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I feel I need to throw in at least a 2012 honorable mention for 4294 (Startrek). They are a michigan rookie headed to the championship via competitive points acrued throughout the season. They were the first team at Kettering to pass inspection*, they were kettering champs (3rd bot), an alliance captain at their next competition, and an alliance captain at MSC. they have been fast learners and have improved their robot from a 2WD with caster to a 6x6 and even added an effective stinger at MSC (they may be the highest number with a stinger).

*After being the first to pass inspection, and on the first pass through, I told them I was really impressed. Their response was: "We just read the rules and made a simple robot. Don't most teams pass the first time through?"