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1995 or 1996... (i forget which year)- tigerbolt (i forget the numbers since they were all re-numbered from 97-98 seasons)... they collected balls on the field with an array of rollers, then what seemed like their entire body lifted up off the ground to deposit their balls in the goal by reversing their rollers and spitting them out - very impressive roller design.
1998 - chiefdelphi(47) had an incredible robot - two wheel swerve, super fast vertical lift mechanism, awesome ball grabber. I will never forget the finals in New Hampshire where you guys placed some absurd number of balls in the center goal.
1999 - 176 - ACES high. They walked into the UTC robot scrimmage at noontime, halfway through the contest, with (no joke) a garbage bag as their floopy basket. Their arm on the back of their robot was a marvel of engineering. It could not only go up and down, but pivot side to side. The arm could right the robot no matter what angle they fell off. Oh, and they ended up national champs.
2000 - team 131 completely stunned me with their ability to get the buried black ball out of the trough flawlessley every time. Amazing design, awesome defense.
2001 - team 45 amazed me with their ability to balance perfectly, everytime. Most of the time when i was watching matches it was a big question whether or not they would balance in time. As soon as 45 started their slow hike up the ramp, i knew they would be balanced.
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