2012 FRC Arizona Regional

[G Fawkes]

Is there a link to the match results and standings somewhere ? The one on the First website isn't working.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by G Fawkes

Is there a link to the match results and standings somewhere ? The one on the First website isn't working.

http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/eve...chresults.html

That's from the FIRST website... Maybe a browser issue?

[falconmaster]

It was a great regional! Had to go to three matches in the final! 610, 1212 thank you very, very much! Now on to the championships!

Here is a copy of our email blast

The Falcon Robotics Team of Carl Hayden High School with their robot Angelica's DREAM, named after the Valedictorian ASU Mechanical Engineering student Angelica Hernandez who has recently been accepted to Stanford University with a fellowship, won the FIRST Robotics Arizona Regional! The event was held at Hamilton HS in Chandler this past weekend.

The team had 10 wins 1 loss in the qualifying rounds and was ranked number 2 behind Team 610 the Coyotes from Toronto, Canada who was 11 and 0.
During Alliance selection team 610 selected us, and through our scouting data we determined that team 1212 from Seton Catholic School of Chandler would make a great alliance.
So off we went into the finals. Quarter final match scores were 36 to 12 and 37 to 15 with our alliance moving on to the semifinals. Semifinal scores were 69 to 22 and 54 to 32 and that advanced us to the finals. There appeared to be a field management system failure that caused our robot to crash into the opposing alliance ramp and we remained there for the remainder of the match.( we don't know this for sure) As a result of this significant and potentially disastrous mishap, we incurred a huge amount of penalties and thus we lost the match. The Falcon pit team quickly inspected the robot for damage and found little. They patched Angelica back up and she was ready to go. In the two subsequent matches we scored 67 to 50 and 61 to 44 and were victorious! We helped team 610 to win their first Regional Championship in ten years and team 1212 their first Regional victory ever! The International championship competition will take place from April 25th to the 28th in St, Loius, MO.

We have pics from the event, and if anyone else has pics please send them and we will add them to the album.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1...37571592759441

But that's not all. The Falcons also won the Industrial Safety Award from Underwriters Laboratories for having the best run pit and the Innovation in Control Award by Motorola.... and wait! John Rangel won the Dean's List award and is now in contention for the national award.

All in all it was a great Regional competition for Falcon Robotics! All of this success would not have happened if not for the help of the many mentors and sponsors, and I would like to take a minute to thank them here:
Marzee Water Jet
IMS Metal
Southwest Fasteners
Arizona Community Foundation
Boeing
JC Penney
!nventivity
Intel
Gates Belts
Sims Metal Management
Fast Signs
SEAD Architecture
Microchip
Critical Mass Communications
Sling Rings
Immedia EDU
Team 39
Karen Suhm
Jerry Little
Marcos Acosta
Carmen Cornejo
Greg Harrison
Steve Forbes
Paul Price
Srnka Johnson
Jim Haugen
Ken Whitley
Beth Ellickson
Eira Rodriguez
Frank Neuperger
Borna Emmami

[LeadU2Fun]

Congratulations, Fredi! I wish you guys the best at the Championship Event! Competition at this regional was tough for us. First year ever we had no technical issues, autonomous scoring, recovering balls and scoring in teleop, and easy balancing. Due to losses of 30-17, 22-39, 31-13, and 29-27 we didn't make it to the tournament, however. We did do successful coopertition bridges and were ready to make some but the opposing alliance couldn't get up the bridge. We did make 8 practice matches and every qualification match and never had a technical issue so we had a very successful season. Knowing the fierce competition at this regional I know you will do well at the Championship Event!

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by falconmaster

... and the Innovation in Control Award by Motorola....

Wait a minute, it was the Quality Award that you won. Your robot was quality through and through.

During the first final round, it appeared that your roller was caught between the bridge and the ramp under the bridge. Didn't see how it got there but that looked like the cause for not moving at least from where I was sitting.

Congratulations to your team for a well played regional. It was fun watching you pop two and three in a row from the side of the fender into the three pointer.

[rsisk]

Huge thanks to Team CAUTION for our stylish Caution Tape fros....

[Gregor]

Congratulations to teams 842, 610, and 1212 for their regional win, 2486 for their RCA, 3158 for their Engineering Inspiration awards, and 4146 for the Rookie All-star award.

Special shout-out to team 610 for representing Canada down south

[daniel_dsouza]

Team 2134 (I should just say "I") would like to thank team teams 1165 (Team Paradise) and 3785 (Gila Monsters) for being our alliance partners in the elimination rounds. It was great fun!

I would personally like to thank team 1164 (Project Neo) for giving us a valid solution to our control system problem which plagued us in our second day of qualifiers.

After many technical troubles last year, our team moral was boosted by this years success, and we eagerly await next year's challenge! (How many days till that game hint?)

[JPopham]

Originally Posted by daniel_dsouza

Team 2134 (I should just say "I") would like to thank team teams 1165 (Team Paradise) and 3785 (Gila Monsters) for being our alliance partners in the elimination rounds. It was great fun!

I would personally like to thank team 1164 (Project Neo) for giving us a valid solution to our control system problem which plagued us in our second day of qualifiers.

After many technical troubles last year, our team moral was boosted by this years success, and we eagerly await next year's challenge! (How many days till that game hint?)

2134, Corona should be proud, and moral should be boosted, your shooter was great, I always cheer for the AzTecs as it was my alma mater and I am very glad they have a team now, as they did not when I went there. Again, your shooter was really cool, made it to finals, you should be proud!

[Saberbot]

We had a totally awesome time. Thank you to all teams for making our first event ever so incredible! It was such an honor to play on the same field as 610, 842, and 1212. Those last three matches were probably the most fun half hour of my life so far. I can't imagine having a more exciting match.

Thank you so much to the Cobras and Coconuts for choosing us to be on your alliance. I was really impressed by our teamwork, and you guys were so much fun to work with. Go CocoCobraCats!

A funny side note:
610 and 842 both inspired parts of our robot.
We originally got the idea for our ball intake arm from 842 in the second week of build season. It was totally crucial to our performance.
610's information on Chief Delphi was crucial to our implementation of CAN, which allowed us to use P.I.D. on our shooter. Without their help we wouldn't have been nearly as accurate.

One more side note:
I remember reading the WIRED article "La Vida Robot" when I was in fifth grade. Hearing about the beginnings of 842 was truly inspirational and has really stuck with me through the years. After following you guys for so long it was crazy for me to play with you. Thank you for all that you have done for FIRST in Arizona.

I know that this weekend was life changing for me and many of the members of my team. We are really looking forward to continuing to grow in the future, and are proud to have been a part of the founding of what we hope will be a strong, long-lasting program at our school and in our community.

[falconmaster]

Originally Posted by Saberbot

We had a totally awesome time. Thank you to all teams for making our first event ever so incredible! It was such an honor to play on the same field as 610, 842, and 1212. Those last three matches were probably the most fun half hour of my life so far. I can't imagine having a more exciting match.

Thank you so much to the Cobras and Coconuts for choosing us to be on your alliance. I was really impressed by our teamwork, and you guys were so much fun to work with. Go CocoCobraCats!

A funny side note:
610 and 842 both inspired parts of our robot.
We originally got the idea for our ball intake arm from 842 in the second week of build season. It was totally crucial to our performance.
610's information on Chief Delphi was crucial to our implementation of CAN, which allowed us to use P.I.D. on our shooter. Without their help we wouldn't have been nearly as accurate.

One more side note:
I remember reading the WIRED article "Viva La Robot" when I was in fifth grade. Hearing about the beginnings of 842 was truly inspirational and has really stuck with me through the years. After following you guys for so long it was crazy for me to play with you. Thank you for all that you have done for FIRST in Arizona.

I know that this weekend was life changing for me and many of the members of my team we are really looking forward to continuing to grow in the future, and are proud to have been a part of the founding of what we hope will be a strong, long-lasting program at our school and in our community.

I am glad that something we posted has helped, that is why we do it. Wish more teams did this to help not only teams that need it but it also raises the level of the competition. Its GP! The NERDS 1726 have done this in the past as well and its helped us!

As far as "La Vida Robot" its crazy playing against someone we inspired when they were in 5th grade, and it also makes me feel old. I am the only member of that team still "competing" in FIRST (at least in a mentor role)
Its utterly fantastic to here about our impact on other people from the people that we impacted. Thank you so much. Any time your on this side of town please stop by and visit. Take care!

PS we will keep posting stuff that we think is cool and might help.

[nixiebunny]

The Bit Buckets had a great time. We knew that we didn't deserve it, but it was quite amusing to see ourselves ranked third at the end of Friday.

I think the end result was as it should have been. The Falcon and Coyote teams are world-class. It was an honor to have lost our only matches to them.

[falconmaster]

Originally Posted by nixiebunny

The Bit Buckets had a great time. We knew that we didn't deserve it, but it was quite amusing to see ourselves ranked third at the end of Friday.

I think the end result was as it should have been. The Falcon and Coyote teams are world-class. It was an honor to have lost our only matches to them.

Its nice and funny to be called world class. Thank you. We are looking for you guys to be a dominant force in FIRST.

[Pjohn1959]

Congrats to Fredi and the 842 team on building a fantastic scoring monster. That tele-op point total is only rivaled by 2056. It was really cool to watch 3 balls trail each other in the air and land in the basket. Great job, and hope to see you on Einstein!

[JDL]

Originally Posted by Saberbot

Those last three matches were probably the most fun half hour of my life so far. I can't imagine having a more exciting match.

And exhausting, it was hard getting up and going back to work Sunday. Plus I had to get all the pesky FIRST parts out of my tool bags and job box.

Originally Posted by Saberbot

Thank you so much to the Cobras and Coconuts for choosing us to be on your alliance. I was really impressed by our teamwork, and you guys were so much fun to work with. Go CocoCobraCats!

That was the best alliance I've ever worked with. You guys are a great team and I think you'll go a long way.