Team 1351, Mitty Robotics "TKO" originally competed as AMHS Robotics "Nonlinear Regression." The team, started during the 2003-2004 school year, was born from the interest of several Archbishop Mitty High School students who had joined the AMHS Science Club. This initial group of students had competed together at the 2003 San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation's Tech Challenge. After deciding to learn more about robotics competitions some of the students attended a local post-season competition for the 2003 FRC game, Stack Attack. This got the people hooked, and they decided to form a team of their own.

However, most of the students hadn't had any exposure to robotics before. After attending robotics workshops hosted by the Western Regional Robotics Forum (WRRF), loose leadership positions were formed. During our first season everyone worked hard, everyone did everything, and everyone helped where they could.

After an intense build period, the team was excited to attend their first competition - the 2004 Silicon Valley Regional, FIRST Frenzy: Raising the Bar. The tough competition ended with the team winning the Highest Rookie Seed Award and the General Motors Industrial Design Award for their innovative ladder arm. And thus, Team 1351 began.

The team closed their rookie season by competing at the 2004 Tech Challenge "Pick a Pike." Team 1351 split into 2 groups: one comprised of upper classmen, the other of freshmen only. The freshmen team triumphed by placing second overall in the High School division.