A Shared Victory on Einstein

[Adam Freeman]

Originally Posted by Basel A

Put together some stats because I'm done with finals and don't know what to do with myself. Only 21 teams have even been on Einstein 3 times. Of those, only 4 have made it to Einstein 3 times in a row (you guys got all of them). The only active streaks are 1678's (3) and 1114's (2).

Since we are throwing out cool and interesting stats: Starting with the 2003 season, we are 11/13 for atleast making the Division Finals. The only times we've missed playing for a chance on Einstein is 2006 (did not make Elims) and 2011 (Semi-finalists).

So, we're at least giving ourselves a chance to compete for a spot out there basically every year.

Not tooting our own horn, just putting it out there for fun.

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by Adam Freeman

Since we are throwing out cool and interesting stats: Starting with the 2003 season, we are 11/13 for atleast making the Division Finals. The only times we've missed playing for a chance on Einstein is 2006 (did not make Elims) and 2011 (Semi-finalists).

So, we're at least giving ourselves a chance to compete for a spot out there basically every year.

Not tooting our own horn, just putting it out there for fun.

Adam,

Very fun stats, and a testament to your team's success.

I actually remember being inspired by 67's dominating 2009 season. I mentioned it at the end of this post.

Crazy to think that, six years later, we accomplished a goal set before us by one of the greatest teams in FIRST.

Thanks for the inspiration Adam.

And thank you everyone for your more than generous words. Our entire team is humbled and honored to be among such an incredible community.

-Mike

[Ekcrbe]

I'll add my congratulations to the list. 118, 1678, 1671, and 5012, you guys made one of the most well-rounded alliances that I've ever seen. I haven't had the pleasure of working with many of the members of this alliance yet during my time in FRC, but I can say a couple things about Team 118.

In my opinions, the Robonauts are one of the most outstanding teams in FIRST. Every year, their videos dazzle and their robots live up to the hype. Even more importantly, though, they are some of the most down-to-earth, nicest people I've ever had the chance to speak with in FIRST. Multiple times, I've walked up to their pit just to ask questions about their robot, and they always have someone willing to explain all the effort and engineering that went into their devices. I particularly remember an encounter at IRI in 2012. It was Thursday and we had some time to kill after getting everything checked and running on our own robot, so a few of us wandered down the row to 118's pit. We got chatting about their custom molded wheels and their WCD setup, and we hung around for a while just being enamored with their machine. They never made us feel uncomfortable for staying so long, even when they justifiably could have, and they always were happy to answer our endless stream of questions. I think this is a testament to the kind of people the Robonauts grow on their team.

I had originally wanted to go look because their robot was conceptually so similar to ours. I was, and still am, simply in awe of the quality and style of their robots. That year, their robot mirrored ours in idea and function almost exactly, but everything was designed and built with stunning quality and attention to detail, and they seemed to have found the perfect way to accomplish a task in places where our robot was slightly suboptimal or improvised.

We had a qualification match with them the next day. Working with them on the practice field to get our triple balance down and being behind the glass with them was a joy. Their team stuck in my mind as particularly classy, respectful, and smart.

I was somewhat shocked when I heard the announcers on Einstein say that the Robonauts had not yet won a world championship. This one was far overdue. Congratulations!