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Post-event: Thanks to the gracious efforts of our hosts, especially the FTC program partners for Connecticut (Dave Mellen and Brenda Semmelrock), a great day of robotics, both learning and competition, was experienced at the Kingswood-Oxford School on Saturday. The teams (including ours!) were mostly in the early stages of meeting the challenge, but the rounds on the competition floor taught us all some valuable lessons. We foresee great success for all the participating teams! The mini-workshops went well - sessions on RobotC programming, engineering notebooks, Tetrix gearing and the FTC tournament experience were well received. Field access was key to the day's utility - team practice sessions went on throughout the morning, and the mini-competition from 1:00 to 2:45 PM was fun and useful for all the participants. Rankings were as follows:
Several other FTC teams participated in the Robot Rally - Girls Like Bots (FTC 3057) from Hingham MA The 1337 Squad (FTC 2834) from Washington CT The Warriors (FTC 45) from Deep River CT The awesome MIT-Lincoln Labs team showed a very capable robot (especially for the early point in the season). I think that every team in the competition was happier to be in alliance with them in a match! They earned first place in the Rally, with 4 wins and 1 tie. Team Unlimited is honored by the granting of the day's Inspire Award, by vote of our fellow participants. We hope that sharing our experiences was useful to the rookie teams, and stand ready to help throughout the FTC season. Photos from the days activities:
Pre-event: Kingswood-Oxford 2008 Robot Rally, Saturday 11/8/2008 Directions to the Kingswood-Oxford School - .html or .pdf or .docSchedule9:45 – 10:15 amArrive & set up a “pit” area (some team members can then “build” throughout the day)10:00 – 11:00 am - Introductory Rotation (show & tell)
11:00 am – 12:15 pm - Robo-shops (short robot workshops)
12:15 – 1:00 pm - Lunch1:00 – 2:45 pm - competition2:45 – 3:00 pm - Awards/PrizesFood & Drink - bring your own bag lunchesAwards Prizes Early Season Inspire Award - as at the tournaments, “The Inspire Award Winner is an inspiration to other teams, acting with gracious professionalism both on and off the playing field. This team understands how to communicate their experiences and knowledge to other teams, sponsors, and the judges.” What is different at this pre-tournament event is that everyone who attends is a “judge.” Each team will cast 2 votes for this award listing their 1st place choice as well as their 2nd place choice. Since this event is all about collaboration and learning, teams should vote for the team they thought contributed the most to the other teams.CompetitionThe teams that competes most successfully on the playing field with the “Face Off” challenge will win this award. Prizes include certificates and “Face Off” field elements.Directionstake exit 43 off I-84 (east or west); right at the exit traffic light onto Park Road; left almost immediately onto Trout Brook; straight at the next light across The Boulevard; right up the ramp almost immediately into the Kingswood-Oxford & Roberts Theatre parking lotpark & follow signs to the gym.Spectatorsofficially, this is not a spectator event — everyone (students, coaches, parents, etc.) should plan on learning and contributing in any way they are able | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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