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They had replacement hosiery in their pit box. I was present for the angst generated by the fact that "someone" had purchased panty hose instead of thigh highs. Sure that was a first at FIRST. What a joy they were at the event. Very proud of their creativity and attitude. They really brought a lot of attention to the Arkansas Regional.

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The first thing I thought of upon seeing this was Christmas Story.

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An action shot:

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was it successful?

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This should just win best robot ever. Trust me, that's an award.

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It was remarkably successful.

When I first saw this -- I have to admit -- I laughed. This thing would never work. Like, for real?

But it worked. Not as effectively as some other robots, to be sure. But they scored a number of goals with it. From what I remember, they got truss shots almost every match, and scored in the high goal a handful of times. I think they even scored in autonomous once or twice.

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Very cool. Maybe a 'special' award.

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perhaps an award awarded by 'judges' where a team’s unique efforts, performance, or dynamics merit recognition?