[ZZII 527]

I already mentioned this in the thanks/congrats thread but thank you to Team 1114. They toppled our bot but came right over and helped us out. They lent us degreaser and helping us get our winch working in time for our next match.

Also thank you to team 467 for picking us even though we sucked for most of the competition. Thanks to both 467 and 358 for bringing us along to the semifinals. We just wish we could have been more useful...our cable-winch failure really did us in. Congratulations on your success, you guys were great to work with!

Edit: I would also like to thank our front piston. It was the single element on our robot that didn't break at some point during the competition, despite being used in every match. Originally intended to climb the step, it also worked great for latching on to and pulling the mobile goal. Unlike our rear piston, which bent seven times, the front piston's flexible mounting allowed it to stay operational while every other mechanism on our robot failed. For that reason, our MVP (most valuable part) award for our 2004 robot goes to the front piston.