Indiana Teams

[Libby Ritchie]

So how did Indiana teams do this weekend across the country? 393 will be going to Detroit this next week for our first competition and are excited to get there!



Go INDIANA FIRST!

[matt111]

we went to st louis this past weekend. we seeded 9th and got bumped to 8th, but were picked by the 3rd seed. we lost in double overtime of quaterfinals (they win, we win, tie, tie, they win). also we own the imagery award so im happy

[Libby Ritchie]

Sounds like you guys did a great job! Congratulations and thanks for the update!!!

How did you do with your animation? Did you submit to this regional?

[Chris Fultz]

234 was top seed and formed an alliance with 60 and 898.
Lost in second round - mechanical problems on two of the robots.
Great fought matches by everyone.

234 won the Entrepaneurship Award and website - congratulations team!


We were also extremely excited to win a hand made and hand painted "Gracious Professionalism" award from Team 294! Thanks so much -
that was awesome. We had tools and parts and are always happy to share.

One of my favorite moves of the day was when WPI (190) drove to the platform and was hanging at the top of the ar before the Autonomous Mode was over - Incredible!

[ebmonon36]

461 went to the Great Lakes Regional. We were ranked 22nd going into aliance picks and was the second pick for the #1 aliance made up of 111 and 27. Thank you to those teams for selecting us. We were eliminated in the quarter finals. We also won the sensors and controls award (don't remember the exact name.)
Eric

[matt111]

Originally Posted by Libby Ritchie

Sounds like you guys did a great job! Congratulations and thanks for the update!!!

How did you do with your animation? Did you submit to this regional?

yea we submitted to st. louis, however we didnt win. i saw a few of the scores for our team (a 95, 75, and 60) so i think people had mixed views. the one that won was pretty good. it had a robot plant a seed and water it and beam down sun from a satellite and then a flowe popped out and said first on the petals. there theme was planting the seeds for the future.

[Chris_Elston]

G-Force 535 got picked by Team 1098 to play in the finals. We played against Team 1024 in above post. That round was soo exciting. We had some very crazy stuff happen. Double tie, DO OVER match etc....it was nuts. We had alot of fun. There was alot of good teams for sure.

[CrazyCarl461]

Originally Posted by ebmonon36

We were ranked 22nd going into aliance picks and was the second pick for the #1 aliance made up of 111 and 27.

Unfortunately we were hit with some bad luck. First round, Wildstang and Rush were both unable to hang. Second round, Wildstang was unable to hang and we flipped the 2x ball out of the goal just after capping.

Like Eric said, we would like to thank Wildstang and Rush for the chance to play. It was a close one! You both have great bots and we look forward to seeing both of you at the Midwest Regional.

-Carl

[Tbuzz105]

Team 292 was at GLR. We did much better than I expected. We finished QM as ranked 4th. We asked teams 302 and 141 to join us in competition for the finals. We played wonderful rounds but got knocked out in an EXTREMELY close 3rd match in semifinals. The competition was great and everybody had a wonderful time.

GO INDIANA!

[Bob Steele]

Team 1018 had a great run at St. Louis.
We finished the qualifications at 17th... after having to tweak our arm a few times...
We were part of a GREAT alliance!!! 1098 and 535 (another Indiana team)

The Quarter was AMAZING... 5 matches and with 1098 disabled two Indiana teams 535 and us held off the #3 alliance twice and finally won in the last match. It was hard fought and it was too bad that in the fifth match of the quarter...both of our opponents were on the ground...

The semi was also wonderful... unfortunately we weren't entirely ready for the physical tactics of the #2 alliance and 1098 was disabled early..
We won the second match but in the third ...the continued pounding took its toll and our pneumatic actuator was bent and we couldn't pick up the ball in the end... if we had... we would have capped the small goal that had 11 balls in it and that would have given the alliance the win...
We felt bad letting the alliance down at the last second like that but there was little we could do with the piston bent...oh well...

All in all a WONDERFUL event...

Indiana did even better as the team we mentored:
1272 out of Bloomington were FINALISTS!!!!!!
and team 1331 ...another Rookie from Bloomington... was a quarterfinalist along with Team 1024 from Indianapolis...

Indiana was well represented in the final matches...
We had 6 chosen to go on out of the 8 there and Team 135 and Team 1020 had great robots too!!!

Indiana had a great Tournament... we can't wait until Cleveland...
We will repair our arm there and with the experience gained from St. Louis, we will try and put in a good showing for Indiana again!!!

thanks to everyone that helped us!!!

[Scott Ritchie]

Just got back from AZ and boy was that a great weekend. We had some success in the qualifying rounds but ran into a little trouble in the semis. All in all I was pleased with our performance. Glad to here that other Indiana teams did well. Good luck to 393 as they take off for Detroit this weekend and we will see some of you in Chicago soon.

Go "Indiana Teams"

(Can't say Indiana cause it sounds like I'm cheering for the Hoosiers, and being a Boiler fan I just can't type it.)

[Andy Baker]

This is a report from the TechnoKats at GLR.

We ended up 5-2 in the qualifications, ranked #10, and scooted up to be alliance captain of the 7th seeded alliance.

We ended up getting beat in the first round of the finals. It was fairly dramatic. We had about 12 balls in the stationary goal, and were going for a 2x cap. Then, our gripper fell off of the arm and crashed to the ground from about 10 feet up. At that moment, I remembered that the hook we previously removed has a double function - to keep the gripper on the arm. Ooops.

During the next match, as we were frantically fixing our arm, our alliance partners could not match our opponents. We lost in 2 matches.

All in all, I'd say we did OK. Our team was great, as everyone pitched in to make the usual TechnoKat effort. We had a great pit crew, a good cheering section, and numerous people in other pits, helping teams out.

My favorite moment of the weekend was fixing our arm after it broke in the elimination rounds. Although we did not play again, it was a sight to see. Here was the scene: Our robot's arm was not functional and it was positioned almost straight up. I was standing on our robot cart, attaching the hook. Another student (Steven Jones) was helping me attach the hook while sitting on a student's shoulders. Right below us, our lead electrical student (Greg McCoy) was re-wiring a Globe motor. At the other end of the arm, 2 students and 2 engineers were replacing a drill motor and plastic mounts.

So, it was one of those moments where we HAD to get the robot fixed and it did not matter who did it. Being one of those teams who gets accused of having the engineers do all of the work, we were proud that we proved that our students were the ones who helped to fix the 'bot when it was crunch time.

We will definitely be ready to roll in Chicago.

Andy B.

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

At that moment, I remembered that the hook we previously removed has a double function - to keep the gripper on the arm. Ooops.

Classic! I know exactly how you must have felt ("hey, does anyone remember whether we used English or Metric units on this spacecraft???").

Andy and all the TechnoKats - congratulations on your performance, both on and off the field. Once again, you are demonstrating the power of a real team - both students and mentors - to pull off miracles and have a real impact.

-dave

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

We ended up getting beat in the first round of the finals. It was fairly dramatic. We had about 12 balls in the stationary goal, and were going for a 2x cap. Then, our gripper fell off of the arm and crashed to the ground from about 10 feet up. At that moment, I remembered that the hook we previously removed has a double function - to keep the gripper on the arm. Ooops.

I have video of the "oops" moment. The gripper did a graceful loop around the arm as it swung loose, then fell free. The remarkable thing is that it never lost its hold on the multiplier ball, even after it hit the ground!

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

I have video of the "oops" moment. The gripper did a graceful loop around the arm as it swung loose, then fell free. The remarkable thing is that it never lost its hold on the multiplier ball, even after it hit the ground!

I really, really DON'T want to see that video. It has been on an endless loop in my mind for the past 2 days. I can't wait until I replace that memory with better ones in Chicago.

Andy B.