[Rick TYler]

In the semifinals in the Washington championships, with two of our robots teamed up and poised to go on to the finals, a team member forgot to turn on the power switch. I'm pretty sure nothing is quite as depressing to a drive team as watching the #1 'bot in qualifying sit motionless during the last semi-final match with the power switch off. There were tears. There was depression. However... no one on the team ever ragged on the person who did this, the adults never mentioned it again, and the team was encouraged by winning the Innovate Award and a special award for Best Team Documentary Video. Even with their bitter disappointment, they still hung together as a team. It was the worst of times. It was the best of times.