2015 R2OC

R2OC (Rock River Off-season Competition) Registration is open!! This 3rd year event is hosted by 81, 1625, 2039, 3352, 4655. 16 teams from the Midwest registered so far. Load-in and Team Social July 24, or Load-in on July 25 for a day of fun and competition at Rock Valley College in Rockford, IL. Visit www.r2oc.org to register and/or volunteer!! See teams that have already registered on event website!!

Can’t wait! Always a fun, well run event!

Looking forward to making some new robot friends!

For those who don’t want to click the link, these are the teams registered so far. Looks like it’s gonna be another great event!

0081 Metalheads
0093 New Apple Corps Robotics
0171 Cheese Curd Herd
0269 Cooney Tech Robotics
1625 Winnovation Team
1756 Argos
1781 Electric Eagles
2039 Rockford Robotics
2194 Fondy Fire
2338 Gear It Forward
2451 PWNAGE
2704 Order 2 Chaos
2781 RoboPride
2826 Wave Robotics
3352 Flaming Monkeys
4247 CougarBOTS
4485 Tribe Tech Robotics
4655 Stateline Robotics

Our roster of great teams is filling up for R2OC!! Here is an updated list, our goal is 32 teams, and we’re getting close!
0081 Metalheads Freeport IL
0093 New Apple Corps Robotics Appleton WI
0171 Cheese Curd Herd Platteville WI
0269 Cooney Tech Robotics Oconomowac WI
0461 Westside Boiler Invasion West Lafayette IN
0868 TechHOUNDS Carmel IN
1625 Winnovation Team Winnebago IL
1675 Ultimate Protection Squad Milwaukee WI
1747 Harrison Boiler Robotics West Lafayette IN
1756 Argos Bartonville IL
1781 Electric Eagles Chicago IL
2039 Rockford Robotics Rockford IL
2194 Fondy Fire Fond du Lac WI
2338 Gear It Forward Oswego IL
2451 PWNAGE St. Charles IL
2481 Roboteers Tremont IL
2704 Order 2 Chaos Batavia IL
2781 RoboPride Burbank IL
2826 Wave Robotics Oshkosh WI
3061 Huskie Robotics Naperville IL
3352 Flaming Monkeys Belvidere IL
4096 Ctrl-Z Champaign IL
4213 MetalCow Robotics Bloomington IL
4247 CougarBOTS Milwaukee WI
4485 Tribe Tech Robotics Danville IN
4655 Stateline Robotics Rockton IL
0000 Ironclad (pre-rookie team) Bradley IL

Visit www.r2oc.org to register!!

Loving the rule changes.

Can’t wait to see all the teams tomorrow.

Fondy Fire is all packed up for R2OC. We also like the rule changes.

Did Argos drop out?

One of their mentors I talked to last weekend said they wouldn’t be able to make it. Hopefully there will be enough teams to have full elims alliances.

The Roboteers, Team 2481, would like to extend our thanks to the hard working volunteers and organizers of the 2015 Rock River Off-Season Event for a terrific event. Our team thoroughly enjoyed the event and seeing all our good friends again.

R2OC was the perfect setting for many teams to give the opportunity for new drive team members to get the feel of a competition. There were many new faces and many new combos that took the controls behind the glass.

Congratulations to all the teams that participated and to 4655 Stateline Robotics, 461 West Side Boiler Invasion, 1747 Harrison Boiler Robotics, and 4485 Tribe Tech Robotics for their great run through the playoff brackets. You are great competitors and we were honored to take the field with you in finals.

Thanks also to our fabulous partners: 2826 WAVE Robotics, 171 Cheese Curd Herd, and 2781 RoboPride for their invaluable assistance and superb teamwork in winning the event. WAVE produced another magnificent robot with their amazing 28 point auto mechanism. While some of the more visible teams get a lot of recognition, I would like to point out that it is often the performance of the third robot at an event like this that make the difference in the final score. Cheese Curd Herd and RoboPride should both be commended for their outstanding efforts in contributing to our alliance.

Thanks Tim! It was a really special day for 2781 RoboPride. It was great to be on an alliance with some really inspirational teams. We will be looking forward to what the Roboteers and Wave come up with this year. Hopefully we get to play with and against you guys again.

R2OC was an excellent tournament, and it has become an annual event for us. Great job everyone!

Shout out to everyone involved in R2OC- I had an amazing experience volunteering Friday and Saturday! The event was incredibly well run and organized.