Competition season has been full of ups and downs for our team.
We started Week 1 at Gilbraltar (March 1st - 3rd) with some mechanical issues in the first few matches. This was resolved, only to lead us into new challenges with our grip on the power cubes and our intake being reliable. We did have some highlights like when we were able to fill the vault in match 36 (video below). Also, our team competed for the Chairman's award for the first time in team history.
In the end, our team ended up ranked 23rd with record of 6-6-0. At this highly competitive event it was not enough for us to be chosen into the elimination rounds and we left with some disappointment and a lot of work ahead of us.
We started Week 1 at Gilbraltar (March 1st - 3rd) with some mechanical issues in the first few matches. This was resolved, only to lead us into new challenges with our grip on the power cubes and our intake being reliable. We did have some highlights like when we were able to fill the vault in match 36 (video below). Also, our team competed for the Chairman's award for the first time in team history.
In the end, our team ended up ranked 23rd with record of 6-6-0. At this highly competitive event it was not enough for us to be chosen into the elimination rounds and we left with some disappointment and a lot of work ahead of us.
We got our second chance Week 6 at Lakeview (April 5th - 7th). We went into this event as the home team and we were excited to improve. We were able to spend a lot of time on the practice field on Thursday and iron out some of our issues. We even got our climber attached, only to find out that it interfered with our elevator in an unpredicted way and we had to remove it. On Friday, we continued to find our niche in the event. By the end of the day we had spent a lot of time practicing on the far side of the field nulling the opponents switch. With some extra work in the pits on Friday, we were able to take care of our issues with the grip on the cube and the intake. By Saturday morning it was working very well. We also spent a lot of time working on our center switch auto and on Saturday we were able to reliably place the cube in auto. This led us to go into eliminations ranked 24th (6-8-0) with a reliable robot. We were chosen as the first pick on the 7th seeded alliance, and although we were unable to upset the #2 seeded alliance, we worked hard and continued to improve in every match. We will post a video of one of the Saturday matches when they become available.
Our team did an amazing job during the event cheering not only for our team but other local teams and rookie teams. We were excited to see our mentee Team 7209 from Homer get picked as the 2nd pick on the #1 seed alliance and take home the blue banner!
Our Chairman's team also got to present at Lakeview. This time they had more practice under their belt including feedback from two Chairman's teams 2337 and 4381. Also, they presented and practice to our sponsors at Musashi. We are so proud to share that this time they came out with the win! This is the most prestigious award in FIRST and really relies on documented growth and outreach throughout the last five years of the program. This award automatically qualifies our team for the State Championship in Saginaw (April 11th - 14th) where we will compete along side 159 other teams. We are so excited to compete there with the Chairman's team and our robot.
This Is How We Robot.
Our team did an amazing job during the event cheering not only for our team but other local teams and rookie teams. We were excited to see our mentee Team 7209 from Homer get picked as the 2nd pick on the #1 seed alliance and take home the blue banner!
Our Chairman's team also got to present at Lakeview. This time they had more practice under their belt including feedback from two Chairman's teams 2337 and 4381. Also, they presented and practice to our sponsors at Musashi. We are so proud to share that this time they came out with the win! This is the most prestigious award in FIRST and really relies on documented growth and outreach throughout the last five years of the program. This award automatically qualifies our team for the State Championship in Saginaw (April 11th - 14th) where we will compete along side 159 other teams. We are so excited to compete there with the Chairman's team and our robot.
This Is How We Robot.
