2010 San Diego Regional

[Jon Jack]

Who's coming to the 2010 San Diego Regional?

[Findzor]

Well Jon 1388 will be there again this year. We have our sites on an even better performance this year. Look forward to working with you again in March or even sooner.

[rsisk]

Are you kidding? Wild horses couldn't keep team 2493 - Robokong away!

[waialua359]

Originally 4, but now 3 Hawaii teams. 359, 2090 and 2437. 368 is going to Portland instead.
Because Hawaii teams can only realistically do regionals during week 1 and/or 2 (Hawaii being week 4), this was a logical choice for a mainland regional. Week 2 has no West Coast regionals. :(

[soccerchapo12]

team 1332 will be back
best of luck to everyone hope to see all of you soon
2543 see you there!

[dirkleton]

Sergio!!
Here I thought I was the only from 1332 on this site! Looks like I need to get on here more often. But we shall rock San Diego. Win or Fail.

[Jared Russell]

Sadly Team 341 won't be able to make it this year :( But we WILL be back in the future - the 2009 San Diego Regional was probably the most fun I have ever had at a regional.

SWIFT and TitanBot - defend our title!

[OZ_341]

We had a great time in SD and hope to return in the future. Best wishes to Titan Bots, Swift, and our gracious hosts... The Holy Cows!!

Hopefully we will see each other in ATL.

Have a great regional.

[robodude03]

Team 399 will be sure to have some students there so if any team needs some extra cheering you can count on us :) I will be there to check out how the game plays during Week 1 as I am sure other teams will be doing.

[soccerchapo12]

:) i hope that team 399 can come party it up with team swift
team 341 we will miss you! have fun see you soon!

[Jon Jack]

I think 399 should come to San Diego and compete, not just to watch!

[jsasaki]

I have a feeling Baldwin High is going to arizona along with Maui High but Baldwin is also thinking about San Diego and Oregon!

[waialua359]

Hope you guys can make it out to SD!
If not, see you in Arizona too.

[jsasaki]

yeah! what regionals are you (waialua) going to do?:confused:

[robodude03]

I think 399 should come to San Diego and compete, not just to watch!

Ha ha ha, we definitely considered going to San Diego this year for the competition, but the team voted against it. We ended up going with Arizona this year and will be voting tomorrow on which trip will be our far regional...it may be Denver again :P

[robodude03]

:) i hope that team 399 can come party it up with team swift
team 341 we will miss you! have fun see you soon!

You can count on me being there to party :P We actually may see you again in Denver this year, I'll find out tomorrow :)

[soccerchapo12]

hey man well that would be so cool to see you guys in denver again i think we are going there too! let us now if you are!

[robodude03]

hey man well that would be so cool to see you guys in denver again i think we are going there too! let us now if you are!

Team just voted on it and we are going to register for Denver.

[Brandon Holley]

125 has officially signed up for the San Diego Regional!

It should certainly be a change from the ~20 degrees and snow were used to at that time of year.

[waialua359]

Wow, this thing filled up fast.

[MrForbes]

I guess we didn't get in. huh.

http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/regionalevents.aspx?id=430

[David Brinza]

Team 980 tried to sign-up at 9:05 am PDT this morning.

We're on the wait-list...

[=Martin=Taylor=]

NORCAL INVASION! :D

Teams 100, 115, 192, 668, 846, and 1868!

BRING IT! :yikes:

[Sunbun]

Hmm... all you NorCal kiddies took up all the usual SoCal spots, hehe.

1197's going to San Diego. See you all there!

[waialua359]

NORCAL INVASION! :D

Teams 100, 115, 192, 668, 846, and 1868!

BRING IT! :yikes:

After recognizing ALL of the above team nos. here, looks more like an SVR invasion. Especially 192 who we saw at all 3 regionals last season, and our #1 seed partner in Hawaii. Still cant believe it happened as a result of gradually hanging out. That's what being next to a team 3 out of 4 weeks does!

[hurtzmyhead]

The caiman agents are back and at it and will be attending!

[akeisic]

294 - Beach Cities Robotics is glad to be heading back to San Diego this year! We always have a great time there! See everyone Thursday!

[Ken Leung]

115 will be there bright and early!

Look forward to seeing everyone there!

[indieFan]

Woohoo. I'm headed down there with Team 1070. Glad to know I'll be seeing old friends from up north, as well as San Diego, that I haven't seen in over two years.

indieFan

P.S.- 599 is also supposed to be competing down there.

[Mr. Van]

599 is also supposed to be competing down there.

WITH BELLS ON! (Actually probably not bells - we don't have the weight and that would violate some rule somewhere...)

Robodox will be there - back in my home town!

-Mr. Van
Coach, Robodox

[Mike Hendricks]

1388 is on their way down (stuck in traffic around Santa Barbara right now actually :mad: ) .. looking forward to seeing all our So Cal friends again :)

[Chinmay]

Team 846 is on the way! We're climbing into the airplane right now and looking forward to what i know will be an amazing regional.

Looks like a lot of bay area teams are coming down this year. 846, 115, 1868, 192, 668, 100. See you all there

-Chinmay

[robodude03]

I will be there tomorrow and Saturday. Half of Team 399 will be there on Saturday. Good luck to all.

[rsisk]

The field is up, ready, and waiting for you guys! Come on down.

Looks like a great set of teams based on the crates in the pits, 49 bots this year

[=Martin=Taylor=]

Is anyone gonna webcast it? I had to ask :cool:

[Cory]

Is anyone gonna webcast it? I had to ask :cool:

It's not scheduled to be and hasn't been in the past.

[=Martin=Taylor=]

It's not scheduled to be and hasn't been in the past.

I distinctly remember watching the 968 v. 341 semis last year :cool:

This is the first time in 6 years I've missed seeing my team compete. :(

[Cory]

I distinctly remember watching the 968 v. 341 semis last year :cool:

This is the first time in 6 years I've missed seeing my team compete. :(

Last year I believe 968 ran a webcast, but normally it is not webcast.

[ShaneP]

Several of us (330) will be there on Saturday to watch the competition. See you then!

[rsisk]

I distinctly remember watching the 968 v. 341 semis last year :cool:

This is the first time in 6 years I've missed seeing my team compete. :(

That's too bad, your team is looking really good during the practice rounds yesterday

Lots of late inspections, not a lot of teams on the field for practice rounds. The competition should be interesting this year.
We finally got our robot through inspection at 5PM, hangar went on afterwards and we will go back for a quick weigh and height inspection this morning.

Good Luck San Diego!

[Monty Python]

Does anyone know how 687 is doing?

[jens009]

@Monty Python: This is Steven from 687. Our team is doing pretty well. 3rd Place in ranking right now. If we win the match tomorrow morning, we'll be up 1st. Hopefully we get the first pick in alliance selection.

[Eugene Fang]

@Monty Python: This is Steven from 687. Our team is doing pretty well. 3rd Place in ranking right now. If we win the match tomorrow morning, we'll be up 1st. Hopefully we get the first pick in alliance selection.

Remember, winning isn't everything with this year's system...

[Monty Python]

@Monty Python: This is Steven from 687. Our team is doing pretty well. 3rd Place in ranking right now. If we win the match tomorrow morning, we'll be up 1st. Hopefully we get the first pick in alliance selection.

Congrats! I've always been very impressed by the Nerd Herd and am rooting for you guys to make it to Atlanta. Good luck!

[waialua359]

Remember, winning isn't everything with this year's system...

that is true. We beat the #1 and #2 teams after day 1, but ranked below them at #4. Having two matches with 5 penalty points from alliance members will kill your ranking.

[robodude03]

that is true. We beat the #1 and #2 teams after day 1, but ranked below them at #4. Having two matches with 5 penalty points from alliance members will kill your ranking.

I have to say that penalties are having a big impact on teams in San Diego and as a result their rankings. Congrats on your robust and well-designed robot, I really like it a lot and look forward to Arizona next week.

[waialua359]

I have to say that penalties are having a big impact on teams in San Diego and as a result their rankings. Congrats on your robust and well-designed robot, I really like it a lot and look forward to Arizona next week.

Thanks and stop by our pit if you get a chance.

[robodude03]

Thanks and stop by our pit if you get a chance.

I definitely will. Have a goodnight you have a long day in a couple of hours ha ha ha

[Michael Corsetto]

Thanks and stop by our pit if you get a chance.

When does everyone else get to marvel at 359's bot Glenn? :)

PS. Congrats 100 on seeding 1st after day 1 of Quals! I wish I could watch your bot in action! Cal Games hopefully! Good luck everyone!

[rsisk]

Congratulations to 687 for winning the Entrepreneurship Award. We were working for that award as well and knew we had some tough competition when we saw you a couple pits down.

You guys are awesome and we will have to do better next year!

[OZ_341]

Congratulations to our former playoff partners the TitanBots 2543 and our other great friends the Holy Cows 1538 for your amazing performances in San Diego this weekend. We are always rooting for you and hopefully we can play together in Atlanta!

Best wishes to you both from the students and coaches of 341, Miss Daisy.

[akeisic]

Team 294 - Beach Cities Robotics would like to thank our winning alliance partners #100 and #359 for such a great time at the regional! We'd also give props to our opponents #115, #1717 and #2543!

[waialua359]

Congratulations to 687 for winning the Entrepreneurship Award. We were working for that award as well and knew we had some tough competition when we saw you a couple pits down.

You guys are awesome and we will have to do better next year!

Well at least your judges came by to pick up the Executive Summary and interview the team.
Our judges forgot to interview and/or pick up our business plan. No one came by the whole day on Friday. When we asked about it, it was oooops!
Oh well, that's how it goes.................we're all human.:p

[rahilm]

Team 668 had a great time in San Diego.

Congrats to teams 100, 294, and 359 on winning. Thanks to teams 1538 and 1388 for picking us and being great alliance partners, and congrats to team 1538 on winning Chairmans.

[Jon Jack]

The San Diego Regional was, as usual a great regional!

I would like to thank our alliance partners 1388 and 668. This is one of the best alliances I have ever played on in my 6 years in FIRST. 668's shutdown defense allowed only 1 point in the quarter finals and always gave the opposing alliance's headaches when trying to score. 1388 was a robot that I thought complimented ours very well. In QF2-2, when we broke one of our center drive axles, effectively disabling us for the rest of the match - 668's ability to prevent the other alliance from scoring and 1388's hanging helped us move on to the semi-finals.

I'm also very proud of our pit crew. The fact that they were able to replace a broken drive axle in our transmission, with an axle from elsewhere on the robot in under 20 minutes (in the elimination rounds) was spectacular. After the repair, the robot worked just fine.

[Johnny]

Congratulations to teams 100, 294, and 359 for the very competitive semi-final matches! It was very close, but ultimetely your alliance came out with the victory in the 3rd match. I wish one of our alliance partners hadn't been disabled :( maybe the outcome would have been in our favor :). It was our 3rd straight semi-final appearance, so close yet so far once again! We still had a wonderful time and you guys were definetely well deserving of winning the title of San Diego Regional Champions! We hope to make it to Atlanta and compete with you guys again!

[jens009]

Originally Posted by rsisk
Congratulations to 687 for winning the Entrepreneurship Award. We were working for that award as well and knew we had some tough competition when we saw you a couple pits down.

You guys are awesome and we will have to do better next year!

Thank you rsisk. Our administration team works hard every year to win that award. We were worried that we won't win that award this year because of competitive business plans from other teams.

Congratulations to teams 100, 294, and 359 for the very competitive semi-final matches! It was very close, but ultimetely your alliance came out with the victory in the 3rd match. I wish one of our alliance partners hadn't been disabled :( maybe the outcome would have been in our favor :). It was our 3rd straight semi-final appearance, so close yet so far once again! We still had a wonderful time and you guys were definetely well deserving of winning the title of San Diego Regional Champions! We hope to make it to Atlanta and compete with you guys again!

Devil Duckies! It was great being your alliance partner! We were thrilled to be in the same alliance. We believed that having you guys complimented the strengths of our robots. It's so unfortunate that we didn't have a competitive 3rd round. Having a disabled defender for 2 rounds seriously placed our team in a losing battle.
Hopefully we see each other in another regional or better yet, in Atlanta. =D

[Johnny]

Devil Duckies! It was great being your alliance partner! We were thrilled to be in the same alliance. We sincerely believed that having you guys complimented the strengths of our robots. It's so unfortunate that we didn't have a competitive 3rd round. Having a disabled defender for 2 rounds seriously placed our team in a losing battle.
Hopefully we see each other in another regional or better yet, in Atlanta. =D

Thank you 687 and 2839 for being such great alliance partners! We couldn't have gotten anywhere without our wonderful alliance partners :cool: we hope to see you guys in Atlanta!

[Ryan Dognaux]

This was my first time out to the west coast for a competition. It might have been colder than usual but we still enjoyed the 60 degree weather.

Thanks to all the teams for making the competition fun - the final matches made me believe that this game can be exciting and will improve as the weeks go on.

The alliance of 359, 100 and 294 was perfect and, in my opinion, is exactly what you need to win the whole event hands down every time. Kudos to you.

Thanks again to everyone who made 357 feel welcome!

[Rick Wagner]

Thank you 1266 for the praise. From the Duckies, it means a lot. You have an awesome team.

Thanks to 359 for picking us for the winning alliance, and thanks to 100 (and 359) for a great performance on the field. It was fantastic.

The TorBots (1197) have a great robot and drive team. I am surprised nobody picked them! Might have been a bit of trouble for us. Good luck at the LA regional.

[Vikesrock]

Could anyone help me out with figuring out the team numbers for the two Dean's List winners?

[Jon Jack]

I know one of them was from 1717... I cannot remember who the second one was from?

[DCA Fan]

Thanks to everyone for a great regional, it was a blast to be a part of (and ruining my voice two days straight!)

For the Dean's List, if I remember correctly the winners were from 1717 D'Penguineers and 2543 (?) TitanBOT.

[waialua359]

Team 359 would like to thank everyone who participated in the competition and the many friends we saw and new friends made.
We've been to many finals over the years and finally got over the hump with the great partners of 100 and 294. I waited 8 years since our last regional win.
We felt that picking 294 was a steal considering how late they went.

Thanks to 668, 1388, 1538, and 1717 for a fun weekend during week 1.

**sorry for the delayed post. We just got back from the AZ regional this afternoon.** I need to sleep for a couple of days.:D

[Jeffrey]

Well at least your judges came by to pick up the Executive Summary and interview the team.
Our judges forgot to interview and/or pick up our business plan. No one came by the whole day on Friday. When we asked about it, it was oooops!
Oh well, that's how it goes.................we're all human.:p

Thanks Team 359 for bringing the Aloha spirit to San Diego - always great to see the team!

Regarding the business plan, it is - and always has been - the responsibility of the team to highlight their business plan and provide it to the judges if they are interested in competing for the Entrepreneurship award. When the judges interview the teams they are looking at the various attributes for 15 different awards; they don't just come interview for Entrepreneurship only. And the judges did interview your team multiple times on both Friday and Saturday, but apparently no from the team brought up the business plan until Saturday.

So to be effectively considered for that award, the team should proactively address the biz plan with the judges and make sure they have a copy. That's part of being an entrepreneur as well - making sure your message gets out!

[waialua359]

Jeff,
Thanks for the word of advice.
Actually, the issue came about when our Business Plan student team asked the judges about presenting it, and being repeatedly told they were here for the robot and someone else was going to come around.
Another issue was that when the stadium and pits opened at 8:00am, it took so long for everyone to get in, since the stadium personnel were checking bags for outside food and drinks. By the time our team got to the pit, 2 judges already left at 8:10am. I saw them leave since I got in quite early.

Redemption came when we won it the following week in AZ.;)