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Originally Posted by SteveGPage

The RoboBees (FIRST Team 836) is so happy to be able to come home! One more time!

So for those of you who have followed what we have done this year - Winning the Regional Chairman's Award at the Palmetto Regional, and despite a very rocky start, still ending up as a semi-finalist -- we have some interesting news for our friends in Maryland!

Our initial bot was amazing! Beautiful! A work of art! The most ambitious robot we have ever built! Designed to take on the world! Did I mention it was beautiful?

But ... It didn't work.

We could have said, oh well. We tried, but after 6 grueling weeks, it just isn't going to make it.

But no! A historic event, 45 years ago, became our motivation! Since our week one competition and now, we have been very hard at work with a major redesign effort! If you ever saw Apollo 13, you will recall the scene where they looked at what they had, and had to figure out how do something new ... Well, we have 120 pounds of robot in a bag, and 30 pounds of withholding ...

Come watch us on Thursday as we attempt an impossible feat!

#MarylandWeHaveAProblem #2RobotsIn12Hours #Odyssey #Aquarius #TeamTether #GoBees

See you in three days!

This is basically the most ambitious thing I have ever witnessed at an FRC regional. It is awesome, and my fingers are crossed that it works out well for you guys. Can't wait to see your revamped robot(s) on the field tomorrow.