Founded during the ’97/’98 season, Team 180, also known as S.P.A.M., has been operating for twenty-seven years. The founders of S.P.A.M. consists of professional engineers and teachers from local high schools. S.P.A.M. was first located in a small garage before being upgraded into a modular building on one of our school campuses. After around 20 years, the team was ready for a new and bigger space. That is how we ended up at the Martin County Fair Grounds. At the fair grounds we had a building, however, this building was still too small and it did not have AC. Through a partnership with our school district, we now have a 6,500 sqft facility that we recently moved into. The team over the years, as shown through our build space journey, has grown and changed.
Award History:
- 2024 Season
- South Florida Regional – Winner
- South Florida – Quality Award
- Tallahassee Regional – Winner
- Tallahassee Regional – Autonomous Award
- Orlando Regional – Finalist
- Orlando Regional – Innovation in Control Award
- 2023 Season
- South Florida Regional – Finalist
- South Florida Regional – Innovation in Control Award
- Orlando Regional – Winner
- Orlando Regional – Innovation in Control Award
- Tallahassee Regional – Winner
- Space Coast Showdown – Winner
- Space Coast Showdown – Additive Manufacturing Award
- 2022 Season
- Orlando Regional – Winner
- Orlando Regional – Autonomous Award
- Smoky Mountains Regional – Team Spirit Award
- Indiana Robotics Invitational – Winner
- 2021 Season (Remote)
- Lithium Group Game Design Challenge – Concept Award
- 2020 Season (Remote)
- Orlando Regional – Chairman’s Award
- South Florida Regional – Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (Eric Schreffler)
- 2019 Season
- Orlando Regional – Finalist
- Orlando Regional – Quality Award
- South Florida Regional – Winner
- South Florida Regional – Dean’s List Finalist Award (Rohan J.)
- 2018 Season
- Orlando Regional – Finalist
- Orlando Regional – Innovation in Control Award
- Orlando Regional – Safety Award
- South Florida Regional – Winner
- South Florida Regional – Safety Award
- 2017 Season
- Orlando Regional – Winner
- Orlando Regional – Industrial Design Award
- Rocket City Regional – Winner
- Rocket City Regional – Engineering Inspiration Award
- FIRST Championship Newton Division – Finalist
- FIRST Championship Newton Division – Team Spirit Award
- 2016 Season
- Orlando Regional – Winner
- Orlando Regional – Chairman’s Award
- South Florida Regional – Winner
- South Florida Regional – Industrial Safety Award
- South Florida Regional – Dean’s List Finalist Award (Shantanu J.)
- FIRST Championship Archimedes Division – Finalist
- FIRST Championship – Dean’s List Award (Shantanu J.)
- 2015 Season
- Orlando Regional – Judge’s Award
- 2014 Season
- Orlando Regional – Winner
- South Florida Regional – Winner
- South Florida Regional – Gracious Professionalism Award
- South Florida Regional – Dean’s List Finalist Award (Jade Z.)
- Panther Prowl – Winner
- 2013 Season
- Orlando Regional – Gracious Professionalism Award
- South Florida Regional – Winner
- 2012 Season
- Orlando Regional – Finalist
- Orlando Regional – Industrial Design Award
- South Florida Regional – Winner
- South Florida Regional – Industrial Design Award
- FIRST Championship Galileo Division – Winner
- FIRST Championship – Winner
- 2011 Season
- Florida Regional – Finalist
- Florida Regional – Engineering Excellence Award
- Palmetto Regional – Winner
- Palmetto Regional – Industrial Design Award
- 2009 Season
- Florida Regional – Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (James Jones)
- 2008 Season
- Florida Regional – Visualization Award
- Florida Regional – Gracious Professionalism Award
- Florida Regional – Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (Warren Boudreaux)
- 2007 Season
- Florida Regional – Sportsmanship Award
- 2006 Season
- Florida Regional – Winner
- Florida Regional – Visualization Award
- Florida Regional – Sportsmanship Award
- 2005 Season
- Florida Regional – Judge’s Award
- 2004 Season
- Florida Regional – Entrepreneurship Award
- 2003 Season
- FIRST Championship Newton Division – Finalist
- 2002 Season
- NASA KSC Southeast Regional – Winner
- NASA KSC Southeast Regional – Incredible Play Award
- NASA KSC Southeast Regional – Quality Award
- FIRST Championship Galileo Division – Winner
- FIRST Championship – Finalist
- 1999 Season
- National Championship – Teacher Pioneer Award
Among our highlights, as a result of our achievements, S.P.A.M. and its FRC Championship alliance partners were invited by FIRST to lead the 2013 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
