Best Teams

[tjciszczon]

Since every year we have a new group of students enter and leave our program, every event is a learning experience. After being at Atlanta, I just want to see what everybody had to say about who was the best robot, best team spirit, best rookies, anything. Since I was a driver and wasn't in the stands a whole lot, I want to see what people have to say about the teams not recognized by awards but still had good bots, spirit and just over all presented themselves well.

[Barry Bonzack]

One of my favorite teams is the 1083 Emoticons. They hold the Robot Rodeo scrimmage in October, and have numerous team members socializing and working with others. I'd go as far to say they are the best team in the Orlando area even if they didn't get an award at the Championship. 1083 is full of class-acts and often treats me as one of the team. Kudos University High School!

[Michael Leicht]

56, 67, 254, 330 the best robots and drivers.

the freshman driver from 330 that kid is sick.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by punkrawker303

56, 67, 254, 330 the best robots and drivers.

the freshman driver from 330 that kid is sick.

Thanks for the compliment. Our driver drives gas-powered RC cars as a hobby, so he gets a lot of practice. WARNING: I am pretty sure he will be back next year.
34 had a pretty good robot as well.

[Bill Gold]

Originally Posted by punkrawker303

56, 67, 254, 330 the best robots and drivers.

Thank you for the kind words, punkrawker303. We, too, were extatic at how well our rookie drivers did this season. We're looking forward to them continuing to get better and better.

[Beth Sweet]

I think everyone's forgetting the fantastic drivers from 503. They did some last second manuevers that won the match more than once down in Atlanta that can only be attributed to fantastic drivers who kept their heads in the game and stayed focused until the end. Plus they had a pretty darn good robot.

[Alex Cormier]

my list is a little long so i'll keep it short. i hate the popular robot threads and say it like this. all 341 robots were the best at whatever they made their robot to do.

[sudeepr71]

Thanks Beth Sweet.

[tjciszczon]

I forgot to post my opinion. After only getting to work with the teams and see a little from the stands, I really like 1595 and 1577, especially for rookie teams. They were really good to work with. Also, the coach from 1038 Thundercats was really nice and we had a few good discussions. I don't really remember who had the best spirit but I remeber 1511 shouting Rolling Thunder and Wildstang was right where we entered on the red alliance side and they were always standing, but I love our Black Knight swords. Best robot...67, we always wanted to work with them, but unluckly we were always paired against them at Atlanta and at the Buckeye. Another robot I liked was 447. They're robot may not look scary, but it was fast and accurate. At the Boilermaker I didn't want to face them. Congrats on the Radio Shack award to them. Hope more discussion happens.

[Michael Leicht]

Originally Posted by Bill Gold

Thank you for the kind words, punkrawker303. We, too, were extatic at how well our rookie drivers did this season. We're looking forward to them continuing to get better and better.

i thought your drivers were doing it for 3 years now. they have mastered there controls of a steering wheel and joystick. i tip my hat to them.

[santosh]

Yeah, Dr. J was pretty scary. I personally think 1002 had the best driver. that would be a joke because we were the team that spun around at 90 rpm for 2 straight matches because of our gyro.
But I really liked Beachbots driver. That driver was amazing.

[Jverdon]

Team 118 The Robonaunts had an awesome 2 arm design they were in LSR and had an awesome design there robot capped flaulesly and the drivers really worked good together, i know the base driver (officerLeroy118) and for it being his first year he did an awesome job, he worked great with there omni drive and was very quick at what he did.

On spirit i will have to say for my self that my team (364) were very loud every time are drive team would just even peak around the curtain we would explode into chanting are cheer ( Who...RA, Who....RA(the name of our robot beinf Arm N Ra; The Ra Venger)) I myself still do not have my voice back.

I also like 111 wildstangs and 330 beachbots robots how there side armor was powered by motors and could go up or down. Our robot once it started moving, are carbon fiber flaps would fall down and there was no getting them back up once they were down.

[ARcanUSNUMquam]

Originally Posted by punkrawker303

i thought your drivers were doing it for 3 years now. they have mastered there controls of a steering wheel and joystick. i tip my hat to them.

Our main driver left last year, so this year, it was a totally new driver. He spent lots of time practicing, though, and that was probably the key.

[xzvrw2]

I think that he best teams were 217, 280, 57, 64, 254, 93, 79, 1188, and 229 (not in any particular order). Those were the best teams.

[scott]

At Boilermaker, I would have say 135, with their CRAZY fast arm. I remember thinking, "Man, if only we could be that fast"
Very nice robot, nothing slow about them.
45 also had a very good robot, fast and they always had a HUGE stack of tetras where ever they went to work at.