Event Recap: Chezy Champs 2023
Results:
Spectrum competed at Chezy Champs, an annual off-season FIRST robotics tournament hosted by the Cheesy Poofs 254. We would first like to thank our alliance partners: Robojackets 3538, Spartan Robotics 971, and Eaglestrike 114.
Spectrum went 7-7-0 overall at the event, finished ranked 9th, and invited 3538, 971, and 114 to join our alliance. We lost to the Citrus-Poofs combo, won the next match in the lower bracket, and were knocked out of the playoffs in our third match.
We wrapped up the event by winning the Professionalism Award.
Failures and Fixes:
Failure: Incorrect intake and scoring position in elbow joint in multiple quals, making us unable to intake from single substation or score
Fix: Stopped throwing cones in auton. Throwing caused the chain to skip, making all other positions incorrect for the rest of the match.
Failure: One side of a bumper got knocked off in a match. Caused by low-quality wood and short wood screws.
Fix: We will never cheap out on our bumper wood again.
Strategy and Scouting Recap:
This was our first event in which we recorded solely Qualitative Data. We combined our analysis with a modified version of Rachel Lim’s 2023 OPR Scripts. One of the biggest reasons was the lack of personnel at the event. It was pretty difficult to organize/tier using only qualitative data and OPR so we will use a hybrid system of quantitative and qualitative data going forward. More info to come.
For Remix and Chezy, we stole adopted a rule from 118. Drive team and pit crew were not allowed to know anything about opposing alliances or our own rank throughout the event (except during the strategy meeting, when they could temporarily learn our rank.) We were initially doubtful, but we intend to continue using this rule next season.
A cool Match
Thank Yous:
Thank you to our Sponsors
Analog Devices
Boeing
Dow
Gene Haas Foundation
Intuitive Foundation
QAD works
Rev Robotics
Solarcraft
TE Connectivity
Texas Workforce Commision
Additionally, Thank you to the Cheesy Poofs for hosting a great event.
