The great thing about the team growth in Michigan has been the growth in the quality of the Chairman's Award submissions.
Every year, this becomes more and more difficult for the judges as they have so many to select from.
Two quality teams in Michigan that deserve a shout-out: 2337 and 5053.
2337 The EngiNERDs are always out in the community. They understand and exemplify the value of working with others. They hosted one of the best district events in 2013 and are one of the secrets to the success for rookie teams in their hands-on rookie workshop held the day after kickoff. They do more than just help connect the components, they look at the strategy too. When teams ask us where to go to get started, we highly recommend to start with the EngiNERDS rookie workshops.
5053 Laker Robotics. They have a huge FLL and FTC program, with their FLL programs consistently progressing to the state tournaments. The FRC team qualified for MSC in their rookie year and qualified for Worlds in their sophomore year. Their students
created this video after their rookie year - the end is very powerful. This team gets what FRC is all about.
There are many more great teams in Michigan and working together only makes us better.
See you at the competitions!