Our history

From rookies to the Hall of Fame

The moments that made Team 1114, from our first robot in 2003 to 60 Blue Banners and 152 awards.

2003 to today

The story so far

Every season is on the awards timeline.

  1. 2003

    Simbot Sally

    • A rookie team at Governor Simcoe

      Simbotics is founded at Governor Simcoe Secondary School in St. Catharines. Its first robot, Simbot Sally, competes in Stack Attack and wins a Rookie All-Star Award at the Pittsburgh Regional.

      2003 awards

  2. 2004

    Simbot Simon

    • The first Blue Banner

      Simbot Simon wins the SBPLI Long Island Regional: the team's first event win, and the first of its Blue Banners.

      2004 awards

  3. 2005

    Simbot Kevin

    • Recognizing our mentors

      Mentor Karthik Kanagasabapathy wins the Woodie Flowers Award at the Waterloo Regional, the first of five Woodie Flowers Awards for Simbotics mentors.

      2005 awards

  4. 2006

    Simbot Beckham

    • The first Chairman's Award

      Simbotics wins the Regional Chairman's Award at the Waterloo Regional, the award for the team that best represents a model for other teams to follow. The team wins it again every season from 2008 to 2012.

      2006 awards

  5. 2008

    Simbot SS

    • Champions on Einstein

      Simbot SS wins the Galileo Division, then the FIRST® Championship on Einstein Field, in the team's first of five Einstein appearances. With seven Blue Banners, 2008 is the team's most decorated season.

      2008 awards

  6. 2010

    Simbot Quatchi

    • Back to the Championship finals

      Simbot Quatchi wins the Curie Division and returns to Einstein Field for the second time, finishing as Championship Finalist.

      2010 awards

  7. 2011

    Simbot Steve

    • The first Dean's List Award

      A Simbotics student wins the FIRST® Dean's List Award, now called the FIRST® Leadership Award: the first of five for the team.

      2011 awards

  8. 2012

    Simbot Jordan

    • Into the Hall of Fame

      Simbotics wins the Chairman's Award at the FIRST® Championship, the most prestigious award in FIRST®, and joins the FIRST® Hall of Fame. On the field, Simbot Jordan wins the Archimedes Division for the team's third trip to Einstein.

      2012 awards

  9. 2014

    Simbot Evolution

    • Newton Division champions

      Simbot Evolution wins the Newton Division at the FIRST® Championship and returns to Einstein Field for the fourth time, finishing as Championship Finalist.

      2014 awards

  10. 2015

    Simbot SideSwipe

    • Curie Division champions

      Simbot SideSwipe wins the Curie Division at the FIRST® Championship, taking Simbotics to Einstein Field for the fifth time.

      2015 awards

  11. 2019

    Simbot Snowstorm

    • Ontario champions

      Simbot Snowstorm wins both of its district events and the Science Division, then captains the winning alliance at the FIRST® Ontario Provincial Championship: the team's first provincial title. At the FIRST® Championship it ranks first in the Curie Division.

      2019 awards

  12. 2022

    Simbot Sureshot

    • Ontario champions again

      Simbot Sureshot wins the FIRST® Ontario Provincial Championship, and the Industrial Design Award there, for the team's second provincial title.

      2022 awards

  13. 2026

    Simbot Tim

    • A third Ontario title

      Simbot Tim wins both of its district events and the FIRST® Ontario Provincial Championship, then reaches the finals of the Archimedes Division at the FIRST® Championship.

      2026 awards