Inspiring The Next Generation Of Scientists And Engineers


World Championship

We were 12th seeded at the end of qualifying rounds, and then joined the fourth out of four alliances. We got eliminated in the quarter-finals, but we are happy and looking forward to next year

Maryland Regional Competition

Innovate Award at the Maryland Competition on Feb. 21 (177)

This is what the judges said about our robot: “It uses an innovative planetary gear system for the control of the actuator and side-mounted wheels for guidance during autonomous wall-crawling. LABView programming and out-of-the-box DEMO program, built specifically for the judges’ awareness, made this a highly innovative design. Topping this off is the unique crocheted basket and multi-color paint scheme that makes this robot a real standout.”

Winning Alliance Award at the Maryland Competition on Feb. 21 (177)

Captain: Teamn 177, Twisted Bots from Gloucester, VA (Homeschool Team)
First Pick: Team 339, Forge Robotics from Stafford, VA
Second Pick: Team 24, Super Sonic Sparks (S-Cubed) from Westminster, MD

  

Virginia Regional Championship

Innovate Award at the Virginia Championship on Dec. 6 (177)

The Innovate Award is robot specific. It celebrates teams who come up with innovate solutions to the Game Challenge that most others have overlooked. These solutions can’t just look good – they’ve got to work… at least most of the time. Historically, some of the most innovative breakthroughs in science and technology have come when fresh thinking is applied to a known problem. This year’s Innovate Award winners demonstrated that type of thinking.

Inspire Award at the Virginia Championship on Dec. 6 (3165)

The Inspire Award is the highest award given by FTC. The winner of the Inspire Award is automatically eligible to compete in the 2008 FTC World Championship in Atlanta. The Inspire Award winner is the "prototype" for what we would like to see all teams achieve as part of the FIRST Tech Challenge. They do many of the things mentioned in the other awards. The difference is that they have tied these together in a comprehensive manner resulting in success in the competition, outreach to the community, robot design, team spirit, and engineering accomplishment. That’s a tall order but we’ve got some great candidates for this award today.

Winning Alliance Award at the Virginia Championship Dec. 6 (177)

Captain: Team 1086 from Deep Run HS in Henrico, VA
First Pick: Team 177 from Gloucester, VA (homeschool team)
Second Pick: Team 3061 from Benedictine/St. Gertrude’s in Richmond, VA

Finalist Alliance at the Virginia Championship Dec 6 (3165) 

Captain: Team 3165 from Gloucester, VA (homeschool team)
First Pick: Team 339 from Colonial Forge HS/Commonwealth Governor’s School in Stafford, VA
Second Pick: Team 343 from Hopewell HS in Hopewell, VA