2008 IRI Invitation List

[Chris Fultz]

Below is the list of teams invited to the 2008 Indiana Robotics Invitational.
Also included is the list of 8 'wait listed' teams.
(an excel file is also attached)

Invited teams and waitlisted teams will receive an email with additional instructions later this evening.

Thank you to all who applied.

We had almost 100 team applications and it was a difficult task to narrow down the field to 72 teams. We considered 2008 performance, IRI history, team essays and other data when making the selection.

It looks to be an awesome competition.


Team Invitations - Team Number Order
Team Team Name
1 1 Juggernauts
2 16 Bomb Squad
3 27 Team RUSH
4 33 Killer Bees
5 39 The 39th Aero Squadron
6 45 TechnoKats
7 47 Chief Delphi
8 48 Delphi E.L.I.T.E.
9 67 Heroes of Tomorrow
10 68 Truck Town Thunder
11 71 Team Hammond
12 93 NEW Apple Corps
13 107 Holland Christian Team R.O.B.O.T.I.C.S.
14 111 Wildstang
15 116 Epsilon Delta
16 118 Robonauts
17 121 The Rhode Warriors
18 135 Penn Robotics
19 141 WOBOT
20 148 Robowranglers
21 171 Extreme Engineering
22 177 Bobcat Robotics
23 195 Cyber Knights
24 217 ThunderChickens
25 233 The PINK Team
26 234 Cyber Blue
27 254 Cheesy Poofs
28 292 PantherTech
29 330 Beach Bots
30 364 Team Fusion
31 368 Team Kika Mana
32 461 Westside Boiler Invasion
33 469 Las Guerrillas
34 494 Martians
35 503 Frog Force
36 573 The MechWarriors
37 829 Warren Robotics "Digital Goats"
38 830 Rat Pack
39 868 TechHOUNDS
40 876 Thunder Robotics
41 888 Robotiators
42 910 Foley Freeze
43 968 RAWC
44 980 ThunderBots
45 987 High Rollers
46 1008 Team Lugnut
47 1018 RoboDevils
48 1024 Kil-A-Bytes
49 1038 Thunderhawks
50 1094 River City Robots Channel Cats
51 1108 Panther Robotics
52 1114 Simbotics
53 1126 SparX
54 1243 Dragons
55 1327 Sbotz
56 1477 Northside Roboteers
57 1501 T.H.R.U.S.T.
58 1503 Spartonics
59 1519 Mechanical Mayhem
60 1529 Southport CyberCards
61 1592 Bionic Tigers
62 1625 Winnovation
63 1646 Precision Guessworks
64 1675 The Ultimate Protection Squad
65 1731 Fresta Valley Robotics
66 1741 Red Alert Robotics
67 1747 HBR
68 1760 Robo-Titans
69 1902 Exploding Bacon
70 2056 Patriotics
71 2171 RoboDogs
72 2377 C Company

Wait List Teams - Call Up Order
Team Team Name
Wait 1 222 Tigertrons
Wait 2 101 Striker
Wait 3 1720 PhyXTGears
Wait 4 931 Perpetual Chaos
Wait 5 832 Roswell High School Chimera
Wait 6 2194 Fondy Fire
Wait 7 2177 The Robettes
Wait 8 1629 GaCo

[Herodotus]

Amazing, I come to Delphi right as this is put up. I can see just by looking down the list that this is going to be INTENSE. I absolutely cannot wait, as this is basically going to be our Championship event. The best of the best are going to IRI, and I love competing with the best.

[Lil' Lavery]

I picked a good time to log onto CD. This is a spectacular list. Should be one amazing event.

[Aren_Hill]

sooo.... beast and foley lets do it again

[wendymom]

Cant wait!!

[Kyle Love]

As always, IRI will be the most competitive off season event of the year. See you all at the IRI, "where the egos come to play"!

[mark johnson]

sooo.... beast and foley lets do it again

Repeat of 06, O YYY AAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Were in for that .Come on July , I cant wait!!!

[Akash Rastogi]

That is an insane list. This should be amazing to watch. Can't wait:cool:
Hopefully we'll be joining you guys next year.

[Renee Becker-Blau]

Thank You! We can't wait to compete with so many awesome teams, see you in July ^_^

(This just made my summer...)

[computerboi1503]

I can't wait to compete with the best, of the best of the best! This is going to be one heck of an offseason, so lets git-r-done!

Nick,
Operator, Team 1503 Spartonics

[Mike Schreiber]

I may or may not have just wet myself looking at that list...guess you'll never know

Sorry for anyone who had to read that

Competition looks ridiculous, good luck to everyone

[AndyB]

Thanks for the invite. We look forward to attending. Looks like an amazing list.

[GoSparx]

Team 1126 is happy to be accepted into a group of the elite. We can't wait to make our FIRST showing there. Should be fun!!!

[KF987]

This will be the HighRollers 1st off season event, we are looking forward to it, and will come to play!

-Keaton

[mrs. p]

team 233 is thrilled to be invited and of course accept the invitation. can't wait for IRI - it's going to be the BEST event ever.

[thefro526]

I really have to try to make it out there this summer. I can foresee every qualifications match being just as competitive as the finals on Einstein.

[RyanN]

Thanks for the invite! I really enjoyed IRI in 2005 and 2006, and unfortunately we missed registration last year, the year we were really competitive. Oh well, I can't do anything about the past, and I guess this means I should replace the tread on ours since some robot in Curie had an appetite for blue nitrile tread and took a chunk out of one of our wheels... and I guess I should really try working on hybrid a little more so we don't hit the wall every match.

[dtengineering]

I really have to try to make it out there this summer. I can foresee every qualifications match being just as competitive as the finals on Einstein.

Perhaps you mean "as entertaining"... with match scores of 104-54 and 136-94, the finals on Einstein were definitely entertaining, certainly impressive, but... well... not exactly all that competitive... especially when compared to some of the Einstein semis and divisional playoffs.

But I know what you mean... there will be some great matches. It will be interesting to see if any of these teams will be able to catch up to 1114.

Jason

[James1902]

WOO-HOO!!!!! Can't wait, I couldn't think of a better crowd to spend my birthday with!!(july 19th) Hopefully I can walk away with a present, a shiney present. :cool: see ya'll there

[Sean Schuff]

I'm going to "look forward" and predict that the team's attending IRI WILL NOT allow 148, 217 and 1114 to team up for the elimination rounds but I definitely see one of them repeating their performance at the Championships.

Any guesses as to which one will take the top prize?

Can't wait to pack my ego and head to Indy in July. :)

[dr1008]

this will be intense! thanks for the invite, cant wait to drive

[David Kelly]

We will begin taking IRI invitation acceptances tomorrow evening by 7:00pm EDT on the IRI website. Please look for that tomorrow.


Congratulations to all teams that were invited!

[Kyle Love]

I must start this now...

OINK OINK!

[waialua359]

shoots, you US mainland folks are so lucky that its at a reasonable cost to attend. We would have to have kept our robot on the mainland after CMP to attend.
glad that 1731 is on that list. After going to CMP and seeing as many robots as I could, I still think 1731 was the best robot not to have attended the championships. They are really good.

[wendymom]

I must start this now...

OINK OINK!

BOOM

[JaneYoung]

I must start this now...

OINK OINK!

ok you guys - is the tee shirt shooter coming back and will.it.work?
Specifically - at the sound of BOOM?

The first or maybe second time?
Inquiring minds want to know.

[Joe G.]

That list looks like it could kill something

I'm going to predict that either 1114 or 217 seeds first, and picks the other, and that alliance will go all the way again.

[hoorayforpink]

Looks like its gonna be a party. And I have to say I'm kinda hoping 1114 and 217 pair up again, I'd love to see a rematch. Assuming we even get that far with so many great robots coming to IRI.

[Akash Rastogi]

That list looks like it could kill something

I'm going to predict that either 1114 or 217 seeds first, and picks the other, and that alliance will go all the way again.

I'm not sure if 217 will seed first. But luckily with such high level teams, qualifying rounds will be filled with the best of the best...so alliance partners really can't be an excuse for a loss now as in regionals. +$.02

[Aren_Hill]

i want the "destiny" alliance of the simchicken wranglers to form again, so i can have a shot at them, its a bigger accomplishment to beat the "unstoppable" alliance than to team up with one of them to win it but i won't be picky lol

[GoSparx]

So, when do the emails go out for the invited teams? I haven't recieved ours yet :confused:

[Amanda Morrison]

The Robowranglers are sure excited to attend and work with y'all! :)

[Uberbots]

i wish we had applied... so many elite teams are attending )=

[carla_rose]

This is going to be epic. On behalf of the Killer Bees, we can't wait!

[James1902]

ok you guys - is the tee shirt shooter coming back and will.it.work?
Specifically - at the sound of BOOM?


well the oinkers might have a cannon of their own up their sleeves.;)
Although we might have made a couple of tweaks to the expected design:cool:

[RyanN]

well the oinkers might have a cannon of their own up their sleeves.;)
Although we might have made a couple of tweaks to the expected design:cool:

If we have room in our trailer, we will also bring our T-Shirt Shooter.

Also.. have the emails been sent? I haven't received one yet, but I'm also the secondary contact.

[AndyB]

Please read:

We will begin taking IRI invitation acceptances tomorrow evening by 7:00pm EDT on the IRI website. Please look for that tomorrow.


Congratulations to all teams that were invited!

[Chris Fultz]

well the oinkers might have a cannon of their own up their sleeves.;)
Although we might have made a couple of tweaks to the expected design:cool:

PLEASE hold off on bringing T-shirt shooters. The planning committee needs to talk about these before we fill the gymwith cannons. There is a safety concern of someone getting shot in the face (especially a young child or other visitor) so we need to make some guidelines.

:( - somebody has to be the bad guy...

[Adam Freeman]

Perhaps you mean "as entertaining"... with match scores of 104-54 and 136-94, the finals on Einstein were definitely entertaining, certainly impressive, but... well... not exactly all that competitive... especially when compared to some of the Einstein semis and divisional playoffs.

I am pretty sure if you ask all six teams that competed on Einstein, they would all agree that those matches were competitive. There is a fine line between winning and losing in this game.

The HOT team is very excited to be returning to IRI. Great job by the planning committee picking an incredible Invitee list.

We love competing against the best, so we would gladly take two more chances to play 1114, 217, and 148.

[Brandon Holley]

125 is very disappointed to not have been chosen to come to IRI this year.

Good Luck to everyone competing.

[Peter Matteson]

I am pretty sure if you ask all six teams that competed on Einstein, they would all agree that those matches were competitive. There is a fine line between winning and losing in this game.


Six? I'm pretty sure there were 4 or 12 depending on how you look at it.;)

9 teams will be there though from this years Einstien crowd with 21 :ahh: total final 4 appearances: 16, 60(2x), 67(3x), 148, 177(4x), 217(3x), 233(3x), 968(2x), 1024, 1114.

[Taylor]

We are humbled to have been selected among such a group of amazing FIRST teams.

Team 1529 graciously accepts. :eek: :eek:




;)

[RyanN]

Please read:

I completely missed that post. I remember the post above and below it, but I guess I skipped over that one. Thanks!

[IndySam]

We are humbled to have been selected among such a group of amazing FIRST teams.

Team 1529 graciously accepts. :eek: :eek:




;)

Are you brining the Hungry Hungry Hippo game?

[Travis Hoffman]

Team 48 is thankful for the opportunity to compete in our sixth straight IRI event. I'm Looking Forward to it.

[GaryVoshol]

This field is amazing. I was at IRI last year, and wondered whether anything could equal it in team power. I think this year will be every bit as exciting.

Of the 72 teams on the accepted list, 35 of them were playing Saturday afternoon in Atlanta.

I'll be glad to see some of these machines up close for the first time.

[Taylor]

Are you bringing the Hungry Hungry Hippo game?

aye. (arr aye)

[Cory]

Six? I'm pretty sure there were 4 or 12 depending on how you look at it.;)

9 teams will be there though from this years Einstien crowd with 21 :ahh: total final 4 appearances: 16, 60(2x), 67(3x), 148, 177(4x), 217(3x), 233(3x), 968(2x), 1024, 1114.

254 is a two time championship finalist as well.

[Andy Baker]

Six? I'm pretty sure there were 4 or 12 depending on how you look at it.;)

9 teams will be there though from this years Einstien crowd with 21 :ahh: total final 4 appearances: 16, 60(2x), 67(3x), 148, 177(4x), 217(3x), 233(3x), 968(2x), 1024, 1114.

254 is a two time championship finalist as well.

45 is a two time championship finalist also (92, 99).

<edit... oh, I see what Pete was saying now... he was just accounting for this year's Einstein crowd... There are many, many teams on this list who have been Championship finalist, and Championship winners.>

[IndySam]

45 is a two time championship finalist also (92, 99).

829 finished second and third at the Hungry Hungry Hippo contest at Purdue this year.

[Cory]

45 is a two time championship finalist also (92, 99).

<edit... oh, I see what Pete was saying now... he was just accounting for this year's Einstein crowd... There are many, many teams on this list who have been Championship finalist, and Championship winners.>

Oops. Yeah I missed the "this year" part also.

[IndySam]

That's nice. How did 829 do?

I have no idea what you are talking about.

you know that could have been done in a private message.

[Jimmy Cao]

Team 469 is extremely happy to have been invited to IRI!

One small question.
Invited teams and waitlisted teams will receive an email with additional instructions later this evening.

Am I the only one that hasn't received this email?

[Chris Fultz]

One small question.
Am I the only one that hasn't received this email?

The emails will be sent tonight (Tuesday).

[Peter Matteson]

45 is a two time championship finalist also (92, 99).

<edit... oh, I see what Pete was saying now... he was just accounting for this year's Einstein crowd... There are many, many teams on this list who have been Championship finalist, and Championship winners.>

It would take to long to total all the Einstien appearances and championships out of this crowd so I limited myself to just this year's crowd because its impressive.

However if a bored student has some free time a list of final 4 or final 8 appearances by all teams would be handy...

[Chris]

I’ll take my colleagues challenge (even though I’m not a student)

Off the top of my head

1 (National Champion 99)
16 (1 Einstein Apparence) (Finalist 08)
33 (2 Einstein Apparences 01, 05)
45 (National Champion 98) (National Finalist 99)
48 (National Champion 99)
67 (3 Einstein Appearances 04, 05, 08) (Championship winner in 05, Finalist in 08)
71 (4 Einstein Appearances 01, 02, 04, 07) (Championship winner 97, 01, 02, 04) (Finalist 07)
111 (2 Einstein Appearances 01, 03) (Championship winner 03) (Finalist in 99, 01)
121 (National Finalist in 98)
148 (1 Einstein Appearance 08) (Championship winner 93, 08)
177 (4 Einstein Appearances 01, 06, 07, 08) (Championship Winner 07)
195 (1 Einstein Appearance 06) (Championship Finalist 06)
217 (3 Einstein Appearances 05, 06, 08) (Championship winner 06, 08)
233 (3 Einstein Appearances 02, 07, 08) (Championship Finalist 07)
254 (2 Einstein Appearances 01, 05) (Championship Finalist 01, 05)
292 (1 Einstein Appearance 03)
330 (2 Einstein Appearances 05, 07) (Championship Winner 05)
469 (2 Einstein Appearances 03, 04) (Championship Winner 03, Finalist 04)
503 (2 Einstein Appearances 05, 06) (Championship Winner 05)
868 (1 Einstein Appearance 04) (Championship Finalist 04)
910 (1 Einstein Appearance 07)
968 (2 Einstein Appearances 06, 08) (Championship Finalist 06)
987 (1 Einstein Appearance 07) (Championship Winner 07)
1024 (1 Einstein Appearance 08)
1114 (1 Einstein Appearance 08) (Championship Winner 08)
1126 (2 Einstein Appearances 04, 06)

I don’t guarantee correctness this it is just from memory. Might not be accurate although I’m sure people will be quick to correct me.

[Lil' Lavery]

I caught a couple you missed,

118 (1 Einstein appearance, 2002)
494 (2 Einstein appearances, 03 04)(Championship Winner 04)
1902 (1 Einstein appearance, 2007)

[EricH]

45 is a two time championship finalist also (92, 99).



...
45 (National Champion 98) (National Finalist 99)
...

I don’t guarantee correctness this it is just from memory. Might not be accurate although I’m sure people will be quick to correct me. I guess Baker can time-travel... I wonder if he's Looking Forward?:rolleyes:

[Peter Matteson]

I’ll take my colleagues challenge (even though I’m not a student)


I don’t guarantee correctness this it is just from memory. Might not be accurate although I’m sure people will be quick to correct me.

Carne, I was trying to con someone into fact checking us and filling in the gaps from our attempt to do this.:D

[Tom Bottiglieri]

If my quick counting is correct, we will have total of 46 Einstein Appearances, 9 Championship finalist finishes, and 20 Championship victories at IRI this year.

That's 75 medals on Saturday afternoon at the Championship. One for every team at the event with 3 to spare... :cool:

[Chris Fultz]

If my quick counting is correct, we will have total of 46 Einstein Appearances, 9 Championship finalist finishes, and 20 Championship victories at IRI this year.

That's 75 medals on Saturday afternoon at the Championship. One for every team at the event with 3 to spare... :cool:

Feels like maybe we picked the right slogan -

"Where the Egos Come to Play"

:D

[GoSparx]

Hmmm, the second part of the registration seemed way to easy :) which I like. Anyone seen where payment checks have to be sent to or who they are to be made out to? Thanks.

[KF987]

The High Rollers have accepted our invitation to IRI... See you guys in July!

-Keaton

[meaubry]

Team 47 was National Finalist in 97, lost to National Champs Team 71 (their first of many)

Add another finalist to make it 10.

Mike A

[Chris Fultz]

Anyone seen where payment checks have to be sent to or who they are to be made out to? Thanks.

From the IRI Website -

Make checks payable to:
Perry Meridian High School - IRI

* PAYMENT DUE BY MAY 30, 2008 *
* Please include a copy of this invoice with your check *

Mail To:
Indiana Robotics Invitational
Perry Meridian High School
c/o Steve Wherry
401 West Meridian School Road
Indianapolis, IN 46217

[FoleyEngineer]

Feels like maybe we picked the right slogan -

"Where the Egos Come to Play"

:D

Or maybe, "Where the CHAMPIONS come to play!"

(In a way, that's more prestigious, and it gets rid of the 'we have big egos' interpretation)

[Triple B]

I agree with Mr Fultz that the slogan is just right.
mike d

[dlavery]

Or maybe, "Where the CHAMPIONS come to play!"

(In a way, that's more prestigious, and it gets rid of the 'we have big egos' interpretation)

I think you may be missing the point. IRI is ALL about hard-core competition, bragging rights, and big egos. And for those that fully enjoy the competitive part of the FIRST program, that is what makes it so much fun. :) The existing slogan is a perfect descriptor.

-dave




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[Mike Schreiber]

Or maybe, "Where the CHAMPIONS come to play!"

(In a way, that's more prestigious, and it gets rid of the 'we have big egos' interpretation)

Unfortunetly there are plenty of great teams with huge egoes who haven't won the championships, so IMO egoes is probably a better term.

[BT987]

That list looks like it could kill something

I'm going to predict that either 1114 or 217 seeds first, and picks the other, and that alliance will go all the way again.



with so many elite teams going its really hard to pick a winner just yet;)

altough i would not be suprised if they took it again

[Aren_Hill]

with so many elite teams going its really hard to pick a winner just yet;)

altough i would not be suprised if they took it again

ANYTHING and i repeat ANYTHING can happen.
we were on the 5th seeded alliance in 06 and faced the #1 seed in semi's they had 3 robots shooting during autonomous and scored insane points in quarters. Watching the #1 seeds quarter final matches i thought we had no hope. Then we pulled off the upset and won. The #1 seed alliance was 25,1114, and 33

[DhavalP]

To any teams that applied for IRI and are unable get in, teams 25 and 1089 will be hosting another two-day weekend event two weekends later! We're looking for some more teams (we can fit up to 60) to attend.


Check out http://www.raiderrobotix.org/aa/
or this thread http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65393
for more info.