Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament

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Event Information

Date

Saturday December 5, 2015

Venue

Wissahickon Middle School

Gymnasium
500 Houston Road, Ambler, PA

Registration

Registration is closed.

Refreshments

Lunch items available for purchase.

Agenda

7:00 Volunteers Arrive and Check-in
7:45
Teams Arrive and Check-in
Robot and Field Inspection Begins
8:15 Judge Interviews Begin
10:30 Drivers Meeting On Competition Field
10:45 Opening Ceremonies
11:00 Qualification Matches Begin
12:30 Lunch Break
1:00 Qualification Matches Resume
3:00 Start Semifinals
4:00 Start Finals
4:45 Awards and Closing Ceremonies
5:15 Event Complete

Registration Information

Participating Teams

Count	Team #	Team Name	Organization	Location
1	61	Ozone	Oxford Robotics	Oxford, PA
2	118	Steel Hornets	Emmaus High School	Emmaus, PA
3	365	MOE	First State Robotics	Wilmington, DE
4	395	Archmere Robauktics	Archmere Academy	Claymont, DE
5	3113	Some Disassembly Required	Boy Scout Troop 793	Glenelg, MD
6	3283	SciBots	SciTech High School	Harrisburg, PA
7	3305	SciBots2	SciTech High School	Harrisburg, PA
8	3777	Mecha Lions	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Paterson, NJ
9	3795	Jag Wired	Garnet Valley High School	Glen Mills, PA
10	4185	Silver Soldiers	Owen J Roberts High School	Pottstown, PA
11	4347	NanoGurus	NanoGurus Robotics	Morris Plains , NJ
12	4396	Decepticons	TCHS Pickering	Phoenixville, PA
13	4433	Smokin' Motors	Wyomissing Area	Wyomissing, PA
14	4914	Vulcan Robotics	Springside Chestnut Hill Academy	Philadelphia, PA
15	5169	Watt's Up	Say Watt Robotics	Edison, NJ
16	5488	RoboDragons	Freire Charter School	Philadelphia, PA
17	5910	Sparks	Academy of Notre Dame	Villanova, PA
18	5916	BoBots	Bohemia Manor High School	Earleville, MD
19	6045	foobar	Oxford Robotics	Oxford, PA
20	6191	Short Circuits	Central Bucks High School South	Warrington, PA
21	6964	Team Igutech	Igutech Inc.	Schnecksville, PA
22	7055	Cruzin Comets Blue	Abington Heights High School	Clarks Summit, PA
23	7056	Cruzin Comets White	Abington Heights High School	Clarks Summit, PA
24	7314	Sab-BOT-age	Downingtown Area Robotics	Downingtown, PA
25	7416	Silver Spartans	Owen J Roberts High School	Pottstown, PA
26	7584	Bad News Bots	Wilmington Friends School	Wilmington, DE
27	8393	Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team	BrainSTEM Learning	Baden, PA
28	8528	Rhyme Know Reason	First State Robotics	Wilmington, DE
29	8884	RoboPanthers	Strath Haven Middle School	Wallingford, PA
30	9618	Cyber Spartans	Springfield Township High School	Erdenheim, PA
31	9928	Planet Vulcan	Friends Family	Westport, CT
32	9997	Wolf Pack Robotics	AIM Academy	Conshohocken, PA
33	10098	2 Eyed Illuminati	Patton Middle School	Kennett Square, PA
34	10113	NZ.1	Dauphin County Technical School	Harrisburg, PA
35	10353	Metal Works	Independent	Lancaster, PA
36	10766	MathHeads	Patton Middle School	Kennett Square, PA

Tournament Results

Competition Results

Winning Alliance

Captain: 7056 Cruzin Comets White
1st selected: 7055 Cruzin Comets Blue
2nd selected: 4347 NanoGurus

Finalist Alliance

Captain: 4433 Smokin' Motors
1st selected: 7314 Sab-BOT-age
2nd selected: 8528 Rhyme Know Reason

Team Rankings from the Qualifying Matches
Match Results Details for all Matches

Team Statistics for all Matches

Competition Fun Facts

Fun Fact	Qualification Matches	Elimination Round Matches
Number of Matches	45	6
Maximum Score	177	218
Minimum Score	0	49
Average Score	43.4	115.1
Average Margin of Victory	37.9	103.5
Average Penalty	3.6	0
Maximum Penalty	90	0
Penalty Free Matches	35	6
Matches Decided by Penalty	3	0

Number of Autonomous Beacons	0	0
Number of All Clear Signals	0	0
Number of Hanging Robots	3	0

Judged Awards

Control Award - Mastering Robot intelligence

The Control Award is given to the Team that demonstrates innovative thinking in the control system to solve Game challenges such as Autonomous Operation, enhancing mechanical systems with intelligent control, or using sensors to achieve better results on the Field.

Here is what the judges had to say:

This team effectively controlled their bucket with just two buttons. Their use of it to score points made the opponents green with envy. The judges felt that the design of the bucket control was a Miracle of Engineering.

Winner: Team 365, MOE from Wilmington, DE

2nd Place: Team 4347, NanoGurus 3rd Place: Team 8393, Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team

Motivate Award - More than Robots!

The Motivate Award celebrates the team that exemplifies the essence of the FIRST Tech Challenge competition through team building, team spirit and exhibited enthusiasm. This team celebrates their team, their individuality and their spirit through team attire, and exhibits their outstanding team spirit. This teams enthusiasm and spirit motivates others to embrace the culture of the competition and FIRST. The team has also made a collective effort to make FIRST known throughout their school and community.

Here is what the judges had to say:

Enthusiasm with a furry mascot. Motivating others with their bot. Scouting and Robotics is their passion.

Winner: Team 3113, Some Disassembly Required from Glenelg, MD

2nd Place: Team 5910, Sparks 3rd Place: Team 5488, RoboDragons

PTC Design Award - Industrial design at its best

The intent of the PTC Design 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 aspect 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:

Using PTC software, this team designed a strong chassis with a clever debris delivery mechanism. Using sawappable buckets, their robot could adapt to the red or blue mountain. The gurus on the team sztill have many new ideas to contribute that are definitely not small.

Winner: Team 4347, NanoGurus from Morris Plains, NJ

2nd Place: Team 8528, Rhyme Know Reason 3rd Place: Team 8393, Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team

Rockwell Collins Innovate Award - Bringing great ideas from concept to reality

The Rockwell Collins Innovate Award celebrates a Team that not only thinks outside the box, but also has the ingenuity and inventiveness to make their designs come to life.

Here is what the judges had to say:

This team helped set the BAR high for other BOTS in Innovation. They climbed up the mountains with their gorilla arms, and hit the winning goal like FOOsball players.

Winner: Team 6045, foobar from Oxford, PA

2nd Place: Team 5916, BoBots 3rd Place: Team 7584, Bad News Bots

Connect Award - Connecting the dots between community, FIRST, and the business world

The Connect Award, is presented to the Team that the Judges feel most connected with their local community and the engineering community. The best Team is more than the sum of its parts, and recognizes that their schools and communities play an essential part to their success. The recipient of this Award is recognized for helping the community understand FIRST, the FIRST Tech Challenge, and the Team itself. In addition, the Team that wins this Award is aggressively seeking engineers and exploring the opportunities available in the world of engineering, science and technology.

Here is what the judges had to say:

This team participated in multiple outreach programs, both within and outside the state of PA. They have also collaborated with locat middle schools. They have communicated with other teams in foreign countries.

Winner: Team 4185, Silver Soldiers from Pottstown, PA

2nd Place: Team 3795, Jag Wired 3rd Place: Team 118, Steel Hornets

Think Award - Removing engineering obstacles through creative thinking

The Think Award is given to the Team that the Judges feel best understood the role of the engineering notebook in the design process. The Engineering Notebook is the key reference for Judges to help them identify the most deserving Team. This Team's Engineering Notebook focused on the design and build stages of the Team's robot and exemplified their journey as a team and engineers.

Here is what the judges had to say:

The highly coveted Think Award goes to a strong candidate that had a robust design and a very comprehensive engineering notebook. Their innovative design served them well in the games leading to a very respectable top 5 finish. The unique elevated drive train and tracked collection bin afforded them the versatility to effectively achieve their stated game strategy.

Winner: Team 6964, Team Igutech from Schnecksville, PA

2nd Place: Team 8528, Rhyme Know Reason 3rd Place: Team 7314, Sab-BOT-age

Inspire Award

The Inspire Award is given to the Team that the Judges felt truly embodied the challenges of the FTC program. This Team serves as an inspiration to what this program, and the young minds involved, can accomplish. The Team that receives this Award has performed well in all Judging categories and was chosen by the Judges as a model FIRST Tech Challenge Team. The Judges used Match performance, observations made during interviews and in the pit area, the Team's Engineering Notebook, and performance on the playing field in determining the winner.

Here is what the judges had to say:

This team roseabove the competition with their fine climbing technique. Their attitude and teamwork were positively poetic. The Judges chose this team for the inspire award for many REASONS.

Winner: Team 8528, Rhyme Know Reason from Wilmington, DE

2nd Place: Team 6045, foobar 3rd Place: Team 8393, Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team

Advancing to the Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament

The following teams earned their way to the 2015-2016 Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament:

Rank Team # Team Name Award
1
8528 Rhyme Know Reason Inspire Award Winner
2
7056 Cruzin Comets White Winning Alliance Captain
3
6045 foobar Inspire Award Finalist 2
4 7055 Cruzin Comets Blue Winning Alliance First Pick
5 8393 Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team Inspire Award Finalist 3
6 4347 NanoGurus Winning Alliance Second Pick

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