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ReapersRule 15-07-2008 01:36

Favorite Award
 
What is your favorite FIRST award? I like the Gracious Professionalism Award, but that might be mostly because my team won that as our first offficial award from FIRST. I also LOVE the spirit awards, partially because i have so much team spirit. I am the only person on the PLANET who would come up with an email address like green.reaper.girl.1735@websitenamehere.com (I don't want to give out my email address, so no website here)

AndyB 15-07-2008 10:22

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I love the design awards. Especially the Xerox Creativity award. It definitely awards teams who went out on the limb to try something new and took a real risk. I think it is one of those awards that keep inspiring FIRST teams to build unique robots.

Of course nothing tops the Chairman's Award. Chairman's teams are truly what FIRST is about, and they serve as role models for anyone involved with FIRST.

Elgin Clock 15-07-2008 12:11

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In Atlanta this year I helped out setting up the awards & cleaning & organizing them which was a new experience for me, & a nice relaxing one for the most part if anyone wants a cool volunteer job for Atlanta next year.

The (physical) award that is the most impressive to me asthetically is the Autodesk Visualization Award. The design of that is very very cool. I love how the steel sphere is floating in the cradle of the 3 points. My fav for sure.

It rivals the Woodie Flowers award as far as award design in my eyes. :cool:

The Championship Chairman's Award & the Founder's Award (clocks) are insanely heavy btw at about 20-25 lbs I would have to guess.

Those are also pretty cool.


Btw, a word of warning for any of the smaller awards.
The tips of the triangle acrylic portion is sharp!
Watch your hands when picking those up!
I'm going to have to call an <S01> violation to the designer of those trophies.
:p

smurfgirl 15-07-2008 12:36

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Originally Posted by ReapersRule (Post 756806)
I am the only person on the PLANET who would come up with an email address like green.reaper.girl.1735@websitenamehere.com (I don't want to give out my email address, so no website here)

You'd be surprised...

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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock (Post 756841)
The (physical) award that is the most impressive to me asthetically is the Autodesk Visualization Award. The design of that is very very cool. I love how the steel sphere is floating in the cradle of the 3 points. My fav for sure.

I agree with Elgin; I love how the Visualization Award looks. If we had one of those in our trophy case, I guarantee it would be front and center.

Symbolically, I like the Engineering Inspiration Award the most. I really like the fact that it involves reaching out to other people, and working with kids in our community at demonstrations and events has been my favorite part of being on a robotics team. Giving back and inspiring people is really a good feeling.

The Judges' Awards are really fun too, because there's always a surprise involved with what the awards are for.

I also like the Woodie Flowers Award- what better way is there to thank your mentors? Also, the people who win this award are always great inspirations and people who serve as models in the FIRST community. There are always interesting stories that go along with this award.

It's hard to have just one favorite award! Can't I love them all?

Dick Linn 21-07-2008 19:31

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I was rather pleased to have the team receive a Motorola Quality Award, 5 years after starting our rookie year with a plywood robot. :D

Elgin Clock 21-07-2008 23:21

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Originally Posted by Dick Linn (Post 757931)
I was rather pleased to have the team receive a Motorola Quality Award, 5 years after starting our rookie year with a plywood robot. :D

Good deal. Congratulations!
Was the award winning bot also made out of plywood just out of curiosity? Got any links to pics of the award winner to share here?

hallk 22-07-2008 00:15

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I'm a big fan of awards with short and easy names. While I think the "business plan award" is super cool I can never remember all the sponsors.

KathieK 22-07-2008 20:48

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I love the website awards -because you can learn so much about a team through its website...

Dick Linn 22-07-2008 21:46

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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock (Post 757988)
Good deal. Congratulations!
Was the award winning 'bot also made out of plywood just out of curiosity? Got any links to pics of the award winner to share here?

No, the bot wasn't in any way related to the plywood robot. They didn't start giving awards for wooden robots until a few years after we started.:P I'd have to search around for a pic, but it was the year where we had to pick up balls on the floor and throw them through that chain thing at the goal. The 'bot was just very clean and it was easy to see all the mechanisms and wiring and all that. We had a good ball elevator. It was a 4 wheel drive with the big Skyway pneumatic rubber wheels. It didn't turn well, but the scrubbing when it did turn helped to feed the balls. :D It could push very well and get up on the ramp, which was part of the game that year.

Dick Linn 23-07-2008 12:13

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Here's a picture of the Team 975 2006 robot.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/at...d=121682924 5

carolynn4848 23-07-2008 17:44

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I'm with ReapersRule on this one. Hey, Reaper, e-mail our favorite mentor for me please

AmoryG 24-07-2008 07:58

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I have to say my favorite award would have to be rookie allstars, obviously. That's the only award our team has ever won.

=Martin=Taylor= 24-07-2008 16:04

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Originally Posted by AndyB (Post 756823)
I love the design awards. Especially the Xerox Creativity award. It definitely awards teams who went out on the limb to try something new and took a real risk. I think it is one of those awards that keep inspiring FIRST teams to build unique robots.

Here's to that!

I've often thought that the Xerox award should qualify teams for the championship. If you're willing to risk wining, by trying something new and crazy (even if that new and crazy device doesn't work perfectly) you ought to be rewarded.

It would certainly encourage teams to innovate.

AndyB 25-07-2008 16:06

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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII (Post 758536)
Here's to that!

I've often thought that the Xerox award should qualify teams for the championship. If you're willing to risk wining, by trying something new and crazy (even if that new and crazy device doesn't work perfectly) you ought to be rewarded.

It would certainly encourage teams to innovate.

Agreed

Akash Rastogi 27-07-2008 16:29

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What was the Teacher/Pioneer award? I read about it in our team history I think. It was an award that FIRST gave out to only a few mentors/teachers but I don't know anything about it or who received it. Do know that my mentor received it though. Anyone know more about it?


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