Event Information
Date Saturday January 7, 2017
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Registration Information
Participating Teams
1 | 118 | Steel Hornets | Emmaus High School | Emmaus, PA |
2 | 395 | Archmere Robauktics | Archmere Academy | Claymont, DE |
3 | 3113 | Some Disassembly Required | Boy Scout Troop 793 | Glenelg, MD |
4 | 3283 | SciBot1 | SciTech | Harrisburg, PA |
5 | 3305 | Scibot2 | SciTech | Harrisburg, PA |
6 | 3795 | Jag-Wired | Garnet Valley High School | Glen Mills, PA |
7 | 4141 | Spears & Gears | Havre de Grace High School | Havre de Grace, MD |
8 | 4347 | NanoGurus | NanoGurus Robotics | Morris Plains, NJ |
9 | 4399 | Autobots | TCHS-Brandywine | Downingtown, PA |
10 | 4433 | Smokin' Motors | Wyomissing Area | Wyomissing, PA |
11 | 4999 | Imagine It | Imagine It Robotics Inc. | Palmyra, PA |
12 | 6180 | Some Assembly Required | Bohemia Manor High School | Chesapeake City, MD |
13 | 6191 | Short Circuits | Central Bucks High School South | Warrington, PA |
14 | 6306 | RSHS Tiborgs | Rising Sun High School | North East, MD |
15 | 6378 | Jaybots | Central Columbia High School | Bloomsburg, PA |
16 | 6964 | Team Igutech | Igutech Inc | Schnecksville, PA |
17 | 7117 | The Blockheads | Friends/Family | Burke, VA |
18 | 7244 | Out of the Box Robotics | Out of the Box Robotics | Downingtown, PA |
19 | 7314 | Sab-BOT-age | Downingtown Area Robotics | Downingtown, PA |
20 | 7350 | Watt's NXT? | Say Watt Robotics | Edison, NJ |
21 | 7423 | Flaming Phoenix | Unionville Chadds-Ford School District | Kennett Square, PA |
22 | 7584 | Bad News Bots | Wilmington Friends School | Wilmington, DE |
23 | 8468 | The Javengers | Family and Friends | Enola, PA |
24 | 8528 | Rhyme Know Reason | First State Robotics | Wilmington, DE |
25 | 9791 | Divide by Zero | Family and Friends | Harleysville, PA |
26 | 9872 | (In)Formal Logic | Covenant Christian Academy | Harrisburg, PA |
27 | 9979 | Cougars | Lancaster Country Day School | Lancaster, PA |
28 | 10098 | 2 Eyed Illuminati | Patton Middle School | Kennett Square, PA |
29 | 10194 | Trojanauts | Pottstown High School | Pottstown, PA |
30 | 10353 | Metal Works | Indepenent | Lancaster, PA |
31 | 10375 | Bot Builders | Media Youth Center | Media, PA |
32 | 11154 | Widener-Chester | Chester Upland STEM School | Chester, PA |
33 | 11208 | KARDIA Robotics | KARDIA Learning Center | Reading, PA |
34 | 11319 | La Salle Robotics BLUE | La Salle College High School | Wyndmoor, PA |
35 | 11540 | La Salle Robotics GOLD | La Salle College High School | Wyndmoor, PA |
Captain: 3795 Jag-Wired1st selected: 9872 (In)Formal Logic2nd selected: 7423 Flaming Phoenix
Finalist Alliance
Captain: 6180 Some Assembly Required1st selected: 3113 Some Disassembly Required2nd selected: 7244 Out of the Box Robotics
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:
Although their team number is low, the members are all new to FTC. The journey this team has taken is not a trip down the Brandywine. This team's enthusiasm and dedication ensured that their bot was not on auto. The Rookie Award goes to Team 4399, Autobots!
Winner: Team 4399, Autobots from Downingtown, PA
Although their team number is low, the members are all new to FTC. The journey this team has taken is not a trip down the Brandywine. This team's enthusiasm and dedication ensured that their bot was not on auto. The Rookie Award goes to Team 4399, Autobots!
Winner: Team 4399, Autobots from Downingtown, 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 during autonomous mode. Their innovative MACHINE LEARNING process enabled them to consistently accelerate the particles into the vortex. The judges especially like their building BLOCK approach to programming.
Winner: Team 7117, The Blockheads from Burke, VA
2nd Place: Team 7423, Flaming Phoenix 3rd Place: Team 7314, Sab-BOT-age
This team impressed the judges with their use of many sensors during autonomous mode. Their innovative MACHINE LEARNING process enabled them to consistently accelerate the particles into the vortex. The judges especially like their building BLOCK approach to programming.
Winner: Team 7117, The Blockheads from Burke, VA
2nd Place: Team 7423, Flaming Phoenix 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:
This team refuses to let others DOWN. Their enthusiasm for robotics leaves FIRST in mint condition. Their team spirit can't be contained in a box!
Winner: Team 7244, Out of the Box Robotics from Downingtown, PA
2nd Place: Team 7350, Watt's NXT? 3rd Place: Team 9872, (In)Formal Logic
2nd Place: Team 7350, Watt's NXT? 3rd Place: Team 9872, (In)Formal Logic
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 was able to bring their elegant robot design skills to life. Their robot is a real beauty among the beast. Its color coordinated hardware and its blazing logos on glass make this robot a true runway winner for industrial design and aesthetics.
Winner: Team 7423, Flaming Phoenix from Kennett Square, PA
2nd Place: Team 4999, Imagine It 3rd Place: Team 3113, Some Disassembly Required
This team was able to bring their elegant robot design skills to life. Their robot is a real beauty among the beast. Its color coordinated hardware and its blazing logos on glass make this robot a true runway winner for industrial design and aesthetics.
Winner: Team 7423, Flaming Phoenix from Kennett Square, PA
2nd Place: Team 4999, Imagine It 3rd Place: Team 3113, Some Disassembly Required
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 small but mighty team has traveled a great distance to demonstrate their innovative talents. Their journey was documented so well that they leave an EXPANSIVE impression. Although their name means small, their achievements are LARGE.
Winner: Team 4347, NanoGurus from Morris Plains, NJ
2nd Place: Team 8468, The Javengers 3rd Place: Team 7350, Watt's NXT?
This small but mighty team has traveled a great distance to demonstrate their innovative talents. Their journey was documented so well that they leave an EXPANSIVE impression. Although their name means small, their achievements are LARGE.
Winner: Team 4347, NanoGurus from Morris Plains, NJ
2nd Place: Team 8468, The Javengers 3rd Place: Team 7350, Watt's NXT?
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 used connections at Worlds. They met and engaged with some engineer girls. From D-town to Philly, this team shows STEM is not silly.
Winner: Team 7314, Sab-BOT-age from Downingtown, PA
2nd Place: Team 7350, Watt's NXT? 3rd Place: Team 4347, NanoGurus
2nd Place: Team 7350, Watt's NXT? 3rd Place: Team 4347, NanoGurus
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:
They followed the ABC's of design. Their robot was a work of art worthy of Da Vinci. They leap-frogged over their competition.
Winner: Team 6964, Team Igutech from Schnecksville, PA
2nd Place: Team 7350, Watt's NXT? 3rd Place: Team 4347, NanoGurus
They followed the ABC's of design. Their robot was a work of art worthy of Da Vinci. They leap-frogged over their competition.
Winner: Team 6964, Team Igutech from Schnecksville, PA
2nd Place: Team 7350, Watt's NXT? 3rd Place: Team 4347, NanoGurus
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:
The judges loved this team's flawless presentation. Their notebook spun a great story and expertly documented their design process. Their custom wheel helped power them to success. We are excited to see WATT they will do NXT.
Winner: Team 7350, Watt's NXT? from Edison, NJ
2nd Place: Team 4347, NanoGurus 3rd Place: Team 7423, Flaming Phoenix
The judges loved this team's flawless presentation. Their notebook spun a great story and expertly documented their design process. Their custom wheel helped power them to success. We are excited to see WATT they will do NXT.
Winner: Team 7350, Watt's NXT? from Edison, NJ
2nd Place: Team 4347, NanoGurus 3rd Place: Team 7423, Flaming Phoenix
The following teams earned their way to the 2016-2017 Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament:
Rank Team # Team Name Award 1 7350 Watt's NXT? Inspire Award Winner 2 3795 Jag-Wired Winning Alliance Captain 3 4347 NanoGurus Inspire Award Finalist 2 4 9872 (In)Formal Logic Winning Alliance First Pick 5 7423 Flaming Phoenix Inspire Award Finalist 3