The Force Team, also known as Team 1073, is a high school FIRST® Robotics Competition team from Hollis, NH. Our base of operations is at Hollis-Brookline High School, where we assemble students from the towns of Hollis and Brookline.
The purpose of the FIRST® Robotics Competition Team at Hollis-Brookline High School is to inspire and prepare our students to become the leaders, innovators and technologically-literate citizens of tomorrow. We follow FIRST®’s vision of inspiring young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math by providing an accessible, innovative program that builds self-confidence, knowledge, professionalism and life skills.
Congratulations to the winner of our 2025 raffle!
Tickets for the 2026 raffle are available now!
On September 26, 2026 the force team took home the top prize at the Governor’s Cup competition at Plymouth State University in Holderness, NH.
The team had good results in the qualification matches, finishing with a record of 3-1. The last of the four qualification matches the team played was a nail biter lost by only two points. Still, the team ranked second going into playoffs in a position to be the Alliance 2 captain. Scouting data showed The Force Team with the highest average number of points scored in qualification matches:
The other teams to watch were:
As expected, Chop Shop picked Windam for alliance 1 to take advantage of their high scoring potential. The Force Team picked Morpheus, setting up the double elimination bracket for showdown between two very powerful and fairly evenly matched alliances. Neither alliance 1 nor alliance 2 lost a match in the double elimination playoff bracket until they faced each other in playoff match 11. Alliance 2 with The Force Team won that match 416 to 333 setting a high score record for the day. Alliance 1 was sent to the losers bracket from where they battled their way back to the finals for a rematch.
The finals are a “best of three” showdown where the results of previous matches don’t matter. Whichever alliance won 2 matches would take home the cup. Alliance 2 won the first match of the finals 327 to 302. In the second match, Alliance 1 got everything working together perfectly, set a new high score for the day of 477 and won the match. This set up a sudden death, winner-take-all finals match 3.
For the last final, The Force Team knew they were out-gunned if alliance 1 were allowed to score undefended. It was time to break out the secret weapon: a dumper blocker developed during the offseason that could be deployed when playing defense to block opponents’ shots. This strategy pivot was successful and Alliance 2 won the final match with a score of 279 to 251!
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Our published information from last year involving electrical, mechanical, and software aspects of the robot.
