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At Finger Lakes:
Always keep an eye out for team 1126, SparX. They have made the playoffs every year they've been in FIRST, and rarely do they make an early exit.

229 could potentially recreate Division By Chicken this year, and they have a solid looking robot.

Team 610 showed what their robot could do in the video they posted here, and have looked impressive so far.

340, GRR, seems to have learned from their 2004 robot with the design they chose this year. If everything functions, they may find their team returning to the deep playoffs.

1511 has improved consistently in the past few years, and though they haven't had much time to practice with the robot yet, they have a smart, experienced drive team and will make the playoffs again.

A sleeper team here is 174, who has won the last two regionals, as a fill-in for 191 in 2008, and as the final pick of the 188-1507 alliance in 2009. I haven't seen much of their robot in action, but I know it has little trouble climbing the bumps, and a speedy scoring robot may be just what the best alliance is looking for come Saturday.

Also, I'd keep an eye out for the rookie teams from McQuaid and Pittsford. I have a feeling they'll have no trouble adjusting to the competition.