IRI was an absolutely amazing competition--I only wish we could have gotten out there prior to this year.
We had a great time visiting with many of our old friends, and making many new ones.
The match scheduling algorithm was, as Karthik pointed out, simply awesome. We loved being able to finally play with, and not only against many amazing teams.
This was by far the best event I've ever attended in my seven years of FIRST. It would be hard (if not impossible) to identify a point in time in which a better group of teams have gathered together under one roof.
Thanks to all the volunteers and organizers of the event--I doubt it could have been more smoothly run. Without a doubt the IRI is more well run than many official FIRST events.
Many thanks go out to BAX Global, who helped 254, 330, 968, 980, and 1577 get their robots to the IRI. Plus a nice little goodie bag
The six keeper match was without a doubt the best I've seen this year, and one of the best I've ever seen. The moment when the last keeper fell on the rack was absolutely insane--the crowd was Einstein-like.
Congratulations to 111, 1114, 2056, and 494. I was stunned when 2056 lasted as long as they did. You all were truly a force to be reckoned with.
Anyone who was at IRI was lucky to see such amazing alliances, as it would be near impossible for them to occur in the regular season. 111 1114 2056 494. 968, 330, 177, 910. 233 71 1902 1732. 48 67 469 148. Absolutely insane. All those alliances have Einstein written all over them.
The 2007 IRI was fantastic, and I'm sure we'll be coming back in the future.