Team Name:	Chicken Buckets
Robot Name:	Chicken Buckets & Lakers
Organization:	Magikid San Diego
Program:	VIQRC
Active:	No

About the Team

Our team is a passionate group of students who share a strong interest in robotics, engineering, and problem-solving. Through hands-on design, building, and programming, we work together to turn ideas into real, functional robots. We value teamwork, perseverance, and continuous improvement. Challenges and failures are an essential part of our learning process—each obstacle helps us grow stronger, think more critically, and collaborate more effectively. By combining technical skills with creativity and determination, our team strives to learn, compete, and grow together while having fun along the way.

About this Season

This season has been an important journey of growth and challenge for our team. From robot design and mechanical construction to programming and repeated testing, every team member has been deeply involved in the entire process. Throughout the season, we continuously reviewed our competition performance and made improvements, striving to enhance robot reliability, efficiency, and team coordination within limited time. This season tested not only our technical skills, but also our communication, resilience, and execution as a team. In both practice sessions and official competitions, we learned how to quickly adjust strategies, support one another, and keep moving forward when challenges arose. One of our proudest moments was at a competition in Los Angeles, where we earned 1st Place in Teamwork as well as the Excellence Award. To prepare for that event, every team member put in significant effort—often gathering to train immediately after finishing other extracurricular activities. The positive results from that competition reinforced the value of our dedication and teamwork. Through this season’s experiences, our team has grown substantially in robotics skills, engineering thinking, and team spirit, laying a strong foundation for future challenges.

About Team Sponsor

We are proud to be sponsored by the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most iconic professional sports organizations in the world. The Lakers represent excellence, resilience, teamwork, and a relentless pursuit of greatness—values that strongly align with our robotics team’s mission and culture. In robotics, just like on the court, precision and teamwork are everything. When our robot fails, the team huddles up, adjusts their strategy, and gets back in the game with determination and confidence—a true “Strength in Numbers” mentality inspired by the Lakers. Through this support, our students are encouraged to push beyond their comfort zones, collaborate under pressure, and strive for high standards not only in competition, but also in learning, leadership, and character development within STEM education.