[Arefin Bari]

There are few teams I would like to recognize...

Hats off to team 67, the HOT team, for showing FIRST something that hasn't been seen before. Championship gold and chairman's award, both at the same time. Their machine was just so perfect. This was the first robot I have seen with 3 directional wheels.

Team 330, Beachbot, have I ever saw this simple machine that won the championship. Basic six wheels drive, with a VERY simple PVC... yes PVC arm.

Team 233, (personal opinion), the best robot I have seen in FIRST this past season. That robot is engineered so well, it is very hard to find any mistake on that bot.

Team 33, as every year, their robot was very competitive as well as built so right for this past season's game.

Team 179, Swampthing had a very simple robot with a killer chassis. It did what it needed to do and they did it well.

Team 25, 61, and 173, they were back again to compete with modified/better chassis they have been using for the past few years.

Team 269 had the ability to go up very high, also stack 2 tetras at a time. It was amazing to watch you guys play.

Team 217 and 229... almost same looking robot, very effective for competition.

Team 1114 (and the other two teams that had the same robot), I had a chance to see team 1114 in action very closely. That robot was the best Canadian robot I have seen.

Team 1305, another amazing Canadian robot I have seen in FIRST. Very effective, simple drive, with a simple arm.

Team 1251, the Techtigers did very well as a 2nd year team. 2 finalists silver under their belt this past season was awesome. If you left them alone, they did what they do the best on the field.

Team 65, the Huskie Brigade, as every year they came back with a very effective machine.

Team 222, Tigertrons, came back to compete with their ball shifter again. That bot works very well.

Team 118, Chainzilla was another amazing robot to look at. Full of chains, running around the field like it is the kind of the field. They dominated this past season. It was very hard to win against you guys during semi finals.

Team 103, Cybersonics, chairmans award winning team came back to compete with another very competitive machine.

Team 16, 6 wheel drive with the corkscrew to hold tetras.

Finally, team 108, SigmaC@ts, my old team, for having a very simple machine. The machine was student built and it felt so good to see it go out there and dominate Curie Division. Thank you Team 108, you guys have shown me what FIRST is.