2007 Indiana Robotics Invitational
 

Dates are set for the 2007 Indiana Robotics Invitational

DATE CHANGE - DATE CHANGE - DATE CHANGE *

NEW: July 20 and 21 (Friday and Saturday)
NOT: July 27 and 28 (Friday and Saturday)

Lawrence North High School (same location)

More info later, but mark your calendar!

* See later post

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Cool that's after the WSOP this year. I will be there.

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I might actually be able to make it this year, yeah!!!!

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I hope to make the drive this year--have to figure out a few things beforehand--but I can't wait to see what talent IRI draws this year.

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As long as by "talent" you don't mean that we have to listen to Karthik and Derek sing again, I'm thinkin' I'll be there!

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Schweet!!!

<goes to write dates on calendar>

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I might be able to go, depending on what summer sessions I might choose to do at UMiami, how much money I have, and transportation. I missed it last year... it would be so much fun to go again this year! :)

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YES! I'm so excited this doesn't fall when I have other July plans! Somehow, IRI always manages to be the same weekend as some other big event I have to go to. So hopefully, I will be able to make it!

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Awesome, hopefully I can make the trip for a second year in a row, I'll just wait until after Champs to bring it up with my parents...

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y'all killin' me.
I can't go on my anniversary weekend.:(

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We'll miss you Koko ...

But I certainly understand ... My anniversary is right in the middle of competition season :ahh: (March 22) :eek: ...

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wow... IRI is set even before we know the game...
can't wait to be there though!

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If you're even halfway considering going to IRI, here is my advice: do it. You won't be sorry. I am still kicking myself for not going until 2006.

To repeat myself, I should have gone to IRI years ago.

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Ed, you gotta get your priorities straight! :)

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Don't tell me! Tell my FIRST hating wife!:rolleyes:

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I'll have to see where my summer plans take me, but last year was a total blast. If possible, I will be there!

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Whew! Finally some luck with event dates this year...2007 IRI thankfully does not fall on the weekend of two weddings as I expected it to.

See you there, with fully functional arm this year!

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Will "The Fish" return?

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Hey Ed, you should have scheduled your wedding around robotics.
That's what my advisor did. He made his wife wait until AFTER Atlanta to get married. And then we trashed his house :D

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There will be enough fish in the field as it is...

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I spoke with a mentor from 1094, who told me that they would like very much to return to IRI.

I'd rather see half an hour of Fish Boy dancing than listen to 10 seconds of Karthik singing.:)

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There have been talks and rumors about 1511 showing up.....eh what do you know? Hope I can come anyways, I love the Indy area!

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Sweet, I'll definitely be there.

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We love IRI wouldn't miss it for the world. A big thanks to the organizers from our team.

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IRI was one of the most incredible times of my life...wait. all FIRST events are the most incredible times of my life.

Maybe I'll convince 177 to bring the bot out this year.

I hope Kyle can organize another game with the pool tubes ;)

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Dodge....tube? :rolleyes:

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Lawrence North has a pool....... lol

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THERE ARE NEW DATES FOR THE 2007 IRI

DATE CHANGE - DATE CHANGE - DATE CHANGE *

NEW: July 20 and 21 (Friday and Saturday)

Lawrence North High School (same location)

The weekend of 27-29 is the Brickyard NASCAR Race and we were running into trouble getting hotel package pricing and it would be difficult to find flights at reasonable costs as we got closer to the event.

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Exactly what he said. Go and enjoy.

Wetzel

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I am considering going to IRI this year and am wondering if you guys are in need of volunteers or anything. I have heard nothing but great stuff and I don't have school in the summer so why not?

Pavan.

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I want to come hear Karthik sing.:D

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no. you don't.

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Agreed. In fact, pray you don't.

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Imagine the sound made by a cat in heat, getting it's tail caught under a rocking chair. That cat is more pleasant-sounding than Karthik singing.

One who has tried to pull the mic away,
AB

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This really makes me want a front row seat at the talent show guys.

EDIT: Psst Karthik, I think they must be exaggerating and I still would like to hear you sing. It really couldn't be - that - bad....

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Why wait when you can feel the pain now? :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It1CI8tyCTs <-- This made my cat freak out and run away.

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Wish granted Ed. Sounds like we'll be seeing you there now?:cool:

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Well, the cat's got my tongue now...:yikes:

...and I want to go to the silent auction as well...that's got to be neat.

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By the way, has Karthik been practicing his singing under an assumed name?

I so called it.

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Jane,
There are some things you just don't want to do...Add hear karthik sing to the old song lyrics, "don't spit into the wind and don't mess around with Jim"

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Will the fish head kid return? I sure hope so.

Will Karthik's singing abilities improve? I don't think so :)

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Team 1094 (aka the team with Fish Head Boy) have put the IRI on our schedule for this year. We had a great time last year and would love to go again. The fish head has been thoroughly cleaned and repaired and should be making appearances soon as our regional is March 1-3rd.

We've also taken a new twist on the fish head - you'll need to keep your eyes open for photographic evidence starting next weekend :) You'll know it when you see it..

DeAnna

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When is registration for this? Can we get some more information? Is there a website?

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Usually team 234 has IRI info on their website - as more info comes available I'm sure they'll update. Also, IndianaFirst usually runs something.

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Registration will be on an all new website this year. It's on the way but not ready yet. (I am creating the site for my Capstone Project in school.) :]

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"Feed the fish" the fish will the their.

A.K.A "THE CHANNEL CATS":)

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...and now you know why one should NEVER give Karthik the benefit of the doubt, especially when it comes to public performances. It's a common misconception that we were hiding from the whip guy here:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/25288
We were really trying to construct a sound barrier and ward off the small rodents that were fleeing the building.

At the talent show judges' request, this year we will be combining the SILENT auction with the talent show to combat last year's earsplitting disaster - get your mime acts ready.

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as long as Karthik doesn't sing again, I'm there!

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I hope to be there for the second time!
I just have to wait until my summer plans are finalized...

David

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Let Karthik sing all he wants. If anyone doesn't like it, well, that's what ear protection is for.

Eagerly awaiting another great event: I should have gone to IRI years ago.

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My team is thinking about going to IRI this year, so is it strictly invitation only or do u sign up (if so where), and what are the registration fees, etc. We have heard nothing but great things from people who have attended, and we would love to share in the experience.

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Please LORD DON'T LET HIM SING AGAIN!

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Team 48 is most likely going attend this year.

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Keep your eye on CD after the Championship, IRI registration will be announced there! I suspect there are some guaranteed slots for Indiana teams, but I think IRI is basically first-come, first-served when it comes to registration. The registration last year was done through the CyberBlue234 Website. There is a cut-off date for payment after which teams on the waiting list get called.

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1023 is looking to attend an off season event this year, so we might make an appearance. Is it possible for a team to enter more than one robot? I know other off season events allow it (such as modifying an old robot or building one with an idea you never got to use during the season), but I am unfamiliar with IRI.

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321 would really like to make the trip down...we'll toss it around this week.

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IRI has typically been pretty full, but I do remember the Thunderchickens donating their practice bot to a pre-rookie in 2005 at the event.

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i want to go this year, i hope some Canadian teams go this year so I can car pool with them

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Hmmm...it would be about a 10 hr drive, but pretty straight forward for us (I-76 to I-70 pretty much)....IRI is looking better and better.

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I know we'd (or at least I'd) like to come to IRI sometime. Unfortunately I think we exhausted most of the additional club funds with our Atlanta trip this year.

Sometime in the next few years I will have to come up to see IRI, even if 498 can't come with.

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That they did I am currently captain of team 1741 and you wouldn't believe how much we learned by being able to use the thunderchicken's bot. Its a great idea or any team just getting their feet wet. Its kinda nice to be able to know the basic parts ahead of time so you aren't sitting at at table covered with parts with that blank look that says you are overwhelmed and have no idea what to do next. Again, a huge thanks to the thunderchickens.

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I don't think that'll be so hard now....


I missed Atlanta, so there's no way I can miss this!!!

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I cannnot wait till this summer!! IRI is the highlight of my vacation. Hope to se all of you there :)

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I'm just itching for summer to come because of IRI. Now if I just knew what to do in between now and IRI.:D

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Ahh the delima. The arm that we took to competition was an over engineered beast that was painfully slow. My dad and I came up with a design that would make for a better arm. The leaders of our team "generously" allowed us to strip down last year's chassis to build the design. The problem is that we have a 2006 OI & RC and we have lots of 06 parts on the robot pending we finish this design the chances of it working better than the current arm are huge and we will most definitely want to use it at IRI. Would the older parts be acceptable or not. The OI and RC are not all that hard to switch out but since we lose our NASA grant buying a new set is kindof out of our price range. I'm looking for a solution any ideas? I think I will cry if our robot has the same arm on it as at the Boilermaker and Milwaukee.

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No problem as far as the RC is concerned. See Robot Rules:
<R27> Motors, pumps, and, Robot Controllers from previous robots can not be used in addition to those provided in the 2007 Kit Of Parts. They may be used as direct one-to-one SPARE PARTS for those provided if the provided part fails or is damaged. ...

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How much is it to enter?
When must we register by?
Is there an event website?

Is it worth the ten hour drive?:yikes:

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Team 910 will likely be down there and I'm really looking forward to it. I missed last year because of some unfortunate circumstances but I heard it is a lot of fun, almost as much fun as Atlanta, (or more, as I've heard from some people).

I'm sure the minute our robot is out of the box our programmers will be working on it. :p

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No official price yet, but last year it was $350.
No official date yet, but last year it was June 1
They are currently working on a dedicated one, but it has been through either the Cyber Blue (234) or IndianaFIRST sites in past years

YES!!

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Official Dates are July 20th and 21st (Friday and Saturday)
Start watching the Cyber Blue website for official info.

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www.indianaroboticsinvitational.org seems to be somewhat active. It indicates a $400 entry fee.

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Dates are July 20 and 21 (Friday and Saturday).

Entry fee is $400.

Dinner is provided for teams, but t here is a $1 per person reservation fee - mainly so we know how many to cook for(for an awesome dinner).

Charity Auction once again

Opportunity to donate for a very special scholarship fund - more detials to follow

And yes, it is worth the drive, no matter where you are driving from.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE - www.indianaroboticsinvitational.org

it is still in works and much of the data there is 2006 - wait a few days.

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Sounds like a lot of fun...

... am I invited, Chris?

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When is registration?

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Can teams start submitting for registration?

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Registration is targeted to begin around May 1.

Usually fills in 2 - 3 days.



PS - THERE WILL BE NO TEAM ENTRY ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
we do not get the facility until late in the day Thursday and will be setting up later than usual - so we will not be able to allow teams to come in and set up pits the night before. everyone will come in on Friday morning.

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Some of the members of 648 are tossing around an idea to pay the entry fee and then bring the members down to pay their way... probably rent a van or something. We've still got a lot to prove after a lackluster performance in Atlanta... However, I doubt there will be any engineers there. But Malhon and some of the other kids know that robot inside and out and could fix anything in a matter of minutes.

I had a ton of fun the 1 and a half days I was there last year... I was pit announcer on Friday, but it rained very heavily on Friday and Friday night and we had camped out. The tents were full of water when we woke up and I didn't make it to the competition until after selections. Looking forward to making it down again.

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Teams 254 and 968 are considering coming out to IRI.

I believe 330 is thinking about it as well.

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121 hopes to make the drive. Bringing some tough Rhode Island offense with us!

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It seems demand for IRI is at an all time high. I believe there are going to be quite a few disappointed teams who don't get in. I wonder if the invite method is going to change this year? Or you could just open the tourney to 100 teams. If only we could fill up the auxiliary gym with pits.... :)

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or maybe you could start an "ORI".....

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About how many teams are there slots open for?

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I know 1403 and 1626 are thinking about making the trip out to IRI.

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I don't know if 125 will be able to make it, but I plan on going out. I'm sure 121, 126, 148, 254, 1403, or 1626 would be willing to adopt me for the weekend.

Edit: John invited me to join 148. Any other takers?

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West coast teams going?? Oh my. I wish we had the funds left to head out to IRI. After two regionals and Atlanta... we're broke. Time to make more money for next season for us =p. Us west coasters need to get some post competition competitions going... Did SCRFF have one last year?

If 330, 254/968 make it out there, you midwesters better watch out ;p

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I will try to answer many questions here:

Application process will open May 1 on the IRI website

66 teams

yes, arefin, you absolutely must be there -

more details later this week.


PS - if someone posts an answer to an IRI question and their name is not
Chris Fultz, Andy Baker, David Kelly or Scott Ritchie it might not be an accurate answer ....

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1503 will try their very best to be there this year, although we don't know how yet. I'm guessing slots will fill up real fast this year, I see teams coming from all over the midwest and even Cali.

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I think it's darn close to being official that 648 will be there... with a robot this year (and more than just 3 team members).

On a tiny side note: I've been dreaming of being an MC someday, how possible would it be for me to announce one or two matches?

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The demand for spots at IRI seems to be higher than ever. Notice Chris Fultz' post above: there will be an application process this year. Bear with us as we are trying to figure out a registration process that is proper.

Due to the fact that we will only have 66 spots, there will unfortunately be teams who are planning to go who will not have a spot.

Sincerely,
Andy B.

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are teams invited or is it open to all? if invited, based on what?

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it's not called the indiana robotics "invitational" for nothing...i would expect there to be some sort of review process in order for teams to be let in.

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All teams can apply. Not all teams will be invited. We only have 66 spots. It will not simply be "first come, first served". Our selection criteria is still a work in progress.

Andy B.

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I'm curious if there is any special preference to A) teams who places well at regionals and B) teams who only attended regional(s) and not ATL. I know my team placed very well (2 finalist trophies) but did not qualify for Championships, so we would love to go to an off season event to show our stuff. I can imagine there are a few other teams in this boat. Regardless, I'm still going to push for us to apply.

The website appears to be inaccessible because it asks for a password when visiting.

Also, if our team is not accepted, how do I go about volunteering. I might be able to sneak off and volunteer (and bring some help).

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I heard Cal Games in NorCal is scheduled for Oct 20/21 - location TBA.

Team 701 is tossing around the idea for a possible IRI trip if invited. Cal Games for sure. We still have something to prove after SF's at Bayou & Finals at Davis.

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The HOT team is planning on registering as soon as it opens.

Although, we have not had the success we intended this season (ie; regional wins), I hope the selection committee intends to looks at other on field performances.

Hopefully, this thread doesn't turn into a "look what we did" thread.

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Hm.. a review process you say? Will you be posting the criteria pre-application or will teams be reviewed "discreetly"* as they sign-up?


*Probably used the wrong word...

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The FRC site lists 25 Indiana teams: 45, 71, 135, 234, 292, 393, 447, 461, 829, 868, 1000, 1018, 1024, 1327, 1501, 1529, 1555, 1646, 1720, 1741, 1747, 1760, 1766, 2171, 2197. If I left your team off the list, please accept my apology. Just working off the data FIRST provides today.

So, assuming there will be a few 2008 Indiana rookies who come to IRI to jump start their first season, there will probably be less that 40 spots available for out-of-state invitees. Whatever selection criteria the IRI leadership chooses to apply -- and I don't envy anyone the job of figuring that out -- I for one hope they don't post those criteria here.

As Chris reminded us in an earlier post, any out-of-state team that is unhappy about the limited number of spots at IRI is free to start their own off-season event.

Maybe someday we'll have an MRI (uh, wait, that doesn't sound right.)

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Looks like the IRI guys are going to have a tough time with registration this year. I'm glad I'm not them. As I told Andy, I'm starting to save for the trip now. I know a lot of the kids on 1089 really want to make the trip. It took 5 years, but I finally planted the seed ~__^

Hopefully you'll get to see another side of New Jersey.

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Just curious, but do returning champions get automatic spots?

1625 is planning on being there either way

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I can't wait! I've not been there since two years ago as a VEX competitor! Now as a freshman with an FRC team, it will be even better!