2007 IRI Invitation and Waiting List

[Chris Fultz]

Teams:

Below is the listing of 2007 IRI Invited Teams.
The Planning Committee had a challenging time creating this list -
there were 101 applications. We were able to expand the field to 72 teams.

Thank you to all who are interested and applied.

Our selection process was based on data (staying true to the engineering realm).

Indiana Teams that registered on day 1 or 2 received an automatic bid.
We then ranked teams based on Loyalty to the IRI, 2007 Competition Performance (Including match play and Regional Chairmans Awards), and what the teams have done to support the IRI, past or present.

We believe this was a fair and equitable way to select.

All invited teams should have received an email earlier this evening. This email has instructions for continuing the registration process.

All wait listed teams (9) should also have received an email earlier this evening.

All teams not in the above groups should also have received an email earlier this evening.


Stay tuned for more information.



Team Team Name State
1 16 Bomb Squad AR
2 27 Team RUSH MI
3 33 Killer Bees MI
4 40 Checkmate NH
5 45 TechnoKats IN
6 47 Chief Delphi MI
7 48 Delphi E.L.I.T.E. OH
8 67 Heroes of Tomorrow MI
9 68 Truck Town Thunder MI
10 71 The B.E.A.S.T IN
11 93 NEW Apple Corps WI
12 107 Team R.O.B.O.T.I.C.S. MI
13 111 WildStang IL
14 116 Epsilon Delta VA
15 118 RoboNauts TX
16 121 The Rhode Warriors RI
17 126 Gael Force MA
18 135 Penn Robotics IN
19 148 Robowranglers TX
20 177 Bobcat Robotics CT
21 190 Gompei MA
22 217 ThunderChickens MI
23 229 Division by Zero NY
24 233 The PINK Team FL
25 234 CyberBlue IN
26 254 Cheesypoofs CA
27 269 CooneyTech Robotics WI
28 292 PantherTech IN
29 330 Beach Bot CA
30 393 Full Metal Jackets IN
31 447 Team Roboto IN
32 461 Westside Boiler Invasion IN
33 469 Las Guerrillas MI
34 494 Martians MI
35 503 Frog Force MI
36 537 Charger Robotics WI
37 573 Mech Warriors MI
38 703 Phoenix MI
39 829 Warren Robotics IN
40 830 Rat Pack MI
41 868 Techounds IN
42 888 Robotiators MD
43 910 Foley Freeze MI
44 968 RAWC CA
45 980 ThunderBots CA
46 1008 Team Lugnut OH
47 1018 RoboDevils IN
48 1024 Kil-A-Bytes IN
49 1038 Thunderhawks OH
50 1094 River City Channel Cats MO
51 1108 Panther Robotics KS
52 1114 Simbotics CAN
53 1251 The TechTigers FL
54 1327 SBotz IN
55 1501 Team Thrust IN
56 1529 CyberCards IN
57 1555 PULSE IN
58 1577 Steampunk Robotics ISR
59 1625 Winnovation IL
60 1646 Precision Guessworks IN
61 1720 PhyXTGears IN
62 1732 Hilltoppers WI
63 1741 Red Alert Robotics IN
64 1747 Harrison Boiler Robotics IN
65 1760 Taylor Robotics IN
66 1766 Temper Metal IN
67 1816 The Green Machine MN
68 1902 Exploding Bacon FL
69 2056 Patriotics CAN
70 2171 ROBODOGS IN
71 2194 Fondy Fire WI
72 2197 PC Robotics IN


Wait List Teams (in order they will be offered a position)

1 701 RoboVikes CA
2 931 Perpetual Chaos MO
3 832 Chimera GA
4 1528 iPirates MI
5 1739 Chicago Knights IL
6 1504 The Desperate Penguins MI
7 1592 Bionic Tigers FL
8 1243 Dragons MI
9 34 Rockets AL

[Billfred]

If the finals on Einstein are the main event of our WrestleMania, this is definitely shaping up to be the Royal Rumble. (Or maybe Survivor Series, if you want to reserve the Rumble's symbolism as the start of the road toward WrestleMania for a pre-ship like Winter War Zone.)

Congrats to those who earned invites!

[Ben Martin]

That is the scariest list I have ever seen.

This'll be interesting.

[Éowyn]

OH yeah! This is going to be fun!!!

Is it July yet?

[Joe Ross]

7 of the 12 division champions are going as well as 5/12 division finalists.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

7 of the 12 division champions are going as well as 5/12 division finalists.

And 2/3 Champs, 2/3 Finalist from Einstein. 5 teams (if I counted right) won 2 regionals.
This will be a competition to remember.

[JackN]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

And 2/3 Champs, 2/3 Finalist from Einstein. 5 teams (if I counted right) won 2 regionals.
This will be a competition to remember.

Not only that, but 5 more teams one a regional and were finalists at another. three of the four divisional #1 seeds are here as well as three of the first picks (five if you count 1114 and 330). There are about 50 teams that are super duper bonafide real deal teams, and it will be interesting because at least 18 are sitting out. I would not be suprised if at least one of the 14 world champions has to sit out the finals. The level of competition is uinbelivable, and I think that fourth spot will be very strategic.

[cooker52]

Is it time yet? Is it time yet? Is it time yet?
(Personally, not enough. Too much to do over the summer!)

[AdamHeard]

its nice to see RAWC going. Having one of the 10 best robots and not going to champs is tragic.

[Bharat Nain]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

its nice to see RAWC going. Having one of the 10 best robots and not going to champs is tragic.

I agree. I wish they made it to Atlanta this year. They made excellent alliance partners to us in 2006.

[Sean Schuff]

I read through the first 40 or so teams with other mentors from our team hovering over my shoulder and our collective thought (after we cheered because we got in) was "oh crap!" (or something like that). The IRI Planning Committee has put together a real who's who of FIRST teams. We've all got our work cut out for us!

Can't wait for late July!

Sean

[Herodotus]

This is going to be quite the little invitational. It's going to be extremely tough for sure with all of those amazing teams going. Can't wait for July!

[Beth Sweet]

Wow, the field of competitors must have been incredibly tough this year. A team who has gone to IRI, was the #8 seed (quarterfinalist) at Great Lakes and the #8 seeded finalist at West Michigan only made 6th on the wait list!

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Beth Sweet

Wow, the field of competitors must have been incredibly tough this year. A team who has gone to IRI, was the #8 seed (quarterfinalist) at Great Lakes and the #8 seeded finalist at West Michigan only made 6th on the wait list!

Wonder if the selection committee was chewing those little pink Pepto Bismol tablets - they don't taste half bad...
Jane

[Jeremiah Johnson]

I was not suprised in the least that 648 wasn't invited... that's what you get when there isn't effort placed in the registration essay.

Oh well! I'll still be there! I'm asking for the time off tomorrow! I'm so excited that 107 got in... I'll be there in my maroon platoon shirt.

Oh yeah, I emailed to volunteer yesterday, go me!

Can't wait to see the exillerating competition!

(Can you tell I'm excited?)