History

FRC Team 1647 was founded 19 years ago by Mr. Chuck DiVincenzo as the robotics team for Seneca High School. In our rookie year, with only four members, we were able to win Highest Rookie Seed in the Newton Division. After our initial success, the Iron Devils continued to grow in both size and accomplishments.  We opened our team to students from the entire Lenape Regional High School District, including Cherokee, Lenape, Seneca, and Shawnee High Schools. As we continued to grow, we eventually gained enough members to help form Storm Robotics, the FRC team for Cherokee and Lenape High Schools, in 2009. We have also assisted in the formation of FTC teams, such as the Platinum Devils, FTC Team 6018.

Many of our other successes throughout our history can be seen through the awards we have received from FIRST.

2022

FMA District Seneca Event

District Chairman's Award

2020

FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event

Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation

2019

FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event

District Chairman's Award

2018

MAR District Hatboro-Horsham Event

District Event Finalist

MAR District Seneca Event

Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

2017

MAR District - Seneca Event

Team Spirit Award sponsored by FCA Foundation

2016

MAR District - Seneca Event

District Chairman's Award

2015

MAR District - Seneca Event

District Event Finalist

Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation

MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event

District Chairman's Award

2014

MAR FIRST Robotics Lenape-Seneca District Competition

Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors

MAR FIRST Robotics Hatboro-Horsham District Competition

Finalist

Quality Award sponsored by Motorola

2012

Hatboro-Horsham FIRST Robotics District Competition

Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation

2011

Philadelphia Regional

Industrial Design sponsored by General Motors

New Jersey Regional

Finalist

Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox

2010

Philadelphia Regional

Woodie Flowers Award (Iron Devils - Chuck DiVincenzo)

Industrial Design sponsored by General Motors

2005

Newton Division

Highest Rookie Seed

Philadelphia Regional

Rookie All-Star

Highest Rookie Seed