Welcome to the website of FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 1747, Harrison Boiler Robotics (HBR)!  We are a high school FIRST Robotics team comprised of students from Harrison High School in West Lafayette, Indiana.  Besides building a robot in six weeks, our team is dedicated to spreading the wonders of science and technology throughout our community and we encourage students to become involved in the various FIRST programs.  Don’t think robotics is for you? Check out our website to discover the other areas our team is involved in!

This year's game is called FIRST Stronghold and defense is back! Teams begin the match at the center of the field and then travel to their opponents side and destroy their tower. Blocking each alliance's tower is set of obstacles called defenses which robots must traverse in order to get near the tower. These defenses included ramps, bumps, and gates. Crossing four of the five defenses twice gets extra points. Once the defenses are crossed, teams can throw ten inch foam balls called "boulders" into the tower which consists of three goals that are approximately six feet high and 2 goals that are at ground level. Once eight balls are in the tower, robots can challenge the tower by parking in front of the tower or scale it to earn more points. Click here to read the official rules and watch the video below to see the official animation!