Our History
From 5854 to 8727
The Beginning: Glitch 5854
2016 - 2020
Glitch was a community-based veteran First Robotics Team hosted at the University of North Carolina in Asheville (UNCA). It competed from 2016 to 2020 before taking a break during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Glitch 2.0 8727
Summer 2021
In the summer of '21, a new FRC team was registered for Asheville High School's engineering department. Several weeks later one of the mentors from Glitch 5854 approached the engineering director at AHS/SILSA and asked if we would consider reforming Glitch as a rookie team and moving it from the small room at UNCA to the AHS/SILSA engineering room. The team would qualify as a rookie team since only 3 of the students had attended a competition.
Glitch 2.0 goes to competition at UNC Asheville
2022
Glitch 2.0 goes to its first competition! A broken 125:1 Gearbox, a broken climbing hook, drivetrain failures, and programming issues resulted in a rocky start, but perseverance led 8727 to the quarterfinals, collecting 24 district points and placing 23rd. Glitch received the Rookie All Star award and the Highest Rookie Seed award.
Glitch 2.0 goes to competition at UNC Pembroke
2022
After some failures at UNCA, Glitch 2.0 went into UNC Pembroke prepared and ready for competition. With a new scouting system and a freshly repaired robot, Glitch played consistently and secured a strong 4th-place finish (20 positions higher than at UNCA). Glitch also won the Highest Rookie Seed Award, and the Quality Award, and earned 48 district points.
Glitch 2.0 goes to the State competition at Campbell University
2022
After some failures at UNCA, Glitch 2.0 went into UNC Pembroke prepared and ready for competition. With a new scouting system and a freshly repaired robot, Glitch played consistently and secured a strong 4th-place finish (20 positions higher than at UNCA). Glitch also won the Highest Rookie Seed Award, and the Quality Award, and earned 48 district points.
Glitch 2.0 goes to competition at UNC Asheville
2023
After a busy build season, Glitch 2.0 headed to UNCA. A robot that had only been finished days earlier proved difficult to control for the team's drivers and found itself in a few sticky situations like when faced with a broken chain on the arm. However, the team made it to almost every match and came out 25th in qualification. Glitch was picked to join Alliance 5 with teams 6004, f(x) and 9000, the Zebracakes. Off the field, the Glitch 2.0 business plan impressed the judges, and Glitch was awarded the first Sustainability award of the 2023 FIRST North Carolina season.
Glitch 2.0 goes to competition in Mecklenburg Country
2023
After a second year of struggles at UNCA, Glitch 2.0 showed up in Charlotte refreshed a prepared. Between the two competitions, the team had fixed a number of small bugs, upgraded an important chain, and trained hard. Coming out of qualification, team 8727 was ranked #5 and would find themselves captaining alliance #3 with teammates 4829, the Titanium Tigers and 9297, the BOGOBOTS. Glitch's alliance would make it to round 5 of the playoffs, taking home a 3rd alliance finish. The team also found success with the judges and was awarded the Excellence in Engineering award.
Glitch 2.0 goes to the State competition in Greenville, NC
2023
Glitch 2.0 showed up to the 2023 state competition ready to continue with the momentum from Mecklenburg. Six fresh sets of optimized arm trajectories and many more hours of driver practice aided the team on the field where Glitch was able to place rank 12. In the playoffs, Glitch joined teammates 6502, Darcside and 4290, Bots on Wheels. Sadly, the alliance suffered two losses in a row after having a tough matchup against the #1 seed, followed by an extremely close match of 136-139 against alliance #4. However, the team made FIRST North Carolina history by winning the first ever FNC district championship Sustainability Award thanks to the efforts of the team's business members and sponsors.
Glitch 2.0 goes to competition at UNC Pembroke
2024
Ready to go following a busy build season, Glitch 2.0 made an appearance at their first competition of the 2024 season with their new robot, Melodie. Day one had them steadily climbing the rankings to the top 3, however, a series of technical failures including a near-dead battery led to a rocky second day. Still, the team pulled through and ended the qualifying matches ranked 4th. Glitch was the first pick for #3 seed SPORK (3196), while HOTBOTZ (2640) rounded out Alliance 2. The team made it to the finals, winning their last match 71-57 and taking home the first (winners) Blue Banner in their 8-year history! Glitch also received the Sustainability Award.
Glitch 2.0 Goes to competition at UNC Asheville
2024
Renewed and invigorated from their success at UNCP, Glitch spent a busy week making fixes to their robot, Melodie, before diving back into competition at UNCA. They made a strong start, holding on to 1st for most of the qualifying matches before dropping to 2nd right before the playoffs. Captaining the 2nd Alliance, they united with LYNK (9496) and BOGOBOTS (9297) to slowly but surely make their way through the bracket. The team had a few setbacks, including jammed game pieces and a faulty hard stop, but with some quick fixes, managed to win the finals and come out with a blue banner once again. Glitch 2.0 was granted the Sustainability Award for the second time in the 2024 season, a testament to the hard work of its members and it’s connection to the WNC community.
Glitch 2.0 Goes to competition at Eastern carolina university
2024
Glitch 2.0 showed up to the 2024 state competition ready to continue with the momentum from both UNCP and UNCA. After many changes and fixes to Melodie, Glitch 2.0 managed to finish in the 8th rank. In the playoffs, Glitch chose teams 3196, SPORK, and 5160, Chargers, as their allies. Unfortunately, the alliance suffered two losses in a row after having tough matchups against the 2nd and 3rd alliances. Despite this, the team made history by becoming the world record holder for most Sustainability Awards, overtaking team 948, the Newport Robotics Group
Glitch 2.0 Goes to the worlds competition in Houston, Tx
2024
Due to its successful year at UNCP and UNCA, Glitch 2.0 managed to be one of 13 teams that qualified for the Worlds Championship in Houston, Texas. After finishing in rank 34 of 74 in the Curie division, Glitch 2.0 was the second pick for teams 3950, RoboGym Robotics, and 5687, The Outliers, with team 5907, CC Shambots, as backup. After two difficult matches against alliances 4 and 1, Glitch 2.0 and its allies were eliminated from the competition, finishing 4th in North Carolina and top 8% in the world.