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I was thinking about what teams have motivated me the most during my time in FRC and here is my list. I just wanted to give some more recognition to these teams that inspired me so much over the last 4 years. Looking at all the pointless threads on CD recently made me want to post this to help remind people that CD should be a positive environment. I would love to see what teams inspired you the most.
1: 1114. This is the team that started my love for FRC. I remember watching them at champs in 2013 and just being amazed by their robot, this was the first high level of FRC I had ever watch. I wanted to learn more about their team and at this point I know almost everything to know about 1114. All of my FRC knowledge stems from watching 1114’s amazing robot in 2013. That’s also why simbot B.A. Baracus is my favorite robot of all time. 2: 2052. 2052 is the team to beat in MN and they proved that again this year with their first Einstein appearance. When I tell new members what it takes to win in MN I always reply with “just be better than 2052 and you will win every event in MN”. Every single regional they go to they always seem to find a way to make it very far at the very least, most of the time winning the event. This is the team I always look up to when I think of local powerhouses. 3: 2056: we all know about the streak, but that isn’t the reason they’re on my list. My greatest moment in my FRC career was being picked by 2056 at IRI in 2015. It just validated all the hard work that I put into 2502 trying to make them as elite as I could during my time on the team. They’re so many other teams that have inspired me over the years, just to name a few more: 254, 5172, 2175, 1816, 1023, 67, 525, and 2826. |
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For me, I'd say some personal inspiring teams are 2122, 148, and 2056. All three build really good robots and I enjoy seeing what they build every year. I'll add more teams as I think of them.
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Speaking of inspirational teams... One of our team Playbooks is dedicated to 2056. (It's mine)
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This past year was my third as Fusion 364's lead mentor/school sponsor and our first without our beloved Tom Holderer steering the design. Through hard work and a bit of luck we partnered with the RoboWranglers #148 and Citrus Circuits #1678 at worlds.
At the Rocket City Regional, we were able to interact with Bomb Squad #16 and the Robonauts #118, loosing to their power house alliance in the finals. As a grown man, with almost 22 years of military service; these four teams inspired the heck out of me personally. Their professionalism is beyond reproach and they genuinely want all teams to do their best. |
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254's 2014 reveal video was the first time I saw a world class FRC bot.
Been hooked ever since. |
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230 and 558. Or, 558 and 230.
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The first robot to inspire me in design was team 33's 2013 robot. It looked amazing and used every inch of space. The first team to really inspire me to be a coach was team 177 Bobcat. 118's designs always inspire me and display ideas I would have never thought of.
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For me, the team that has most significantly inspired is 195. Being in our area, they've helped our team grow, and also showed that CT pride with their Einstein appearance this year.
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1902. I have yet to see anyone who hates Exploding Bacon. From the days of Wendy Austin's living room and Dan Richardson's garage a couple doors down, they've developed a hell of a program that's held up over time and through leadership changes. If someone told me a program I started could only ever be as good as Bacon's, I wouldn't take it as an insult.
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For me, the most inspirational team has to go to 987. I challenge anyone to find one aspect of their program that isn't a model for others to follow.
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3824 is a great team in Knoxville. In addition to always performing well with an intuitively-designed robot, they're always willing to lend a helping hand to local teams. I don't know what my team, 5571, would do without them. They've given us so much guidance (and spare parts) since we became a team, and it's always great to work with them. In addition, they're always doing some kind of outreach, from home to Germany (seriously!).
I also have to send a shoutout to 3966, the L&N STEMpunks, for their awesome business division. They won the Media and Technology award from Comcast for their excellent online branding, and their robust organization system makes them more productive on the business side than most other teams I've seen. |
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The teams which have inspired 3946 the most are teams we have had live contact with. 16, 1114, 3339 (St Louis 2016) and 118, 233, 1477, 2587, and 3937 (Bayou, and in some cases, St. Louis 2016) all came quickly to mind.
While I certainly see many benefits to moving to districts, losing the benefit of all those great teams (including many I did not mention) roaming the country/world inspiring teams in regions with lower mentor and sponsor availability makes me wonder whether it's going to be worth it in the long run. While there are a few others who may yet come back, I believe we will only have two student members of our 2018 team who are veterans of our trip to St. Louis in 2016, so finding inspiration locally is essential. |
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So many FRC teams have inspired me that I will not try to list them all. But two are firmly stuck in my mind: 16 and 71.
I saw both for the first time in Orlando in 1996, my rookie year. (Teams did not have numbers then, and my Arch Rivals from St. Louis are long forgotten; however, 1996 was also the rookie season for both the Baxter Bomb Squad and the Beatty BEAST.) The Bomb Squad has continued to inspire me in several ways: world class community outreach, growing FIRST in their state, founding a regional, traveling far from home to conduct seminars for developing teams, and a group of mentors and alumni that are sustaining pillars of FIRST. And, oh yeah, they play hard. 71 has inspired me with their work ethic and competitiveness, their RAS in 1996, their first RCA in 2006 (and those 4 world championships in between), and their resurgence in more recent seasons. I posted at the time about watching them work in 2006, and that lesson inspired the way that I have tried to develop the Average Joes since moving to Michigan. It was really cool seeing both of these teams at IRI this year. :) |
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I think for me, the teams that really inspire me to this day are 1114, 254, 3683, 987, and 971.
1114 just never stops helping out other teams in need and has always shown me that you can always keep improving and building on what you already have. When I first got to see 254 in 2014, I was ecstatic. It wasn't just the robot that really got me going but also the team especially when I began learning more and more about them. Although I had already been on a FIRST team for two years at the time, I felt like this team was what personally motivated me and inspired me to change. 3683, although not as old as the other teams I have listed is another that has inspired me and taught me to not only think but to always be doing something. 987 really inspires me and motivates me to really push for outreach and STEM in the community and with people I meet who ask me everyday why I'm always wearing a FIRST shirt. 971 is another team that inspires me with the robots they bring out every year. |
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For me personally in no specific order some teams would be
118, 1678, 254, 1114, 2056, 2826, and 978 |
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Teams whose process and engineering I love in general:
- 1114 (Simplicity wins) - 2056 (Again, simple bots, consistent powerhouse victories...) - 254 (Pure powerhouse capabilities) Teams that make/made really great and creative things: - 118 (All the little details and neat ways of doing things. Also chainzilla drivetrain.) - 16 (dat tanky swerve) - 2451 (swerves, hubless DT) - 971 (motion profiling) - 1717 (again, dat swerve. also shot accuracy in 2012) |
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My first ever event I got to see 67 (The HOT Team). I didn't know they were a world champion at the time but I knew they were something special. To this day I have rooted for them.
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As for my inspirations, the big three are usually 254, 2056, and 1114. All three are world class teams in every respect. Playing with 118 and 16 this year, even just in a qualifier, was such a learning experience also, both went above and beyond my already sky high expectations. Other teams that I often draw inspiration from in more ways than one include 987, 971, 1678, 180, 330, 2481, 2451, and many many others. We are lucky to have so many inspiring teams in FRC. |
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I met many amazing teams on my travels through the years in FIRST but the team that stands out to me as the perfect FIRST team is 365. They are what Dean Kamen envisioned when he thought of the standard FIRST should adhere to.
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My personal inspiration is Team 1519. They are absolutely the nicest, most down-to-earth and genuine group of people... and they always build solid and effective machines. They are great role models both technically and personally. :D |
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1538.
Branding, robot design, professionalism, outreach, resources...definitely the team that inspired me in the most areas as a student. |
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As a rookie going to champs for the first time in 2013, 1538 blew my mind not only with their robot, but when I saw their pit and branding it was outstanding.. no surprise to me that year they won world chairman's. I've always been watching what they make every year because it's just been beautiful. |
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I made a quick post before but I think I am going to make a longer one talking about all the teams who have inspired me.
In 2014 my rookie year I did not know much about FRC and for lack of better words we were terrible. Our robot was a mess but at the time I just thought everyone's robots were a mess. That was until I showed up at our regional. Our pit neighbor was team 3940 Cybertooth and I saw this beautiful purple powder coated robot. I was like woah they are good. I had no idea how they did in the competition all I knew was their robot looked really professional. Ironically because of luck we seeded higher then them which to me made me think we beat them. I have a good laugh at that now. 4039 was also at that event and really showed me how crazy people get about team image. I did not realize how good their robot was at the time but man those people liked their rainbow. Later that season after the event I saw team 254s reveal video and was amazed. I have watched that video more time then I care to admit. I then looked back at their 2013 "reveal" video and was amazed once again. I then ventured on to youtube. Where I watched every single 118 reveal I could find and was again amazed at what people did in FRC. Through the summer of 2014 I did a lot of watching and started reading stuff here. Now adays a few other teams that inspire me are probably 1678, 359, 195, 610, 27, 2056, 148, 179, 67 and 1241. |
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There are many teams that have inspired me over the years.
Team 701 has been a HUGE inspiration of mine since my freshman year. They consistently produce top notch robots with elegant design features; have a wonderful team camaraderie that extends to people outside their team; and have inspired countless students from their communities, to China, to pursue higher educations in STEM. Team 1678 has a similar story. They always provide a helping hand to local teams, putting on many dozens of workshops and events (VEX, FRC & FLL). Citrus Circuits have helped local teams attain success not thought possible, and my team was certainly no exception. I've spent a lot of time with their students and mentors, and their teams success is a reflection of their students and mentors work ethic and attitude. A truly world class team. Team 1671 is another phenomenal team that immediately comes to mind. Those students work HARD and make amazing bots. I've visited their shop at all times of year and they are always busting butt! The Bird Brains always maintain a high standard of achievement and gracious professionalism. There are many other exceptional teams that have inspired me over the years worth mentioning: 2073, 3250, 100, 3189, 692, 971 and 254 to name a few. Thank you all for all you do for the FIRST community here in Cali! |
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As others have mentioned team 2052 KnightKrawler is one of the top teams on my list of inspirational teams. At the beginning of build season I always ask myself how can my team compete with KnightKrawler. I hope that my team can eventually get to Champs with enough consistency that I can start asking myself how I'm going to beat the 1114's, 1678's, and 254's of the world, but at least for now they'll have to inspire me from afar.
On the Chairman's side of things I'm most inspired by 1816 and by the program they've established. I consider them to be the team to beat at any competition they attend. I'm pulling for them every year to get into the Hall of Fame. Another team that inspires me to a great degree is GOFIRST at the University of Minnesota. Obviously not an FRC team, but they are a team of college students comprised primarily of FRC alumni. They've inspired me in many ways, and definitely changed my path at college. |
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1323 for me. I've been able to see RC transform that team from 2007 onwards and they continue to impress me with how "unique" they are. Still one of my favorite teams in FRC.
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For myself, I would say teams 67 and 469, specifically in 2010. I attended the 2010 Detroit district, and 67 was the first team I ever saw in action, and I was just amazed by their robot. Then, I attended the Michigan State Championship with team 3175 because they qualified, and they told me to watch out for 469 cause they had a crazy robot. They were right, and I made sure to watch every match possible that 469 was in because I thought they were so cool. 3175 didn't qualify for Atlanta that year, but I was cheering from home to see the two teams make it to the Einstein finals, and having seen them in person, it really got me excited to join the team in 2013.
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25, 341, 1218, and 2590 were local sources of inspiration for us as we grew our program. Especially 341 -- Daisy's 2012 robot is referenced in some way every year as we design the current year's robot
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Team 67's 2012 robot is the robot that inspired me to step up my game. It was such an elegant machine, with no feature that felt unnecessary or wasted.
And really those are the robots that inspire me the most. The robots where every actuation and movement has a purpose, and the robot is as simple as possible to do what the team wants it to do. 1678 is another great example. Their robots the past four years have been so intelligently designed. 225 is an excellent example as well, and anyone who has seen their 2013 robot knows that they didn't start off with crazy resources. |
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Blue Twilight has been an inspiration to me winning the awards they win on a consistent basis- their outreach program is truly established and really impressive. 2220 has just as good as a shot as 1816 into getting into HOF IMO. |
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I find 1241, 1477, and 610 to be inspirational because of their against-the-odds championship win. Also, all three of them are very friendly and I've enjoyed seeing how they play the game. 610 puts out some of the most polished and well-made reveal videos of the entire FRC world. 1241 and 1477 build very unique and recognizable robots, and they're usually some of the first robots I recognize.
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After 17 seasons in FIRST, I wanted to mention several teams from our earlier years that provided inspiration with respect to their overall program (engineering, outreach, and program management).
If I forget some off the top of my head, sorry in advance. These are just the teams that I had contact with and/or saw personally while at regional competitions and the Championships early on. 16, 25, 33, 45, 60, 64 (no longer around), 67, 71, 103, 111, 118, 148, 217, 233, 254, 330, 341, 365, 368, 469, 842, 987, and 1114. All of these teams were awesome from the beginnings of their respective program. We marveled at their engineering feats as well as the non-robot aspects of their programs. This would be difficult to do today or in recent years simply because their are just too many to mention. A rule of thumb for me personally is taking away something new, neat or creative of the participating robots from every tournament we attend and from the teams that we meet. Our program is where it is today, because we always learned from the best and tried to emulate in some form or fashion what they have done. Being from Hawaii has many disadvantages.....but having the opportunity to participate in so many different regional competitions has definitely helped us overcome the challenges. |
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I'll throw 111 into the mix. I remember being amazed every year at their robots in the mid-2000s (when I was in high school). Some of the most complecated designs I had seen and they worked. Check out their drivebase in 2004 to be amazed. Also, everyone wanted a Wildstang safety glasses band (unfortunately I never got one).
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330 has been and will likely continue to be a very inspirational team for me. They are very clever at building awesome robots with very simple construction techniques and tools. They also understand the importance of branding and work that into their imagery. Other than 2009, you can look at a 330 robot and without any numbers, tell it is a 330 robot based off of color scheme and fabrication techniques.
Also, there are few moves during a competition that will get a crowd fired up than a robot falling over, and then self-righting and taking the win. While several teams have done this over the course of their history, 330 has likely more of these tales to tell than any other team. For Michigan, I would compare 2054 to 330 for similar build techniques, and cleverness that works very well, and clear theme. Some other teams that I find inspirational: 2337 for not only building cool robots, but for community impact. Their rookie workshop is incredibly well run and incredibly impressive. Many more senior mentors attend to get some great insights on the game each year. 27 has been mentioned elsewhere, so I will reference 503 for incredible impact via chairman's initiatives as well as their huge impact towards Michigan's FTC program. There are several other Michigan team's I could mention, but to be fair, if you just look at the CA winners of the districts, you nearly have a complete list of teams that inspire me here. With so many events, we award so many District Chairman's awards that a lot of teams have really stepped up their efforts the last several years. With the award now going to 1 in 20 teams, some might argue it has made it less special, but by putting the bar within reach, I see a lot more teams making a grab for it. |
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As an outreach model, 4499 sets a very high standard for Colorado. They're only four years old, but in that time they've won two RAS Awards, two EI Awards, and two consecutive Regional Chairman's Awards.
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As for teams I've had the ability to actually talk to and work with, I'm going to give it to 20. They've been around since the very start and they always end the regional strong, even if they have a rocky start. It's become a bit of a pattern on having 20 put up a less-than-top-ten performance on day 1 and then come back win the entire regional (or at least be a finalist) as an alliance captain over the last few years. Very smart and hard-working set of people that are always helping out other teams.
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My first competition was the 2012 Springside-Chestnut Hill District Event, where 341 was in attendance. For anyone unfamiliar with Miss Daisy in 2012, they attended two district events, the Boston regional, MAR Champs, and Curie. They seeded first at all of them and went undefeated in elimination matches until Curie Finals. Their fast, crazy-accurate bot was one of the first FRC robots I had ever seen. It that made me think, "wow, someday I want to help make something that amazing." Five seasons later, they were also pretty great to be on an alliance with. In addition to building cool robots, 341 is one of the nicest teams out there. My first especially memorable encounter with 2590 was at the 2014 MAR Championship. By some miracle, after winning our first event as the second-to-last pick (after only being picked once in all our previous years) and going unpicked at our second, we managed to seed second. We had no prior scouting experience because we were never in a position to pick (a bad reason not to scout, since scouting data helps win quals, but that's beside the point), so we made a hectic attempt to scout and prepare for alliance selection. In quarterfinals, the #7 alliance of 2590, 11, and 341 beat us in two and went on to win the event. I was amazed that they were able to put together such a powerful alliance from the #7 spot. It showed me the awesome power of scouting and inspired me to spearhead new scouting ventures on 1257. Before MAR Champs 2014, I was far from the most motivated member of 1257, but with scouting and strategy I had finally found my niche. I'd also like to mention a few other amazing teams from MAR. 1626 has helped us so much over the years, both at competitions and build/off-season mentorship. They were the first to really believe in us. Their assistance in fixing our robot was the reason we had a operational, competition-legal robot at the 2011 NYC Regional after our students had misunderstood some key robot rules. The next year, 1257's lead mentor retired after the 2011 season and our wonderful current lead mentor stepped up to the role with only one year of FRC experience (one of two returning mentors). They provided us with much-needed direction and guidance that we didn't really have with our lack of experience. Fast-forward to 2014: they were the second team to ever pick us, inviting us join their alliance at a district event, which we won. It was a really inspiring event for many on the team, myself included, who had never experienced any success at competition beyond one quarterfinals appearance. They are not only a major reason 1257 still exists but also big lesson to us about what coopertition (as cheesy as it may sound sometimes) is really about: helping others so we can all take away more from this wonderful program. 225 is certainly on my list. What inspires me most about TechFire is their impressive rise to success and how much their history resembles 1257, but shifted a few years earlier. The team disbanded and re-formed a few years later under new leadership, and after a few rough years, gradually upped their game from going unpicked at both events in 2011 to winning a few events and consistently making elims/captaining alliances (around where 1257 is now) to triple-banner seasons in 2015 and 2016. They've taken to building some of my favorite robots to watch in action. Their 2016 robot includes a sophisticated auto-aiming arm and their 2015 bot grabs totes two-at-a-time from the landfill and builds stacks by piling them up on the scoring platform. They're also a pleasure to be on an alliance with, as they're quite a nice team. |
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There were 3 teams that got me hooked on FRC: 148, 16 and 1717.
When I was in middle school, I heard about the Dallas Regional because my dad worked at the JCPenney headquarters in Plano;My first FRC experience was watching 148 win Logomotion. After that excitement, I came back in 2012 to watch 16 and 148 partner up to win Dallas in Rebound Rumble. I was so inspiried that I checked out The New Cool from my local library and read the story of 1717's rise to the top in 2009 (may they rest in peace). These three teams made me really want to be on an FRC team, but there were no FRC teams at the high school where I would attend in the Fall of 2012. Then my dad and 600 other people were laid off from the JCPenney HQ and we moved to Houston, and I was granted the opportunity to be on Team 624. As a member of an FRC team, and now Alumni, additional teams that inspired me were 254, 971 and 987. These 3 teams produce more than amazing robots each year. 254 and 971 were the reason I got into motion profiling because of their conference at world's in 2015. I also admire the culture of 987, a team that I always wanted our team to be when it came to the "More than Robots" part of FRC. As an aside, winning the Dallas Regional in 2015 was very surreal for me after watching Dallas in 2011 and 2012. That was one of the highlights of my career as a student, and was very full-circle. |
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I'll throw some rookies on here. 5822, 5847, 5934, and 6237. Outstanding group of new teams in the Midwest! Each of these teams show that you can still start a team, and be competitive. Looking forward to what we see out of them all in the future.
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No doubt for myself there are a number of teams that have been our inspiration over the last 4 seasons.
The first of all is 1816. The help that they provided during our first season was incredible. Just look at what MN is now today - the reason for this is directly due to Green Machine and their hardwork to get this state organized and their involvement (spearheading) 4 strong regionals in the state. Their kids are some of the most professional that I have worked with. They are also responsible for starting the pre-season training sessions in MN. So much of what we do in Becker is because of this group from Edina. 2175 - without a doubt we felt like they were our big brother during our first competition season. They saw in our team what we had not yet - thank you. They took us under our wing and helped us create a great defensive machine that first season. They remain one of the strongest teams in Minnesota, yet they are from a very small school. 967 - another great team that helped us out in so many ways that first and second season. The trio of 2175, 967, and 4607 almost (depending on an errant piece of field) made it to the finals for the second straight year in 2014. I still talk to a number of the parents from those teams. 2052 - Oh man, KnightKrawler. This is the team we in Becker always look to come the competition season. We strive to match their gamesmanship and strategy every year. I never sleep well the night before the Week Zero CenturionKrawler event at Centennial - I just want to know what they have up their sleeves. 3026 - This team has caught fire in the last few years, and they will be a strong competitor for years to come. They put the eventual winners of the North Star Regional on the ropes this year in the Semifinals - losing the 3rd match by 1 point. From what I saw over numerous competitions, their robot was the greatest engineering feat in MN hands down. I hear the music playing - so I must get off the stage... there are so many more that I would like to thank! |
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Maybe I have a bit of bias here, but I believe across FRC you will find little argument that Team 16, The Bomb Squad, has been an outstanding inspiration for hundreds of teams.
My bias comes from the fact that both of my sons (Matthew and Clayton) were members of Team 16 throughout their high school years. But history and facts about Bomb Squad support my opinion. Team 16 joined FIRST in 1996 and made Hall of Fame status in 2000, which means most of their current student members weren't even born before they reached the crowning achievement in FIRST. They first made Einstein finals in 2008 (with Clayton driving), then became Champions with Raider Robotix (FRC 25) and S.P.A.M. (FRC 180) in 2012. Along the way, they've earned 20+ blue banners and dozens of regional chairman's and design awards. Their lead mentor, John Novak (WFA 2009), is recognized by veteran and emerging teams as an important resource and advocate for teams striving for excellence. Two other mentors (Brandon and Andy) are WFFA winners. Meredith Novak has built FIRST in Arkansas to its most respectable stature by convincing state legislators to invest in their students' future by committing to deliver access to this program across the state. The rest of their mentors, some of whom I've known for 15+ years, focus on getting their students to learn that success comes from effort and persistence. Bomb Squad members learn life lessons that far exceed the value of those blue banners and trophies. In spite of coming from "the middle of nowhere," Bomb Squad has put incredible robots on the field for 20+ years and have left a legacy of success which continues to inspire teams across the world. If ever you have been their alliance partner, especially in eliminations, you've felt their enthusiasm and drive to be the best you can be. They've left a positive impact on our team and, if you've been in FIRST for a while, probably yours too! Baxter...Bomb Squad! |
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There are countless teams that have inspired me over the past 3 years, but I will always remember these 3 robots as the reason I got so involved:
2122 in 2013: I attended Calgames just a few weeks after joining, and 2122 just blew me away. I didn't know what swerve was at the time, but I told myself that someday I'd figure out how a robot could move like that. That began a journey not only into swerve and drivetrains, but CAD and design in general. 254 in 2014: This is undeniably the robot that'd have the most influence on how I'd see strategy and design. Looking back, it's kind of weird to think that it took a webcast for me to really notice them. But something definitely hit me that day while watching. It's 2 years too late, but to whoever said that day that "they're so good it's sad to watch"--it's wasn't sad. It was amazing. I wish you could have seen that. 2056 in 2014: Another Waterloo influence, although arguably the lasting impact on me wouldn't be the robot design as much as the introduction to statistical analysis and event predictions. Reading the Waterloo thread was the first time I'd heard of OPR, BBQ, or 2056's streak, and looking more into each of those would be the beginning of my own attempts at predictions and analysis. Either way, watching them play then was amazing. I could go on, and definitely their inspiration goes deeper than watching them at those two events, but I suppose there's something about that initial inspiration and captivation that makes these special. |
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Personally I would say that 1519 Mechanical Mayhem has inspired me. They're consistency on the field had pushed me to think outside the box on design and how to play the game. They've also been inspiring off the field as well from helping out teams who are in need to winning Chairman's two years in a row. A go to team for sure.
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1983 Skunkworks has been my primary inspiration. I have a personal connection (my sister's family--my brother in law won a District WFA) and I was introduced to FRC through them. As a mentor, I've modeled our business operations and scouting approach from their organization, and similarly have adopted the same outlook toward helping other teams. Having seen their Chairman's presentation, I'm sure they will be the first Hall of Fame team from the PNW.
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Special shout-out to 3132 Thunder Down Under. Their work on and off the field is phenomenal, bringing FRC to many new geographies and at the same time, building inspiring robots.
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