Team 3142C — VEX Robotics

3x Worlds Qualifier ◆ PALE Localization System ◆ Custom Route Planning ◆ 300-Particle MCL ◆ 86% Failure Reduction ◆ Skills Champion GA State ◆ Think Award Winner ◆ Design Award Winner ◆

01 / The Team

Built for Competition

Team 3142C is a VEX Robotics team led by Henry Van Ness. We believe in rapid prototyping, rigorous testing, and sharing knowledge with the community.

Our software stack includes PALE — a confidence-gated localization system — and RouteLab, our custom autonomous route planning tool.

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Team 3142C after winning GA state skills champion in High Stakes

Worlds Quals

MCL Particles

% Failure Cut

02 / The Robot

Precision & Performance

Our robots are designed for one thing: performance. From autonomous routines developed in RouteLab to driver-controlled precision, every part is optimized for competition.

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Advanced autonomous

PALE-powered localization with 300-particle MCL and 86% failure reduction
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Optimized driver control

Tuned subsystems and driver assistance features via WhaleLib
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Competition-tested

Every system validated through tournaments before State and Worlds

03 / Accomplishments

Our Awards

World Qualifier awards earned across the High Stakes and Push Back seasons.

Design Award

GA State Championship — Push Back

Worlds Qualifier

Robot Skills Champion

GA State Championship — High Stakes

Worlds Qualifier

Think Award

GA State Championship — High Stakes

Worlds Qualifier

Team 3142C after winning Design Award at GA state in Push Back

Design Award — GA State, Push Back

Team 3142C after winning GA state skills champion and think award in High Stakes

Skills Champion + Think Award — GA State, High Stakes

Explore our tech

See how PALE governs autonomous correction in real-time using particle-filter localization.

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