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Originally Posted by Looking Forward
DAVIS:
The other California event this weekend is much smaller, and likely, much less competitive. 38 teams will compete in California's capital, many of which will likely struggle at hurdling. Defense, laps, and herding will make a huge impact.
692 lost in the QFs to the eventual champion #1 alliance in Silicon Valley last week, but want to finish stronger in Sacramento. Their hurdling machine should be able to make enough noise for them to be a first round selection.
997 had a mediocre performance in Oregon, and a disappointing start to the '08 season after so much success last year. While I don't think they will make it deep, they should be back in the eliminations this weekend.
1323 was another team that wasn't picked (although they made it to the QFs as a replacement) at their last event. Madtown looks to return to full force in Sacramento as well, but will struggle to make it deep unless they land in a very favorable alliance.
The M-A-Bears were another member of the #8 SVR alliance that lost in the QFs. 766 should be competitive in the shallower field at Davis as well though. Look out for a solid competition from them and a likely first round selection.
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You're right about 692. They have a very good robot this year. According to our scouting it was one of the top hurdlers at SVR. And believe me... Their team will make plenty of noise.... If there is one thing the Fembots are good at it is making noise
Team 701 They should also be a major contender. They did pretty well in San Diego, and they've been finalists the last two years in Davis. Perhaps this year they'll get the gold.
Team 2122 Another cool robot you need to check out at Davis is 2122. Its one of the most outrageous designs I've seen all season. Imagine a flop-bot version of 233 with a pneumatic ram in the middle of the roller-claw, and that's 2122. It would have done amazingly well in Portland if the refs hadn't DQ'ed it a bunch of times (they'd never seen a flop-bot before).
Team 2035 - Finalists in Davis last year. Their robot has an excellent autonomous and a nice claw/pneumatic-ram combo. It came very close to beating us in the semis.
Team 1351 One of my favorite robots of this season. Looks like a medieval wooden catapult (and works like one too!)
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