[KarenH]

The Beach Bots would have liked to try a new, highly maneuverable drive system this year, but the wheels got held up in manufacturing. As it was, we went with a six-wheel drive system that was new for us.

At the Southern California Regional, the play became much rougher, even wild, in the elimination matches. We had a lot more ramming and tipping than in the qualification matches. In one match, another robot's arm became entangled with Beach Bot's arm. Beach Bot started dragging that other robot around the field, and the two robots had a sort of wrestling match until a minor part on Beach Bot's arm broke. Then they continued normal play.