I first noticed the Bulldogs
in the pits assembling their bumpers. It was inspiring to see teams rally to get them through inspection and onto the field. I had no idea I would see them later in the finals.
Between matches in the semi finals, I had a chance to talk to the team. This rookie team is a total of
4 young men and their coach. One member of the team shared, that the Spokane competition was his first trip out of the county. He looked overwhelmed at the posibility of traveling to compete in St Louis. I hope their
community, First, and some sponsors can help make that possible.
Before they finished packing their pit, they had a pneumatic cylinder from one team to move a tipper, and other offers of support from others.
They should be very proud of what they accomplished. Their
robot was able to double balance, and a chute allowed their robot to feed 2 additional balls to the Tators (2122). This resulted in a solid 36 autonomous points for their alliance.
Good Luck Bulldogs!