1640 had a blast at our first IRI! Thanks so much to 234, 45, 1024, and everyone else who worked so hard to put on this event. It was amazing to get to see so many of the best robots up close plus talk to the teams and other other people I've heard so much about. (I can believe I got to meet Andy, Mark, Ed, Karthik, and Jane, among so many others!)
This was one of the most well run competitions we've ever been to, including on-seasons, and we encountered literally no issues (except maybe a few too many repeats of Crazy Train
). The pointing thing was disappointing, but Paul handled it very well, and the elims were absolutely fantastic otherwise. What a feat keeping 78 teams so close to on-schedule for so many matches, on top of organizing all the wonderful extra activities. We are definitely hooked! Though we're certainly striving to make it back as a team next year, I know several of us will probably be there either way.