Team 2826 WAVE Robotics

[J93Wagner]

Originally Posted by AlecMataloni

So congratulations to Wave Robotics for a phenomenal season, and I look forward to seeing you next year.

Ditto that.

And one more thing, they are relatively new compared to other long established teams in WI (like us, Team 93, for example) but they have had fantastic success which we, with our long history have only just about got it matched, IIRC. Just about the only thing we do have that they don't have, yet (and yes, I do believe they will get them eventually in one form or another ), is a lot of Gracious Professionalism awards from WI and 10,000 Lakes. But other than that, they have built fantastic robots over the past few years. We definitely have things to learn from them on building awesome robots.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Alec really hit the nail on the head with this post. I agree Wave will join some of the greats from Wisconsin and become another of the Midwest powerhouse teams that we all come to fear. Besides that, they have some really nice and friendly mentors. Good Luck guys!

[ehochstein]

WAVE is awesome. Back in 2009, team 2470 had the luxury of playing on 2826's alliance at the 10,000 Lakes Regional and we were speechless. I was on the drive team and even in their rookie year they had an amazing scouting system. I remember thinking "Why don't we have this, it is our second year!"

[Tyler Olds]

All,

Thank you very much for your kind words. It brings great joy to see that Wave has made a positive impression on the community. We as mentors try to teach our students that this program is much more than a high school science fair; that we are part of something much bigger and better and that the best thing is that the more a student puts into FRC, that the more they will benefit in the future once they hit the real world.

Wave is very lucky to have both very dedicated students and mentors who display an immense passion for the program. Old people like myself who have been in the program a long time know what this program means and how it is changing our society.... but to see a new student, mentor, or parent finally "get it" and have the light bulb turn on is a truly what makes it worthwhile.

A big shout out to all the teams that helped make a difference this year to Wave: 93, 1675, 111, 2702, 1675, 2194 and many others that I am sure that I am missing. It is as a community that we come together and improve as a whole.

We hope to see you all at IRI and at the EAA AirVenture this summer!

[Chris Hibner]

WAVE Robotics were absolutely awesome all weekend. This was the first chance I got to see them this year and I was blown away.

When 1717 picked 67, I thought the fate of Curie was sealed. Then when 71 picked 2826, I thought to myself "holy crap, this is going to be crazy".

Congratulations on an amazing robot and a great team. I hope to see you at IRI.