Welcome to the home of Team 2056, OP Patriotics. Located in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, the OP Patriotics' are approaching their third season in the FIRST Robotics Competition.

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FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

FIRST is a non-profit organization based in the USA with a mission to inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology. FIRST offers international robotics competitions for secondary school students, developing technical, business, and life skills that are in high demand with today’s employers.

This Team exists because FIRST made it possible. Please take the time to vist their website here.

Thank you to all our fans, sponsors, and mentors for making it possible to be going into our third FRC season.

Team 2056 is Entering Our Third FRC Season.

As the 2008/2009 school year is uppon us, Team 2056 is proudly getting ready for our Third Season in the First Robotics Competition. We will be looking forward to January when the new game will be announced, and we are doing all we can. We would like to thank our current sponsors, especially HWDSB, CNC Woodcraft, and The Winona Men's Club for making this experience possible. We would like to welcome our new Grade Nines who are taking up the team and would like to wish everybody a great school year and a new FRC Season!!!

Team 2056 Finishes their Second Year in the Semi-Finals in Indianapolis.

Team 2056 went to the Indiana Robotics Invitational where the "Egos Come To Play." After great qualification matches of 5-3-0, the OP Patriotics hoped to be picked to go into the eliminations. We were picked in the second round by Team 16 The Bomb Squad out of Mountain Home, Arkansas; and Team 1114 The Simbotics out of St. Catharines, Ontario. Even though we were tipped and Team 16 had mechanical difficutlies, we advanced into the Semi-Finals, but bad luck stayed with us and Team 1114's radio was accidentaly unplugged stalling them for the match. Then in our second Semi-Final, we used a faulty battery and our robot didn't run the entire match. Even though we were beat out in the Semis, Team 2056 is still proud of our great achievments against the best of the best in Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

About Orchard Park Patrotics Team #2056

Founded in 2007 by Stan Hunter team #2056 has over 20 members designing and manufacturing this year’s robot. Students are divided into various disciplines including Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Scouting, and Fundraising. The Orchard Park team receives funding from Hamilton District School Board, CNC Woodcraft, Winona Men’s Club, Rack Solutions, All Tool Automation, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Burlington Hydro, Echo Hill Automation, Donald Brown Funeral Home, Scotia Bank, Royal Bank, ThunderIT, Michael Walker Advertising, Greg Moro Plumbing and Heating, and others.  The Team also receives mentoring from Tyler Holtzman, Mr. Holtzman, and RMT Robotics.