FRC 4607 is a young team - but we have had a couple of fairly memorable robots...
2013 - Peanut. We had some issues on the practice day of our first regional and thus had to completely rebuild our robot. It went from a defensive robot that could saunter under the pyramid to the tallest come MN State Championships. Our team grew up overnight that season. Our robot, Peanut did as well.
Peanut 2013
At NorthStar we were Rookie All-stars, Won the regional (TY 967 & 2175), and then went on to win the MN State Championship (thank you 2175 and 2052)!
2014 - Gumdrop. We stumbled out of the gate at North Star going 0-2-1 and most wrote us off as a one-year-wonder. However, the PIT team figured out the problem we went undefeated and then were picked by the #1 alliance of 967 & 2175. We swept through the QF and then lost in three to the eventual champions. We qualified for the MN State Tourney again and were on a roll until one of our wheels blew out. We finished as the #2 Captain and chose 3018 and 2530. We ended up in the State finals against 2175, 2052, and 4778. I have never been so proud of a 2nd place finish as we just went toe-to-toe with two perennial powerhouses in MN! Later that year we won MRI and then finished in the Semis at Minne-Mini!
Gumdrop
2015 - Briar/Thorn. This year we have 49 members on FRC 4607 - CIS. It is the most comprehensive robot to date for us. We have made certain to bring all members into the fold of CIS and I am proud of what this team has done in the wake of our previous years. Our off-season endeavors have put us in a new position in MN FRC; our new members have already made their mark (see our new
website); for the second year we have built a practice robot; we are continuing our outreach with our RoboCamp; we have a new FTC team (9536) and 5 more on the way; we have 3 FLL teams starting next fall... and the list can go on.
We also posted a video to FRCTOP25 "
Sneak Peak of Briar/Thorn" on for the first time ever. Yes - it was a bit of a Faux Pas on our part...
I know that this is long-winded - but for those that know me know that this is par for the course. So after all that - my favorite robot is...
Sorry. They all bring back so many great memories. I love coaching this team. I love seeing the alumni come back and instilling their knowledge in the newbies.
Go 4607!