Milwaukee Vex League - Marble Madness

[Kevin Kolodziej]

We want to take a moment to thank everyone that was able to attend yesterday's Milwaukee Vex Mentor Challenge. The event was a great success! Congratulations to the following winners:

Play of the Day - Team # 2 - Harley Davidson Team
Design Award - Team # 3 - Bradley Tech Mentors

Runners Up - Team # 3 - Bradley Tech Mentors & Team # 5 - Bradley Tech Other Mentors (a.k.a. Sparky)

Event Winners - Team # 8 - Innovation First & Team # 1 - More Robotics Mentors

We want to thank Innovation FIRST for coming all the way to Milwaukee for the weekend. Your support will go a long way to growing this program and we look forward to continued relations.

Now on to what you've been waiting for.....

MARBLE MADNESS

Check images, documentation, and schedules at mfso.groups.msoe.edu/VEX/ - registration opens on Monday!

Q/A will be handled via the website - look for more information in the coming days. Keep watching for updates and new information as well!

[Kevin Kolodziej]

Hello again, everyone!

We hope work on your robots for Marble Madness is progressing nicely! We just want to give you a few updates:

The first batch of Q/A will be posted on the website this weekend, but they are including below as well. Look for a concept drawing of the autoloader this weekend as well. We are working very hard, but if it is not ready in time for league nights this week, we will have “manual” auto-loaders.

We want to remind everyone that if you are going to be participating in the league nights that you need to register ($25 per robot) as soon as possible. If you are only attending the discussions and observing competition, there is no fee, but space is limited and competing teams will get priority.

East League 2007 Meeting Schedule


October 18th 5:30 - 8:30 pm Discovery World Museum: Introductions, FIRST, Safety

October 25th 5:30 - 8:30 pm *Bradley Tech High School: CNC Machining & Welding

November 1st 5:30 - 8:30 pm Discovery World Museum: Open, Plastic Fabrication

November 8th 5:30 - 8:30 pm Discovery World Museum Fuel: Cell Technology

November 15th 5:30 - 8:30 pm Discovery World Museum: Open, Pneumatics


West League 2007 Meeting Schedule


October 16th 3:00 – 5:00pm Oconomowoc Middle School

October 23rd 3:00 – 5:00pm Oconomowoc Middle School

November 1st 3:00 – 5:00pm Oconomowoc Middle School

November 8th 3:00 – 5:00pm Oconomowoc Middle School

November 15th 5:30 – 7:30pm Oconomowoc High School

November 20th 5:30 – 7:30pm Oconomowoc High School

November 29th 3:00 – 5:00pm Oconomowoc Middle School

Oconomowoc Middle School is 621 E Forest St. Come to the entrance at the back of the school.
Oconomowoc High School, 641 E Forest St. Come to the back of the school to the door marked Robotics.

The Milwaukee Vex Challenge will be held Sunday, December 2nd, 2007, at Thomas More High School. The schedule will be released in the coming weeks. Registration for the tournament is $50 per robot and will end one week prior to the tournament. The capacity for this event is 36 teams



All registration information, manual updates, and Q/A can be found at mfso.groups.msoe.edu/Vex



We hope to see you soon!

1) Is there any info yet on the Auto-loaders?

We are still having some issues with the auto-loaders. If they are not ready for the first League Night next week, we will have "manual" auto-loaders. The basic concept however will be that there is a large button that extends into the playing field between the corner and side goal on each half of the field (on the scoring table side) and when a robot drives into this button, an egg will fall from directly above the button (the chute height will be above the 15" starting height, but we don't have exact dimensions at this time). Keep checking our website this weekend for more detailed dimensional information

2) What is the multiplier for if total weight exceeds 520 grams?

A total weight beyond 520 grams still receives a 5x multiplier.

3) Will Egg Shells in the parts bins count in the total collective weight?

Yes, even if they are broken (but please don't break them!)

4) Is it legal to add weight to the opposing alliances bins?

Yes, provided you do not violate any other rules.

[Kevin Kolodziej]

Marble Madness results are in! Thanks to the 36 teams that competed last Sunday for making this an exciting and memorable competition. Thank you all for staying with us through our **minor** technical glitch...I promise to have a better ranking system in place for next year! Full results are available at mfso.groups.msoe.edu/VEX/Results are as follows:

Milwaukee Vex Challenge Award
Team # 2 – Cheeze Heads – Thomas More High School

Performance Award 1st Place
Team #9 – The Other Team 10 – Marquette High School
Team #3 – Jolly Rogers – Thomas More High School
Team #4 – Average Joes – Thomas More High School

Performance Award 2nd Place
Team #35 – No Clue – Bradley Tech High School
Team #15 – The Hard Corvex – Meadow View Elementary
Team #7 – Advid Advidcators – Marquette High School

Inspiration Award
Michael Wittman – Milwaukee Vex League Co-Founder

Teamwork Award
Team #5 – Bishops Robotics – Messmer High School

Sportsmanship Award
Team #21 – Marble Masters – Oconomowoc High School

Best Design
Team #7 – Advid Advidcators – Marquette High School

Creative Design
Team #3 – Jolly Rogers – Thomas More High School

Team Spirit
Team # 16 – Robo Penguins – Meadow View Elementary