What team would you like to be on?
 

So there has been a lot of talk this year about what team you would like to meet or what team you like best, but how about this:

If you had a chance to spend one season with one team what team would it be and why?

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I'd love to spend a season on Buzz; their team and mentors are awesome, and I'd love to see exactly how they're run. Plus, it'd be fun to visit Conneticut. :cool:

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Me too. I'll raise my number 1 to raise their flag!

I'd also want to be a Matrian. They rock every year.

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1568, wouldnt change it for the world :D

no seriously: 121, they are a really great team, the mentors and students are real cool, and they're close to home.

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there's so many cool ones..like 395, 1743, 522, MOE, 291, 1018...and i'm sure the list could go on, but i think i'd pick MOE because they're an awesomely spirited team, their mentors are cool, the team is very gracious, and i think delaware would be pretty cool.

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71, 111, 494, 503 are my choices.
I want to see how the robot building is handled. Our team has a good overall program but we still need some work on the robot side to get to the level of these powerful and very competitive teams.

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45, They helped us out immensely in a time of need back in '03. I'll never forget their generosity.

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I think it would be fun to be on 1747 or 1646 because they are relatively new teams but have good support through Purdue. It would be fun to be a part of team that it is still developing its reputation in FIRST

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71, over the past few years I have gotten to know a bunch of people on their team and they are amazing. 111 is still my number 1 but 71 is a close 2nd.

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I'd join Upper Darby's team or maybe MOE, just 'cause I think they have a lot of spirit, which we need very badly, and it would be cool to socialize more, see the differences between how an all girls team and a co-ed team runs, and how they get so many people to join up.
:D

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I would love to be on 1114. I think that they are truly one of the best teams in this program. The students and mentors are so pleasant to be around, they build some of the best robots in the competition every year, they get to work with GM and they are just dynamo. Everyone on that team seems to be not only permitted but encouraged to find what they do best and do it to contribute to the team overall. That's a team I'd love to be on

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I'd have to say my first choice of a team if i couldn't be part of 229 would be 1114.

Karthik, Derek, and the rest of the crew are great people.

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i love team 108 (the Sigma C@ts), i honestly wouldnt change it, but it would be pretty awesome to be a part of buzz, spam, or rhode warriors for a season

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I think if I had an opportunity to be on 1902 and another team at once some of the other teams would probably be 180, because one or two of my mentors are from that team and they make it sound really cool. plus it would be cool to see how you organize such a big team. It would also be cool to be with 233 the pink team.

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I think it is well to say that most would be glad to stay with their own team.

However, if I had to choose a team aside from 330, I would definately choose 503. It seemed that whenever anyone would go to their pit, it was almost like they threw a small quick party for you....awesome.

:cool:

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TEAM 236!!! TECHNO-TICKS!!!

In a competition with so many nice people, these are some of the nicest people I have ever met!!!!

And they have an awesome team. We are hoping to be at "Bash at the Beach" this year.

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i would like to be on team 229.

great people great team.
i would only be on 229 only if i couldn't be on 65.
i would also like to be on 1188.
they have done so much to spread the work of first.

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612 (oh wait, I'll be on 116 and 612 next year :rolleyes: )

Some other teams that would be cool to work with are 25, 122, 217, 222, 330, 357, 1002, 1114, 1139, and 1731. These teams have always been a blast to work with at regionals and off-seasons. Especially 222, we've had some awesome matches both with and against eachother the last couple years at York Summer Frenzy.

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217 to work with Paul as a mentor.

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Sean, you are welcome on 612, and I would love to be part of 116 too (who don't want to share crispy cremes with Dave Lavery).
Others team would be 71......gotta love their machine
341, like the way they operate
111, Love the way they interact with their community..

bottom line is that every team has something special about themselves, and if possible i would love to visit each and everyone of them.

Although i might be mentoring 9 teams next tear... :ahh: ..... :D

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Do you think you guys could work through your SCHOOLS and do a FIRST Exchange Student Program?

In other words, for SIX weeks, be an exchange student on another team, so you can learn from another team, (how the build season goes, etc). Of course, you would have to be an exchange student in the school system, and find a host family while you are on the other team...

Do you think anyone (schools) would go for this idea?


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That sounds like a GREAT idea to me...I'd volunteer to either be an exchange student or to host someone, that'd be a lot of fun and a great learning experience. It'd be even better if they stayed for the competition season as well, in my opinion. If they helped build the robot, they'd probably want to compete with it, don't you think?

Anyone with some influence want to think about the logistics and/or try to organize something? ;)

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sounds GREAT!!

especially for the college students, when Winter Break falls right into the build season..
wohooo

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That would rock. Anyone want to spend six weeks in a nice CA area? All you have to do is help out 973...

Personally I think it would be a great idea. Teams would get to know other teams alot better and iner-team friendships could be formed. We might accually have a 3DSMax person who knows what they're doing/accually isn't too lazy to bother making one to turn in...

Atascadero High has a big exchange student thing going, I belive we have 12 or 13 from other country's this year alone. The german exchange student was a great help to our team.

If anyone sets this up, be sure to tell us as we might be able to accually pull it off over here.



Edit- back on topic, I would like to vist MOE, 100, 114 or 254. I think it would be cool.

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I was wondering when a thread like this would come up.
At least it gets to the point.

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111
365
1541
45
179
358
217
229
341

that's all i can think of now, during finals.

*puts nose back into book*

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I'd like to be on HOT.

HOT's amazing.

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Would love to be on:
229 - many awesome people on their team.
1511- they have expanded so fast, it would be amazing to just grow with them

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personally i would like to check out 1902

they had an amazingly good robot and it was their rookie year

(correct me if im wrong)

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I'll stay where i am. A team is what it's members make it, and we built ours from the ground up.

Of course it would be pretty cool to be on a well funded and well equipped team.

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I'm going to agree with that. I'd want to be on 1511. They are basicly the greatest new team. Just two years and look where they are.

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I'm proud to be on 547, but if I had to be on another team for a season, I'd probably pick HOT team. I've always been impressed with their robots, but after watching that video at Nationals I'm impressed with them as a team as well.

Who's hot?

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Team 20, because they had the best robot.

Mabey rage. They are nice.

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Yea, Paul is an amazing mentor...I wish every team could have a Paul.


Oh and to answer the ?
I would want to be on 469 because I think their team is so diverse and Las Guerrillas rock of course!

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Thirded. When I first heard of Rolling Thunder and everything they were doing last year and this year, I kind of thought they were a low numbered team that had been around since the 90s, but then I heard they were 1511 and rookies last year. I was amazed by them at Boston this year.

Otherwise, 229, 365, 25, 111 and many others have always been teams I've looked up to, but also all of the local CT teams like 173, 176, 195, 237, and 1124 would make for interesting seasons to be with.

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i'm agreeing with my teammate kelli 71 would be the next team i would join all the way they look like they have a ton of fun.

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My list of teams!

1712
84
433
222
1689
1089
365
56
203

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I think that it would be a totally different experience joining a rookie team and trying to get that started. There are a lot of established teams out there that do a great job, but I don't think it would be as much fun as trying to get the support to start a whole new team.

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My list is almost endless but my shortened list is :

20
33
45
65
71
111
121
191
217

But I think if I could do a FIRST student Exchange, I'd go for team 148 next year.

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I think I'm where I need to be now, and I wouldn't want to change for the world, but this seems like too fun of question to pass up.

I'd like to be part of a really big team and see how everyone stays involved and motivated. Like 67, 494, etc.

It might be nice to be on one of those high spirited teams like 217, 461, or MOE.

Working with Al and others on 111 or Andy and crew on 45 would be great.

How about 27, 47, or 71: strong teams where the kids seem to have the greatest learning experiences?

Geographically, 1164 or 857 would be great. I like the pictures of Rick's team working outside in February. Since it's been 25 years since I've spent a winter in Houghton, it seems more nostalgic than frightening :) .

It would be neat to be on a strong team with incredibly beautiful robots like 1501 and 65.

For too many reasons to list: 33, 108, 191, 503

I think if I had to pick only one, I think I'd like to help the future team at Fruitport get started.

Actually if it were humanly possible I'd like to get to know all the teams, because I think I could help and learn from each of them.

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If I had no other choice I'd be on Team #2000 since I'd love to start the 2000th team in FRC and ring in a new milestone.

Ellery

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Let's do it Ellery! I'll be home from college next year.
But where shall we start it? :p

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I would love to work with the CAD team on 103.

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Personally, I'm happy where I am.

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I would like to work with a team from each of the three tiers of FIRST: The elites, the middlers, and the underfunded.

Every team wants to be elite. My team is best described as a middle of the road team. We have just enough cash flow from sponsors to keep the team going strong, but are still weak in many areas. Like others, we are trying to improve the quality of the team in hopes to be considered an Elite FIRST team some day. Hopefully our performance this year will jump start that transition.

I would like to work with one of the "haves" such as 254 or 111, just to see how it is. Pumping out a high quality machine each year must do wonders for their students.

I would also like to work with an inner city team. These teams usually are very under funded and lack engineering support. While it is great to inspire with great machines, sometimes individual attention and support can make the biggest difference.

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I'd like to try being on 254 or another large team, just to see how they run it. My team is only 15 people, so everyone does everything. I'd love to see how larger teams organize their manpower. On that note, i'll get a chance to try it next year on 190.

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Well. I love being on team 547... because everyone on the team is like my brothers and sisters. Everyone of them have a different story and everyone of them are weird in their own way as well. But If I had to choose what team to be on, it would be team 217 the Thunder Chickens. haha. And no its not because they are national championship winners. Ive allllwwwaaayyysss admired this group of people. Not only do they have an awesome name, but the people on the team are awesome. I havent met any of them personally, but I have seen them in crouds... but anyways. they are the coolest!!

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My team 528 is run out of the ordinary. We have a President, Vice-Pres, and a Secretary. I feel the way my team is run is quite different.I would love to go see how 341 Wissahickon our neighboring team and see how they run their robotics program with mentors, students, and Public Relations. Also I would like to try out 103 Cybersonics and give that a try. Not a whole season but a week would rock!

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Mildly amused that we have been mentioned so many times. Steph, if I weren't graduating this year, I would totally do an exchange with you. I would love to be a member of team 1629 for a while, you guys are fun. Tetraman, I may be a member of 174 next year, so I may end up there (although I don't know how you would end up on 175, lol) that one number may be a big difference.

I would love to be on a really spirited team such as 88 or 399, 88 always looks like they are having a great time (399 was clearly having a great time this year, I don't remember them from last year, but I didn't notice things as much last year)

I would love to be on a major team from Michigan (I was born there and my dad lived there until last year, I miss being out there)

I would also like to be on a rookie team some day soon. (Who knows, I could make that come true.)

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I would want to be on team 1511.
Okay, I know I am, but I have to leave this year for college. So yeah, otherwise, I would want to be on all of them! hehe.

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My dear friend, MOE is a great team althou i am afraid you are not as correct about delaware....

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Awww...we'd love to have you on our team. our team is like brothers and sisters too, and I wouldn't trade them for anything. thanks for the support, and come hang out with us at some competition...well be at IRI if your team is going...ask for me (Jessica)

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i am going to head on down to brazil and join 383.
they are great to hang with.
mike d

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I would agree with this, I've been on some great teams and have loved working with Ken, Chris and Kevin, but the rookie teams must have a very different experience than the more established teams.

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i've enver been to delaware, and i'm sure that MOE's the only great thing about delaware, but it would still be cool to visit (i also think that the middle of nowhere in indiana is awesome)

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I would love to be on team 4, 229, and 469! They are all really great teams and have always been extremely friendly towards me. I would also like to be on team 1114. I got the chance to meet Karthik this year and he is awesome. I would love to have him as a mentor! :)

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Okay the more i got thinking about it, the more i thought hey why did i not mention the Thunder-Chickens.

217 - Who wouldn't want to be on this team. Its a great group of kids and mentors. And we've already worked close with them once. Why not do it again.
1114 - Another great team of kids and mentors. Karthik, and the rest of the Simbots are exceptional people.

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I'd stay right where I am :)

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I'd like to be on 931 next year, and the year after that, and the year after that, ...

My second choice is Team 0000. Without question, some of the most inspiring people in FIRST are on that team.

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i would have wanted to be on 233 as a student. they have a great team and have lots of fun. if the kids waznt to go out and have fun Mrs.P or mike will go with them. not to mention the kicking pink robot every year

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I personally feels like I have found my place with team 469. Amazing students, even better mentors, cool history, 6-7 nationalities (I'm losing the count),...

However, the theme of the thread being where ELSE, I would say 217, because I'd like to see how it is to work in a big group, 451 for their cool eye lens or any California team for all the sun they have down there.

François

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erm...well it USED to be sunny. It rained 43 out of the 45 days before championships.

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Me I am staying right here on Team 48. This team has become my second family and I would not trade them for anything. Especially since my first year that I joined the team I did not talk much but through the years on the team I have become more open and talkative. And my second year I became Build Team Capitan including this year, which is my finial year. But I feel that Travis Hoffman likes the way I was my first year on the team.

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I want to spend a season with team 135..........oh wait............. :ahh:

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971, Nuttyman54's team, is in the SF Bay Area.

Mark Twain is credited with having said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." The line was used in the 1979 movie Escape From Alcatraz, by the Clint Eastwood character. Twain probably never said it, but anyone who ever went to a Giants game at Candlestick park in July can attest that it's true.

If you want sunny California, try a few hundred miles south.

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Wow umm so many teams so little time. 217 and 233 are top of my list. Others include 45,67,1114,111 and 71, I wouldn't mind 179 either :). I am perfectly content with 1251 though. Although we are only a third year team and not a huge group we are like family and work amazingly well together. We have assembled a great group of students and mentors and have quite a few accomplishments for a young team.

My two cents,
Drew

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being on 233 would be neat, 71 would be cool too. but nothing is better (to me at least) than 108. 108 w00t w00t.
also, Buzz, 234, 111 (to see how its done in Chicago), 45, and any team in Hawaii

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Seeing that i was told by my team i should join 291 because i was with them most the time i will say Team 291 CIA. Team 365 MOE would also be a nice team to join.

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I am darn proud to be on my own team, Team Resistance #86, and will continue to mentor. Another team I have been watching since last year, the MARS team 1523, and I would love to mentor and help them grow along. All teams are different but they all the same thing, FIRST, and thats what makes FIRST great and better than anything else! ^_^

-WJS

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I'm feeling HOT HOT HOT!!! Gotta' love 67. The team is amazing and the people are great too! I'll never forget "the bus incident" in Atlanta and how awesome their team was about it!

GO 1403!!!

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Hmmm even though I'm a rookie, I love everybody on my team, I would NEVER wanna leave! But any other team would probably be 224 'cause I have lots of friends (and family!) on there, team 11 (more friends) and maybe even 1279 because the mom's are fun to talk to! :)

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shhhh!!! ;)

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HAHAHAHA *dies of laughter and twitches on the floor* that was good.

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I am in love with my team. All of it. My mentors are amazing...my team members are amazing...the fact that I'm on a chairmans team...it all just makes me feel very special :p .

But I'm beginning to think that im in love with FIRST in general...if i had to be on another team it would probably be 503 frog force (aweeeeesome team. came so close to chairmans this year...i almost cried. and then i did cry when 111 won...and i dont even know them...) or the killer bees 33 because I adore their mascot :yikes: .

But yes...the bus incident was quite funny. hehe. he almost passed off as a HOT person too....does this make him an honerary hot member? :confused:

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well he does have HOT clothes

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Hmm.. I love our mentors.. THey are great and do an awesome job teaching and mentoring etc etc. Butttt if i were to jump ship to another team i would go to 1884.
I had not much work to do at LSR and so i hung out and helped them a bunch. Their mentors are great and I love the team sprit they have. Their mentors are also great and loved doing what they did..


Pavan

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ohh my i think i would want to be on spam, 179 swamp,234, or a rookie team just to help them get started and show them the works well atleast all i know and help with the build season and stuff. The reason for the first ones was becuase i have made some great friends on those teams

and hey to anyone who wonders about us when you see us in comp just come join us and we would love to meet everyone just ask tytus or Arefin(lol i spelled that wrong probably) but yeah just come over and we will hook you up sith some pink or you can hook us up with what ever you have.

Ohh yeah if you see tytus as sort of an attachment to ms. p well that is just him hugging her and not knowing when to let go. lol

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So this evening I was sitting down looking at college stuff and came to some stuff about CMU. I thought baout robotics immediately an found myself crumpling it up because I realized that I can probably never leave the CircuitRunners organization ever, so out of state=no solution. It may sound kinda dumb, but hey, w/e. The mentors here are amazing and the people here are great.

But if I had to choose, I would probably move to 832, 1414, 1648, or 1746. These teams are pretty much like family to us.

If I had to go out of state, I would proabably like to be on 116, 180, 538, 2-Train, or 47.
After going to Chief Delphi's team site and reading through what their history is and what all they have done for the community, I feel that my team and myself have ben inspired to help grow FIRST and help others.

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I think the fact that he did our "WHO'S HOT!" in the park would make him an honorary member. That takes Guts to do!

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If I was given the chance I would return back to 522. I am so happy to have been on that team for the one and my only year with them and since the recent news of them winning the Inter-National Championship (aka Nationals - but hey many inter-national teams have competed so it should be called the Inter-National Championship Anyways =) ). I am extremely proud of them for that Huge and Un-expected Accomplishment. They are a great team and face year to year challenges and manage to come out on top of them all. They never think negative about anything and there is no problem to tough for them to solve. That team is truly magical and to be on a magical team where things fall into place in the favor when they need it the most is a truly exciting thing. But hey being an Alumni of that team has its advantages and is just as good as being a member so in a way me and the other Alumni are still part of the team in our hearts and in the physical sense. As our Mentor and what I like to call our Father always said - You can take the kid out of robotics but you can't take the robotics out of the kid - The FIRST bug is truly powerful and very contagious.

I still can't believe that it has been almost 4 years since I've left that team and school, Boy do I wish I can turn back time. :(

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Team 217. The mentors are awesome. Copioli rocks, and they have great programmers. I learned alot from just talking to them for 5 minutes. I love you guys.

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i wouldnt change teams for the world... i mean there are awesome teams i would consider... thunderchickens, 233, buzz... i mean it would be cool.. but i still cant find any team in first that does what the "robo wizards" do... everyone is involved in everything.. all the mentors treat us all like adults.. but act like kids during comp's. and there is no other team that i kno that has so many inside jokes over the course of 6 years... i mean just this year alone we have made inside jokes with other teams... such as the thunderchickens... 522 is one team where u never stop having fun and never stop learning, this team is where fun and learning.. are #1 in my books :-D

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- i would love to join the thunderchickens because they are amazing, always friendly to our team

- Woburn 188, their drive/spirit/dedication is undescribable.

- Where's Waldo ; i would like to see how it is in an all girl's robotics team.

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I have been thinking about this a little my choices would be

An original team that is still competing at a high level (hopefully this will happen next year with team 20)

121, they are great people and always are competitive.

111, 67, 365 these teams are big and have alot of spirit, I think this adds a whole new Dynamic to the season

1114, All of the members and mentors I have met have been awesome, plus I would love to see the inner workings of Niagra FIRST

Any rookie team that is looking to start up (or second year team who needs help continuing) in Albany or nearby.

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This year I got to switch teams and gain a brand new perspective on FIRST. I went from Team 85 BOB to Team 1018 The Robodevils and it turned out to be better than I ever thought it could be because of the students and other mentors I got to meet and work with. With all of the amazing teams out there I don't think I could single out any teams.

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If I could not be a CHIEF I would be a KILLER BEE no doubt about it. They are an awesome all around team.

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2 of my favorite teams are team 103 the cybersonics, and team 25. They both have good programs and come out with a competitive robot every year. Plus my team won new jersey with them last year so that's a plus.

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Agreed. I love my team and my mentors.

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122 -- I already have one of their hats from last year

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Team Awkward Turtle. w00t. Go 2108!!

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ummm huge toss up
1547 :D
or
217

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Leland 604 because they are an amazing group of people.

Theyve been great mentors for us these past 6 weeks (2135= all girls rookie team), and put up with our random 98736 daily texts/calls for help, coming over occassionally to check up on us, or even welcoming us into their workplace/Amy's house just because.

Amy, Gabe, Alex, and rest of the team.. you guys are awesome :D It would be more than an honor to be part of their team.

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personally, any team that can speak french :P maybe a team from Brazil too.

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i would love to be on team 25! we won the NJ regional with them this year and last year..im not sure about other years...but i love them and we are great teams when we are together!!

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I would like to be on my team in the good old days (2002,2003,2004), when we were still the anarchists.

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I love my team! I've been with them for the past 7 years... I've watched them grown and mature and I've been here for all the good and the bad. It would be hard to be a member of another team. But if I had to, I would like to be a member of Team 75.

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if not my own, 1625, awesome team, very well put together and i think they are only 4 years old