BUNNYBOTS 2024

BALLOON-A-PALOOZA

In Balloon-a-Palooza, alliances autonomously place balloon-bunnies in totes to elevate their score before pulling balloons from a central corral and scoring them in totes or low zones. All teams vie to empty the corral before time runs out.

BunnyBots 2024 took place at Catlin Gabel School in Portland, OR and Bonney Lake High School in Bonney Lake, WA on Dec 14th, 2024.

Oregon Event Details

Washington Event Details

Team 1540 has hosted Bunnybots nearly every year since it’s introduction in 2009. Check out some of our old years below.

The BunnyBots program aims to develop the technical foundation of rookie members and teach veteran members leadership and project management skills. This program addresses the problem of insufficient rookie training, allowing them to learn machining procedures and design basics to succeed in the intense build season.

The preseason project brings the team together and improves team dynamics, while also increasing rookie retention rates and productivity. BunnyBots also engages mentors in preseason training, helps them bond with students and prepares them for the build season.

Now entering its fifteenth year, BunnyBots is an integral part of many Oregon team’s fall preparation for build season. BunnyBots gives students the opportunity to experience a three and a half month long build season.

Each year, Team 1540’s mentors and alumni design the rules and provide the primary volunteer force to run the event. BunnyBots provides a way for new FRC teams and new members to gain vital skills before the build season. For many students, this is their first experience making an FRC-quality robot. We hope the experience and the excitement of the BunnyBots competition stay with them forever.

The BunnyBots game design process begins after the competition season each year. Team 1540 alumni and mentors brainstorm game ideas, and make the rules. The game is released in early September, and teams sign up on a first-come, first served basis.