February 23, 2013 7:00 am - 4:30 pm
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AgendaThe event followed the agenda described on the Tournaments page.
Participating Teams
| Count | Team # | Name | School / Organization | Location | | 1 | 61 | ozone | Oxford Area High School | Oxford, PA | | 2 | 110 | MFS Foxes | Moorestown Friends School | Moorestown, NJ | | 3 | 118 | Steel Hornets | Emmaus HS | Emmaus, PA | | 4 | 230 | Ampere | Upper Dublin High School | Fort Washington, PA | | 5 | 237 | MFS Hawks | Moorestown Friends School | Moorestown, NJ | | 6 | 365 | MOE | Miracle Workerz | Wilmington, DE | | 7 | 712 | RoboWorks | Phoenixville Area High School | Phoenixville, PA | | 8 | 3283 | SciBots | SciTech High School | Harrisburg, PA | | 9 | 3415 | Lancers | Livingston High School | Livingston , NJ | | 10 | 3795 | Jag-Wired | Garnet Valley High School | Glen Mills, PA | | 11 | 4134 | Wrench in the Works | Chesco Robotics | Downingtown, PA | | 12 | 4185 | Silver Soldiers | Lockheed Martin/OJR Education Foundation | North Coventry, PA | | 13 | 4286 | Dragonoids | Greens Farms Academy | Ridgefield, CT | | 14 | 4311 | Watt The Hex? | Say Watt Robotics | Edison, NJ | | 15 | 4396 | Decepticons | TCHS Pickering | Pheonixville, PA | | 16 | 4399 | Autobots | TCHS Brandywine | Downingtown, PA | | 17 | 4500 | MFS Falcons | Moorestown Friends School | Moorestown, NJ | | 18 | 4977 | LANLords | Lancaster FTC | Millersville, PA | | 19 | 4999 | Imagine It | Imagine It | Palmyra, PA | | 20 | 5321 | TechHeroes | G.W. Carver High School | Philadelphia, PA | | 21 | 5356 | Tardis | Corning Incorporated | Corning, NY | | 22 | 5484 | Enderbots | Corning | Corning, NY | | 23 | 5488 | Robodragons | Freire Charter School | Philadelphia, PA | | 24 | 5859 | Serenity | Phoenixville Area High School | Phoenixville, PA | | 25 | 5862 | Techno Tigers | Marple Newtown High School | Newtown Square, PA | | 26 | 5869 | Over Prepared | Spring-Ford High School | Royersford, PA | | 27 | 5910 | Fightin' Irish | Academy of Notre Dame | Villanova, PA | | 28 | 5944 | Live Wire | Chesco Robotics | Downingtown, PA | | 29 | 6045 | foobar | Oxford Robotics | Oxford, PA | | 30 | 6191 | CB South Robotics | Central Bucks High School South | Warrington, PA | | 31 | 6208 | Ratzo Robotics | Sonoma STEM Academy | York, PA | | 32 | 6378 | Jaybots | Central Columbia High School | Bloomsburg, PA | | 33 | 6672 | Comets | Penn Manor | Millersville, PA | | 34 | 6759 | Hempfield | Hempfield High School | Landisville, PA | | 35 | 6823 | Danville High School Engineering Club | Danville High School | Danville, PA | | 36 | 6836 | PERK's Dirty Dozen | The Perkiomen School | Pennsburg, PA |
Tournament Results
Competition Results  Winning Alliance
Captain: 237 MFS Hawks 1st selected: 4999 Imagine It 2nd selected: 4311 Watt The Hex? Finalist Alliance
Captain: 4399 Autobots 1st selected: 4185 Silver Soldiers 2nd selected: 4500 MFS Falcons See the Elimination Round Team Rankings and the full Match Results Details. Winning Alliance 237 MFS Hawks, Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown, NJ
4999 Imagine It, Palmyra, PA
4311 Watt The Hex?, Say Watt Robotics, Edison, NJ
Finalist Alliance 4399 Autobots, TCHS Brandywine, Downingtown, PA
4185 Silver Soldiers, Lockheed Martin/OJR Education Foundation, North Coventry, PA
4500 MFS Falcons, Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown, NJ
Motivate AwardThe Motivate Award recognizes outstanding team spirit shown though costumes and outfits, team support, and other methods of standing out and raising attention. Teams that reach out to their schools and community to raise awareness of FIRST and their FTC efforts have done so in a variety of cool and inventive methods - this winner is no exception. Here is what the judges had to say: This team could be found wearing their green and black shirts and a hat like no other. Their three digit team number is known by all. The team's enthusiasm at this tournament has out-FOXED their competition.
Team 110 MFS Foxes, Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown, NJ
Connect AwardThe Connect Award is a bit different than the Motivate Award. Winners of the Connect Award have done a great deal of community outreach not only to spread the word about FIRST but specifically to include engineers, scientists, and other technology professionals into their outreach efforts. This creates connections between teams, FIRST, and the professional world that can last years beyond their participation in FTC. Connect Award winners also develop and execute plans to fund their team including clear goals and objectives - including how they can give back to their community in the future. Here is what the judges had to say: This team has connected with a Governor, a Board of Education, and a Baseball. The team has been very successful in securing corporate sponsorships However, they still make time to hold fund raisers to earn significant GREEN to foster FIRST efforts.
Team 365 MOE, Miracle Workerz, Wilmington, DE
Rockwell Collins Innovate AwardThe Rockwell Collins 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 Rockwell Collins Innovate Award winners demonstrated that type of thinking. Here is what the judges had to say: This team innovates on the lowest level, where the rubber meets the road. They thought not only outside of the box but underneath the box as well. Although they're willing for their wheels, they are the LORD OF THE RING.
Team 4977 LANLords, Lancaster FTC, Millersville, PA
PTC Design AwardWe are happy that PTC has offered to sponsor the PTC Design Award. The intent of this award is to expand the challenge, inspiring teams to incorporate industrial design into their robots. These elements can be shown in the simplicity of the design as it applies to the tasks, the look and feel of the robot, and how the design allows us to think of robots in new ways. The Design aspects must serve a function - but they should also differentiate the robot in a unique fashion - not an easy task with a limited set of parts and game challenge. Here is what the judges had to say: The winner of this award utilized CAD modeling software to create a clean, efficient, and effective design. An agile Ring Handling System game them a lift up on their competition. They dressed in DARK but aren't NEFARIOUS - congrats to the team and their Modeler, DARIUS.
Team 6045 foobar, Oxford Robotics, Oxford PA
Think AwardEvery team at this event has had to think - hopefully a lot. The Think Award recognizes the team that has successfully thought, organized, and documented their journey from their starting point to their final design. The engineering notebook is the record of this journey. Just like in real life, teams that can document their process have the best chance at learning from it and improving on it. Here is what the judges had to say: This team flew a long distance to tell us thje story of their season. With their bright red plumage, they rose above others as they spread FTC through word, deed, and Internet. You could tell that their keen vision allowed them to focus in on documenting their design process.
Team 237 MFS Hawks, Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown, NJ
Inspire AwardThe Inspire Award is the highest award given by FTC. The winner of the Inspire Award is automatically eligible for advancement to the next tournament level. The Inspire Award winner is the 'prototype' for what we'd 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've 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. Here is what the judges had to say: This team has worked KNIGHT and day on their innovative robot design. The team EXPLORED, designed and fabricated a unique wheel and maneuvering system. Although KNIGHTS in the past jousted for victory, the team rolled to victory with their little green wheels.
Team 3415 Lancers, Livingston High School, Livingston, NJ
2nd Runner-up: Team 365 MOE 3rd Runner-up: Team 4977 LANLords
Judge's AwardThe Judges Award is given at the discretion of the judges to a team they have encountered whose unique efforts, performance or dynamics merit recognition, yet the team does not fit into any of the existing award categories. Here is what the judges had to say: This team is new and fun. They makes pins, jewelery, brochures, business cards and even find time to build robots. They are a great example of what a rookie team can accomplish. Guess that they're no longer GREEN HORNS. Judges Kudo's to Ratzo Robotics!!!
Team 6208 Ratzo Robotics, Sonoma STEM Academy, York, PA
Advancing to the Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament
The following teams earned their way to the 2012-2013 Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament:
| Rank |
Team # |
Team Name |
Award |
1 |
3415 |
Lancers |
Inspire Award Winner |
2
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4999 |
Imagine It |
Winning Alliance, 1st Team Selected |
3
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4311 |
Watt the Hex? |
Winning Alliance, 2nd Team Selected |
4
|
4399 |
Autobots |
Finalist Alliance Captain |
5
|
4500 |
MFS Falcons |
Finalist Alliance, 2nd Team Selected |
6
|
6045 |
foobar |
PTC Design Award Winner | | 7 | 5356 | Tardis | Highest Ranked Team not Previously Ranked | | 8 | 110 | MFS Foxes | Motivate Award Winner |
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