Top 5 robots in each state

[Ty Tremblay]

This looks fun, let's collect the data.

Survey Here

Results Here

[bijan311]

For Wisconsin my top five would be:

1) 2826 - Awesome autonomous, able to make 3 full stacks a match, two regional wins and Einstein finalist
2) 2062 - Consistently put up 2 full stacks a match, a simple robot, and also have two regional wins this year
3) 1732 - Solid stacker and were just short of being in the finals of the Wisconsin Regional
4) 3418 - Decent stacker, good at capping stacks, interesting canburglar, and finalist at the Wisconsin Regional.
5) 93 - Lake Superior Regional winner, just shy of the finals in Wisconsin, and in my opinion the best stack capper in the state

Honorable mentions include: 2077, 5148, and 706

[Brian Maher]

Originally Posted by BMSOTM

My top 5 for NJ:
-303
-316
-1403
-2590
-2607

Originally Posted by AGPapa

While I like 2607, they have the unfortunate fate of being from Pennsylvania, not NJ.

My bad! My revised NJ list:
-219
-303
-316
-1403
-2590

[jajabinx124]

My top 5 for Minnesota(I submitted my top teams in the survey but wanted to give some reasoning behind it),

1) 2512- With one of the best 3 tote auto's out there, they amazed everyone with their 3 tote auto at their week 1 regional which is impressive in my book. They improved in between competitions and were dominant at the MN state championship. They were capable of scoring 104 points a match at times(3 tote auto + 2 capped and noodled 6 stacks) at state.

2) 3130- Best MN landfill bot this year. These guys put up high scores at Northern Lights and North star this year. They were ranked 4th in newton and ended up as semi-finalists! I'm really happy for their double banner season!

3) 2502- Best HP loader bot from MN this year. These guys dominated at 10,000 lakes. They were even better at champs where they were picked 9th overall by the 8th seeded alliance! I'm glad we got to compete with 2502 twice and I was disappointed that they didn't qualify for state.

3) 2883- FRED had an amazing ability to make stacks in chunks. They were extremely reliable and I was glad that we got to compete with them twice this year! Their tethered ramp addition was a smart idea before the state tournament which made them much quicker.

5) 2169- Another robot that didn't qualify for state which deserved to. They did very well at the Wisconsin regional and champs. 2nd best landfill bot in Minnesota and one of the best can burglar bots from MN at champs(Picked 8th overall in Hopper). I felt like they were really underrated this year and they were one of the best robots coming out of MN.

Honorable mentions: 1816, 4778, 5172

[Rachel Lim]

This is really, really hard...I'm doing just northern CA because it's hard enough as it is:

1. 254 - they won CVR and SVR, and seeded first on Carson with a robot capable of 4 full stacks and 200+ points on its own; that did landfill, HP, and coop; with a 20pt auto; and with a max OPR of 157.

2. 1678 - focusing on the center containers and stacks of 5 from the HP station, they finished a 5 banner season, winning CVR, Sac, SVR, Newton, and Einstein.

3. 971 - despite being eliminated in semis at Sac they made finals at SVR and were the first seed on Carver, grabbing two containers in auto and doing cycles of 6 from the HP station.

4. 1671 - made semis at CVR and Sac as captain of the 4th and 2nd alliances, they somehow made it to 2nd pick of 118/1678 on Newton, where they did 6 stack cycles from the HP.

5. 701 - capping their HP stacks with center containers picked off in teleop, they were finalists at CVR, Sac, and Lone Star.

Other teams: 2085, finalists at Sac and SVR with another HP stacker, and 846, who made semis at SVR and is one the best teams from northern CA to not make it to champs. I'm not entirely sure if 973 is considered northern or southern CA, since they're basically halfway between San Jose and LA, so I didn't include them (the list was also hard enough as it is...)

I just realized that out of these 7 teams, 6 stacked only from the HP station as far as I know.

[AllenGregoryIV]

Texas
1. 118 - World Champs, 5 Banners, fast can grab, clears the landfill, reliable auto stack
2. 148 - The best of Team Tether, reliable auto, 3+ stacks a match, consistent
3. 624 - Texas' best robot at the chute door that didn't use a tether. Had an awesome season and should do very well at a number of their off-season events including IRI.
4/5. 4587/1296 - Consistency issues plagued both these robots at championships but when they are on it's hard to beat their stack output. Not getting consistent tote stacks in auto and the inability of tether bots to grab cans moves them down the list.

2468, 3310, 1817, and many others had great robots this year as well.

[Anupam Goli]

let me take a stab at Georgia.
1. 2974. Very simple robot that could do 2 fully capped stacks of 5 from the HP. Won Orlando
2. 4188. Reliable 5 stacks fully capped from the feeder station, but sometimes were only able to do 1. Won Peachtree.
3. 1746. Did 2 reliable 5 stacks with cans from the HP station, but not as versatile as 4188 or 2974. Semifinalists at both regional competitions they attended
4. 4468. Decent landfill machine that specialized in landfill stacking. They could only stack totes, but paired with a good capping robot, their strategies were deadly. Finalists at peachtree

5.1648. Similar robot to 4468, made mad stacks out of the landfill and could clear it of totes. Didn't add RC abilities until it was too late, and they couldn't refine their can stacking. Their tote stacking was unparalleled though.

[BariSaxGuy]

From Missouri, based on State Championship Results:

1: 1730: 3 capped 6 stacks from HP, auto stack
2: 1986: Stacks of 3 from landfill, then 3 more totes and RC, caps with this stack for 6.
3: 4522: Stacks of 5 with RC from HP, Unique belt clamp mechanism to hold stacks
4: 1806: Stacks of 6 with RC from HP, auto stack, competitive with 1730
5: 1987: Conveyor system, ~ 5 stacks of 3-6 without RC. Works best with a partner who can cap stacks.

[Ryan_Todd]

Since "best" is a fairly subjective term, Imma go ahead and present my results for Michigan using a few different sets of criteria.

Commence the research!


First, here's the rankings based on FIRST in Michigan's own proprietary system:

1. 1023
2. 548
3. 2137
4. 33
5. 68

Next, here they are by "score" just at the Michigan State Championship, as defined by FIM:

1. 548
2. 1023
3. 573
4. 27
5. 1711

And by average qualification score at MSC:

1. 1023
2. 3641
3. 548
4. 70
5. 33

And by cross-referencing all teams' qual averages from the World Championship against a list of Michigan teams that attended CMP:

1. 85
2. 1023
3. 107
4. 548
5. 2137

And by doing the same for each team's playoff averages at CMP:

1. 2137
2. 548
3. 33
4. 85
5. 1023

And finally, a ranking based on each team's highest playoff average across any of the events they attended (2nd picks excluded):

1. 1023
2. 548
3. 2137
4. 33
5. 85

Do with this what you will.
...or don't.
Whatever.

[Citrus Dad]

Originally Posted by Rachel Lim

This is really, really hard...I'm doing just northern CA because it's hard enough as it is:

1. 254 - they won CVR and SVR, and seeded first on Carson with a robot capable of 4 full stacks and 200+ points on its own; that did landfill, HP, and coop; with a 20pt auto; and with a max OPR of 157.

2. 1678 - focusing on the center containers and stacks of 5 from the HP station, they finished a 5 banner season, winning CVR, Sac, SVR, Newton, and Einstein.

3. 971 - despite being eliminated in semis at Sac they made finals at SVR and were the first seed on Carver, grabbing two containers in auto and doing cycles of 6 from the HP station.

4. 1671 - made semis at CVR and Sac as captain of the 4th and 2nd alliances, they somehow made it to 2nd pick of 118/1678 on Newton, where they did 6 stack cycles from the HP.

5. 701 - capping their HP stacks with center containers picked off in teleop, they were finalists at CVR, Sac, and Lone Star.

Other teams: 2085, finalists at Sac and SVR with another HP stacker, and 846, who made semis at SVR and is one the best teams from northern CA to not make it to champs. I'm not entirely sure if 973 is considered northern or southern CA, since they're basically halfway between San Jose and LA, so I didn't include them (the list was also hard enough as it is...)

I just realized that out of these 7 teams, 6 stacked only from the HP station as far as I know.

For California as a whole this year, I would put 1671 above 971 because they were better at Sacramento, and they returned to that level in eliminations at Champs. I also would put 2085 above 701, but barely, again because of their Sacramento and SVR performances.

Interestingly, the only Southern California team that I would slot into this group is 330 as they made Einstein. 973 looked to be just below this group this year. This seemed to be a down year for Southern California, especially compared to the standout year they had in 2014.

[Samps]

Definitely 955 should be in the top 5 in Oregon. Amazingly compact, well built, and a PNW district champs winner.

[Kevin Sheridan]

Originally Posted by Citrus Dad

For California as a whole this year, I would put 1671 above 971 because they were better at Sacramento, and they returned to that level in eliminations at Champs. I also would put 2085 above 701, but barely, again because of their Sacramento and SVR performances.

Interestingly, the only Southern California team that I would slot into this group is 330 as they made Einstein. 973 looked to be just below this group this year. This seemed to be a down year for Southern California, especially compared to the standout year they had in 2014.

3476 is another great Southern California bot that made Einstein. They could make 3 capped 6-stacks with noodles and another uncapped.

[XaulZan11]

Originally Posted by bijan311

For Wisconsin my top five would be:

1) 2826 - Awesome autonomous, able to make 3 full stacks a match, two regional wins and Einstein finalist
2) 2062 - Consistently put up 2 full stacks a match, a simple robot, and also have two regional wins this year
3) 1732 - Solid stacker and were just short of being in the finals of the Wisconsin Regional
4) 3418 - Decent stacker, good at capping stacks, interesting canburglar, and finalist at the Wisconsin Regional.
5) 93 - Lake Superior Regional winner, just shy of the finals in Wisconsin, and in my opinion the best stack capper in the state

Honorable mentions include: 2077, 5148, and 706

The only change I would make would be to include 2194 (the ramp they added between Wisconsin and Midwest helped them significantly) in the top 5 and maybe elevate 2077.

[RoboChair]

Originally Posted by Rachel Lim

2. 1678 - focusing on the center containers and stacks of 5 from the HP station, they finished a 5 banner season, winning CVR, Sac, SVR, Newton, and Einstein.

TBA says these scrubs only managed 4 banners this year.

Joking aside I would agree with most of the rankings I have seen in here so far, recognize many many numbers from this year.

[fargus111111111]

IMO these are the best from SC.
1. 283, the Generals: after being dormant for many years they came out strong this year and deserved to go to St. Louis but unfortunately did not.
2. 4451, Robotz Garage: one of the fastest week one hp stackers
3. 343, Metal in Motion: one of the few SE week one 3 tote autos and by peachtree it was a decent hp stacker
4. 1319, Flash: a slight adjustment of weight distribution would have made this a fantastic robot
5.This last one is hard, not that there are not other good teams, but no other standouts for me.

(I am a part of 343 so some bias there and to the upstate, all these teams are upstate teams)