2009 Wisconsin Regional
 

Teams attending
93 N.E.W. Apple Corps Robotics Appleton, WI, USA
120 Scarabian Knights Cleveland, OH, USA
141 WO-BOT Holland, MI, USA
167 Children of the Corn Iowa City, IA, USA
171 Cheese Curd Herd Platteville, WI, USA
269 CooneyTech Oconomowoc, WI, USA
447 Team Roboto Anderson, IN, USA
537 Charger Robotics Sussex, WI, USA
706 CYBERHAWKS Hartland, WI, USA
930 Mukwonago B.E.A.R.s (Building Extremely Awesome Robots) Mukwonago, WI, USA
1024 Kil-A-Bytes Indianapolis, IN, USA
1091 Oriole Assault Hartford, WI, USA
1103 Cometron Delavan, WI, USA
1259 Paradigm Shift Pewaukee, WI, USA
1268 Purgolder Robotics Milwaukee, WI, USA
1306 BadgerBOTS Madison, WI, USA
1535 Knights of Alloy Sault Ste Marie, ON, Canada
1625 Winnovation Winnebago, IL, USA
1652 LakeView Legends Pleasant Prairie, WI, USA
1675 The Ultimate Protection Squad Milwaukee, WI, USA
1714 More Robotics Milwaukee, WI, USA
1716 R-Squared De Pere, WI, USA
1732 Hilltoppers Milwaukee, WI, USA
1736 Robot Casserole Peoria, IL, USA
1739 Chicago Knights Chicago, IL, USA
1816 "The Green Machine" Edina, MN, USA
1850 Mechanicats Chicago, IL, USA
1864 Monsters of the Deep. Milwaukee, WI, USA
2022 IRS Aurora, IL, USA
2039 Rockford Robotics Rockford, IL, USA
2062 C.O.R.E 2062 Waukesha, WI, USA
2077 Laser Robotics Wales, WI, USA
2116 Dane County Robotics Stoughton, WI, USA
2194 Fondy Fire Fond du Lac, WI, USA
2202 Beast Robotics Brookfield, WI, USA
2338 Gear It Forward Oswego, IL, USA
2437 Lancer Robotics Honolulu, HI, USA
2481 Roboteers Tremont, IL, USA
2500 Herobotics Minneapolis, MN, USA
2506 Saber Robotics Franklin, WI, USA
2530 Inconceivable Rochester, MN, USA
2538 The Plaid Pillagers Morris, MN, USA
2547 Redcat Robos Milwaukee, WI, USA
2549 Millerbots Minneapolis, MN, USA
2574 RoboHuskie Saint Anthony Village, MN, USA
2709
2817
2826 Wave Robotics Oshkosh WI.
2830
2940
2946
2970
3110


Seems like a fairly unknown regional to me. But that is also probably because this is the first year 2022 is going.

Anyone have predictions or discussion?

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I was surprised to not see a thread on this yet (other than the WI MN combination post). To add to your list, team 2826 is Wave Robotics from Oshkosh WI.

This regional is a little bit smaller this year, but I am still extremely excited! 1625 and 1675 put on a great show winning Midwest and I can't wait to see what other teams emerge in this regional!

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This is also the first time team 1535 will be going to the Wisconsin regional, and we are very excited as we will be the only team representing Canada there ! Hope to see everybody there, and GOOD LUCK!

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Yes, a few teams from Midwest are coming to Wisconsin

Champions
1625 Winnovation
1675 UPS
Finalists
2338 Gear It Forward
2039 Rockford Robotics
SemiFinalists
2022 The IRS
1652 Lakeview Legends
1732 Hilltoppers

And the list goes on.

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I'll do my best for predictions.

Lets see, 93, 269, and 537 have been repping the Wisconsin teams very well for longer then I've been here. This year should be no different

In the past few years, we've seen the emergence of a few new contenders. 2062 CORE Robotics has had an impressive showing in 2008 and there's no doubt in my mind they will be good this year. 2194, the Fondy Fire is also a contender. They have been impressive ever since they were rookies.

Now you can't forget to mention the good ol home teams of 1732 and 1714. 1714 was regional chairman winners last year and they are sure to impress. 1732 has a competitive bot and looks to make a run into the elims like they did at MWR.

2/3 of the MWR finalists team are here. 2338 and 2039. 2338 is one tough robot and can hold their own with anyone

2/3 of the champs from MWR are here too, 1625 and 1675. Everyone's heard the hype about 1625 and they probably have the biggest bullseye on their back coming in.

2022 is coming off a great MWR too. They made it to the semi's off their solid defense and fantastic human player. No robot is safe with 20 seconds left in the game and their hp has a supercell.

1024 looks to rebound from MWR. If they are the kilobytes of the past, we know they will improve tenfold and show their form from 2008.

I'm glad to see 1816 is back too. They were part of the 2006(I think) winning alliance in Wisco, look out.

1736 Robot Casserole consistently have cool bots. Glad to see theyre making the trip too. They are definately near the top my scouting list from previous years expieriences

And everyone remember to give the 2437 Lancer Robotics a warm welcome. They are making the trip from Hawaii. They'll need all the warmth they can get getting used to the brutal Wisco winters.

I'm sure I could go on and on but here are my real predictions. After qualification matches, the seeding will look like this

1.1625
2.93
3.2062
4.1024
5.2338
6.269
7.1732
8.1259

WI should be interesting.
Good luck all teams.

//edit Bigboom beat me to some of it =]
I'm going to guess the finals will be won by the 3rd seed.

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I think that Winnovation will do well at this regional as well, unless something breaks.

:)
Thanks for the comment.

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While Joe did a very good job providing teams to look out for, I think there are two teams that also should be mentioned: 141 and 171.

141 was a quarterfinalist at Traverse city, and was a semifinalist at Wisconsin last year. I have no idea what goes on in thier gray box, but it should be effective.

171 is the defending champ and looks to have a robot capible of doing it again.



I think Wisconsin should be very exciting. After 1625 there will be a drop off, but then there will be plenty of teams right at the next level. Should make scouting and alliance selection even more crucial, I think.

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care to fill me in on what will break? seriously?lol


2 cims on 4wd drive single speed... 2 cims on a conveyor.....and 6 pneumatic cylinders.
(we've only toasted cims once, and that was under very interesting circumstances that cant happen with this drivetrain)

we had one issue at midwest with a bent pnuematic cylinder, and that was because of how we started with the 7 balls on the pistons in auton, and yeah we dont do it that way anymore.

2 vics 2 jags and a spike

simplest bot we've ever made, nothing complicated, nothing extravagant

i'm also gonna chuck a watch out for 2039 and 2338 up here, they're good

(totally just jinxed us lol)

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Maybe that was a reference to you guys blowing that fp last year? I don't see any weakness on your bot, well I didn't last year either but thats besides the point.

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Just less then 48 HOURS before the start of the WISCONSIN REGIONAL!!!

Does anyone know:
1. If there will be a webcast??
2. Where the information will be posted for parents and sponsors to watch??

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141 will be back again for the second year. Its going to be cool that we will be the only Michigan team this year. Only a few more days until it begins. See you all there.

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The "unless something breaks" comment is more a comment directed at everyone. All robot's are subject to breaking.

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Team 2338 "Gear It Forward" is really excited to be going to this regional this year.

Thanks for the comments (and the ranking)! We had a great time playing against you guys in the Midwest Regional Finals. We have made slight improvements for our bot and are ready to compete with such great teams.

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I can't wait for the Wisconsin regional. Here's my take on it.

Here's one stat that may surprise you: no team in the state has won more regionals than 537 (4). They competed already in week 1 at the Kansas City regional and failed to make the elimination rounds after finishing 3-4 in the qualifiers. You know they'll be looking to turn things around this weekend.

Here's one more stat that may impress you: 1024 tied that number last year alone. After winning 3 regionals, appearing on Einstein in Atlanta, and making a finals appearance at IRI, 1024 certainly has some positive momentum rolling. They had a very disappointing showing at Midwest this year, but are expected to have the bugs worked out this weekend. This is their first time attending the Wisconsin Regional.

93 is a perennial powerhouse in the state. They had a huge year last year, taking silver in Milwaukee and gold at Minnesota two weeks later. They also made a strong push in Atlanta and IRI. They built a shooter this year and shouldn't disappoint. Look for them on Saturday.

1732 and 1652 teamed up at Midwest and with the help of partner 2041, accomplished one of the largest upsets in recent history in beating the #1 alliance of 71, 1114, and 1000 in the quarterfinals. Look for them to both improve this weekend.

Speaking of Midwest performances, we can't forget the winners of the regional, two of which will be playing this weekend. Team 1625 and 1675 teamed up for the second time in the two years to win the Midwest regional this year. 1625 is obviously a talented robot and enters Wisconsin with a gigantic target on their back (968 anyone?). 1675 played formidable defense and was largely responsible for their partner's success. Both should be playing on Saturday, quite possibly together.

Robot Casserole, 1736, will be venturing north as well. History will tell you to never underestimate the casserole. They usually bring their A-game.

269 also competed in week one. They have a simple design and have shown rather consistent driving. They were selected by the 8th seed alliance and ended up losing to the eventual KC champions in the quarterfinals after four hard fought matches which penalties eventually decided. They're looking to redeem themselves this weekend.

2062 put themselves on the map last year after a great performance at St. Louis which was topped by an even greater at Wisconsin. They'll be looking to defend their title of reigning champions. They have an interesting shooter design which will either make or break their chances of repeating.

Fondy Fire, 2194, have been making a name for themselves ever since winning Wisconsin in their rookie year of 2007 in what was possibly the best set of finals matches Milwaukee has ever seen. Their "John Deere" green machine is definitely something to watch for.

Speaking of cheesy segways, 1816 is back for the 4th straight year and they'll be shooting as well. Since winning the regional in 2006, their rookie year, they've had some disappointing showings. 2007 looked like their year until they had a breakdown in the finals which opened the door for the eventual winners. They'll be one to watch for as always.

My sleeper team is 706. They've been around 2001 and to this point, have never been in the finals. After seeing what they built this year, it's hard not to write them off as quickly. They showed up to the preship with a gorgeous robot with a very impressive looking shooter. It will be disappointing if they can't get things going this time around.

141 will be back. This time they've brought a fridge. They dumped their way into the eliminations at Traverse City but lost after three QF matches to the #2 seed. They had a strong showing last year and it's good to have them back.

The Oshkosh rookies, 2826, as well as 2nd year competitor, 2506 looked fantastic at the Sussex preship event and will be some of the better dumpers. Oshkosh spent the build season under the wings of 93 and 2194, so they surely won't disappoint.

2039 and 2338 will be making the trip up from Illinois after teaming up at Midwest. That means 4/6 teams in the finals at Midwest will be at Wisconsin. Had you told me that earlier, I would have called you crazy.

Oh, and 171 will be back as well...

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This years game is unpredictable, and teams are trying new things. Expect some of the so called power houses of Wisconsin to struggle this year. That is all i have to say.

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[quote=Aren_Hill;834016]care to fill me in on what will break? seriously?lol


2 cims on 4wd drive single speed... 2 cims on a conveyor.....and 6 pneumatic cylinders.
(we've only toasted cims once, and that was under very interesting circumstances that cant happen with this drivetrain)

we had one issue at midwest with a bent pnuematic cylinder, and that was because of how we started with the 7 balls on the pistons in auton, and yeah we dont do it that way anymore.

2 vics 2 jags and a spike

simplest bot we've ever made, nothing complicated, nothing extravagantQUOTE]

You never know what will happen. We didn't expect the bot to malfunction last year, but it did. It is completely fair to say "unless something breaks". Granted the odds of something breaking are low, it is still very possible.

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I wouldn't necessarily say there will be a drop off between 1625(us) and the rest of the bots, but more of a different level of strategy. The whole entire game this year relies more on the strategy of the alliance/team. From what i hear 1732 played defense practically the whole day Thursday at MW and for the most part shut down 1114 in those practice matches. Also from what i gathered in the quarterfinals of MW the #8 alliance changed their strategy after the first match. They effectively changed it because they caused the big upset of beating 71, 1114, and 1000. Our strategy played out very well for us at MW and hopefully it will do the same at Wisconsin. I think its fair to say that every robot has its own weakness.

I also want to say look out for 2039. They improved greatly over MW and should be considered a threat. 1732, 2022, 2338 are good bots and should be watched. My opinion for the top 8:

1) 1625
2) 2039
3) 1732
4) 93
5) 171
6) 141
7) 1024
8) 2022

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Yes, that is true we played mostly defense on Thursday, but that was due to some mechancial problems (which we fixed). I would be suprised to see us play that much defense at Wisconsin, but we can if needed.

I still think you guys (1625) are a step ahead of everyone in scoring ability. I know that our robot can't compete against you guys on pure scoring speed and effectiveness. From the teams I've seen (not counting teams like 93, 171, 1736...), I don't think anyone at Wiscosin can (while midwest teams like 1114, 217, 111, 71 and maybe 135 could keep it close enough). You are correct that strategy is crucial. Knowing that we can't keep up moonrock for moonrock against you, we will need to come up with some different strategy, possibly super cells or defense.

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If we get the opportunity, we can hold 40+ balls, and dump in 2 seconds. Winnovation has a more accurate, and cooler looking mechanism though.

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1716 Will be there, and we are looking forward to seeing everyone there, and Most of all, making sure that Our robot will work!!!!!

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Woooh!
Wisconsin regional was awesome last year!
Gotta say, we seeded 56th outta sixty last year, so we can go almost no place but up. Good luck to everyone, and hopefully you'll see us in the top 24!

And... at least we won't have to remove 19 lbs in three hours this year. :)

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I don't see anyone down in the archiving thread to record this regional. Does anyone have the capability to do this? I would be more than happy to do all the parsing if someone could record it and upload the videos somewhere I can get to them.

This would be a huge help to me as many of the teams from WI will be coming over to Northstar in Week 6.

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I'm not sure the regional is set up to be recordable. I contacted them to see if we could record the matches for scouting purposes (and later for achiving if no one else did it) and I was told we weren't able to. I was told that there is a new set up and they couldn't even do a webcast. I wouldn't take this as gospel, though.

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I will be there, and I have a few parents that are willing to do some taping. We for sure wont get all of them, but It could help, We will be taping anyway for scouting purposes!! This is all obviously just if it turns out that they allow videotaping :(

If you need to see me, I will be in the Team 1716 Pit most of the time on thursday!!

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Team 167 is excited to attend! On behalf of the whole team, we wish everyone a fun, safe, and exciting regional, and knowing Milwaukee, I'm sure it will be. We think we'll be able to improve from previous years. I'm really looking forward to seeing all the robots!

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Well, thank you for the compliment. :D I can't wait to see how you guys do this weekend. Less than 24 hours until the pits open tomorrow!

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Only 9 more hours until the Pits open!!! I wish everyone good luck and remember, everyone have fun and stay safe!

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outta be fun! can't wait till matches start tomorrow!

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I will be taping the matches tomorrow for archiving, just as I've done the last two years. I wasn't sure if I would be able to, but I have to go old school with the VCR to do it this year since my computers are out of commission. Parsing may take some time, it sounds like I have some people willing to help.

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Great! Thank you!

If you do need help with parsing I will gladly do it if you can get the video digitized and put up somewhere.

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Let me know how it goes cause I can't make it this year! I'm in China... But please, let me know everything about the regional!!!!! :D

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Apparently i did jinx us, stupid battery connection..grumble grumble grumble
lol

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Congratulations to Chris Paulik, the Woodie Flower's Award winner! Also kudos to Mike Wittman, the Volunteer of the Year. We know how hard you both work.

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It's all your fault!

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There were some great matches today, and I'm sure there will be even better ones tomorrow.

One thing that i've noticed...we need more cheering! The U.S. Cellular Arena isn't as loud as I remember from years passed. Lets get some RED ALLIANCE / BLUE ALLIANCE cheers and things! come on guys! LETS DO IT!

Like the gate on our robot says...

WOOOOOOOOO! Robots!

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Here are the alliances:

1: 2039 1625 2194
2: 2506 2970 269
3: 1652 141 537
4: 1675 2022 2481
5: 1024 2826 447
6: 167 1736 2062
7: 1732 2338 93
8: 1816 1103 2202


Should be some interesting eliminations

Edit: I also hear that Dean Kamen was a surprise guest speaker and John Abele was also present

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Yes Dean Did make a a showing!!!! It was a great regional, not for our team, but it was a blast, we never got the full robot working, together with the code :( We didnt run at all two matches because we had a dead battery, and then to top it off, the next match, we forgot to put the breakers in for the drive motors :ahh:

Thank you to all of the teams that helped us out with our programing and other needs, and all of the NI reps were a huge help when trying to debug!!!!

This was my first year involved with FIRST, and I enjoyed every min. of it, there is nothing like it, and I couldn't have had so much fun without all of you!!!!!

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Indeed some very exciting matches.

Congratulations to 2039 Rockford Robotics, 1625 Winnovation and 2194 Fondy Fire for winning the Wisconsin Regional. This was one strong alliance and you guys backed up all the hype that was buzzing after MWR.

Also, big ups to teams 2970, 2506 and 269 for making it to the finals and putting up a great fight (that first match of the finals had everyone gasping and will probably get the most hits once it gets posted on the blue alliance). Team 2970 was especially impressing - great rookie year achievement. Top notch robot and game play (I knew I would like your robot as soon as I saw in the pits with the two propellers :) ). Good luck to you at Minnesota - and I am sure other teams will be looking out for you at that regional and in the future.

Wave robotics 2826 was another rookie team that definitely deserves a mention. Good robot, great team spirit, great all around show. Congratulations on winning rookie of the year award and good luck in Atlanta. You showed that you have all the ingredients to be a another strong team in years to come.

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Fondy Fire sends a big Thank You to 2039 Rockford Robotics and 1625 Winnovation. Your were great alliance partners in the eliminations! Also congratulations to 2826 Wave Robotics on winning the Rookie All Star. We couldn't be prouder.

Also a hugh thank you to Team 93, NEW Apple Corps. Your team is always ready, willing and able to help, and nobody knows how to tailgate better. Also thanks to Team 171 for helping us with our programming. And we wish 2437 Lancer Robotics much more luck at the Hawaii Regional than you had here. Hopefully all of the gremlins are now gone from your robot.

It was really great to see Dean Kamen and John Abele at the Wisconsin Regional! Even though Dean was fighting a bad cold, he was very gracious as he visited teams.

Finally, thank you to all the volunteers. They are the ones that always make the Wisconsin Regional so much fun.

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Congratulations teams 2194, 2039, and 1625 for winning the Wisconsin regional!

I think we are witnessing the start of Winnovation's sweet season... I'm feeling at least an Einstein appearance here...

Go Teams!

-q

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We've already started the list of improvements for champs ;) its being difficult to make though :( :D

I'm glad we got to help 2039, now to just hope we land in the same division

also my favorite MC quote for the weekend,

"1625 appears to be pinned.....but...they dont seem to care!" as they show the big screen with our drivers standing hands off the controls just chillin, its fun strategizing for a match against 3 D-special bots (semi's)

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Congratulations to Chris Paulik on Woodie Flowers. And a big congrts to More Robotics on the Chairman's Win.

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Team 167 sends a huge thanks to all the teams for making this such an exciting and fun regional. Also, much congratulations to every team that made it to the elimination rounds, especially winnovation, rockford robotics, and fondy fire for winning in such an intense competition.

We'd especially like to thank 1736 Robot Casserole, and 2062 C.O.R.E. Robotics for joining our alliance and filling in for our weaknesses. We had a great and fun run with you guys. Our quarterfinals were some of the most intense matches of the entire weekend in my opinion. 1736--2 years ago we went with you to the semis; this year, we repeated that. Next year, let's take it all the way! 2062: hope to see more of you guys next year and in years to come! Thanks once again. we couldn't have done it without you!

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Congrats to 2039, 1625, and 2194. You guys were an awesome alliance and it was great fun to play against you guys in the semis. If only our robot hadn't decided for itself that it was only going to play defense (our compressor sheared its mounts and unplugged itself in the match prior and we didn't find it until we went back to the pits), that second match may have ended a little bit differently:yikes:

Thanks to 2022 and 2481 for being outstanding alliance partners and giving it a good run. We wish you the best in the future and expect great things. 2022, we hope the brown modifications do for you what brown does for us!

Congrats to Chris Paulik! You have been an excellent inspection mentor for me the last few years and I appreciate all the work you do for the regional as well as the local teams.

Thank you Team 93 for the outstanding play in our qualifying match together and the resulting team award. That was one of the funnest matches I've ever been a part of.

Finally, thank you to all of the teams that attended the team social on Friday night. The food situation was unfortunate and out of our control, despite our planning efforts, but you all handled it with the gracious professionalism that one would expect from FIRST teams. I would love to hear some feedback about the FIRST Olympics Relay Races, but it certainly looked like the participants had fun (at least until the Triple Replay event!).

Can't wait for next year!

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Congrats teams 2194,and 2039. and congrats again to team 1625 on winning your second regional this year! I hope that in Atlanta we can form an alliance with you again :) Can't wait until then hope we can all enjoy the rest of this amazing season!

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Thanks to teams 2039 and 2194 for being such awesome alliance partners! It was so much fun to play with Rockford since we are so close to each other.

Congrats to teams 2506, 2970, & 269 for making it to the finals!

Also big congrats to Chicago Knights for the Engineering Inspiration award!

Our team had a great time at the Social. The relay races were fun to watch. I did feel sorry for the pizza guy -- I think he was quite popular when he showed up. Thanks again for organizing it.

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Ahhhh standing in line for pizza, what a night!!!!! IT was alot of fun!!

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Yes. I would agree!
Congrats to teams 2506,2970 & 269 for making to the finals!
And to the Chicago Knights for the Engineering Inspiration Award!

Special Congratulations to team 2039 for making it as the #1 seed after the Qualification Rounds your strategy definitely paid off!
Thanks also for choosing us along with team 2194 Fondy Fire to try and help you get your ticket "punched" for Atlanta!
You guys have been making steady strides over the past couple of years and it was pretty awesome to FINALLY team up with you!

To Team 2194 Fondy Fire - You guys truly were "On FIRE!" and were the perfect compliment to an Awesome Alliance - Thanks!

Will look forward to seeing you BOTH down in Atlanta!!!

Finally, Thank You to ALL of the Volunteers for making events like this possible!
Your time and dedication is Greatly Appreciated !!!

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Thank you everyone for an amazing Wisconsin Regional!

The social was spectacular- it allowed for people to sit and talk, run around and play games, or pummel each other with dodge balls. It's one of the best socials I've been to because it was so easy to socialize :D

I'd also like to say that the event was very well run- the volunteers did a great job organizing the event and the VIP tours went very well this year.

Congratulations 2039 1625 2194, that strategy in the semifinals was amazing. 1625 it's always a pleasure to play with and against you, 1675 hopes you enjoy our Drove It Like You Stole It award ^_^

Congratulations to team 1714 MORE robotics for winning chairmans this year.

Good luck to everyone- I hope to see some of you down in Atlanta. :D

Renee

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What a great weekend! Thanks to the fantastic organizing committee for putting together an awesome regional!

Congratulations to Chris Paulik on winning the Woodie Flowers Award. How appropriate that he was in the pits helping another team with their robot when they were announcing the winner!

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Thank you 2039 and 2194 for helping us obtain another regional title! It will be awesome to see you all in Atlanta. Hopefully we will be in the same division. :)
And to Qbranch: that'd be awesome if we could do that. There is another very tough field of competition this year.

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I'd like to thank all of the teams for participating in the Wisconsin Regional this year. Thanks also to our awesome alliance partners that worked with us to develop our strategies for matches; it was a ton of fun to work with so many different robots and drivers to get things done, and I can't wait to see some of you guys in Atlanta.

Congratulations to all of the award winners this year as well! Way to go C.O.R.E. on winning both Safety and Motorolla Quality, and I know you guys will do well at 10,000 Lakes. Congrats to 2826 Wave Robotics on Rookie All-Star; your robot was so good that I didn't know you guys were a rookie team until I checked! Rockford Robotics, Winnovation, Fondy Fire, congratulations on being the Winning Alliance; let me assure you that we were excited in qualifiers when we were paired with Rockford and very worried when paired against 1625! (I wasn't on-field for our Fondy Fire qualifier but you guys were pertty great too)

Since I can't go one forever thanking teams, congratulations to all of the other award winners! I never thought I'd be so inspired and impressed by all the quality, hard-working teams at the regional; thanks for keeping things very interesting.

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Thank you teams 167 and 2062 for making such an awesome alliance!
Our dead battery was pretty disappointing in the semi-finals, but we've learned a lesson: If the battery was labeled "junk", even if the "junk" was crossed out and relabled "ok", it's probably still junk. :(

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What team is he with again?

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Team 537, and he also had a rookie team there but I don't know the team number. I'm sure someone else will be able to fill that in...

And is the Lead Robot Inspector for both the Wisconsin and the North Star Regionals.

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Quick question. Were any of the matches recorded? If so, (1) huge thanks to whatever team did it and (2) will they be on TBA?

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Kevin Kolodziej from 1675 recorded the event on VHS. I think he plans to digitize it and either parse and upload to TBA or upload the raw video and get someone (like me) to help parse it.

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When will the video of the Wisconsin Regional be on the computer?

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A big thanks to all of the other teams and volunteers at the regional. We had a great time, and as always learned a lot from the other teams and their robot designs.

Thanks to Winnovation and Fondy Fire for their help in eliminations! Without such great teams on our side, we would have been eaten up by the competition. Two partially broken robots in the last finals match, what a wild time!

Special props go out to 2970 and 2826 for incredible rookie year robots and performance! I'm always stoked to see rookie teams coming in looking like seasoned veterans.

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Twas an awesome regional!
I wish I went to social, but I was too sick to attend. Any of you that met me should've noticed my "Sorry, I can't speak, I'm sick! :/" button, as speaking was the most painful thing that weekend (I completely shreiked when I found out Dean and I were of the same sickness).

Anyways, back to regionals.

Congrats to anyone that won any award, especially More Robotics, Chairmans is an honor!

Special thanks to any of our alliance partners, I would've enjoyed strategizing with you guys had I been able to talk, and you guys were great to play with.

1625, waving to our partners (big smiles) right before you guys kicked out butts was so much fun. I'm glad you guys won, seeing as how that was my only request.

I think all the teams that went were fantastic! I met and saw so many amazing people!

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His rookie team is 2830, Riverside H.S. Milwaukee!

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Patience! It is coming! I had a last minute business trip last week that prevented me from getting started. I'll knock out at least the elims this weekend and get whatever I can uploaded for people to parse (If I can't just do it while encoding).

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Thank you to all who made this years Wisconsin regional happen. I believe that this was the most energetic year I have seen amongst the teams, and the crowd as well :D .

A huge amount of props to the planning committee especially for the social. I was very sad to hear there originally was not one, and you guys did a great job putting something fun together last minute.

1625 and 2039 and 2194: You guys did a fantastic job at Midwest and really showed your stuff at WI, thanks for making the game very competitive and fun to watch for the crowd. Fondy: Thanks for showing that SS can make a huge difference in this years game, I believe that the GDC really wanted to make the last 20 sec suspenseful and you guys did a great job following through.

1714: Congrats on the Chairman's award, Keep racking them up and I think we might see our highest number team yet winning at the championships.

There are several teams that I would love to thank but for lack of interest of people reading this, I will just like to say one more huge thank you to all the teams for being energetic and excited. It makes my job a lot more fun!

See the rest of you at 10000 lakes and Atlanta!

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Whats the word on the match videos?

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The bird is the word.

In all seriousness, I read a post saying they were digitized and "just" need to be parsed. So soon?

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The videos are being parsed this weekend, with the exception of some of the elims which need to be re-digitized since the audio got screwed up....should be able to take care of that either tomorrow afternoon or Monday night.

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That's great to hear. I might get to study Winnovation before Atlanta! Thanks again Kevin for filming and digitizing.

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Kevin and I finished parsing the matches and the last of them were uploaded to TBA's server last night. They should hopefully be viewable in the coming days. I'd except a delay due to the Championship event starting tomorrow.

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Hey everyone, I'm in a predicament.

As a Lead Programmer of two Wisconsin teams this year (one of which is now a Newton Semifinalist, and the supposed 22nd-ranked team at Nationals, match-wise), and as a graduating senior moving to Brew City to attend MSOE this fall, I have a dilemna:

Which team to mentor?

I seriously want to get back in touch with UPS, Hilltoppers, or More Robotics, but I know that they already have some great mentors, and to go with them would be denying the experience I could provide to one of the many burgeoning rookie and second-year teams already in the works in the Milwaukee area. Although I haven't yet filled out the forms to officially become a mentor, I want to take a look at some of the teams and see which team has the most need for a decently experienced programmer as a mentor.

Any suggestions?

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It's great that you're looking for younger / less experienced teams first so you can maximize the help you can give. That's really cool.

I'd start with the Milwaukee based rookie teams (2830 and 2946). I haven't seen em on CD so you'll have to find them.

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MSOE has an organization for FIRST involvment. It's called MFSO (Milwaukee FIRST Support Organization). Their website is here: http://mfso.groups.msoe.edu/

I know a few people involved with it and I'm sure they'd love for you to join. They are responsible for mentoring many of the teams in southeastern Wisconsin.

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Shogun,
I would temper your desire until you have a little time at MSOE and have experienced your first year of college life. It is pretty hard and you need to focus on studies first and First second. When you are comfortable and feel you have enough free time for a team, then I would contact the Midwest Director, Susan Lawrence, and let her know you are available. She should have a handle on what team(s) could use your help.

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I agree 100% with Al. I took a year off my first year of college and i believed it helped. It allows you to mature a little and separate yourself from the high school students so you can be a good mentor, after all trying to mentor people who are the same age as you is very hard to do. Taking a year off also lets you set a good foundation for your GPA as it will likely slip a little as you mentor and dedicate your time to more things.

If you feel you must be involved in FIRST how about volunteering at the Wisconsin regional and/or the Midwest regional. You will be very close to both seeing as you will be attending MSOE.

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Unfortunately the club is temporarily on hiatus. Hopefully there is enough interest to bring it back to life for 2009-2010.

The original purpose of the club was for this very reason: attract incoming students and as an organization, help a local team (or teams) in need. In the club's spare time, what has now become Midwest Vex Programs was also started.

As one of the co-founders of this club, I echo Al's statements. Make sure you put your schooling first. MSOE is a VERY difficult school. It wasn't too difficult for me to continue my FIRST involvement during my freshman year (besides the club meetings at 1:00am in the MLH lounge), however, sophomore and junior year were extremely difficult. We won't talk about senior design! As a college mentor though, teams tend to be understanding that your time is limited.

Bottom line: MSOE is in a great place to continue your FIRST involvement, even if only at the volunteer level for a year or two. MSOE has come a long way in supporting FIRST and there are plenty of teams in the area to get involved with.

One of my original goals with the club was to hold meetings at MSOE with several teams in attendance to share knowledge and resources. While this currently happens on a smaller level within the Milwaukee Vex League, perhaps the big meetings can still be made possible.

Good luck!