccaneers were Rank 24 at the Utah Regional in March! In April at the Green Country Regional, the Gears and Buccaneers were Rank 9 and 7th Alliance Captain!
LAST YEAR'S SPONSORS
Our sponsors from last year included:
Ball Aerospace
Syniti
Hagerty
Gene Haas Foundation
DPA Dawson School
Sticker Giant
NVIDIA
Goldman FamilyThank You!
2023-24 Season: Crescendo
SEASON SUMMARY
In the preseason, the Gears & Buccaneers placed Rank 12 at the Kendrick Castillo Memorial Tournament (KCMT) and were Captain of the 8th Alliance. They were Rank 22 and 2nd pick of the 7th Alliance at the Green County Regional. At the Greater Kansas Regional they were Rank 20 and 2nd pick of the 5th Alliance.
LAST YEAR'S SPONSORS
Our sponsors from last year included:
Syniti
Goldman Family
The Rosewood Family
Heinrichs Family
Kistner Family
NVIDIA
LeFevre-King Family
Galdos-Regan Family
McClymont FamilyThank You!
SPONSORS
If you are interested in supporting our team for the upcoming season, you can find our Sponsor Sheet and How to Donate sheets below!If you are a local company (in the Denver Metro Area, Colorado) we would love to meet you in person at you company or at one of our Saturday meetings for lunch! We are happy to answer any questions!Thank you!
Contact
We frequently check messages on our Instagram!
ADDRESS
Dawson Robotics
10455 Dawson Dr
Lafayette, CO 80026EMAILS
For mentor access:
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