Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament

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Event Information

Date

Saturday February 25, 2017

Venue

Dallastown Intermediate School
Gymnasium

94 Beck Rd
York, PA

Registration

Registration is by invitation only

Refreshments

Lunch items available for purchase.

Agenda

Friday Evening

6:00 pm Early Robot and Field Inspection Opens
8:30 pm Early Robot and Field Inspection Closes

Saturday

7:00 am Volunteers Arrive and Check-in
7:30 am
Teams Arrive and Check-in
  Robot and Field Inspection Opens
8:20 am Judge Interviews Begin
10:15 am   Robot and Field Inspection Closes
  Only teams with inspected robots will compete
10:30 am Drivers Meeting On Competition Field
10:45 am Opening Ceremonies
11:00 am Qualification Matches Begin
12:30 pm Lunch Break
1:15 pm Qualification Matches Resume
3:30 pm Start Semifinals
4:45 pm Start Finals
6:00 pm Awards and Closing Ceremonies
6:30 pm Event Complete

Participating Teams

Participating Teams

	Team #	Name	School / Organization	Location	Advancement Award

Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament
1	7244	Out of the Box Robotics	Out of the Box Robotics	Downingtown, PA	Inspire Award Winner
2	9372	Standard Model	The Dalton School	New York, NY	Winning Alliance Captain
3	8393	The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team	BrainSTEM Learning	Baden, PA	Inspire Award Finalist 2
4	9971	LANbros	EDGE Robotics Club	Southampton, NJ	Winning Alliance First Pick
5	4174	Atomic Theory	The Dalton School	New York, NY	Inspire Award Finalist 3

Pittsburgh Area Qualifying Tournament
1	8645	Robotic Doges	Laurel Highlands Education and Robotics	Hollsopple, PA	Winning Alliance Captain
2	5526	Quasics	Gateway High School	Monroeville, PA	Highest Ranked Team
3	4149	Terabytes	Independent	Murrysville, PA	Highest Ranked Team

Hat Tricks Qualifying Tournament
1	6964	Team Igutech	Igutech Inc.	Schnecksville, PA	Inspire Award Winner
2	8468	The Javengers	Family and Friends	Enola, PA	Inspire Award Finalist 2
3	7055	Cruzin Comets Alpha	Abington Heights High School	Clarks Summit, PA	Winning Alliance First Pick
4	10353	Metal Works	Independent	Lancaster, PA	Inspire Award Finalist 3

Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament
1	7350	Watt's NXT?	Say Watt Robotics	Edison, NJ	Inspire Award Winner
2	3795	Jag-Wired	Garnet Valley High School	Glen Mills, PA	Winning Alliance Captain
3	4347	NanoGurus	NanoGurus Robotics	Morris Plains, NJ	Inspire Award Finalist 2
4	9872	(In)Formal Logic	Covenant Christian Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Winning Alliance First Pick
5	7423	Flaming Phoenix	Unionville Chadds-Ford School District	Kennett Square, PA	Inspire Award Finalist 3

Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament
1	2818	G-FORCE	4-H & GEARS	McHenry, MD	Inspire Award Winner
2	9812	T-Noble	Noble Academy Cleveland	Euclid, OH	Winning Alliance Second Pick
3	11210	Infinity Robotechs	Infinity Robotics	McMurray, PA	PTC Design Award

South Central Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament
1	6378	Jaybots	Central Columbia High School	Bloomsburg, PA	Inspire Award Winner
2	8221	Cubix^3	Community	Hampstead, MD	Winning Alliance First Pick
3	8509	STEEL Serpents	STEEL Corp./Team RobotiX	McMurray, PA	Inspire Award Finalist 3
4	5910	Sparks	Academy of Notre Dame	Villanova, PA	Winning Alliance Second Pick
5	4999	Imagine It	Imagine It Robotics, Inc.	Palmyra, PA	Finalist Alliance Captain
6	7314	Sab-BOT-age	Downington Area Robotics	Downingtown, PA	Connect Award Winner

Philadelphia Qualifying Tournament
1	5488	RoboDragons	Freire Charter School	Philadelphia, PA	Inspire Award Winner
2	8480	Technobots	Philadelphia High School for Girls	Philadelphia, PA	Winning Alliance Captain
3	6552	N.E.R.D.S.	Northeast High School	Philadelphia, PA	Inspire Award Finalist 2

Lehigh Valley Qualifying Tournament
1	230	Ampere	Upper Dublin High School	Fort Washington, PA	Inspire Award Finalist 2
2	10771	Le Pamplemousse	Freedom High School	Bethlehem, PA	Inspire Award Finalist 3
3	12007	Jayborgs	Central Columbia High School	Bloomsburg, PA	Finalist Alliance First Pick

Qualifier Hosts
1	5320	RoboLancers Gold	Central High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia Qualifier
2	11440	Ohmega	Oxford Robotics	Oxford, PA	Southeastern PA Qualifier
3	11554	Bot of Gold	P.A.R.T.S.	Pittsburgh, PA	Southwestern PA Qualifier
4	118	Steel Hornets	Emmaus High School	Emmaus, PA	Lehigh Valley Qualifier

Tournament Results

Competition Results

Winning Alliance

Captain: 9812 T-Noble
1st selected: 2818 G-FORCE
2nd selected: 4174 Atomic Theory

Finalist Alliance

Captain: 8645 Robotic Doges
1st selected: 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team
2nd selected: 8221 Cubix^3

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

Judged Awards

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 small team of young warriors fought the obstacles of circumstance and distance to win our hearts. They performed admirably at competition and battled their way to the top. We know they will become Knights in the future. The Rising Star Award goes to team 9812, T-Noble!

Winner: Team 9812, T-Noble from Euclid, OH

Compass Award

The Compass Award recognizes an adult coach or mentor who provided outstanding guidance and support for a FIRST Tech Challenge Team throughout the year. The winner of the Compass Award is determined from candidates nominated by FIRST Tech Challenge student Team members, via a 40-60 second video submission, highlighting how their mentor has helped them become an outstanding Team and truly demonstrated what it means to be a Gracious Professional.

Winner: Harald Guenther of Team 6964 Team Igutech (video)

Honorable mention

Luke Kephart of Team 4149 Terabytes (video)

Gordon Walton of Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team (video)

Promote Award

The Promote Award is given to the Team that is most successful in creating a compelling message for the public designed to change our culture and celebrate science, technology, engineering and math. The FIRST Tech Challenge Public Service Announcement Video was evaluated by the Judges to determine the winner of this Award. Teams must present a thoughtful and high-quality video which appeals to the general public and best exhibits this year's topic of "This is how I plan to pay FIRST forward..."

Winner: Team 2818 G-FORCE (video)

2nd Place: Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team (video) 3rd Place: Team 4149 Terabytes (video)

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 used their sensors to score big in autonomous. They used PID algorithms to maximize their power. Their IMU and filters gave them clean data.

Winner: Team 7350, Watt's NXT? from Edison, NJ

2nd Place: Team 2818, G-FORCE 3rd Place: Team 8393, The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team

Motivate Award - Sparking others to embrace the culture of FIRST!

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 has been a gift to many other teams in their area. They go to great 'lengths' to show the 'depth' of their commitment to STEM. It's good that they are not taped shut so they can go OUT and spread the message of FIRST.

Winner: Team 7244, Out of the Box Robotics from Downingtown, PA

2nd Place: Team 8509, STEEL Serpents 3rd Place: Team 6378, JayBots

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 had a well documented robot design, supported by analysis, mathematics, prototyping and CAD models. Their robot design strategy was as clear for the judges to see as the internals of their robot. With an abundance of 3D printed parts, they really turned the heat up on the competition.

Winner: Team 7423, Flaming Phoenix from Kennett Square, PA

2nd Place: Team 8509, STEEL Serpents 3rd Place: Team 8393, The 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's innovative approach weighed heavily in the judge's deliberations. Their 3-pronged strategy for the game led to their success on the field. They gravitated to the top with their all-around good performance.

Winner: Team 2818, G-FORCE from Accident, MD

2nd Place: Team 8393, The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team 3rd Place: Team 8468, The Javengers

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:

The team that won this award showed their 'metal' by hosting many engineering outreach events. They gained a lot of publicity for FIRST in their local news. They even slithered their way across the globe.

Winner: Team 8509, STEEL Serpents from McMurray, PA

2nd Place: Team 8468, The Javengers 3rd Place: Team 8393, The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team

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:

Using math charts, diagrams, and design matrices, this team documented their journey with engineering precision. Their notebook was easily 'red' and filled with pure gold. These wise ones celebrated their experiences by spreading the joy of FIRST to communities near and far. (d'hee_rhay d'hee_rhay).

Winner: Team 4347, NanoGurus from Morris Plains, NJ

2nd Place: Team 7244, Out of the Box Robotics 3rd Place: Team 2818, G-FORCE

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 well-rounded team showed the judges a great robot, design process, and extensive community outreach. Despite the color of their robot, this team from the west was no dark horse. This award winning team demonstrated that when the mind fuses with STEM, BIG things can happen.

Winner: Team 8393, The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team from Baden, PA

2nd Place: Team 7244, Out of the Box Robotics 3rd Place: Team 8509, STEEL Serpents

Advancing to the East Super-Regional Championship Tournament

The following teams earned their way to the 2017 East Super-Regional Championship Tournament:

Rank Team # Team Name Award
1
8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team Inspire Award Winner
2
9812 T-Noble Winning Alliance Captain
3
7244 Out of the Box Robotics Inspire Award Finalist 2
4 8509 STEEL Serpents Inspire Award Finalist 3
5 4174 Atomic Theory Winning Alliance Second Pick
6 7350 Watt's NXT? Control Award Winner
7 3795 Jag-Wired Highest Ranked Team Not Currently Advancing
8 9971 LANbros Highest Ranked Team Not Currently Advancing

Dean's List Award

In an effort to recognize the leadership and dedication of the most outstanding FIRST Tech Challenge students, the Kamen family sponsors an Award for selected top students known as the FIRST Dean’s List. Since its introduction in 2010, the FIRST Dean’s List Award has attracted the attention of prestigious colleges and universities who desire to recruit FIRST Dean’s List students.

Criteria for selection of the FIRST Dean's List shall include, but not be limited to a student's:

Demonstrated leadership and commitment to the ideals of FIRST;
Interest in and passion for a long term commitment to FIRST and its ideals;
Overall individual contribution to their team;
Technical expertise and passion;
Entrepreneurship and creativity;
Ability to motivate and lead fellow team members; and
Ability to effectively increase awareness of FIRST in their school and community.

Congratulations to the Pennsylvania Dean's List Finalists

Student Team # Team Name Location
Geeta Lalvani 9872 (In)Formal Logic Harrisburg, PA
Ebru Lider 5526 Quasics Monroeville, PA
Annika Urban 8257 Fourth River Robotics Pittsburgh, PA

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