2010 IRI Team Invitations

[Chris Fultz]

Below is the listing of 84 teams for the 2010 Indiana Robotics Invitational.

The person who registered the team will be getting an email with instructions.

Next steps are to accept the invitation (instructions in the email) and send payment ($500) before May 24. The target field size is 72 teams.

Thank you to every team who applied - we had to make tough choices on team selection to keep the field size at a manageable level.

The teams below represent -

6 teams at their 11th IRI
15 at their 1st IRI
4 defending IRI Champions
2 Championship Winners
2 Championship Finalists
5 Other Championship Division Winners

36 Regional Winners
14 Other Regional Finalists
12 Regional Chairman’s Winners
5 HOF Teams

Teams - in Team Number Order

1 16 Bomb Squad
2 33 Killer Bees
3 45 TechnoKats
4 48 Delphi ELITE
5 51 Wings of Fire
6 67 HOT
7 68 TTT
8 70 More Martians
9 71 Team Hammond
10 93 NEW Apple Corps
11 107 Team ROBOTICS
12 111 Wildstang
13 116 Epsilon Delta
14 118 Robonauts
15 135 Black Knights
16 141 WO-BOT
17 148 RoboWranglers
18 171 Cheese Curd Herd
19 217 Thunderchickens
20 233 The Pink Team
21 234 CyberBlue
22 254 Cheesy Poofs
23 263 Sachem Aftershock
24 292 PantherTech
25 294 Beach Cities Robotics
26 330 Beach Bots
27 343 Metal-in-Motion
28 359 Hawaiian Kids
29 368 Team Tika Mana
30 393 Full Metal Jackets
31 399 Eagle Robotics
32 461 WBI
33 469 Las Guerrillas
34 494 Martians
35 503 Frog Force
36 537 Charger Robotics
37 573 Mech Warriors
38 694 StuyPulse
39 829 Digital Goats
40 830 Rat Pack
41 832 Oscar
42 868 TechHOUNDS
43 888 Robotiators
44 910 Foley Freeze
45 980 ThunderBots
46 1018 RoboDevils
47 1024 Kil-A-Bytes
48 1038 Thunderhawks
49 1058 PVC Pirates
50 1086 Blue Cheese
51 1094 Channel Cats
52 1108 Panther Robotics
53 1114 Simbotics
54 1124 UberBots
55 1327 S-Botz
56 1501 Team THRUST
57 1519 Mechanical Mayhem
58 1529 CyberCards
59 1538 Holy Cows
60 1592 Bionic Tigers
61 1625 Winnovation
62 1646 Precision Guessworks
63 1675 UPS
64 1714 MORE Robotics
65 1718 fighting Pi
66 1720 PhyXTGears
67 1730 Team Driven
68 1732 Hilltoppers
69 1741 Red Alert
70 1747 HBR
71 1902 Exploding Bacon
72 2056 OP Robotics
73 2062 CORE
74 2081 Icarus
75 2171 RoboDogs
76 2194 Fondy Fire
77 2337 EngiNERDS
78 2481 Roboteers
79 2771 Code Red Robotics
80 2775 Jackson Area Robotics
81 2826 Wave Robotics
82 2949 pwnage
83 3138 Innovators
84 3176 Purple Precision


EDIT - For Payments -


Checks Made to:
Indiana Robotics Invitational (or) Perry Meridian High School

Mr. Lloyd Gough
Perry Meridian High School
401 W. Meridian School Road
Indianapolis, IN 46217
317-789-4400

[XaulZan11]

Very cool to see 9 Wisconsin teams get invited after having only 4 or 5 teams attend IRI since 2007.

[smurfgirl]

The first year my team gets in I won't be in the country for the summer... :(

Have fun guys!

[Squeakypig]

Sheeoot, I suppose we'll have to try to impress the crowd a little more next year.

However I plan on attending anyways this year :P

[ketaki_shashank]

Team 1124 is very thankful! Now lets hope we can go! This would be the perfect way to send off the best four years of my life!

[Joe Ross]

3 HOF Teams

Teams - in Team Number Order

1 16 Bomb Squad
5 51 Wings of Fire
6 67 HOT
12 111 Wildstang
22 254 Cheesy Poofs

I count 5 HOF teams.

[sgreco]

Looks like a great list of teams...I hope the webcast works this year...

[Akash Rastogi]

What type of criteria goes into the selection other than robot performance? I see one or two teams who had less than spectacular seasons that I could see easily replaced by some of the other applicants who were not selected.

So what types of things does the IRI committee look for? (For future reference if a team of mine applies). Thanks.

Also, very cool to see Sachem Aftershock and Stuy Pulse being invited to the IRI! :) At least I have a few locals to root for.

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[Alan Anderson]

What type of criteria goes into the selection other than robot performance? I see one or two teams who had less than spectacular seasons that I could see easily replaced by some of the other applicants who were not selected.

So what types of things does the IRI committee look for? (For future reference if a team of mine applies). Thanks.

For your future reference, here's a past answer (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=832437&postcount=35).

[johnr]

Looks like a great list of teams...I hope the webcast works this year...

Maybe Code Red(2771) has one more webcast in them. They did a great job with all the FiM events.

[Akash Rastogi]

For your future reference, here's a past answer (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=832437&postcount=35).

Thank you, good sir. :rolleyes:

[lenny8]

awesome List! can't wait!

[cziggy343]

I am really really excited that we will get the opportunity to go this year! it looks like another great list of teams, and i cant wait! :)

[Craig Roys]

When should we expect our email with instructions? I haven't received anything yet - or am I just being way too anxious?

[Sean Schuff]

One word descriptor for this field of teams: YIKES!!

Thanks for the invite! Can't wait!!

[Chris is me]

Failure is but a challenge.

Incredibly deep field as usual. Can't wait to watch and probably volunteer.

[Tyler Olds]

Wave Robotics is very excited to be attending their first IRI competition. We had to drop out last year and it was a shame. I am sure we will have a great time and not dissapoint! I haven't been to IRI since 2004 and am very excited to return and view this competition from a mentors perspective.

See you all there!

P.S. 9 WI teams!?!?!??! Sweet Butta!

[wendymom]

Wahoo!! Thats deserves a huge OINK OINK........

[delsaner]

BOOM!!!
I just had to... :o

Looks like IRI is going to be absolutely insane. I cant wait to see the results of the competition; this is definitely going to be a close call. I may be going to a summer program with the two other members of our team, so we will try to watch the webcast if we can. Good luck to all of the teams competing!! :)

[JOClarke]

One more time when will we get the invite email and instructions!!!
Has anybody gotten it YET?
OK, I type really slow and the school systems email is just as slow if not slower:
David C. Kelly
Congratulations. Your team has been invited to the 2010 IRI! 9:35

[Mark Holschuh]

We just got our e-mail a few moments ago. This is going to be an amazing event!

[waialua359]

My check's in the mail as of today's date.
Gotta get a head start since we are far away.;)

[Pat Fairbank]

Awesome team list. 1503 didn't apply this year, but I don't want to miss IRI so hopefully I'll get to tag along with another team.

[Chris Fultz]

A reminder for teams - if you wish to contribute to the IRI Teams Scholarship Fund, you can include that donation with your entry fee.

This is totally optional. Funds contributed in 2009 will be used to help fund a 2010 scholarship, and funds contributed this year will be used for a 2011 IRI Scholarship.

[Brad Voracek]

A reminder for teams - if you wish to contribute to the IRI Teams Scholarship Fund, you can include that donation with your entry fee.

This is totally optional. Funds contributed in 2009 will be used to help fund a 2010 scholarship, and funds contributed this year will be used for a 2011 IRI Scholarship.

As a recipient of a scholarship from IRI last year, donate!! :)

[bam-bam]

Awesome list!
Can't wait to go to Lawerence North!

[MarkoRamius1086]

Guys, this year looks like it's going to be really competitive and fun! IRI will include:

84 teams total!
39 Regional Champions!
12 teams that were Regional Champions more than once this year!
9 of the twelve Einstein Competitors!
4 of the six Einstein Finalists!
2 of the three Einstein Champions!

1086 can't wait to be there!

[Chris is me]

Guys, this year looks like it's going to be really competitive and fun! IRI will include:

84 teams total!
39 Regional Champions!
12 teams that were Regional Champions more than once this year!
9 of the twelve Einstein Competitors!
4 of the six Einstein Finalists!
2 of the three Einstein Champions!

1086 can't wait to be there!

You forgot to mention that both members of the Cheese Alliance will be in attendance. ;)

[MarkoRamius1086]

Yeah! Blue Cheese and MORE Robotics! Also the Cheesy Poofs and the Cheese Curd Herd will be there!

Something else I noticed while looking through the records, was that lots of teams that are sucessful in IRI return. I had heard before, that IRI hosted an event of champions, but until now I didn't take it literally! This is my second year in FRC, and this year I have been able to really look at the team numbers... 67, 294, 1114, 469, 2056, 343, 1625, 3138, 254... All of them went into Einstein this year... and five of those have been victorious at IRI in the past. All of those teams are returning this year!

Any way you look at it, the competition is going to be fierce!
Hope to see you there!

[cziggy343]

Yeah! Blue Cheese and MORE Robotics! Also the Cheesy Poofs and the Cheese Curd Herd will be there!

Something else I noticed while looking through the records, was that lots of teams that are sucessful in IRI return. I had heard before, that IRI hosted an event of champions, but until now I didn't take it literally! This is my second year in FRC, and this year I have been able to really look at the team numbers... 67, 294, 1114, 469, 2056, 343, 1625, 3138, 254... All of them went into Einstein this year... and five of those have been victorious at IRI in the past. All of those teams are returning this year!

Any way you look at it, the competition is going to be fierce!
Hope to see you there!

thanks, but we didn't make it to einstein this year... we did come close though ;)

[BEEKMAN]

The email said Acceptance wouldn't be open till midnight tonight, but it's open already on their site? Or did I do something wrong...1058 has never been to IRI or any other invitional, so excited!

[wendymom]

The email said Acceptance wouldn't be open till midnight tonight, but it's open already on their site? Or did I do something wrong...1058 has never been to IRI or any other invitional, so excited!


You didnt do anything wrong......and thanks for pointing it out. Accepted!!! w00t

[Greg Needel]

Team 2775 has accepted IRI, and is excited to see and play with many friends again.

See you all in 2 months.

[Kevin Kolodziej]

Team 1675 has accepted and can't wait to get to Indy and see all of our old friends!

[Raumiester2010]

guess we gotta do some work this year before we come, gotta bring the AAA game if we hope to be 3 time running champion... new robot time...

[cziggy343]

guess we gotta do some work this year before we come, gotta bring the AAA game if we hope to be 3 time running champion... new robot time...

yeah, thats kinda what we are trying to do too... just not the three time running champion thing :D

[Chris is me]

guess we gotta do some work this year before we come, gotta bring the AAA game if we hope to be 3 time running champion... new robot time...

That was our plan as well, but now we're taking those plans and moving them faster to get a better bot built for a school board meeting.

[jblay]

694 dropped our check in the mail today. I'm still in disbelief that we are going to IRI. This is going to be a ton of fun and I look forward to seeing all of the amazing teams.

[bam-bam]

Man, after seeing all those teams, I have no idea how we managed to get in...

Hoping for a great competition!!!:D