 The robots are managed by Starship Technologies.While Temoc (the illustrated & suited comet mascot) was created in 1998, UT Dallas had officially started calling its athletic teams the ""Comets"" beginning in January 1981.The name was chosen by the student body and later officially confirmed in December 1980 by the college Regents along with the official school colors (forest green, orange, white) and the official new student newspaper name ("The Mercury").