After reading some comments on my post I would have to agree that my recap was too harsh to some teams. It did not show gracious professionalism in a way that FIRST is about. I apologize to those teams who I unfairly criticized and would like to thank Jean for pointing it out.
I have written another summary that I call “One Awesome Thing About Each Team to Qualify for PNW District Champs.”
360: Talented defensive drivers have shown the ability to slow down some of the best robots in the district.
492: This team continues to create the best mecanum drive robots in the district.
948: They can do whatever they need to, their flexibility makes them an enviable alliance partner.
997: They can cycle cargo well and they have one of the most unique hatch manipulators in the district.
1318: Creative climber that is very fun to watch.
1425: Turrets are fun to watch, this robot has a lot of potential.
1540: Extremely fast cycle times, watching this robot work is incredible.
1899: Always a creative use of carpentry on this teams robots.
1983: Possibly the most consistent robot in the district.
2046: Extremely dominant robot, one of the best in the district.
2097: BBQ and High Tide watch out! This revival team also has looked good in their first competitive season.
2147: Dominates the low cargo, possibly more than any other team in the PNW.
2412: Pretty good at cargo and climbing, and they may have outscored 2910 in a finals match
2471: Extremely high potential robot with a swerve and high level capabilities, overall looks great.
2521: Very good cargo ability with a unique and interesting strap mechanism as well as a two panel sandstorm mode.
2522: Underrated bot that could be one of the best in the district.
2557: Agile swerve drive shows very high cycling potential
2733: Extremely good hatch capabilities, could easily fill a rocket with the right partner.
2898: This team led their alliance to a huge upset at the CAIS event with their good hatch and cargo abilities.
2907: Other than the fact that it is one of the coolest robots to look at, they cycle cargo with the best of them.
2910: Incredible swerve drive, fills up the lower levels as well as anyone in the world.
2915: Very consistent robot that scores cargo well, and will always be a good alliance partner.
2928: Possibly the only team to successfully defend juggernaut 2910 and their swerve.
2930: Good at cycling, good at climbing, two blue banners is never a bad thing.
2976: their dual sticks cargo collector is quite unique, and quite effective.
2980: Part of the sideways lift gang this team has a unique cargo collector to pair.
2990: Fast cycler, low level bot, they do what they do very well.
3024: Excellent swerve drive, can move across the field very quickly, and evades defenders well.
3223: Cycles well and climbs. This team has one of the nicest drive teams that I’ve talked to.
3574: They can do hatches well and climb, the perfect compliment to any cargo based robot.
3588: Good cycler with a cool claw/arm mechanism.
3636: Excellent cargo bot that has been overlooked at their first two events, including helping a number 7 alliance take home a blue banner.
3663: This team build a good swerve drive, and has shown more potential than almost any other PNW team.
3674: Very good robot that has been a winner and a finalist. Their consistency in cargo delivery may be unmatched.
3711: Consistent climb and good at cargo, this team is the perfect choice for an offensive third robot.
3786: One of the most unlucky teams in the district, this team is probably the most underrated based on OPR data in the district.
3826: A lot of hard work was put into this robot throughout competition season, this team is probably the most improved at the event.
4043: Perfect execution of a simple robot, this team’s season should be exemplified as proof that you don’t need to be an extremely high resource team in order to build an incredible robot.
4057: Unique hatch placement as well as a very fun climber.
4060: They have my favorite level two climber that I have seen this season.
4061: Cool full arm mechanism is good at scoring cargo.
4125: Small robot that cycles quickly, also, their team members are a joy to talk to.
4131: A unique baton collector has helped this team be one of the most underrated cargo bots in the region.
4309: “Rampy Boi” has my vote for the best robot name, plus, ramps are always beloved by all.
4469: Their suction cup climb is one of the coolest in the world, and quite effective too.
4488: Everybody loves turrets, especially those that have automated hatch placement systems, also they have a cool climbing mechanism that made my job as official scorer a bit difficult.
4512: This team has been building better and better robots each year, expect this trend to continue in 2020.
4513: This team has improved its robot greatly from a late second rounder to the second overall pick.
4579: The perfect second robot, supporting two alliances into finals.
4692: Not enough people are talking about this team. They are good at everything they do, a quality valued in an alliance partner.
4911: One of the best cyclers in the region, they have once again built a top notch robot, it’s a shame that nobody really knows who they are
4980: They have a fun to watch legged climb.
5085: A simple-yet-effective robot that played a major role in helping their alliance to a blue banner at Wilsonville.
5198: Probably the most skilled defensive drive teams in the region, bonus points for playing defense in a clean and fair manner.
5468: They can score hatches pretty well, but their beefy drive train allows them to push teams across the field like they aren’t even there.
5588: Every year this team does one thing very well, and this year was no exception, very solid hatch bot.
5803: Very good cycle bot with an interesting climb in which they glide up the HAB.
5827: Don’t let their rank at Glacier Peak fool you, this team is much better than it may look.
5937: Very good execution of an everybot like design, epitomizes KISS.
6443: Defense and climbing, two things that have defined this year’s game, and two things that this team has excelled at. Also, their climber is a joy to watch.
6445: Silky smooth at cycling cargo, one of the most satisfying robots to watch in the district.
6845: Possibly the most underrated team in the district, they can cycle cargo and hatches into levels two and three as well as almost anyone.
7034: Very unique design in which its arm passes through itself. This high potential robot also wins the “That’s a lot of triangles” award.
7776: Rookies! Everybody loves rookies. Also, this team has a good offensive capability that I didn’t know about.