https://youtu.be/QpZLpU6u2BY Our annual Ri3D Rankings video is out! For the CRESCENDO season we took a look at and ranked 17 of Robot in 3 Days builds that you can dive into to take bits and pieces to help your team. Let us know your rankings in the comments!
Thanks to @jaredhk for putting together the CRESCENDO Resources list that really helped us find teams to rank: All the CRESCENDO Resources
Spoiler: Ri3D Rankings & Scores
| Ranking | Team | Practicality | Performance | Wow Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unqualified Quokkas Ri3D | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2 | Cranberry Alarm Ri3D | 10 | 8.75 | 3.75 |
| 3 | UMN Robotics Ri3D | 8 | 8 | 3.25 |
| 4 | Ri3D at Penn State | 8 | 7.25 | 2.75 |
| 5 | RI3D Purdue | 7 | 7.25 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Zoukeepers Ri3D | 6 | 6.25 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Roboten100h | 6.25 | 6.75 | 2.75 |
| 8 | North Dakota State Ri3D | 5.25 | 7 | 2.5 |
| 9 | Big Sky Robotics Ri3D | 5.25 | 6.5 | 2.75 |
| 10 | AC Robotics Ri3D | 6 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 11 | PRi3D of the North UND | 4.25 | 5.75 | 2.25 |
| 12 | Central Lakes College Ri3D | 3.25 | 6.25 | 2.25 |
| 13 | Killer Rabbits Ri3D | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2 |
| 14 | Western Engineering | 3.75 | 5 | 1.5 |
| 15 | FIRST Alumni Network of Grand Valley RI3D | 5.25 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 16 | Ri3D MX | 2.75 | 3.25 | 2 |
| 17 | FAMNM Ri3D | 2.25 | 1.5 | 1 |
Just a few notes to make: We tried to judge robots that were looking at specifically competing in Ri3D and didn’t judge teams that had a specific goal of building the kitbot (even if a couple of these Ri3D teams ended up doing a slight modification). Robots that may have had advanced knowledge of the game like REV’s ION starter bot were excluded but we definitely recommend checking out all of these teams and programs and it’s always possible we missed someone too.
