The Park Center (PC) Robotics team, Au Pirates, has had a long history with the FIRST program. We started years back as the PiRats; that team unfortunately disbanded due to the lack of a coach and interest. PC didn’t participate in FRC competitions for a few years after the disbandment of the team. However, in the Stronghold season of 2016, a coach rebooted the team. Starting fresh, team started fresh with an old number but all new students, mentors, and coaches. We had random parts and no knowledge of robotics. The Au Pirates (pronounced golden pirates), team 3291, has since proudly taken part in FRC games and FTC games: Stronghold, Steamworks, Relic Recover, Power-Up, Rover Ruckus, Destination Deep Space,
Ultimate Goal, Infinite Recharge and Freight Frenzy
.