Event Information
Date Saturday January 21, 2017 Venue Penn State York
Registration Registration is closed. Refreshments
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Participating Teams
| Count | Team # | Team Name | Organization | Location |
| 1 | 61 | Ozone | Oxford Robotics | Oxford, PA |
| 2 | 3283 | SciBot1 | SciTech | Harrisburg, PA |
| 3 | 3305 | Scibot2 | SciTech | Harrisburg, PA |
| 4 | 4185 | Silver Soldiers | Owen J Roberts | Pottstown, PA |
| 5 | 4856 | Minnie MASH | Friends of 401 | Chester Springs, PA |
| 6 | 4999 | Imagine It | Imagine It Robotics Inc. | Palmyra, PA |
| 7 | 5421 | RM'd and Dangerous | Rockville-Montgomery Robotics Association, Inc. | Rockville, MD |
| 8 | 5910 | Sparks | Academy of Notre Dame | Villanova, PA |
| 9 | 6045 | Ohm Boys | Oxford Robotics | Oxford, PA |
| 10 | 6378 | Jaybots | Central Columbia High School | Bloomsburg, PA |
| 11 | 7314 | Sab-BOT-age | Downingtown Area Robotics | Downingtown, PA |
| 12 | 7416 | Silver Spartans | Owen J Roberts | Pottstown, PA |
| 13 | 7786 | Blue Streaks | Manheim Township High School | Lancaster, PA |
| 14 | 8221 | Cubix^3 | Community | Hampstead, MD |
| 15 | 8468 | The Javengers | Family and Friends | Enola, PA |
| 16 | 8509 | STEEL Serpents | STEEL Corp. | McMurray, PA |
| 17 | 8645 | Robotic Doges | Laurel Highlands Education and Robotics | Hollsopple, PA |
| 18 | 9242 | GearHounds | York Country Day School | York, PA |
| 19 | 9618 | Cyber Spartans | School District of Springfield Township | Erdenheim, PA |
| 20 | 9863 | MASHellaneous | Friends of 401 | South Coventry, PA |
| 21 | 9872 | (In)Formal Logic | Covenant Christian Academy | Harrisburg, PA |
| 22 | 9979 | Cougars | Lancaster Country Day School | Lancaster, PA |
| 23 | 10083 | Mars Robotics | Mars Robotics Association | Valencia, PA |
| 24 | 10098 | 2 Eyed Illuminati | Patton Middle School | Kennett Square, PA |
| 25 | 10333 | TechSpark | TechFIre Robotics of York | York, PA |
| 26 | 10353 | Metal Works | Independent | Lancaster, PA |
| 27 | 10490 | Fiddling Fixers | Panther Valley Middle School/High School | Lansford, PA |
| 28 | 10771 | Le Pamplemousse | Freedom High School | Bethlehem, PA |
| 29 | 11208 | KARDIA Robotics | KARDIA Learning Center | Reading, PA |
| 30 | 11210 | Infinity Robotechs | Infinity Robotics | McMurray, PA |
| 31 | 11349 | Machinists | McCaskey Campus | Lancaster, PA |
| 32 | 11440 | Ohmega | Oxford Robotics | Oxford, PA |
| 33 | 11554 | Bot of Gold | P.A.R.T.S., inc. | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 34 | 11830 | Red Lion Robotics | Red Lion Senior High School | Red Lion, PA |
| 35 | 12007 | Jayborgs | Central Columbia High School | Bloomsburg, PA |
Winning Alliance
Captain: 8468 The Javengers1st selected: 8221 Cubix^32nd selected: 5910 Sparks
Finalist Alliance
Captain: 4999 Imagine It1st selected: 10353 Metal Works2nd selected: 9242 GearHounds
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 rookie team showed they could compete with the best. A successful autonomous program kept them at the top of the pack. We 4 C (foresee) great things in the future for this team. The Rising Star Award goes to team 11208, KARDIA Robotics!
Winner: Team 11208, KARDIA Robotics from Reading, PA
This rookie team showed they could compete with the best. A successful autonomous program kept them at the top of the pack. We 4 C (foresee) great things in the future for this team. The Rising Star Award goes to team 11208, KARDIA Robotics!
Winner: Team 11208, KARDIA Robotics from Reading, PA
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 impressed the judges with their use of many sensors to control their robot both during autonomous and tele-op mode. They effectively used a gyro to spin their robot past the competition. Their namesakes would be proud of their heroic efforts.
Winner: Team 8468, The Javengers from Enola, PA
2nd Place: Team 8645, Robotic Doges 3rd Place: Team 7314, Sab-BOT-age
This team impressed the judges with their use of many sensors to control their robot both during autonomous and tele-op mode. They effectively used a gyro to spin their robot past the competition. Their namesakes would be proud of their heroic efforts.
Winner: Team 8468, The Javengers from Enola, PA
2nd Place: Team 8645, Robotic Doges 3rd Place: Team 7314, Sab-BOT-age
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:
High energy and enthusiasm describes this team. They ignite interest and excitement for engineering programs at their school. These girls have SPARKED interest in STEM for GIRLS of all ages.
Winner: Team 5910, Sparks from Villanova, PA
2nd Place: Team 6378, Jaybots 3rd Place: Team 8468, The Javengers
2nd Place: Team 6378, Jaybots 3rd Place: Team 8468, The Javengers
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 impressed us all the way around. They had a game-like approach to design. This group slithered through the field of competition and struck with red hot steel precision.
Winner: Team 8509, STEEL Serpents from McMurray, PA
2nd Place: Team 8645, Robotic Doges 3rd Place: Team 6378, Jaybots
This team impressed us all the way around. They had a game-like approach to design. This group slithered through the field of competition and struck with red hot steel precision.
Winner: Team 8509, STEEL Serpents from McMurray, PA
2nd Place: Team 8645, Robotic Doges 3rd Place: Team 6378, Jaybots
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 had an extremely innovative design for collecting and launching the particles. Both features helped them score with ease in the center vortex. The robot's unique design was so reliable, Pavlov himself would be impressed.
Winner: Team 8645, Robotic Doges from Hollsopple, PA
2nd Place: Team 8509, STEEL Serpents 3rd Place: Team 4999, Imagine It
This team had an extremely innovative design for collecting and launching the particles. Both features helped them score with ease in the center vortex. The robot's unique design was so reliable, Pavlov himself would be impressed.
Winner: Team 8645, Robotic Doges from Hollsopple, PA
2nd Place: Team 8509, STEEL Serpents 3rd Place: Team 4999, Imagine It
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 advocates STEM by conducting tech workshops and teaching programming. They were involved in working with technical societies by going to conferences and public forums. Although this team is made up of mostly boys, they all contri-BOT-ed to promoting FIRST for girls at many events.
Winner: Team 7314, Sab-BOT-age from Downingtown, PA
2nd Place: Team 5421, RM'd and Dangerous 3rd Place: Team 8509, STEEL Serpents
2nd Place: Team 5421, RM'd and Dangerous 3rd Place: Team 8509, STEEL Serpents
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 team won us over with their careful documentation of the engineering design process. They included industrial inspirations, sketches, and mathematical analysis throughout. This team was better than squared, they were CUBED.
Winner: Team 8221, Cubix^3 from Hampstead, MD
2nd Place: Team 6378, Jaybots 3rd Place: Team 8468, The Javengers
The team won us over with their careful documentation of the engineering design process. They included industrial inspirations, sketches, and mathematical analysis throughout. This team was better than squared, they were CUBED.
Winner: Team 8221, Cubix^3 from Hampstead, MD
2nd Place: Team 6378, Jaybots 3rd Place: Team 8468, The Javengers
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's outreach was more than a Fair success. Their robot flew towards the beacons in autonomous mode. We are excited to see where their flight paths takes them.
Winner: Team 6378, Jaybots from Bloomsburg, PA
2nd Place: Team 8645, Robotic Doges 3rd Place: Team 8509, STEEL Serpents
This team's outreach was more than a Fair success. Their robot flew towards the beacons in autonomous mode. We are excited to see where their flight paths takes them.
Winner: Team 6378, Jaybots from Bloomsburg, PA
2nd Place: Team 8645, Robotic Doges 3rd Place: Team 8509, STEEL Serpents
The following teams earned their way to the 2016-2017 Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament:
Rank Team # Team Name Award 1 6378 Jaybots Inspire Award Winner 2 8221 Cubix^3 Winning Alliance First Pick 3 8509 STEEL Serpents Inspire Award Finalist 3 4 5910 Sparks Winning Alliance Second Pick 5 4999 Imagine It Finalist Alliance Captain