Top 3 bots in your state: 2013

[Jay O'Donnell]

I remember there being a thread like this last year that was pretty interesting, so I figured I'd make one for 2013. Who were the best 3 robots in your state (or province) this year? Here's what I have for NH:
3467: 3 disk auto, 4-6 reliable cycles, and a 15 second 30 point climber that has only fallen once (During IRI). This awesome robot went to quarterfinals at GSR, won Pine Tree, quarterfinals on Archimedes, won Battlecry, and semi finals at IRI. What a season for such a young team.
1519: The perennial New England powerhouse did it again in 2013. A full court shooter and 10 point hang led them to Semi finals at GSR and a victory in North Carolina. They then joined 33 and 469 as Archimedes champs, and fell one victory short of a championship. They then were finalists at Battlecry and won Mayhem in Merrimack.
1922: Although they weren't able to get past the quarterfinals, Oz-Ram was one of the best cyclers in New Hampshire. Another quality bot from an awesome team.
So what about your state? (Or province)

[nicholsjj]

I'm going to leave this thread here as it was about the top three teams from you're area/state. It would also be nice to here more about other teams, because you can never learn about enough about FRC teams.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ght=Powerhouse

[jwallace15]

For Michigan (in my own opinion)
33: Very effective floor pickup, 7 disk auton, 10pt hang.

469: Centerline Auton, effective floor pickup, 10pt hang. Capabilities to FCS

67: Very accurate FCS, effective cycler if needed, 30pt or 10pt hang (30pt can dump)

The only downside to 67 is that they can be blocked easily when Full Court Shooting.

That's like my dream alliance. If competitions allowed for 4 team alliances (like some off-season ones do), I would like to add 2337. Their floor pickup is good, their shooting is good, and their blocker is very powerful against short and tall Full Court Shooters.

3539 and 2054 were also pretty good cyclers and 7-point auton-ers.

But for a top 3, it's 33, 67, and 469 for me.

[Ilovepineapples]

The top three bots in Minnesota:

#1: 2052 - The best cycler in Minnesota, they competed at Lake Superior, 10K Lakes, Championships, and the MN State tournament. They competed in the elimination matches at all of their events, winning Lake Superior, 10K Lakes and the MN State Tournament.

#2: 2169 - Arguably the best FCS in the world, when it is working. They competed at Northern Lights, the Colorado Regional, Championships and the MN State Tournament. They competed in elmination matches at all of their events, winning Northern Lights and the Colorado Regional. They also advanced the farthest at Championships a MN team has ever reached - alliance captain of a finalist on Galileo.

#3: 3313 - The bucket innovator. Team 3313 increased their social media presence this year by leaps and bounds. I would say Team 3313 is one of the lead innovators in Minnesota with their social media advances. Through this they were able to post videos on how their robot worked - including posting a video on how well a simple HomeDepot bucket can be used as a frisbee collector/sorter. This influenced many robot designs throughout the world, while it can be argued that they didn't come up with the idea originally, they certainly marketed it. 3313 many not have won any events themselves but many event-winning robots used the "bucket-design" as marketed by 3313.

Honorable Mention: 2175 - The Fighting Calculators

[MrTechCenter]

California (tough, tough decision):

#1 Team 254 Cheezy Poofs: Fastest level 3 climb in the world, good floor pickup and shooter. Overall great robot.


#2 Team 1538 Holy Cows: Daisy Thunder was incredible. Good performance at San Diego and great performance at Inland Empire and outstanding performance at Championships.


#3 Team 1717 D'Penguineers: Quick in-perimeter floor pickup, ability to shoot full court, amazing targeting, innovator in control.


If I could pick a fourth, I would definitely say 3476 Code Orange because, I mean, they were on Einstein, great floor pickup, great autonomous, great targeting, you could arguably put them at #2, I admit some bias there.

[Mrcope9]

In Louisiana...

1. 3753, consistant cycler, 10 pt hang
2. 2992, 1 point dump, 30 pt climb+ dump
3. 3606, consistant 30 pt climb

[mdiradoorian]

Originally Posted by MrTechCenter

California (tough, tough decision):

#1 Team 254 Cheezy Poofs: Fastest level 3 climb in the world, good floor pickup and shooter. Overall great robot.


#2 Team 1538 Holy Cows: Daisy Thunder was incredible. Good performance at San Diego and great performance at Inland Empire and outstanding performance at Championships.


#3 Team 1717 D'Penguineers: Quick in-perimeter floor pickup, ability to shoot full court, amazing targeting, innovator in control.


If I could pick a fourth, I would definitely say 3476 Code Orange because, I mean, they were on Einstein, great floor pickup, great autonomous, great targeting, you could arguably put them at #2, I admit some bias there.

What about Team 696?

[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by mdiradoorian

What about Team 696?

From what I've hear, 696 had a fantastic robot as well, but I didn't get to see it in person or in action.

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by MrTechCenter

From what I've hear, 696 had a fantastic robot as well, but I didn't get to see it in person or in action.

I'd like to add 1678. You can't argue with seeding first in their division and going on to play on Einstein.

[MichaelBick]

Originally Posted by DampRobot

I'd like to add 1678. You can't argue with seeding first in their division and going on to play on Einstein.

There are multiple honorable mentions for CA. 973 was very good too, although they didn't seed very high at CMP. I would say they are the best cycler in California.

I don't remember seeing 1717 FCS, though I could be wrong. I know for sure they didn't have one at LA, though maybe they gained the ability later.

[R.C.]

Originally Posted by MICHAELABICK

There are multiple honorable mentions for CA. 973 was very good too, although they didn't seed very high at CMP. I would say they are the best cycler in California.

I don't remember seeing 1717 FCS, though I could be wrong. I know for sure they didn't have one at LA, though maybe they gained the ability later.

They FCS'd at champs and are pretty good at it!

I would have to agree with Micheal.

After 254/1538. 3rd IMO could go to 971/973/1717.All were very very solid!

-RC

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by R.C.

They FCS'd at champs and are pretty good at it!

I would have to agree with Micheal.

After 254/1538. 3rd IMO could go to 971/973/1717.All were very very solid!

-RC

Can't forget 1662!

696 was good for sure, and this was their best season recently; but they're not top 3 in CA, too many good teams. Top 10 for sure though.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by MICHAELABICK

There are multiple honorable mentions for CA. 973 was very good too, although they didn't seed very high at CMP. I would say they are the best cycler in California.

I don't remember seeing 1717 FCS, though I could be wrong. I know for sure they didn't have one at LA, though maybe they gained the ability later.

I haven't seen videos of all the contenders for best cycler in CA, but after I saw videos of 973 cycling and sinking some centerline auto discs, I was really impressed by their intake as well as their really consistent shooter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ6rbMWrdFM

Anyone know why they were so tall? Did they have FCS abilities that I haven't seen?

[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

I haven't seen videos of all the contenders for best cycler in CA, but after I saw videos of 973 cycling and sinking some centerline auto discs, I was really impressed by their intake as well as their really consistent shooter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ6rbMWrdFM

Anyone know why they were so tall? Did they have FCS abilities that I haven't seen?

They were indeed a very quick and efficient cycler, one of the best I saw. Their tall design worked out for them, as it allowed their feeder to feed all 4 discs quickly and get their shots off quick as well. And their floor pickup made their entire design linear from ground to shooter. And to climb it was just a simple run into the pyramid.

[ENeyman]

For PA, I'd say...

1. 1640- A consistent, fast cycler with a great 30-point climb. Also, an Einstein appearance doesn't hurt.
2. 341- While not as good as 2012, Daisy still built a great bot. As always, they had a great autonomous and consistent shooter.
3. 222- They are always overshadowed by the more famous MAR teams, but these past few years the Tigertrons have shown they are a powerhouse in PA.