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Originally Posted by oneangrydwarf
As a matter of fact, only 1 robot was disabled by the refs at boilermaker, and that was when 45 tipped right onto the scoring table, they were then pushed by another robot which almost resulted in amanda morrison getting an arm to the face, man the look on her face was pretty priceless  We concluded it had to do with andy bakers resentment of being refered to as TechnoKittens. |
Yep.... that was it, Josh. It was the first match of our quarter-final round, and our plan was to tip the robot over in front of the scorers table instead of winning the match. You caught us there. Can't slip anything by you.
As for the regional, it was great. The competition was as good as expected. In my opinion, the best thing was seeing soooooo many college-aged FIRST mentors step up into important positions at a regional. 1/2 of the referee crew were college students, and the whole scoring crew were college students. The Purdue students who helped run the regional were great. There are just too many to point out. Over the past year, it has been amazing to see these students develop their skills (they have EXCELLENT SKILLS) and be so valuable to an event. Their energy, passion, and dedication to getting the job done makes us old folks look slow.
Also... a big congrats goes out to Carolyn Percifield for being the Boilermaker Regional Volunteer of the Year. She was the constant force in keeping the regional on the track of success.
I can't wait until next year.
Andy B.