# Team 562: SPARK - Students Pursuing Applied Robotics Knowledge

Fitchburg, MA, USA. Rookie year 2001.

## Who backs them

- Sponsors (2011): Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
- Website: http://robotics.montytech.net

## 2026 season

This team has no 2026 season on this site. It either did not compete that year, or the season is not one this site holds.

## Name history

Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team.

- 2004 – 2011: SPARK - Students Pursuing Applied Robotics Knowledge
- 2003: The Innovaders

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 3, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 2 | 2006, 2005 |
| Quality | 1 | 2006 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | BAE Systems/Granite State Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | BAE Systems Granite State Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | BAE Granite State Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2008 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2004 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional |  |  |
| 2003 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2002 | UTC New England Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 9.0 | 909 / 2053 | 55.8 | 5-5-0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2.2 | 299 / 1801 | 83.4 | 6-6-0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 24.7 | 173 / 1675 | 89.7 | 8-2-1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 10.5 | 906 / 1498 | 39.5 | 2-6-0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 7.3 | 666 / 1295 | 48.6 | 4-4-0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 10.4 | 468 / 1125 | 58.5 | 9-5-4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 40.8 | 72 / 932 | 92.4 | 6-2-0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 26.6 | 39 / 785 | 95.2 | 5-5-0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11.9 | 146 / 641 | 77.3 | 4-4-0 | 1 |

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