After joining 1501 and 5188 at Guilford, NC, the 5th alliance captains decided to wait a week to compete back home again in Indiana. Cyber Blue has a solid drivetrain but seems to have slight issues chasing down and collecting boulders. They historically improve as the season goes along and they’ve undoubtedly learned from their experiences from week and will have their intake improved and drivers ready to go.

Alliance captains of the #1 seed at the Tippecanoe district, 1024 showed why they’re one of the most feared teams in the state. With one event’s worth of driver practice under their belts, they’ll only continue to improve. At this point 1024 ranks 32nd in OPR and 34th in CCWM in the world.

Winners of their home event. Harrison Boiler Robotics proved to be one of the most powerful high goal shooters and with a little more work on their vision tracking they could prove to be a force to be reckoned with. 1747 ranks 18th in OPR and 15th in CCWM worldwide.

These daredevil drivers and Dukes from Kokomo proved to be one of the best defense busters at the Tippecanoe event. They finished as the eighth ranked team and helped lead their 3rd seed alliance to the finals, where they lost to the 1024-1747 combination. Will they be able to follow-up their finalists showing?

Team Hammond is always a popular team to follow in Indiana and will surely bring a unique and impressive robot to unveil this weekend at Walker Warren. With some rumored changes and the possible return of a former mentor, we anxiously await their debut this weekend.

Team PhyXT Gears and their innovative high goal shooter design will be an audience favorite. Will this translate to a deep run Sunday afternoon?

The Knightstown Crusaders have proven to be on the rise and have built competitive robots since their rookie year, when they were IRI alliance captains. Indiana teams can expect them to compete for a top-8 ranking and for them to play a pivotal role in the elimination rounds.

Captains of the 6th seed, they were unfortunately eliminated by a red card in the Quarterfinal tiebreaker. With their alliance including 135 (Penn Black Knights) and 447 (Team Roboto), they were a formidable alliance. While 447 harassed their opponents, 135 and 292 were able to put up some competitive scores.

Team Roboto was one of the rare robots to play defense in eliminations and performed admirably until the unfortunate events of their QF tiebreaker. While they played some lockdown defense in eliminations, 447 proved to be a contributor to busting defenses and scoring low-goals during qualification rounds.

The TechHounds posted a strong showing, especially when it concerned defense busting, at Tippecanoe. There were some struggles with their shooter, but they will undoubtedly bounce back and keep the magic smoke inside their motors at Walker Warren.

The Roborioles used their scaling scissor-lift to raise themselves into the 8th seeded alliance captain (13th rank after qualification rounds). Can they make enough improvements to take themselves up another level?

The CyberCards have been an up and coming team over the past couple of seasons, growing from a small group of students and one teacher-mentor into an impressive group of students and mentors. Can they continue their ascent and become contenders in Indiana, while staying low at the batter?

Don’t underestimate this team. Purple Precision used their KISS principles to become a very valuable specialist at the most difficult defenses (Cheval de Frise, Drawbridge, and Sally Port). Overall, they were second to only 3559 in points from defensive crossings at the Tippecanoe event.

New mentor resources could make a big difference for this team this season. Can they conduct their way to an alliance captain position?