2013 MAR District Event - Hatboro-Horsham

Competition District Events
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Team 708 and the Hatboro-Horsham Community would like to welcome the teams registered for the 2013 season!!!

This year the Hatboro-Horsham District event is a Friday Night, Saturday, and Sunday event. Friday night the doors will open at 4:00 pm to allow teams to come in and set-up their pits.

We are excited, for what looks to be a very competitive event!!! :]

Teams Registered:
25 | 87 | 103 | 222 | 225 | 272 | 304 | 341 | 357 | 365 | 708 | 816 | 834 1143 | 1168 | 1218 | 1403 | 1495 | 1495 | 1640 | 1647 | 1712 | 1807
1923 | 2229 | 2234 | 2539 | 2559 | 2590 | 2607 | 2729 | 3123 | 3151
3974 | 4342 | 4460

More event information will be coming in the next couple of months, and when available will be posted on http://www.midatlanticrobotics.org

GO TEAMS!

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The live stream can be found at WWW.hatboro-horsha.org

The news pane on the right side of the page. I will post a direct link when able.

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Hatboro will be nuts. I’m surprised people aren’t talking about it on here.

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The live web feed can be located directly at:
http://www.hatboro-horsham.org/Page/6373

Akash,
I think the original post was too long ago. Everyone forgot about us :wink:

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Really looking forward to this event to kickoff the MAR competition season. Lot’s of great teams and some great matches to be played.

Want to use this year’s event code as a hashtag for some event congo? If so, it would be #pahat

Nate

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This competition is going to be one for the record books. A few Pi-oneers might come down on Sunday to see the action…and what we’ll be up against in a few weeks :smiley:

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Agreed, this team list is absolutely insane. A few from kids and mentors from 3929 will be there to scout and, hopefully, to be amazed. Can’t wait to see 103, 341, 365, 1218, 2590, 357, 1403, 1640, 222, 25, and all the other bots there.

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Really looking forward to this weekend. Possibly the most competitive week 1 event out there! H-H was a great event last year and I’m sure it will be even better this year.

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222 is very excited to attend!

Tonight will will be unlocking our robot to use up our remaining “Robot Access Period” time for some final preparations! :smiley:

See everyone on Friday night!

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Now you’re just teasing the folks with week 3 or 4 events… :yikes:

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Can’t wait to see some very talented teams! I’m looking forward to seeing rookie team 4460 compete with a very strong field of competitors.

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Even though the stream was inconsistent and annoying, this event was the exact opposite. All the teams played at a high level and the matches were exciting and surprising. Huge shout out to teams 2590 and 3974, two of the most impressive bots I’ve seen this year!

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Congratulations due to the winners of the tournament and awards.

The main purpose of my post is to throw a little praise in the direction of 1640, Sa-bot-tage. I don’t think I have ever seen such command of a swerve drive like your drivers had in those eliminations. Great shooter too. I was rooting for your team. Add a passive 10 pointer during robot open access and you guys will be killer.

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Does anybody have footage of the quarters/semis/finals? I’d love to watch!

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Thanks to Eric Zygmont, 708, and all of the staff and volunteers for another great Hatboro-Horsham District Event!

Congrats to 1218 for their much deserved Chairman’s Award, and to 1403 for EI!

It was a very competitive event with many accurate shooters, and a couple of great 30 point climbers.

2590 - HUGE thanks for believing in us! I know we were inconsistent and breaking down through much of the event, but you guys saw that when we were “on” we could put up big scores. We worked very well together, and you guys covered for us when our shooter went down in a couple of elimination matches. Your robot is simply fantastic. It is remarkably similar in concept to our 2012 machine (wide intake, simple magazine, accurate fixed-angle shooter optimized for a couple of specific - but protected - shots), and it is no small coincidence that you guys were among the only teams that came out of the bag fully operational and well-tuned.

3123 - You guys played some great D and made sure we and 2590 had discs nearby. Your full court shooter was a sight to behold once you got locked into position. We couldn’t have done it without you!

25, 103 - It was great to see you guys again! Like us, you had some teething issues coming into the first event, but you turned it on in eliminations. Thanks for lending us the hooks that let us 10 point hang, and we look forward to seeing you guys at Vegas, MAR Champs, or World Champs!

365 - Great robot (as usual)! Your alliance had us VERY worried going into the semi-finals.

816, 3974, 1143 - Wow! That was some great defense in the finals! 3974, you have quite a shooter too!

2729 - You guys took a huge leap forward and were truly a force all weekend. With a little more tuning and practice, you can be the 610 of MAR!

We have a lot of work to do for Chestnut Hill, but we can’t wait to see so many of our friends again in two weeks!

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I concur with everything that Jared341 said. My additions:

- It was scary to look in the mirror and see... 3974!
  E=mCD Robotics basically built the same bot we did. 
  Most all of Jared's comments applied to them as well:

  "...simple magazine accurate fixed-angle shooter optimized for a couple of
    specific - but protected - shots"

  They shot from the same spots we did. Same 10 pt hang mechanism.  They were
  even the same color!  Primary difference was we did floor intake (to the
  exclusion of human player loading) and they did the reverse.

- It was impressive to see 486 shooting absolute laser beams. 
  I was expecting to see the dampening chains get sheared by 486
  launched frisbees... 

- 25/103 didn't have their climbers quite ready for this event. 
  When they do, they said it would be fast - much faster
  than the 30 pointers we saw at this event. If they
  can pull that off they will be very tough/impossible to beat. 

- It was cool to see how many teams were using that standard
  Home Depot 5 gallon bucket as the basis for their hoppers. 
  It was the perfect fit!!!

- Congrats to 1807/Allentown (neighboring high school to ours)
  for a top 10 finish. 

- We apologized in person but apologies again to the 
  Midknight Inventors. In one match our hopper jammed
  and the only way to unjam it was to drive into the wall
  and hope the impact would sort things out. It did that
  marvelously but it also had the unfortunate side
  effect of knocking over the station control cabinet
  onto their feet.... 
  [or the scorpion case - I'm not sure from the FMS
  white paper if they are one in the same. It's cabinet
  with the LED lights under the middle driver station...]

- congrats To Green MASHine (4460) on their
  Rookie All Star Award. They do FRC and FTC. Their
  enthusiasm was palpable. It's not clear if/when they actually sleep. 

- Many folks asked what wheels we were using on 
  our shooter. Nitrile Sure-Grip Drive Rollers from McMaster.com:
  http://www.mcmaster.com/#roller-feeders/=lqhiof.
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First, many thanks to 708 and all the volunteers for pulling off their second annual Week 1 district event! It’s no small feat, and we’re all very grateful.

Of course, congratulations to our friends Daisy, Nemesis and Wildcogs for an epic victory. You guys are a site to behold, and I’m a bit relieved Chestnut Hill won’t be as stacked as this was! We would have loved a finals battle against you, but we know you would’ve completely cleaned our clocks. Also congrats to finalists 1143, 3974, 816! We thought we had you there for a minute, but apparently 3 broken shooters can only get us so far against such impressive scorers. ::ouch::

Congrats Vulcan on your second annual HH Chairman’s Award. I suspect you’ll keep getting those until you take the clock home, guys! And what an cool climb. Additionally, great job to all the award winners. (Side Note 1: jeez, this event is stacked. Side Note 2: I love how you really do get to know everyone with the district model.)

Many thanks to 486 and 272 for selecting us! I know the rounds were rough on your bots, but going 2-1 in the semis is still pretty beast! We really enjoyed working with you, including the hectic fixes–you’ve got some very good crews. And to Storm, 2539, and reigning-world-champs 25…that was a heck of a QF battle. Were any other elim matches just 1 point apart?

Thanks so much! Our driver will definitely be at the practice 'bot sticks a lot in the coming weeks. We’re fighting to get the 30 point climber ready for Chestnut Hill, though if not we’ll definitely be there with a quick 10.

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Congrats to everyone at 708, Hatboro-Horsham HS, and the numerous volunteers who made this weekend the success that it was. Our region is lucky to have such dedicated people to support our teams and events. Hatboro is a great example of how to do this well!

25 and 2539 - Thank you for being such wonderful alliance partners during qualifications and elims. We all knew we were a force to be reckoned with and were hoping for the best. Our team is looking forward to what the future can hold and I know both of you are too. You both had great robots and will have awesome seasons moving forward. It’s very tough how things worked out.

Thanks Jared. Our students and mentors learned a lot over the past few years and were able to put those experiences into a great robot. An example of past risks and efforts rewarding us now. Outside of super locking that cRIO wiring harness, there are some things we’d like to try out before Lenape-Seneca to increase our shooting effectiveness. Looking forward to a great competition there.

Thanks to all of the teams for everything over the weekend. You all rock!

Nate