Our History

Competitors use their robot to shoot balls into a low or high goal. The robot start in the white zone and shoot balls during autonomous. Once the autonomous period is over, players drop the ball into the field and robots pick it up and shoot it into the goals. Now having experience in the world of FRC, the team was determined to become a force on the field.

Name of Robot: Gertrude

Buckeye Regionals:

FIRST Deans List Finalist Award

In this challenge, competitors will have to take totes, recycling bins, and “liters” (pool noodles) in the bins and stack them in the scoring area to score points. Teams can also gain points by throwing “liters” into the opposing alliance team area. This can only be counted if the “liter” is off the scoring area. 2015 was another year of getting footing, with the team constantly growing and a new logo arising, and learning from this years failures, however many they were.

Name of Robot: Winfred (Winne)

Buckeye Regionals:

FIRST Deans List Finalist Award

Before the match starts, players choose the best selection for their robots but the third defense changes depending on audience choice. When robots start, they are in the center called the Neutral Center. They are given a 15 second autonomous period where they can cross their enemy’s defense and score points by shooting their pre-loaded “boulder” (foam ball) into the castle. Once drivers can gain control of their robot, the robots cross over the defenses twice to damage them. Once the defenses have been damaged, players can shoot boulders into the tower and damage it. This causes the flag to fall down. Once the flag has fallen, players cling and climb onto the rungs and capture the tower. Once the alliance’s team is raised, the match is over. 2016 was yet another memorable year for the team, with lots to be learnt throughout the season.

Name of Robot: Bianca

Buckeye Regionals:

Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox

Before the match, players will be at the top of their airship. Robots in this event will have to load fuel and gears into their airship. In the first 15 seconds of the match, robots will autonomously shoot fuel into the boiler or or deliver gears to the airship. Once the autonomous period is over, drivers will drive the robots to collect as much fuel and deliver gears. The airship has rotors that can’t be powered up because gears are missing. Robots find and deliver gears up to the players and players will place them in the gear train for the rotors to become engaged. Fuel for the boiler travels to the airship and the winner will be determined by who has the most amount of pressure in their boiler. And again, more was to be learned form this year if the team wanted to make a name for themselves, and they took this message to heart.

Name of Robot: Gertrude (2)

Buckeye Regionals

In 2018’s event called Power Up that has 2 teams of 3 different robots called alliances. The alliances work against each other to score more point on the scale or the switch and to defeat the boss by having most points and having all 3 team members climb tower at the end of the game. Before the game starts each robot can start with a cube preloaded on the robot. more cubes are available at power cube piles or at fence nearest to the on each alliances side. Power Up also has powerups for the robots to use. The powerups are Force, which gives the alliance ownership of the scale switch or both temporarily, Levitate, that gives free climb to a member of the alliance at the end of the game instead of climbing tower, and finally Boost gives 2x points for 10 seconds on scale or switch or both for the alliance. Powerups earned by passing power cubes through the alliance’s exchange for the alliance to collect then and place in vault power cubes passed through the teams exchange can also be delivered back to the robot. In the 5th year of their existence, Ozone decided it was time to be known. Going to two regional competitions in one season for the first time, and creating a new sub-team, the Business Team. Now they could start posting on Instagram consistently, handle and find new sponsorships, and reach out to other teams, all on their own. Without having to rely on their mentors for everything business related, and after a rebranding, they could finally become a well know team.

Name of Robot: Art3mis

Buckeye Regionals

Miami Regionals

In 2019’s event called Deep Space that was sponsored by Boeing 2 teams of 3 different robots called alliances. Alliances work to score more points then enemy alliances by placing cargo in the space ship and/or the cargo ship, and securing the hatch to gain points. Before the game starts teams can preload their cargo ship with cargo or a cargo hatch. The game starts with a warning sand storm which blocks the drivers vision which gives them 2 options either have the robot run autonomously or be remotely controlled by the alliances with the robots onboard camera. During the end of the match all robots must return to the base before the sand storm hits, and gain points, to gain more points during the end of the game teams can climb up the habitat before the sandstorm hits ending the game. Ozone continued to develop as a team, and strive to build up their name. It was the closest they had come so far to making it to the state-level competition, and they would not let it stay that way.

Name of Robot: Blue

Miami Regionals

Buckeye Regionals:

FIRST Deans List Finalist Award

In this event, robots are tasked to complete obstacles that are set up at home. The obstacles tasked are: Powerport, Interstellar, Autonav, Hyperdrive, and Galactic Search. In Galactic, robots would have to complete an autonomous obstacle of their choosing. To measure shooting accuracy, robots are challenged with Powerport, and Interstellar. These require shots onto a 3 ringed target. To test driver’s agility, Hyperdrive challenges drivers to drive around an obstacle as fast as they can. With 2021 being such an odd year for FIRST Robotics, the team took this as an opportunity to practice their skills, and this really paid off…

Name of Robot: Agnes

Upper Ohio Rive Region Awards Event

Sodium Group – INFINITE RECHARGE at Home Challenge Event

Skills Competition Finalist

In 2022’s event called Rapid React that was sponsored by Boeing 2 teams of 3 different robots called alliances. Alliances work to score more points then enemy alliances by placing cargo in the lower hub and the upper hub. Before the game starts teams can preload their robots with 1 cargo each, and can collect and score additional cargo. Then the drivers have remote control for 2 minutes and 15 seconds of remote control to score cargo in the upper and lower hubs, and at the end of the game can score more points be by climbing the rungs their of the hang bar. 2022 was the real breakout year for Ozone, and it was massive. Making it to worlds and states for the first time ever in one season, was quite a feat for them. No one expected them to do this, but it made it all the more exiting. This year was remarkable for the team, and left an ever lasting impression on it for years to come.

Name of Robot: Noodles

Buckeye Regionals: Winner!

World Championship Turing Division

In 2023’s game “Charged Up”, robots were challenged to score inflatable cubes and small cones on nodes, as well as balance on a “charge station” at the end of the match. Robots could be preloaded with either a cube or a cone at the beginning of the match. For the first 15 seconds of the match, robots are autonomous and runs on code created by each alliance member. While 2023 was not quite as exiting for the team, it was none the less a great year. Making it to states but failing to go to worlds was not what everyone on the team had in mind, especially the freshman. They took this as a year to learn from, and realize that not everything is guaranteed because it happened last time.

Name of Robot: Sabertooth

Miami Valley Regional: Semifinalist

Buckeye Regional: Finalist

Ohio State Championship: Finalist

In 2024’s game “Crescendo”, robots were tasked with picking up and shooting foam rings called “notes” into different structures of the field. These included the speaker (tall tower you had to launch the rings into), amp (medium hole in the barrier wall), and the trap. Robots could be preloaded with a note at the start of each match. At the end of the match, robots could climb a chain to earn additional points. 2024 was unarguably the teams best year so far. Winning a regional competition and being a finalist at worlds was an amazing experience, not to mention all the other awards and competitions they won. This year really made the team stand out, and made Ozone a force to be reckoned with. Even with computer vision loss at CORI, the team powered through and was chosen in the playoffs just based on their prestige.

Name of Robot: Toaster

World Championship Johnson Division: Finalist

Greater Pittsburgh: WINNER!

Shawshank Showdown: Winner

CORI: Winner

3x Industrial Design recipients!

2025

Challenge: Reefscape

During the 2025 season “Reefscape”, participants had to score 2 different game elements, including a large green kickball (Algae) and a long white PVC pipe (Coral). The goal was to score by launching Algae into a net 8 feet above the ground, or into a hole in the side of the guard wall. Or by placing coral on branches up to 6 feet high. At the end period, robots could climb and hang on a cage.

Name of Robot: Trident

Finger Lakes Regional: Winner!

Buckeye Regional: Finalists

World Championship Curie Division

1x Autonomous Award recipient!