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So many teams, so few championship banners...
Here's a rookie team that shouldn't be overlooked.
1114 - The best stacker I've seen by far. They went into their second match of the Quarterfinals at the Canadian regional down by 123 points. They quickly made a six stack (took a HP stack of four and added two more to it) and protected until the end. They ended up winning the match 121-0, but losing overall by just two points. One extra bin on either side of the field would have been enough to at least get them into a tie breaker. Nevertheless, coming that close was still a huge accomplishment.
I predict that they'll be the first robot to create a stack of seven. It seems to be within their capabilities, plus they have a great little box uprighting device which makes things that much easier.
I don't remember seeing such an amazing rookie team since 254 and 308 made their debuts in '99.
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:: Karthik Kanagasabapathy :: "Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm" -- R.W. Emerson
My TEDx Talk - The Subtle Secrets of Success
Full disclosure: I work for IFI and VEX Robotics, and am the Chairman of the VEX Robotics and VEX IQ Game Design Committees .
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