★─── ⋆⋅ ★ WHO ARE WE? ★ ⋅⋆ ───★
Zia Robotics (#6974) is a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Community team based in central New Mexico. Formed in late 2017, the team is made up of members from several FTC teams from Socorro, Albuquerque, and the East Mountain area.
Consisting of both male and female high school students (sometimes middle school if given Parental Permission), members of Zia are given the chance to take on familiar or unknown ground, as they are challenged to tackle engineering tasks. Alongside such, the students learn to bond in a work like environment with their peers whom share robotic interest.
★─── ⋆⋅ ★ ZIA'S HISTORY ★ ⋅⋆ ───★
2018 / POWER UP! - Our Rookie Year! We competed in the FIRST Power Up regional competition in El Paso, TX. Ranking 30th out of 37 teams, we joined the 6th alliance and made it to the quarterfinals. This is also the year we earned the Rookie Inspiration Award.
2019 / DEEP SPACE - 3 Competitions this year! First (haha 'first'), attending the FIT District El Paso Event (that's a mouthful)- we ranked 19th out of 27 teams, joining 8th Alliance and making it to the quarterfinals. During this event, we earned the Gracious Professionalism Award. Moving on, having a complete turnaround at the FIT District Amarillo Event, Zia ranked 3rd out of 30 teams! Leading 2nd Alliance, we had made it to quarterfinals. This Event earned us the Industrial Design Award and let us proceed to the FIT District Championship! Traveling to Austin, TX- The Championship resulted with the ranking of 59th out of 64 teams.
2020 & 2021 / INFINITE RECHARGE - Unfortunately due to Covid-19, the 2 events we were planning to attend had been cancelled. All we attended was our sweet homes, as quarantine swept things left and right.
2022 / RAPID REACT - Life slowly returning to what it once was, Zia (pronounced ZE-UH, not ZIGH- UH) was out to compete once again! Attending the FIT District Amarillo Event, we ranked 15th out of 28 teams and joined the 8th alliance- making it to quarterfinals once again! This Year, we won the Creativity Award.
2023 / CHARGED UP - Competing in the FIT District Fort Worth Event (another mouthful), left us with a ranking of 25 out of 34. Similar to the previous year, we had won the Creativity Award once again! As for the FIT District Amarillo Event, we left Texas with a ranking of 37, out of 39.
2024 / CRESCENDO - The previous season! 2024 had Zia once more in Texas to attend the FIT Waco and FIT Amarillo Competitions. When it comes to the FIT Waco Event, Zia (unfortunately) placed 39th out of 39 teams. Most likely due to constant malfunctions and the delay tiring everyone out if you ask me. Whilst FIT Amarillo had a few malfunctions as well, the team placed a tad higher- ranking 25th out of the 38 teams attending! Alongside the slight improvement, Zia made it to the semi-finals (or quarter finals? blue alliance isn't really clear at the moment) as a part of the 2nd alliance. Whilst the competition end, we won the Gracious Professional Award.
2025 / REEFSCAPE - The current season! At the moment, we plan to attend two events: FIT San Antonio and FIT Amarillo. While the Amarillo event hasn't happened yet, we do have the report for FIT San Antonio! Ending in the 17th seed (out of 42 teams) ... we managed to earn a spot on the 1st alliance! And guess what! We won! Isn't that crazy! Of course... this couldn't have happened without our alliance partners.. but still! This is huge for us! While updates are soon to come... perhaps.. we'll make it to district...