CAGE Match VIII

[Taylor]

Recall that the Staging Zones are three distinct rectangles on the field. Each Zone may have a max of one Tote and one Recycling Container.

[mklinker]

It would be much easier if the three golden totes could be pre-stacked and sitting by the step.

[carpedav000]

Originally Posted by mklinker

It would be much easier if the three golden totes could be pre-stacked and sitting by the step.

That would make co-op even easier than it already is for you guys. Btw, can't wait to see the tribe tech machine again. Any modifications?

[Hgree56]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Recall that the Staging Zones are three distinct rectangles on the field. Each Zone may have a max of one Tote and one Recycling Container.

Dang! We should get a rule change for that one too Logan.

[Logan Byers]

Originally Posted by Hgree56

Does this mean we could stack all three yellow totes in one zone and then push them for a tote stack?

Originally Posted by Hgree56

Dang! We should get a rule change for that one too Logan.

Always trying to find loopholes... You guys should go become lawyers.

[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by Logan Byers

Always trying to find loopholes... You guys should go become lawyers.

... and they say NOT to lawyer the rules...

[DiehardCybercard]

Originally Posted by ratdude747

... and they say NOT to lawyer the rules...

You're killin me Larry. That pun is dangerous XD

[carpedav000]

Match schedule? Also, happy to see 3180 again.

[Taylor]

Match schedule will be public tomorrow once every team checks in.
We've been bitten by the no-show bug too many times to run early schedules.

[logank013]

4 qualification matches per team (not including surrogate matches)? Thanks

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by logank013

4 qualification matches per team (not including surrogate matches)? Thanks

Not sure where you got this - each team got 7 plays in quals.

[tindleroot]

Results anyone? I know a little bit but haven't heard much.

[DiehardCybercard]

Originally Posted by tindleroot

Results anyone? I know a little bit but haven't heard much.

Hopefully when I get the truck unloaded this week I plan to pull all the match results from FMS and post it all up.

[Taylor]

THANK YOU participating teams, volunteers, sponsors, everybody that was at this year's edition. We had five first-timers, including three pre-rookies.
Here are the results of the judged awards:
Judges' Award - Triple Threat - 3138 Innovators Robotics (Dayton, OH)
Best Display – 3940 – Cybertooth (Kokomo, IN)
Best Elevator Speech – 1747 – Harrison Boiler Robotics (West Lafayette, IN)
Best Fans – 5188 – Classified Robotics (Terre Haute, IN)
Best Team Branding – 1741 – Red Alert Robotics (Greenwood, IN)
Coolest Robot Feature – 1720 – PhyXTGears (Muncie, IN)
Innovation in Material Usage – 3180 – Blaise of Glory (Trafalgar, IN)
Most Thoughtful Strategy – 1024 – Kil-A-Bytes (Indianapolis, IN)
Starship Enterprise – 234 - CyberBlue (Indianapolis, IN)
STEM Awareness – 135 – Penn Robotics (Mishawaka, IN)
Unique Community Outreach – 461- Westside Boiler Invasion (West Lafayette, IN)
AndyMark Award of Awesomeness - Brant Bowen

Now for the important stuff:
$1,000 Art Anderson Memorial Scholarship went to a senior from 868 TechHOUNDS (Carmel, IN)
3,000 items were brought in for the Ronald McDonald House - over half of them from 461
3 prerookies gained competition experience before their first kickoff - best of luck to 4781, 5944, and 6012.

We would like to highlight our awesome event sponsor, AndyMark, for all they do for our teams, our event, and our community.
Mike Trapp from Waterjet Cutting of Indiana for designing and producing some pretty awesome trophies.
EMT, Far Out Fred's Pierogi Love Indy, and Taste of the Caribbean food trucks for providing yummy lunches
Members of 45, 234, 829, 1024, 1529, and 1741 for helping with setup and teardown
Teams 461 and 3940 for serving as mentor teams to the prerookies
An all-star volunteer crew reaching from Michigan to Kentucky, Washington to Connecticut
And thirty world-class teams for putting on an exciting, entertaining event.