Team 2826 WAVE Robotics

[Chris is me]

I'm happy to echo the above thoughts. 2826 is a phenomenal team, winning two regionals in three years and just a few inches away from Einstein this year. I expect their success to continue well into the future, and look forward to competing with them again someday.

[Adam Freeman]

2826 was without a doubt the real deal this year.

I knew they were very good, but I was constantly asking my scouts if the scouting data was correct. They were on the same level (or above) as 987, 2056, 67, 1717, and 71 in the Curie division.

We were fortunate enough to get to play with them in one qualification match and the drive team was awesome to work with.

Unfortunately, we had to face the great 71 and 2826 in the Semi-finals. Our defense was completely ineffective playing against these guys and we could not put up enough points to offset 71's minibot.

Once we were beaten, I thought 71, 2826, and 103 were a lock into the Final round on Einstien. With 2826's amazing scoring ability, 71's minibot, and 103's tube stealing skills....they were going to be tough to beat.

That 3 v. 2 match was awesome to watch. Can't remember all the details...but I know 2826 was throwing tubes up left and right.

Congratulations on a great season. Hopefully we will see this robot around the off-season circuit.

[Jimmy the Kidd]

As a first-time attendee of the champs, but a longtime watcher, these kids are ridiculously good. Team 364 didn't have the honor of playing with or against them, but my scouts had nothing but praise for them, even pushing me (almost literally) to get them as my first pick if we ended up first. Keep it up, Wave Robotics. That blue champs banner would look good on your wall.

[Katie_UPS]

UPS is a neighbor (and now friend) of Wave. We carpooled with them to the event and worked jointly on scouting. After meeting some of the kids, its obvious that they work REALLY hard to get to where they are. I'm glad they're getting formal recognition for their accomplishments (although I think all the Wisconsin teams knew they would be a powerhouse back when they started). Kudos to them!

They're also pretty helpful (as well as letting our incredibly tiny team scout with them, they got tarps for both teams after realizing that uncrating was going to be awful).

[BigJ]

Originally Posted by Katie_UPS

UPS is a neighbor (and now friend) of Wave. We carpooled with them to the event and worked jointly on scouting. After meeting some of the kids, its obvious that they work REALLY hard to get to where they are. I'm glad they're getting formal recognition for their accomplishments (although I think all the Wisconsin teams knew they would be a powerhouse back when they started). Kudos to them!

They're also pretty helpful (as well as letting our incredibly tiny team scout with them, they got tarps for both teams after realizing that uncrating was going to be awful).

Hey, Ultimate-Wave Tent City was awesome.

[AlecMataloni]

We love UPS as well. =)

[XaulZan11]

Originally Posted by Adam Freeman

2826 was without a doubt the real deal this year.

Wave has been the real deal each of their 3 years. Its been fun to watch this team grow over the past three years. Each year they have built technically advanced and impresive robots, but this year they took the next step and became elite. I'm not sure if they just completely fine tuned this robot or learned 'how to win', but they were dominate this year. From what I know about their team, Tyler and the rest of their team has built a team for the long haul, opposed to just a one year wonder. I'm looking forward to competiting with them in the future (but, please don't come to Midwest next year, its hard enough )

[Cyberphil]

2826 was a great alliance partner. After I heard they put up at least 8 tubes a match, I really did not believe it. In our first quarterfinal match, our alliance had almost all of the rack filled. I was in shock because I was not paying attention. I did not even know who filled the racks. It was only in the finals in that 2v3 match did I realize how amazingly 2826 placed tubes. We almost beat the winning alliance with two robots, and one who was not even scoring (Us). It was quite incredible, and will, for the foreseeable future, be my favorite match of all time.

Thank you 2826, and I hope to see you very soon!

[czeke]

What hasn't been mentioned, was the generousity and help, that WAVE showed to our team, prior to the Wisconsin Regional, by giving several critical components, to us, so that we could compete. But even moreso, at the Midwest Regional, where a team from Chicago ( which was right next to us ) , wasn't even finished with their robot frame and drive system ( they had no liftinf mechanism, at all ) , and WAVE sent over several team members, who stayed with them, Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning, until their robot finally was able to move by 10 am Saturday. There were always at least 3-6 powder blue WAVE shirts lending help to this team. They truly showed their generosity and tenacity, to get them going. My silly jester hat, goes off to Jake Fischer & crew, in a standup salute.