Event Information
Date Saturday January 18, 2014 Venue Shady Side Academy Senior School Registration Registration is closed. Refreshments
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Registration Information
See the Elimination Round Team Rankings and
Participating Teams
Count | Team # | Team Name | School / Organization | Location |
1 | 2821 | Charleston Area Robotics Team | Charleston Catholic High School | Charleston, WV |
2 | 3900 | Mechasharks | Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy | Pittsburgh, PA |
3 | 4127 | BSOD - Blue Screen of Death | NEOHSTEM Alliance | Peninsula, OH |
4 | 4149 | Terabytes | Independent | Murrysville, PA |
5 | 4433 | Smokin' Motors | Conrad Weiser High School | Robesonia, PA |
6 | 4507 | RoboChargers | Covenant Christian High School | Grand Rapids, MI |
7 | 4933 | Short Circuits II | City Charter High School | Pittsburgh, PA |
8 | 5526 | Quasics | Gateway High School | Monroeville, PA |
9 | 5754 | Marburn Academy Marbotics | Marburn Academy | Columbus, OH |
10 | 5933 | Legacy | Young Innovators Society | Solon, OH |
11 | 6022 | TBD | Aurora Robotics | Aurora, OH |
12 | 6208 | Team Ratzo | TechFire Robotics of York | York, PA |
13 | 6258 | Wyoming Seminary | Wyoming Seminary Upper School | Kingston, PA |
14 | 6440 | The Metallic Controllers | Horizon Science Academy Cleveland | Cleveland, OH |
15 | 6549 | Whoa!Bots | Sewickley Academy | Sewickley, PA |
16 | 6749 | Iron Penguins | Southern Local Jr/Sr HS | Salineville, OH |
17 | 6965 | Westwood Robotics Alliance | Westwood Middle School | Morgantown, WV |
18 | 7018 | Spartan | Horizon Science Academy Lorain | Lorain, OH |
19 | 7024 | Horizon Hawks | Horizon Science Academy Youngstown | Youngstown, OH |
20 | 7058 | Artificial Intelligence Recruits | WACTC | McMurray, PA |
21 | 7060 | RobotiX | Independent | Pittsburgh, PA |
22 | 7143 | Tech-No-Logic | Creative Learning Collaborative/PT Library | McMurray , PA |
23 | 8257 | Fox Chapel Area High School | Fox Chapel Area High School | Pittsburgh, PA |
Captain: 4433 Smokin' Motors1st selected: 6965 Westwood Robotics Alliance2nd selected: 7058 Artificial Intelligence Recruits
Finalist Alliance
Captain: 4127 BSOD - Blue Screen of Death1st selected: 6022 TBD2nd selected: 6208 Team Ratzo
the full Match Results Details.
Winning Alliance
Captain 4433 Smokin' Motors, Conrad Weiser High School, Robesonia, PA
1st Selected 6965, Westwood Robotics Alliance, Westwood Middle School, Morgantown, WV
2nd Selected 7058, Artificial Intelligence Recruits, WACTC, McMurray, PA
1st Selected 6965, Westwood Robotics Alliance, Westwood Middle School, Morgantown, WV
2nd Selected 7058, Artificial Intelligence Recruits, WACTC, McMurray, PA
Finalist Alliance
Captain 4127 BSOD - Blue Screen of Death, NEOHSTEM Alliance, Peninsula, OH
1st selected 6022 TBD, Aurora Robotics, Aurora, OH
2nd selected 6208 Team Ratzo, TechFire Robotics of York, York, PA
1st selected 6022 TBD, Aurora Robotics, Aurora, OH
2nd selected 6208 Team Ratzo, TechFire Robotics of York, York, PA
Judged Awards
Motivate Award
The 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 enthusiastic team exemplifies the essence of the competition through team buidling, cooperative team spirit, and gracious professionalism. This team could be seen helping many teams in the pits. Their ourtreach involves social media and extends the FTC spirit to other organizations, including a STEM Academy.
Winner Team 5933 Legacy from Solon, OH
Connect Award
The 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 was committed to spreading the importance of science and engineering to populations who did not have exposure to these fields. In doing so, they had to break down many barriers. Their 3-tier outreach plan leaves other teams green with envy.
Winner Team 4149, Terabytes from Murrysville, PA
Rockwell Collins Innovate Award
The 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:
For Innovative use and re-purposing of approved build materials. This team effectively made a sticky belt from shelf liner material efficiently lifted, controlled and deposited blocks for maximized scoring.
Winner Team 4507, RoboChargers from Grand Rapids, MI
For Innovative use and re-purposing of approved build materials. This team effectively made a sticky belt from shelf liner material efficiently lifted, controlled and deposited blocks for maximized scoring.
Winner Team 4507, RoboChargers from Grand Rapids, MI
PTC Design Award
We 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:
This team used CAD software to create a robot that is functional, elegant, and unique in its appearance. This team mapped out its strategy to get maximum end points and built a robot from diverse components, such as lego parts and rubber bands. This Quantum Physics oriented team equipped its robot with neon green lights to give it a futuristic, out of this world look!
Winner Team 5526, Quasics from Monroeville, PA
This team used CAD software to create a robot that is functional, elegant, and unique in its appearance. This team mapped out its strategy to get maximum end points and built a robot from diverse components, such as lego parts and rubber bands. This Quantum Physics oriented team equipped its robot with neon green lights to give it a futuristic, out of this world look!
Winner Team 5526, Quasics from Monroeville, PA
Think Award
Every 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 has machine-like dedication in recording their engineering progress in their notebook. With a small team size, their motors were going full speed to design and build a solid robot and outreach with their community. This team's engineering notebook is smokin' hot!
Winner Team 4433, Smokin' Motors from Robesonia, PA
This team has machine-like dedication in recording their engineering progress in their notebook. With a small team size, their motors were going full speed to design and build a solid robot and outreach with their community. This team's engineering notebook is smokin' hot!
Winner Team 4433, Smokin' Motors from Robesonia, PA
Inspire Award
The 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 was clearly EXCITED throughout the competition, as they cheered on their team and others. This team proved to be worthy candidates of this award by performing well in a number of categories! This team not only showed their engineering prowess with the performance of their robot and their excellent documnetation, but also demonstrated their committment to outreach by helping underprivileged students LAUNCH an interest in STEM.
Winner Team 6208, Team Ratzo from York, PA
2nd Runner-up: Team Team 4433, Smokin' Motors 3rd Runner-up: Team Team 6022, TBD
This team was clearly EXCITED throughout the competition, as they cheered on their team and others. This team proved to be worthy candidates of this award by performing well in a number of categories! This team not only showed their engineering prowess with the performance of their robot and their excellent documnetation, but also demonstrated their committment to outreach by helping underprivileged students LAUNCH an interest in STEM.
Winner Team 6208, Team Ratzo from York, PA
2nd Runner-up: Team Team 4433, Smokin' Motors 3rd Runner-up: Team Team 6022, TBD
Judge's Award
The 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 had an incredibly robust robotic solution that scored at the highest levels all day. They scored every time in the autonomous by finding the IR beacon and depositing the block into the correct basket. The winner of this Autonomous Programming Award has been determined.
Winner Team 6022, TBD from Aurora, OH
This team had an incredibly robust robotic solution that scored at the highest levels all day. They scored every time in the autonomous by finding the IR beacon and depositing the block into the correct basket. The winner of this Autonomous Programming Award has been determined.
Winner Team 6022, TBD from Aurora, OH
PA Outstanding Rookie Award
The 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:
Winner Team 6965 Westwood Robotics Alliance from Morgantown, WV
This Rookie team was created as a way for FLL graduates to continue their
involvement in FIRST. This FTC team fills a gap in their FIRST Community by
completing the full range of FIRST Programs. This teams goal is to spark an interest in the state for STEM.
Winner Team 6965 Westwood Robotics Alliance from Morgantown, WV
The following teams earned their way to the 2013-2014 Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament:
Rank Team # Team Name Award 1 6208 Team Ratzo Inspire Award Winner 2 6965 Westwood Robotics Alliance Winning Alliance, 1st team selected 3 6022 TBD Inspire Award 3rd place 4 7058 Artificial Intelligence Recruits Winning Alliance, 2nd team selected