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