Madison Robotics
Teamwork
We are a varsity robotics team from
James Madison High School in Vienna, VA established in 2001
Competition
We participate in the global FIRST® Robotics Competition program as Team 620: Warbots
Innovation
Students work with the help of industry mentors to design and build a new robot from the ground up
Education
Team members learn important technical skills, including engineering, electronics, and programming
2025 Game: REEFSCAPE
In the FIRST® Robotics Competition challenge for 2024 called REEFSCAPE, robots score points by placing “Coral” in different levels on their alliance’s “Reef” structure and by placing “Algae”. After the initial 15-second autonomous period, human players drive the robot around the field during a 2:30 minute match. In the last 30 seconds, teams can climb onto the “chain “Barge” with their alliance partners.
2025 Robot: DORY
For the 2025 season, our robot Dory used an elevator connected to a wrist to manipulate both coral and algae. Our robot used set points in order to make our cycle times more efficient. LEDs allowed our drive team to see when and what type of game piece was in the robot. Utilizing visualization software helped us create multiple autonomous programs.
2025 Accomplishments
8th Alliance Captain – Galileo Division FIRST® World Championship
1st Pick of Alliance 7 – Chesapeake District Championship
2nd Alliance Captain – Alexandria, VA Event
District Event Winner – Alexandria, VA Event
Autonomous Award – Alexandria, VA Event
3rd Alliance Captain – Pasadena, MD Event
Excellence in Engineering Award – Pasadena, MD Event
