2008 Wisconsin Regional

[Aren_Hill]

1625 sends thanks back to 1675 and to 1730 for being our other hurdler.

it just so happened in one of the matches something got caught and managed to burn out the one motor in the robot that takes the longest time to replace.
you know its a bad sign when your sprinting through the pits with an arbor press....

[Sunshine]

Team 2062, The C.O.R.E. would like to thank teams 171 and 2549 for the great alliance and championship victory. You guys rock! The great team chemistry and phenomenal team work really paid off. We couldn't have asked for a better alliance. Thank you team 171 for picking us. We will be forever grateful. Team 2549, you played like you have been around for a very long time. You are a rookie team that people need to watch.

It was a hard fought battle in the final rounds. Teams 1306, 93, 2169 and 1652 should be very proud of their accomplishments and display of professionalism. Our heartfelt thoughts go out to team 1652 who broke down in the second final match. To go so far and not be able to participate in the final match must have been devastating. Congrats to 1306 for waiting in the wings and making it to the big show.

A big congratulations go out to team 1714, More Robotics for receiving the Chairman's award. You represent our state and FIRST extremely well. Very well deserved for a truly great team.

Team 93 also deserves recognition for receiving the Regional Engineering Inspiration Award. We can all learn from your team.

See you in Atlanta

[XaulZan11]

I'm not a big fan of all the typical congratulations for the winners/thanking alliance partners that everyone does, but 1714 is truely deserving of the chairman's award. While they are not that well known here, they are the real deal. Every time there is some publicity for FIRST, community service or anything related to FIRST happens in the Milwaukee area 1714 is involved and most of the time leading and organizing it.

Not to take anything away from the winners, but it is always difficult to see elimination matchs effected or decided by robots breaking down. In the Semifinals, 1625 was 'shooterless' for a match and a half, and 1730 bent their ball picker upper, making it 'shooterless' too for almost an entire match. I think those two teams were a clearly the best two teams at the regional and it is unfortunate to see them fall short by breaking. Then in the finals 1652 broke down, forcing 1306 (not 2169 as mentioned above). In the final match, 2169 broke down or got stuck on thier first lap.

[AllieLallah15]

Our power cord wasn't zip-tied. During the hybrid period, when we hit that wall, the power cord was knocked loose so we completely lost power and couldn't move at all.

Our team does want team 93 to get a sincere thanks, they were great in that last match even when we were immobile.

[AndyB]

First off: Big thank you to every volunteer, judge, referee, and planning committee member for what was probably the best regional ever. Big congratulations to Laurie Vertz for winning volunteer of the year. You worked your butt off so hard this whole year to make this regional a success and Ii can't think of anyone who deserves it more.

Thank you to teams 2062 and 2549 for the great alliance. You don't need to be thankful for us picking you; you both earned your way into this alliance and when the time came, you both demonstrated that you were the right teams for the alliance. The amount of professionalism and sportsmanship you guys had was amazing and I can't think of a decision that paid off more.

Thank you to teams 2169, 93 and 1652 for being such gracious opponents. You worked so well together throughout the eliminations to get to the finals and we cheered you on the whole way. Congrats as well to 93 for the Engineering Inspiration Award. You guys define Wisconsin Robotics and I'm happy to see you were recognized for it.

Congratulations to 1714 on the Chairman's Award. You guys deserved it last year at Buckeye and I'm so proud of you for not just the award, but for the reason you won it.

Lastly, thank you to team 2194, Fondy Fire for sharing scouting duties with us during the qualifiers. We have a smaller team and you were more than willing to show us a helping hand. I'm so happy to see you guys make it to the finals and I can't wait to see you again in Minnesota.

[AllieLallah15]

And congrats to you guys. 171, that was really an amazing belt grabber and honestly, you definately deserved to win. All three of your alliance partners did a fantastic job! We look forward to seeing you guys here in MN in two weeks!

[AndyB]

Originally Posted by AllieLallah15

And congrats to you guys. 171, that was really an amazing belt grabber and honestly, you definately deserved to win. All three of your alliance partners did a fantastic job! We look forward to seeing you guys here in MN in two weeks!

We won't be at Minnesota. I am volunteering there.

[AllieLallah15]

In that case, we'll still probably see you there

[ZakuAce]

Originally Posted by AllieLallah15

Our power cord wasn't zip-tied. During the hybrid period, when we hit that wall, the power cord was knocked loose so we completely lost power and couldn't move at all.

Our team does want team 93 to get a sincere thanks, they were great in that last match even when we were immobile.

I think that if you had not lost power you would have won the match. ...Well, I like to think that because I was rooting for your alliance

I thought it was great that 171 and 93 proved that arm bots could do just as well and better than shooter bots

[GGCO]

Hey I didn't get to go to Wisconsin, so does anyone know if there are videos of the teams competing? Thanks!

[MegaSparks]

I think the matches should be up on thebluealliance.net this week. Nothing is up on the site from the Wisconsin regional yet.

[Aren_Hill]

Originally Posted by ZakuAce

I thought it was great that 171 and 93 proved that arm bots could do just as well and better than shooter bots

i'm am completely confident if both shooter robots were functioning the arms wouldn't have stood a very good chance.

if video of our last qualification match is anywhere count the hurdles.
shooters are still better

[AndyB]

Originally Posted by Aren_Hill

i'm am completely confident if both shooter robots were functioning the arms wouldn't have stood a very good chance.

if video of our last qualification match is anywhere count the hurdles.
shooters are still better

Depends on the shooter... Depends on the arm... Depends on the driver... This can be saved for another topic.

[AllieLallah15]

I think it all lies in strategy. Arm bots can be just as efficient as shooter bots if they know how to play. 171 rocked it, as did 93 and 2062 and several other arm bots.

Although, 1625 and 1730 both had the best engineered robots at the competition. They were both fantastic.

[Laaba 80]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

I'm not a big fan of all the typical congratulations for the winners/thanking alliance partners that everyone does, but 1714 is truely deserving of the chairman's award. While they are not that well known here, they are the real deal. Every time there is some publicity for FIRST, community service or anything related to FIRST happens in the Milwaukee area 1714 is involved and most of the time leading and organizing it.

Thank you. We really do get involved in most FIRST related things in Milwaukee, and we also try to get involved in FIRST events across the state. We are all very happy that we won chairmans. We are now looking forward to Cleveland next week because most pressure will be off, and we can have a good time. As a driver, I was a little disappointed that our robot didnt work, but after alliance selections we got our robot working and was hurdling on the practice field. We are excited for the Championships, and will do our best to represent Wisconsin well.
Joey