Event Information
Date Saturday February 24, 2018 Venue Dallastown Intermediate School Registration Registration is by invitation only Refreshments
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Participating Teams
Participating Teams
Team # | Name | School / Organization | Location | Advancement Award | |
Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament | |||||
1 | 9971 | LANbros | Homeschool | Southampton, NJ | Winning Alliance Captain |
2 | 8468 | The Javengers | Family Friends | Enola, PA | Inspire Award Finalist 3 |
3 | 9872 | (In)Formal Logic | Covenant Christian Academy | Harrisburg, PA | Winning Alliance Second Pick |
4 | 9372 | Standard Model | The Dalton School | New York, NY | Design Award Winner |
5 | 7350 | Watt's NXT? | Say Watt Robotics | Edison, NJ | Control Award Winner |
Hat Tricks Qualifying Tournament | |||||
1 | 9889 | Cruise Control | Homeschool | Flanders, NJ | Winning Alliance Captain |
2 | 11208 | Kardia Robotics | Kardia Learning Center | Reading, PA | Inspire Award Finalist 2 |
3 | 8528 | Rhyme Know Reason | Homeschool | Wilmington, DE | Inspire Award Finalist 3 |
4 | 5320 | RoboLancers Gold | Central High School | Philadelphia, PA | Winning Alliance Second Pick |
5 | 7314 | Sab-bot-age | Downingtown Area Robotics | Downingtown, PA | Connect Award Winner |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament | |||||
1 | 6045 | Ohmboys | Oxford Robotics | Oxford, PA | Qualifier Host Team |
2 | 7423 | Flaming Phoenix | Unionville-Chadds Ford School District | Kennett Square, PA | Inspire Award Finalist 3 |
3 | 4347 | NanoGurus | NanoGurus Robotics | Morris Plains, NJ | Think Award Winner |
4 | 9979 | Cougars | Lancaster Country Day School | Lancaster, PA | Finalist Alliance First Pick |
5 | 365 | MOE | FIRST State Robotics | Wilmington, DE | Finalist Alliance Second Pick |
6 | 3795 | Jag-Wired | Garnet Valley High School | Glen Mills, PA | Connect Award Winner |
7 | 11830 | rarBots | Red Lion Senior High | Red Lion, PA | Highest Ranked Team Not Currently Adv |
Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament | |||||
1 | 11554 | Bot of Gold | P.A.R.T.S. (community group) | Pittsburgh, PA | Qualifier Host Team |
2 | 11210 | Infinity Robotechs | Infinity Robotics | McMurray, PA | Inspire Award Finalist 2 |
3 | 5501 | USS Enterprise | Van Wert High School | Van Wert, OH | Inspire Award Finalist 3 |
4 | 13535 | Brainbotz | Community Team | Salisbury, PA | Winning Alliance Second Pick |
Philadelphia Qualifying Tournament | |||||
1 | 6676 | RoboLancers Crimson | Central High School | Philadelphia, PA | Qualifier Host Team |
2 | 8480 | Technobots | Philadelphia High School for Girls | Philadelphia, PA | Inspire Award Winner |
3 | 8730 | Robogriffins | Academy @ Palumbo High School | Philadelphia, PA | Winning Alliance Captain |
4 | 13772 | Techno Knights | Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter | Philadelphia, PA | Inspire Award Finalist 2 |
South Central Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament | |||||
1 | 12538 | eBorg Robotics | eBorg Robotics Inc | East Hanover, NJ | Inspire Award Finalist 3 |
2 | 10333 | TechSpark | TechFire Robotics of York | York, PA | Winning Alliance Second Pick |
3 | 9791 | Divide by Zero | Friends and Family | Harleysville, PA | Think Award Winner |
4 | 10353 | Metal Works | Independent | Lancaster, PA | Finalist Alliance Captain |
5 | 4149 | Terabytes | Independent | Murrysville, PA | Finalist Alliance First Pick |
6 | 10098 | 2 Eyed Illuminati | Unionville-Chadds Ford School District | Kennett Square, PA | Highest Ranked Team Not Currently Adv |
Lehigh Valley Qualifying Tournament | |||||
1 | 118 | Steel Hornets | Emmaus High School | Emmaus, PA | Qualifier Host Team |
2 | 9242 | GearHounds | York Country Day School | York, PA | Inspire Award Finalist 3 |
3 | 13669 | Raiderbots | Coatesville Area High School | Coatesville, PA | Finalist Alliance Captain |
4 | 6378 | Jaybots | Central Columbia High School | Bloomsburg, PA | Finalist Alliance First Pick |
5 | 10375 | Bot Builders | Media Youth Center | Media, PA | Finalist Alliance Second Pick |
Captain: 5501 USS Enterprise1st selected: 9971 LANbros2nd selected: 12538 eBorg Robotics
Finalist Alliance
Captain: 7350 Watt's NXT?1st selected: 4347 NanoGurus2nd selected: 9372 Standard Model
Match Results Details for all 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:
The judges were impressed by this team's collaborative approach to their meetings. SCRUM came out of the boardroom to GLOW in the capable hands of these rookie roboteers. The Judges Award for SCRUM STRUCTURE for Team Management goes to team 5320, Robolancers Gold.
Winner: Team 5320, RoboLancers Gold from Philadelphia, PA
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.
Rocky Lalvani of Team 9872 (In)Fomal Logic (video)
Amit Joglekar of Team 12538 eBorg Robotics (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..."
Control Award
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 sensors to consistently score in autonomous. Their numerous driver presets enhanced driver control in tele-op. This combination helped them CRUISE to victory.
Winner: Team 9889, Cruise Control from Flanders, NJ
2nd Place: Team 6378, JayBots 3rd Place: Team 9791, Divide by Zero
2nd Place: Team 6378, JayBots 3rd Place: Team 9791, Divide by Zero
Motivate Award
The Motivate Award celebrates the Team that exemplifies the essence of the FIRST Tech Challenge competition and embraces the culture of FIRST while making a collective effort to make FIRST known throughout their school, and community and sparks others to embrace the culture of FIRST.
Here is what the judges had to say:
What makes this team stand out is their mentoring of FLL and FTC teams, summer camps, and their broad community outreach. They assembled a series of SMALL events that, when combined, create a MARVELOUS COLLECTIVE. This SUPER team is a stem HERO to the underprivileged.
Winner: Team 8468, The Javengers from Enola, PA
2nd Place: Team 12538, eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 4347, NanoGurus
2nd Place: Team 12538, eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 4347, NanoGurus
Design Award
The intent of the Design Award is to expand on 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.
Here is what the judges had to say:
This team's notebook led the judges through the development of their design concepts. They HUNTED for the perfect glyph grabber and left no stone unturned. These HOUNDS are hot on the trail of form, function, and aesthetics.
Winner: Team 9242, GearHounds from York, PA
2nd Place: Team 12538, eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 7423, Flaming Phoenix
This team's notebook led the judges through the development of their design concepts. They HUNTED for the perfect glyph grabber and left no stone unturned. These HOUNDS are hot on the trail of form, function, and aesthetics.
Winner: Team 9242, GearHounds from York, PA
2nd Place: Team 12538, eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 7423, Flaming Phoenix
Rockwell Collins Innovate Award
The Rockwell Collins Innovate Award celebrates a Team that has the ingenuity and inventiveness to make their designs come to life. Elements of this Award include elegant design, robustness and 'out of the box' thinking with regard to design. This Award may address the design of the whole robot or some sub-assembly component of the robot. The creative component needs to work consistently, but a robot does not have to work all of the time during Matches to be considered for this Award.
Here is what the judges had to say:
This team's robot reaches far with its 3D printed parts. Their multi-jointed arm and claw scored relic points at every chance. This team's FIERY design operates with the simple push of a button.
Winner: Team 7423, Flaming Phoenix from Kennett Square, PA
This team's robot reaches far with its 3D printed parts. Their multi-jointed arm and claw scored relic points at every chance. This team's FIERY design operates with the simple push of a button.
Winner: Team 7423, Flaming Phoenix from Kennett Square, PA
2nd Place: Team 10333, TechSpark 3rd Place: Team 12538, eBorg Robotics
Connect Award
The Connect Award is presented to the Team that the Judges' feel most connected with their local community, FIRST and the business world. 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 shared FIRST with STEM professionals in the engineering community. Through formal communications, they gained access to the tools necessary to fabricate their professional looking robot. It is perfect LOGIC to connect this team with this award.
Winner: Team 9872, (In)Formal Logic from Harrisburg, PA
2nd Place: Team 12538, eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 7350, Watt's NXT?
2nd Place: Team 12538, eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 7350, Watt's NXT?
Think Award
This judged award is given to the Team that best reflects the journey the Team took as they experienced the engineering design process during the build season. The Engineering Notebook is the key reference for judges to help 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:
Winner: Team 4347, NanoGurus from Morris Plains, NJ
2nd Place: Team 12538, eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 11208, Kardia Robotics
This team's notebook was well organized, showing their robot's design progression from sketches to CAD to robot. This team has demonstrated that they are no SMALL thinkers. They are the SAGES of engineering notebooks.
Winner: Team 4347, NanoGurus from Morris Plains, NJ
2nd Place: Team 12538, eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 11208, Kardia Robotics
Inspire Award
The Inspire Award is given to the Team that the Judges felt truly embodied the 'challenge' of the FIRST Tech Challenge program. The Team that receives this award is a strong ambassador for FIRST programs and works to promote FIRST and make it loud in their community. 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 on and off the playing field. 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 is spreading the word of FIRST not only across their community and their state, but also around the world. Their enthusiasm and energy propelled them from the past to became a shining beacon of possibilities in FTC. This rookie team comprised of sub-teams that COLLECTIVELY came together to ENRICH their trans-formative experience. The judges found it FUTILE TO RESIST them.
Winner: Team 12538, eBorg Robotics from East Hanover, NJ
2nd Place: Team 4347, NanoGurus 3rd Place: Team 9872, (In)Formal Logic
This team is spreading the word of FIRST not only across their community and their state, but also around the world. Their enthusiasm and energy propelled them from the past to became a shining beacon of possibilities in FTC. This rookie team comprised of sub-teams that COLLECTIVELY came together to ENRICH their trans-formative experience. The judges found it FUTILE TO RESIST them.
Winner: Team 12538, eBorg Robotics from East Hanover, NJ
2nd Place: Team 4347, NanoGurus 3rd Place: Team 9872, (In)Formal Logic
The following teams earned their way to the 2018 East Super-Regional Championship Tournament:
Rank Team # Team Name Award 1 12538 eBorg Robotics Inspire Award Winner 2 5501 USS Enterprise Winning Alliance Captain 3 4347 NanoGurus Inspire Award Finalist 2 4 9971 LANbros Winning Alliance First Pick 5 9872 (In)Formal Logic Inspire Award Finalist 3 6 7350 Watt's NXT? Finalist Alliance Captain 7 7423 Flaming Phoenix Rockwell Collins Innovate Award Winner 8 9372 Standard Model Finalist Alliance Second Pick 9 9242 GearHounds Design Award Winner
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 Matthew Hyatt 8509 Steel Serpents Canonsburg, PA Tej Lalvani 9872 (In)Formal Logic Harrisburg, PA Emily Schaeffer 11208 Kardia Robotics Reading, PA