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Philadelphia Area League Championship

Event Information
Date
Saturday January 30, 2016

Venue
Central High School
Gymnasium

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

CountTeam #Team NameOrganizationLocation
15224RobowolvesBoys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
25320RoboLancers GoldCentral High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
35321TechHeroesG.W. Carver High School of Engineering & SciencePhiladelphia, PA
45488RoboDragonsFreire Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
56552N.E.R.D.S.Northeast High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
66606Dobbins ForceMurrell Dobbins CTEPhiladelphia, PA
76676RoboLancers CrimsonCentral High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
86677TecheadsBoys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
97883Iron PatriotsPenn Wood High SchoolLansdowne, PA
107960FSS FalconsFriends Select SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
118730RoboGriffinsAcademy @ PalumboPhiladelphia, PA
129570GearGirlsG.W. Carver High School of Engineering & SciencePhiladelphia, PA
139854Penn Charter RoboticsWilliam Penn Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
1410976RoboknightsNeighborhood GroupPhiladelphia, PA


Tournament Results

Competition Results





Winning Alliance
   Captain: 9854 Penn Charter Robotics
   1st selected: 6676 Techeads
 

Finalist Alliance
   Captain: 7960 FSS Falcons
   1st selected: 9570 GearGirls
  

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

Competition Fun Facts

Fun FactQualification
Matches		Elimination
Round Matches
Number of Matches187
Maximum Score75111
Minimum Score915
Average Score33.159.5
Average Margin of Victory30.930.4
Average Penalty9.22.9
Maximum Penalty10040
Penalty Free Matches126
Matches Decided by Penalty20
Number of Autonomous Beacons00
Number of All Clear Signals00
Number of Hanging Robots00



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.

Winner: Team 6552, N.E.R.D.S. from Philadelphia, PA

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:

This team oozes enthusiasm when embracing and promoting STEM. They put their GIRL POWER to work and unite as one. They unleash their speed and control using the teeth on their wheels

Winner: Team 9570, GearGirls from Philadelphia, PA

2nd Place: Team 7960, FSS Falcons     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:

This team gallantly strove to reach new heights with a well thought out robot. Their clean, multi-functional design measured up above other competitors. The red tape on their robot didn't slow them, it helped them joust through the competition.

Winner: Team 6676, RoboLancers Crimson from Philadelphia, PA

2nd Place: Team 5321, TechHeroes      3rd Place: Team 8730, RoboGriffins

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 tinkered and CADed their way through many 3D parts. When not playing at their winter carnival, this team is hard at work on its unique metal frame design. They may be mythical in name, but there is nothing mythical about their robot.

Winner: Team 8730, RoboGriffins from Philadelphia, PA

2nd Place: Team 5321, TechHeroes      3rd Place: Team 6676, RoboLancers Crimson

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 gets that they are a part of of a larger community. They partnered with local institutions to promote many events that moves STEM forward in the Philadelphia area. This team's dedication to FIRST shines through in all they do.

Winner: Team 5320, RoboLancers Gold from Philadelphia, PA

2nd Place: Team 6552, N.E.R.D.S.       3rd Place: Team 5321, TechHeroes

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:

This team's engineering process was well documented. With it's integrated structure, it captures the essence of the team. Their passion for FTC ignites the fire of STEM in their community.

Winner: Team 5488, RoboDragons from Philadelphia, PA

2nd Place: Team 5320, RoboLancers Gold       3rd Place: Team 6552, N.E.R.D.S.

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 really impressed the judges with their large, well rounded team. Defying their team name's stereotype, they reached out enthusiastically and effectively in their school and community. Please don't call them geeks.

Winner: Team 6552, N.E.R.D.S. from Philadelphia, PA

2nd Place: Team 5488, RoboDragons    3rd Place: Team 5321, TechHeroes



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
6552 N.E.R.D.S. Inspire Award Winner
2
9854 Penn Charter Robotics Winning Alliance Captain