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The top three bots in Minnesota:

#1: 2052 - The best cycler in Minnesota, they competed at Lake Superior, 10K Lakes, Championships, and the MN State tournament. They competed in the elimination matches at all of their events, winning Lake Superior, 10K Lakes and the MN State Tournament.

#2: 2169 - Arguably the best FCS in the world, when it is working. They competed at Northern Lights, the Colorado Regional, Championships and the MN State Tournament. They competed in elmination matches at all of their events, winning Northern Lights and the Colorado Regional. They also advanced the farthest at Championships a MN team has ever reached - alliance captain of a finalist on Galileo.

#3: 3313 - The bucket innovator. Team 3313 increased their social media presence this year by leaps and bounds. I would say Team 3313 is one of the lead innovators in Minnesota with their social media advances. Through this they were able to post videos on how their robot worked - including posting a video on how well a simple HomeDepot bucket can be used as a frisbee collector/sorter. This influenced many robot designs throughout the world, while it can be argued that they didn't come up with the idea originally, they certainly marketed it. 3313 many not have won any events themselves but many event-winning robots used the "bucket-design" as marketed by 3313.

Honorable Mention: 2175 - The Fighting Calculators