A couple of my favorite moments (from team 2970):
Having my picture taken by the NI booth, with my initials (Nick Iannone
) on the back of my shirt, by one of the women who was operating the booth.
Not needing a signature by Dean or Woody, because I already have them both
Defeating Winnovations a second time this year (first time was in Minnesota, if I remember correctly) as a primary offensive robot on our alliance.
Moshing at Robot Prom.
Watching two consecutive off-the-regolith bounce shots of super cells by the same team's thrower.
Getting to go out onto the field as the Team Media representative and get some great up-close shots of our robot in action.
Meeting up with all of the people and teams we've become friends with, even those who just came to cheer us on (Looking at you, 1525
).
Being in the presence of so much talent, charisma, and energy.
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Team #2970 Alum
Team #1652 Alum
2006: School Mascot for Team 1652
2007-2008: Programmer for Team 1652 (Robot Mafia)
2009: Programmer on Team 1652 (Robot Mafia), Programmer on Team 2970 (eSchool eBots)
2010-2016: Volunteer, Wisconsin Regional
2017: Programming Mentor, FRC 4247 (CougarBOTS, Obama SCTE, Milwaukee, WI)