Robot Name Voting

Each season the team votes on a name for the competition robot. The name helps build team identity and excitement around the build season.

Naming Criteria

A good robot name should meet one or more of the following:

• Matches the robot's design or capabilities (e.g. a robot that shoots coral could have a name related to the sea)
• Matches the game theme set by FIRST for the season
• Ideally matches both the robot design and the game theme

Gathering Initial Names

• Any team member may submit a name idea
• Names are collected informally (e.g. via Slack, in person, or at the start of a meeting)
• All submitted names are written on the whiteboard so the whole team can see them

Voting Process

Round 1 — Initial Vote

• Each team member gets 2 votes
• The names with the most votes advance to Round 2

Round 2 — Narrowing Vote

• Repeat Round 1 (each team member gets 2 votes) until the list is narrowed down to 2 or 3 names

Round 3 — Final Vote

• Each team member gets 1 vote
• The name with the most votes wins and becomes the official robot name for the season
• If there is a tie, repeat the final vote among the tied names until a winner is selected

Voting System

• Votes are cast using tally marks on the whiteboard in the build space so all votes are visible to everyone in real time
• In the event of a tie in Round 1, all tied names advance to Round 2