Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

i have yet to see the webcast, but my spies in palmetto told me all team 11 did was run and hung ASAP....i could be mistaken, but i doubt this....

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

Yes you're mistaken. Team 11 does two things, Runs and hangs, but we do both very well. Our drive train has been tested to push over 400 pounds and our hanging mechanism is capable of lifting two bots. We finished 6th at Annapolis in the seeding matches and 3rd in the finals. I couldn't make it to SC, but I sure wish I was.


Good luck to all the teams!
Go M.O.R.T

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

Team Standings for the top 11 teams at the Palmetto Regional:

1: 343
2: 281
3: 5
4: 11
5: 1051
6: 845
7: 393
8: 1319
9: 818
10: 34
11: 900

live from the stands too.

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

In the first finals match between 11/122 and 271/95 the final score decided by the judges was 100 points to (271/95) and 80 point to (11/122). Not that saying anything here will make a difference, but I am sure that 271 goaltended at least 2 times that did not seem to count which would have tied the score. Did anyone else see this?

I realize that I am not there and the refs did their job in making a tough call, but I'm just wondering. Both alliances are doing a great job!! Good luck in the final matches.

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Congrats to teams 11, 122, and 281!!! Great job guys!
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Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

That an 8th seeded alliance with no seeded teams came close to winning the whole thing just goes to show how unpredictable this year's game is. And how great it is.

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

I didn't see them goal tending, but another member of my team mentioned it. It is highly likely with the mechanism that they have. I am just happy that 5 didn't win a third regional and the 8th seed team made it to the finals. Again, congrats to 11, 122, and 281! That was an exciting regional! Good job teams!

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

my webcast feed form SC died right after the website award. can anyone help out with trhe other awards?

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

Shouldn't take too long. FIRST has been doing a good job of keeping up with everything this week.

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

LOL. I know Ed ....... I'm sitting here hitting refresh ....

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

Well, not that fast. ;)

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

W. Mich Awards are posted already ... others should be coming shortly

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

I would like to congratulate all the teams the competed in the Palmetto Regional. You demonstrated that you were all winners by stepping up to the FIRST challenge and completing a robot that could compete in this regional.
The inspection process when very smoothly with over 90% of the teams completing inspection on Thursday. The few changes that were required by the inspection team were handled well with other teams stepping up to supply a helping hand or a spare part.
The level of gracious professionalism demonstrated by all the teams would make any grandmother smile. :)

Tim Tedrow
Lead Robot Inspector
2004 Palmetto Regional

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

I also saw what appeared to be some goal tending done by 271 in that match. I believe the refs said something to them since the next match when they took the ball off and waited for the drop the flipped the ball over to the back of their robot far away from the goal.
That whole matches scoring did seem kind of sketchy to me though, and then the reasoning the refs gave was "they counted the red mobile goal for the blue and red alliances". Does anyone know if there were any other penalties assosciated with that match or if 271 was infact called for a goaltending?


In all though, very great job to 271's alliance for making it as far as they did and then that was very nice of team 11's alliance to allow 271 to switch onto the field after all that confusing and with the match already partially started. Very glad to see that 271 got thier robot up and working nicely since SBPLI 2 weeks ago. I was pleased to see that someone finally noticed team 95 this year with yet another great ball robot.

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

Just a note to all teams that attended the Palmetto Regional...thanks for making our first SC regional the success that it was. Teams were great and gracious. Please provide any feedback ASAP helping us to improve for next year. Our debriefing will our following the championship. Will advise of the items discussed. Again, congrat's all the winners and teams for visiting SC. :)

Re: Palmetto Regional - South Carolina
 

This regional was spectacular, and truley one of the more competitive regionals out there. The scores remained close through out the whole regional. And many teams played good strong defence, as well as great offence. Congrats to 281, 11, and 122!