Illinois State FIRST FTC Competition Rookie Team 7007 Pink Technobots from HSA McKinley Park showing some spirit between matches. | Patience! If you are staring at this wondering if your computer locked up, it shouldn't be, it is just loading pictures, which takes a while. It will be back momentarily!.... |
Match 8 - Autonomous Got Robot? 5037 & Robot Incorporated 5200 vs RoboRaiders 7129 & Cyborg Eagles 7089 | Match 8 - Teleop Got Robot? 5037 & Robot Incorporated 5200 vs RoboRaiders 7129 & Cyborg Eagles 7089 |
Match #14 Autonomous Team Introductions Cyborg Eagles 7089 & Bonzai 6201 vs Robot to the Knee 5452 & Transistor Titans 5187 | Match #14 Autonomous and Teleop Cyborg Eagles 7089 & Bonzai 6201 vs Robot to the Knee 5452 & Transistor Titans 5187 |
Match 20 - Autonomous Cyborg Eagles 7089 & Ohm’s Olympians 6206 vs Big Meks 5451 & Blockheads 5199 | Match 20 - Teleop Cyborg Eagles 7089 & Ohm’s Olympians 6206 vs Big Meks 5451 & Blockheads 5199 |
Match 25 - Autonomous Cyborg Eagles 7089 & BeastieBots 3785 vs Robominds 7030 & Vaders 7738 | Match 25 Teleop Cyborg Eagles 7089 & BeastieBots 3785 vs Robominds 7030 & Vaders 7738 |
Match 33 Autonomous Cyborg Eagles 7089 & Newton’s Lawyers 5085 vs M-Fusion 7207 & Try 2 Understand 5202 | Match 33 Teleop Cyborg Eagles 7089 & Newton’s Lawyers 5085 vs M-Fusion 7207 & Try 2 Understand 5202 |
Match 48 Team Introductions Cyborg Eagles 7089 & No, We Don’t 6203 vs Wired Things 6429 & Pink Technobots 7007 | Match 48 Autonomous & Teleop Cyborg Eagles 7089 & No, We Don’t 6203 vs Wired Things 6429 & Pink Technobots 7007 |
Score Report | Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Quadcopter overflight Alliance Selection Alliance #1: 6007 Octopi, 5037 Got Robot?, 2923 RoboWarriors Alliance #2: 3107 Robotheosis, 6201 Bonzai, 5199 Bockheads Alliance #3: 3785 Beastie Bots, 5200 Robot Inc, 4965 Animatores Romani Alliance #4: 7317 Quest Gators, 7030 Robominds, 5202 Try to Understand |
Finalist Match - Autonomous Red Alliance 5199 Blockheads, 6201 Bonzai Blue Alliance 5200 Robot Incorporated, 4965 Animatores Romani | Finalist Match - Teleop Red Alliance 5199 Blockheads, 6201 Bonzai Blue Alliance 5200 Robot Incorporated, 4965 Animatores Romani |
Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Village People dancing between matches | Finalist Match - Autonomous and Teleop Red Alliance 3507 Robotheosis, 6201 Bonzai Blue Alliance 3785 Beastie Bots, 5200 Robot Incorporated |
Finalist Match - Autonomous & Teleop Red Alliance: 5202 Try to Understand, 7317 Quest Gators Blue Alliance: 3785 Beastie Bots, 5200 Robot Incorporated | Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Macarana by Crazy Eights Team 116 |
Finalist Match - Autonomous & Teleop Blue Alliance - 3785 Beastie Bots, 4965 Animatores Romani Red Alliance - 5202 Try to Understand, 7030 Robominds | Closing Ceremonies and Awards |
Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Closing Ceremony Awards Think Award - 5037. 7129, 7089 Cyborg Eagles Nominated Winner 7129 Robo Raiders | Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Closing Ceremony Awards PTC Design Award - 5037. 5200, 7207 Nominated Winner 5200 Robot Incorporated |
Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Closing Ceremony Awards Motivate Award - 3785, 5202, 5037 Nominated Winner 3785 Beastie Bots | Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Closing Ceremony Awards Rockwell Collins Innovate Award - 7207, 7089 Cyborg Eagles, 5037 Nominated Winner 7207 M-Fusion |
Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Closing Ceremony Awards Connect Award - 5202, 5037, 5200 Nominated Winner 5202 Try 2 Understand | Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Finalist Alliance: Captain: 7317 Quest Gators, 7030 Robominds, 5202 Try to Understand |
Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Winning Alliance: 3785 Beastie Bots, 5200 Robot Inc, 4965 Animatores Romani | Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Closing Ceremony - Inspire Award: 3rd Place: 5200 Robot Incorporated 2nd Place: 7207 M-Fusion 1st Place Winner: 5037 Got Robot? |
Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Volunteer of the Year Award: Bruce Petersen Started 9 FTC Teams, Instructional Materials, FTC Workshops, Senior Students State Wide College Tour, FTC Judge, Mentors Two Teams competing at State | Illinois State FIRST FTC Championship Volunteer of the year award: Bruce Petersen taking the stage |
Last walk across the stage for the champions who are now headed to the Super Regional Competition in Iowa City, IA | We were very glad to see our Mentor Bruce Petersen be recognized for his hard work. He was always there for our team, often juggling his schedule to be with both teams on the same day. I can't imagine any individual being more deserving of this award. Congratulations Bruce! |
It was a lot of fun competing at the State Championships. One of the first things that we noticed was that we knew almost all of the teams. Maybe that is too obvious to state, but it was a great feeling seeing the familiar faces and coming to an event where we were comfortable with the rules and our robot.
Due to all of the recent outreach events that we had done, our robot was experiencing the results of the wear and tear. The schedule for the competition was very aggressive leaving us very little time between matches to change batteries and make repairs.
At this point all of our Tetrix DC motors have been changed out, so naturally, the metal gear servos have started to fail. What looks like an elegant installation when everything is working fine, takes on a new look when you have five minutes to change a servo out. There was some minor panic happening when we couldn't get the nuts to catch the screws when remounting the new servo. We ended up removing the entire upper arm in order to get a tool down the channel so that the nut could be held steady. Once back together, everything worked fine.
We really had a nice rhythm going during the matches. Noah and Jonah had practiced quite a bit in the week before the competition and it showed. Everything was very smooth. What was really telling, was that during matches with the scoop based robots that can dump four blocks at a time, the pendulum stayed level, as our robot was filling the baskets at the same rate as those who picked up more in one shot. We were almost always the first robot to place a block. So although a single block method might seem counter-intuitive to some, it often out-performed the big scoop robots.
We experienced a static shock failure for the first time in one of our matches. During the endgame, when the hook touched the pull-up bar, the robot died. The referees started spraying the field after that to reduce the static, but it did hurt our scoring.
The referees were handing out penalties if your robot passed the red/blue plane during a hang. We hadn't seen this rule implemented before. Our interpretation of the rule is that your robot can't interfere with the other alliance's ability to hang. If you end up on your side of the bar, but pass through the plane during the hang due to swinging or rotation, it doesn't seem to be an action that should rise to the level of a penalty.
We were nominated for two judged awards: the Rockwell Collins Innovate Award and the Think Award.
During the closing ceremony an IIT student flew a quadcopter around the auditorium, which was fun. I felt a breeze over my head and looked up. It was hovering about ten feet over my head. It stayed there for a few seconds and then did a flip, which wasn't expected. I am impressed with how stable the quadcopters are.
The closing ceremonies ended with our mentor Bruce Petersen being recognized with a special award called the "Volunteer of the Year Award". They listed all of his accomplishments over the past year. He has put in a tremendous effort for multiple teams and has always been there for us, so we were very happy to see him win this. It was a nice way for us to end out season.
Due to all of the recent outreach events that we had done, our robot was experiencing the results of the wear and tear. The schedule for the competition was very aggressive leaving us very little time between matches to change batteries and make repairs.
At this point all of our Tetrix DC motors have been changed out, so naturally, the metal gear servos have started to fail. What looks like an elegant installation when everything is working fine, takes on a new look when you have five minutes to change a servo out. There was some minor panic happening when we couldn't get the nuts to catch the screws when remounting the new servo. We ended up removing the entire upper arm in order to get a tool down the channel so that the nut could be held steady. Once back together, everything worked fine.
We really had a nice rhythm going during the matches. Noah and Jonah had practiced quite a bit in the week before the competition and it showed. Everything was very smooth. What was really telling, was that during matches with the scoop based robots that can dump four blocks at a time, the pendulum stayed level, as our robot was filling the baskets at the same rate as those who picked up more in one shot. We were almost always the first robot to place a block. So although a single block method might seem counter-intuitive to some, it often out-performed the big scoop robots.
We experienced a static shock failure for the first time in one of our matches. During the endgame, when the hook touched the pull-up bar, the robot died. The referees started spraying the field after that to reduce the static, but it did hurt our scoring.
The referees were handing out penalties if your robot passed the red/blue plane during a hang. We hadn't seen this rule implemented before. Our interpretation of the rule is that your robot can't interfere with the other alliance's ability to hang. If you end up on your side of the bar, but pass through the plane during the hang due to swinging or rotation, it doesn't seem to be an action that should rise to the level of a penalty.
We were nominated for two judged awards: the Rockwell Collins Innovate Award and the Think Award.
During the closing ceremony an IIT student flew a quadcopter around the auditorium, which was fun. I felt a breeze over my head and looked up. It was hovering about ten feet over my head. It stayed there for a few seconds and then did a flip, which wasn't expected. I am impressed with how stable the quadcopters are.
The closing ceremonies ended with our mentor Bruce Petersen being recognized with a special award called the "Volunteer of the Year Award". They listed all of his accomplishments over the past year. He has put in a tremendous effort for multiple teams and has always been there for us, so we were very happy to see him win this. It was a nice way for us to end out season.