Ramp Riot 2010 : The Official Thread

Competition Off-Season Events
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RAMP RIOT 2010
11th Annual Robotics Competition

Saturday November 13, 2010
Wissahickon High School,
Ambler, PA
Pits Open at 7 AM
Event Open 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

**Preliminary Details: **
• 2010 Game Rules
• 36 Team Limit
• Early Registration Fee $200 (Paid by 9/6/10)
• Regular Registration Fee $250 (Due by 10/11/10)
• Note: We usually sell out by early August!

**Special Events: **
• Prizes, Live Radio Station, Face Painting, and Charity Food Drive
• FTC Scrimmage
• “Girls in Gear” Interactive Girl Scout Program
• Technical and Informational Forums

Register or Volunteer online at www.team341.com or email the team using the info below:
Contact: Team 341, c/o Alan Ostrow
Email: aostrow@wsdweb.org
Phone: 215-619-8112, ext 2956

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Update 7/2/10

**Ramp Riot 2010 **
23 Registered Teams with 13 Spaces Left and 0 teams on the Waiting List

103 Cybersonics, Palisades HS

153 Pre-Rookie slot

**224 **The Tribe, Piscataway HS

**272 **Cyber Crusaders, Lansdale Catholic HS

**316 **Lunatecs, Salem County College

341 Miss Daisy, Wissahickon HS

365 MOE Robotics, Engineering Club

375 Robotic Plague, Staten Island THS

**484 **Haverford Robotics, Haverford HS

539 Titans, Trinity Episcopal School

**708 ** Hard-Wired Fusion Hatboro-Horsham

709 Femme Tech Fatale, Agnes Irwin School

816 Panthers, BCIT

**1168 **Malvern Robotics, Malvern Prep

1218 Vulcan Robotics, Chestnut Hill Academy

1403 Cougar Robotics, Montgomery HS

**1640 **Sab-BOT-age, Downingtown HS

**1719 **Umbrella Corporation, Park School of Baltimore

1880 , East Harlem Tutorial Program

1893 , High Tech Parrots, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

1923 Midnight Inventors, West Windsor-Plainsboro HS

2229 Roboshop, Plymouth-Whitemarsh

2607 RoboVikings, Archbishop Wood HS

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Update 7/6/10

ONLY 10 Spots Left!!

**Ramp Riot 2010 **
27 Registered Teams with 9 Spaces Left and 0 teams on the Waiting List

103 Cybersonics, Palisades HS

153 Pre-Rookie slot

222 Tigertrons, Tunkhannock AHS

**224 **The Tribe, Piscataway HS

**272 **Cyber Crusaders, Lansdale Catholic HS

**316 **Lunatecs, Salem County College

341 Miss Daisy, Wissahickon HS

365 MOE Robotics, Engineering Club

375 Robotic Plague, Staten Island THS

433 Firebirds, Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy

**484 **Haverford Robotics, Haverford HS

539 Titans, Trinity Episcopal School

**708 ** Hard-Wired Fusion Hatboro-Horsham

709 Femme Tech Fatale, Agnes Irwin School

816 Panthers, BCIT

**1143 **Cruzin Comets, Abingdon Heights HS

**1168 **Malvern Robotics, Malvern Prep

1218 Vulcan Robotics, Chestnut Hill Academy

1403 Cougar Robotics, Montgomery HS

**1640 **Sab-BOT-age, Downingtown HS

**1719 **Umbrella Corporation, Park School of Baltimore

1880 , East Harlem Tutorial Program

1893 , High Tech Parrots, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

1923 Midnight Inventors, West Windsor-Plainsboro HS

2229 Roboshop, Plymouth-Whitemarsh

2607 RoboVikings, Archbishop Wood HS

2729 Storm Robotics Team, Lenape and Cherokee HS

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Update 7/6/10

ONLY 7 Spots Left!!

**Ramp Riot 2010 **
29 Registered Teams with 7 Spaces Left and 0 teams on the Waiting List

103 Cybersonics, Palisades HS

153 Pre-Rookie slot

222 Tigertrons, Tunkhannock AHS

**224 **The Tribe, Piscataway HS

**272 **Cyber Crusaders, Lansdale Catholic HS

**316 **Lunatecs, Salem County College

341 Miss Daisy, Wissahickon HS

365 MOE Robotics, Engineering Club

375 Robotic Plague, Staten Island THS

433 Firebirds, Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy

**484 **Haverford Robotics, Haverford HS

522 Robowizards, Staten Island

539 Titans, Trinity Episcopal School

**708 ** Hard-Wired Fusion Hatboro-Horsham

709 Femme Tech Fatale, Agnes Irwin School

816 Panthers, BCIT

**1143 **Cruzin Comets, Abingdon Heights HS

**1168 **Malvern Robotics, Malvern Prep

1218 Vulcan Robotics, Chestnut Hill Academy

1403 Cougar Robotics, Montgomery HS

**1640 **Sab-BOT-age, Downingtown HS

**1719 **Umbrella Corporation, Park School of Baltimore

1880 , East Harlem Tutorial Program

1893 , High Tech Parrots, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

1923 Midnight Inventors, West Windsor-Plainsboro HS

2229 Roboshop, Plymouth-Whitemarsh

2607 RoboVikings, Archbishop Wood HS

2729 Storm Robotics Team, Lenape and Cherokee HS

**2791 **Shaker Robotics, Shaker HS

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Crap, those spots are going fast! :ahh: I have to figure out how to get Shaker signed up for Ramp Riot!

Do you have to pay at registration?

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Chris:

I received the online registration and you are signed you up!
Glad that Shaker Robotics will be back again!

No need to pay at this point. Payment info is available at www.team341.com under the Ramp Riot section.
See you in November!

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Update 7/11/10

ONLY 5 Spots Left!!

**Ramp Riot 2010 **
31 Registered Teams with 5 Spaces Left and 0 teams on the Waiting List

103 Cybersonics, Palisades HS

153 Pre-Rookie slot

222 Tigertrons, Tunkhannock AHS

**224 **The Tribe, Piscataway HS

**272 **Cyber Crusaders, Lansdale Catholic HS

**316 **Lunatecs, Salem County College

341 Miss Daisy, Wissahickon HS

365 MOE Robotics, Engineering Club

375 Robotic Plague, Staten Island THS

433 Firebirds, Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy

**484 **Haverford Robotics, Haverford HS

522 Robowizards, Staten Island

539 Titans, Trinity Episcopal School

**708 ** Hard-Wired Fusion Hatboro-Horsham

709 Femme Tech Fatale, Agnes Irwin School

816 Panthers, BCIT

**1143 **Cruzin Comets, Abingdon Heights HS

**1168 **Malvern Robotics, Malvern Prep

1218 Vulcan Robotics, Chestnut Hill Academy

1403 Cougar Robotics, Montgomery HS

**1640 **Sab-BOT-age, Downingtown HS

**1719 **Umbrella Corporation, Park School of Baltimore

1880 , East Harlem Tutorial Program

1893 , High Tech Parrots, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

1923 Midnight Inventors, West Windsor-Plainsboro HS

2016 Mighty Monkey Wrenches, Ewing HS/ MKSD

2229 Roboshop, Plymouth-Whitemarsh

2607 RoboVikings, Archbishop Wood HS

2729 Storm Robotics Team, Lenape and Cherokee HS

**2791 **Shaker Robotics, Shaker HS

3204 TMLA Robotics, The Mary Louis Academy

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Update 7/18/10

ONLY 4 Spots Left!!

**Ramp Riot 2010 **
32 Registered Teams with 4 Spaces Left and 0 teams on the Waiting List

103 Cybersonics, Palisades HS

153 Pre-Rookie slot

222 Tigertrons, Tunkhannock AHS

**224 **The Tribe, Piscataway HS

**272 **Cyber Crusaders, Lansdale Catholic HS

**316 **Lunatecs, Salem County College

341 Miss Daisy, Wissahickon HS

365 MOE Robotics, Engineering Club

375 Robotic Plague, Staten Island THS

433 Firebirds, Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy

**484 **Haverford Robotics, Haverford HS

522 Robowizards, Staten Island

539 Titans, Trinity Episcopal School

**708 ** Hard-Wired Fusion Hatboro-Horsham

709 Femme Tech Fatale, Agnes Irwin School

816 Panthers, BCIT

**1143 **Cruzin Comets, Abingdon Heights HS

**1168 **Malvern Robotics, Malvern Prep

1218 Vulcan Robotics, Chestnut Hill Academy

1403 Cougar Robotics, Montgomery HS

**1640 **Sab-BOT-age, Downingtown HS

**1719 **Umbrella Corporation, Park School of Baltimore

1880 , East Harlem Tutorial Program

1893 , High Tech Parrots, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

1923 Midnight Inventors, West Windsor-Plainsboro HS

2016 Mighty Monkey Wrenches, Ewing HS/ MKSD

2229 Roboshop, Plymouth-Whitemarsh

2607 RoboVikings, Archbishop Wood HS

2729 Storm Robotics Team, Lenape and Cherokee HS

**2791 **Shaker Robotics, Shaker HS

3167 Environmental Tectonics Crusaders, Father Judge HS

3204 TMLA Robotics, The Mary Louis Academy

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WELCOME! Team 369, Grady Tech, Brooklyn, NY & Team 303 Panther Robotics

Ramp Riot 2010
34 Registered Teams with 2 Spaces Left and 0 teams on the Waiting List

103 Cybersonics, Palisades HS

153 Pre-Rookie slot

222 Tigertrons, Tunkhannock AHS

**224 **The Tribe, Piscataway HS

**272 **Cyber Crusaders, Lansdale Catholic HS

303 Panther Robotics Bridgewater-Raritan HS

**316 **Lunatecs, Salem County College

341 Miss Daisy, Wissahickon HS

365 MOE Robotics, Engineering Club

369 High Voltage, Grady Technical HS

375 Robotic Plague, Staten Island THS

433 Firebirds, Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy

**484 **Robo-Force, Haverford HS

522 Robowizards, Staten Island

539 Titans, Trinity Episcopal School

**708 ** Hard-Wired Fusion Hatboro-Horsham

709 Femme Tech Fatale, Agnes Irwin School

816 Panthers, BCIT

**1143 **Cruzin Comets, Abingdon Heights HS

**1168 **Malvern Robotics, Malvern Prep

1218 Vulcan Robotics, Chestnut Hill Academy

1403 Cougar Robotics, Montgomery HS

**1640 **Sab-BOT-age, Downingtown HS

**1719 **Umbrella Corporation, Park School of Baltimore

1880 , East Harlem Tutorial Program

1893 , High Tech Parrots, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

1923 Midnight Inventors, West Windsor-Plainsboro HS

2016 Mighty Monkey Wrenches, Ewing HS/ MKSD

2229 Roboshop, Plymouth-Whitemarsh

2607 RoboVikings, Archbishop Wood HS

2729 Storm Robotics Team, Lenape and Cherokee HS

**2791 **Shaker Robotics, Shaker HS

3167 Environmental Tectonics Crusaders, Father Judge HS

3204 TMLA Robotics, The Mary Louis Academy

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We are pleased to announce that Philadelphia Rock Radio Station, 94 WYSP will be at Ramp Riot for 3 hours, giving away prizes and playing games with the crowd.

Thank You WYSP!!!

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Welcome Team 1712!

Ramp Riot 2010
36 Registered Teams with 0 Spaces Left and 0 teams on the Waiting List

103 Cybersonics, Palisades HS

153 Pre-Rookie slot

222 Tigertrons, Tunkhannock AHS

**224 **The Tribe, Piscataway HS

**272 **Cyber Crusaders, Lansdale Catholic HS

303 Panther Robotics Bridgewater-Raritan HS

**316 **Lunatecs, Salem County College

341 Miss Daisy, Wissahickon HS

365 MOE Robotics, Engineering Club

369 High Voltage, Grady Technical HS

375 Robotic Plague, Staten Island THS

433 Firebirds, Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy

**484 **Robo-Force, Haverford HS

522 Robowizards, Staten Island

539 Titans, Trinity Episcopal School

**708 ** Hard-Wired Fusion Hatboro-Horsham

709 Femme Tech Fatale, Agnes Irwin School

816 West Tech Anomaly, BCIT

**834 **Spartechs, Southern Lehigh HS

**1143 **Cruzin Comets, Abingdon Heights HS

**1168 **Malvern Robotics, Malvern Prep

1218 Vulcan Robotics, Chestnut Hill Academy

1403 Cougar Robotics, Montgomery HS

**1640 **Sab-BOT-age, Downingtown HS

**1712 ** Dawgma, Lower Merion HS

**1719 **Umbrella Corporation, Park School of Baltimore

1880 , East Harlem Tutorial Program

1893 , High Tech Parrots, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

1923 Midnight Inventors, West Windsor-Plainsboro HS

2016 Mighty Monkey Wrenches, Ewing HS/ MKSD

2229 Roboshop, Plymouth-Whitemarsh

2607 RoboVikings, Archbishop Wood HS

2729 Storm Robotics Team, Lenape and Cherokee HS

**2791 **Shaker Robotics, Shaker HS

3167 Environmental Tectonics Crusaders, Father Judge HS

3204 TMLA Robotics, The Mary Louis Academy

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Although all spots have been filled, we will maintain a waiting list for Ramp Riot and will start moving teams off of the waiting list as openings develop, but no later than 10/11/10.

Last year several openings developed in early September. We also currently have one spot reserved for a pre-rookie team, but do not, as yet have a pre-rookie to fill the opening. This spot will be opened on 10/11/10 if it remains unfilled.

Last year all 5 teams on our waiting list ended up making it to Ramp Riot with ample notice to prepare. We encourage teams to continue to register for Ramp Riot. Please register at www.team341.com
Go to the side bar and click on “Ramp Riot”.

Best Wishes to everyone for a great Fall season!!

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Hello all Ramp Riot Teams!

Opening Video Help:
Each year we produce an opening video to honor our participating teams. Please send your team pictures of your students, robots, important team moments from 2010, etc. to:

rampriot@team341.com

Also, if you have video files, we can try our best to include them too. Please either send a download link to rampriot@team341.com or mail us a DVD (mail them to: Alan Ostrow, Wissahickon HS, 521 Houston Road, Ambler, PA 19002). Videos must be a minimum of SD video quality at 720px wide. Preferred formats include: .mov, .mp2, .mp4, .avi. (Unacceptable formats include: .wmv)

We want to include everyone in the opening video and truly honor the attending teams! Please be sure to send us your stuff!

We would love to have all of your media by September 30th so act now!

See you at Ramp Riot!

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Ramp Riot Teams:

Please send those **pictures **and videos as per the instructions in the thread above. It really enhances your team’s experience to be honored in the opening video with HIGH QUALITY pictures and video.

Kirsten and the media team work hard to make you look good on the big screen. So the sooner you send in the material, the better the video will be for every team.

If you would like to see last year’s Ramp Riot videos, please check out the links below.

10th Anniversary Video (RR 2009):
http://www.team341.com/media/09_ten_year_rr.php

Ramp Riot Opening Video (RR 2009):
http://www.team341.com/media/09_ramp_riot_intro_video.php

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We will continue to maintain a waiting list.

We just wanted to mention again that all 5 teams on last year’s waiting list made it into the 2009 event, with plenty of notice.

We currently only have one team on our waiting list. At this point your chances of making it into Ramp Riot are strong. So please don’t hesitate to register.

Thanks!

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To the Teams and Supporters of Ramp Riot:

Ramp Riot is only successful because of its Teams and VOLUNTEERS. We deeply appreciate all of the help receive form the FIRST community on event day. At this early stage almost all volunteer positions are unfilled.

So, if you are interested in volunteering at Ramp Riot, please go to www.team341.com
Under the Ramp Riot section you will find a very simple online form that will help us place you in the position you want.

As always, there will be food in the Volunteer/VIP room and you will score a Ramp Riot crew shirt. We also have one of the best retirement plans in the industry. :slight_smile:

So if all of this sounds good to you, you are either crazy or a member of FIRST. Just register on the website and we’ll place you in your desired job.

Thanks again for volunteering!!

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It has been a while but here is the updated Ramp Riot 2010 List.

Ramp Riot 2010
36 Registered Teams with 0 Spaces Left and 2 teams on the Waiting List

103 Cybersonics, Palisades HS

222 Tigertrons, Tunkhannock AHS

**224 **The Tribe, Piscataway HS

271 Mechanical Marauders, Bay Shore HS

**272 **Cyber Crusaders, Lansdale Catholic HS

303 Panther Robotics Bridgewater-Raritan HS

**316 **Lunatecs, Salem County College

341 Miss Daisy, Wissahickon HS

365 MOE Robotics, Engineering Club

369 High Voltage, Grady Technical HS

375 Robotic Plague, Staten Island THS

**# ** Pending Awaiting Response from Waiting List Team

433 Firebirds, Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy

**484 **Robo-Force, Haverford HS

522 Robowizards, Staten Island

**708 ** Hard-Wired Fusion Hatboro-Horsham

709 Femme Tech Fatale, Agnes Irwin School

816 West Tech Anomaly BCIT

**834 **Spartechs, Southern Lehigh HS

**1143 **Cruzin Comets, Abingdon Heights HS

**1168 **Malvern Robotics, Malvern Prep

1218 Vulcan Robotics, Chestnut Hill Academy

1391 Metal Moose, Westtown Friends

1403 Cougar Robotics, Montgomery HS

**1640 **Sab-BOT-age, Downingtown HS

1712 Dawgma, Lower Merion HS

**1719 **Umbrella Corporation, Park School of Baltimore

1880 , East Harlem Tutorial Program

1893 , High Tech Parrots, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

1923 Midnight Inventors, West Windsor-Plainsboro HS

2016 Mighty Monkey Wrenches, Ewing HS/ MKSD

2229 Roboshop, Plymouth-Whitemarsh

2607 RoboVikings, Archbishop Wood HS

2729 Storm Robotics Team, Lenape and Cherokee HS

3167 Environmental Tectonics Crusaders, Father Judge HS

3204 TMLA Robotics, The Mary Louis Academy

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Submitted my volunteer app. and looking forward to the event!

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FRC 423 just excepted a slot at Ramp Riot.
This will most likely set the field of teams. (see below)

Ramp Riot 2010
36 Registered Teams with 0 Spaces Left and 2 teams on the Waiting List

103 Cybersonics, Palisades HS

222 Tigertrons, Tunkhannock AHS

**224 **The Tribe, Piscataway HS

271 Mechanical Marauders, Bay Shore HS

**272 **Cyber Crusaders, Lansdale Catholic HS

303 Panther Robotics Bridgewater-Raritan HS

**316 **Lunatecs, Salem County College

341 Miss Daisy, Wissahickon HS

365 MOE Robotics

369 High Voltage, Grady Technical HS

375 Robotic Plague, Staten Island THS

423 Simple Machines, Springfield HS & Cheltenham HS

433 Firebirds, Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy

**484 **Robo-Force, Haverford HS

522 Robowizards, Staten Island

**708 ** Hard-Wired Fusion Hatboro-Horsham

709 Femme Tech Fatale, Agnes Irwin School

816 West Tech Anomaly BCIT

**834 **Spartechs, Southern Lehigh HS

**1143 **Cruzin Comets, Abingdon Heights HS

**1168 **Malvern Robotics, Malvern Prep

1218 Vulcan Robotics, Chestnut Hill Academy

1391 Metal Moose, Westtown Friends

1403 Cougar Robotics, Montgomery HS

**1640 **Sab-BOT-age, Downingtown HS

1712 Dawgma, Lower Merion HS

**1719 **Umbrella Corporation, Park School of Baltimore

1880 , East Harlem Tutorial Program

1893 , High Tech Parrots, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

1923 Midnight Inventors, West Windsor-Plainsboro HS

2016 Mighty Monkey Wrenches, Ewing HS/ MKSD

2229 Roboshop, Plymouth-Whitemarsh

2607 RoboVikings, Archbishop Wood HS

2729 Storm Robotics Team, Lenape and Cherokee HS

3167 Environmental Tectonics Crusaders, Father Judge HS

3204 TMLA Robotics, The Mary Louis Academy

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I have just uploaded the 2010 Ramp Riot Info Packet.
Here ------->
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2413

All of the essentials of competing at Ramp Riot can be found here.
Please feel free to distribute this packet to any students, parents, coaches, or sponsors that are attending Ramp Riot in 2010.

Best Wishes!!

Al Ostrow