Event Information
Date Saturday January 20, 2018 Venue Central High School Registration Registration is limited to Philadelphia city and select nearby schools Refreshments
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Registration Information
Participating Teams
Count | Team # | Team Name | Organization | Location |
1 | 5224 | Robowolves | Boys' Latin of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA |
2 | 5320 | RoboLancers Gold | Central High School | Philadelphia, PA |
3 | 5321 | Tech Heroes | Carver HSES | Philadelphia, PA |
4 | 5488 | Robodragons | Freire Charter School | Philadelphia, PA |
5 | 5514 | Parkway Robohounds | Parkway Center City | Philadelphia, PA |
6 | 6540 | Lincoln1 | Abraham Lincoln High School | Philadelphia, PA |
7 | 6552 | N.E.R.D.S. | Northeast High School | Philadelphia, PA |
8 | 6676 | RoboLancers Crimson | Central High School | Philadelphia, PA |
9 | 7883 | Iron Patriots | Penn Wood High School | Lansdowne, PA |
10 | 7960 | FSS Falcons | Friends Select School | Philadelphia, PA |
11 | 8480 | Technobots | Philadelphia HS for Girls | Philadelphia, PA |
12 | 8730 | Robogriffins | Academy @ Palumbo High School | Philadelphia, PA |
13 | 9570 | GearGirls | Carver HSES | Philadelphia, PA |
14 | 9734 | Andromeda | NAVSUP WSS | Philadelphia, PA |
15 | 9854 | Penn Charter Robotics | William Penn Charter School | Philadelphia, PA |
16 | 10002 | Herculean Dynamite | NAVSUP WSS | Philadelphia, PA |
17 | 11493 | The Upside Down | Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber | Philadelphia, PA |
18 | 12084 | Really... Simple Machines | Cedarbrook Middle School | Cheltenham, PA |
19 | 12455 | Workshop | The Workshop School | Philadelphia, PA |
20 | 13239 | Hill-Freedman World Academy | Hill-Freedman World Academy | Philadelphia, PA |
21 | 13240 | Swenson Robotics | Swenson Arts & Technology High School | Philadelphia, PA |
22 | 13347 | Project Home Robotics | Project Home | Philadelphia, PA |
23 | 13771 | Lil' Boat | Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter | Philadelphia, PA |
24 | 13772 | Techno Knights | Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter | Philadelphia, PA |
25 | 13773 | Blue Bot | Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter | Philadelphia, PA |
Captain: 8730 Robogriffins1st selected: 5320 RoboLancers Gold2nd selected: 6540 Lincoln1
Finalist Alliance
Captain: 8480 Technobots1st selected: 9854 Penn Charter Robotics2nd selected: 13240 Swenson Robotics
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 thought this team demonstrated the spirit of teamwork by their enthusiasm for robotics and their outstanding respect for one another. All team members formed a fellowship by supporting each other to find their strengths. We are sure these girls will continue to do so because no explosion could break their bonds apart. The Sisterhood Award goes to team 10002, Herculean Dynamite!
Winner: Team 10002, Herculean Dynamite from Philadelphia, PA
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:
This team started the year needing new members and wasted no time getting the wheels moving. They geared up those wheels and added plenty of momentum to their team. If they they keep up this pace, these girls will rule the world.
Winner: Team 9570, GearGirls from Philadelphia, PA
2nd Place: Team 13771, Lil' Boat 3rd Place: Team 13772, Techno Knights
2nd Place: Team 13771, Lil' Boat 3rd Place: Team 13772, Techno Knights
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 combined form, function, and aesthetics into their solid design. Their compact robot's reaching arm proved to be effective in battle. The relic is well protected by this group of knights.
Winner: Team 13772, Techno Knights from Philadelphia, PA
2nd Place: Team 6552, N.E.R.D.S. 3rd Place: Team 9570, GearGirls
This team combined form, function, and aesthetics into their solid design. Their compact robot's reaching arm proved to be effective in battle. The relic is well protected by this group of knights.
Winner: Team 13772, Techno Knights from Philadelphia, PA
2nd Place: Team 6552, N.E.R.D.S. 3rd Place: Team 9570, GearGirls
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 intake system turns heads with their design. Their quick thinking enabled them to catch glyphs left and right. Their innovative turning claw allowed them to sail to victory.
Winner: Team 13771, Lil' Boat from Philadelphia, PA
This team's intake system turns heads with their design. Their quick thinking enabled them to catch glyphs left and right. Their innovative turning claw allowed them to sail to victory.
Winner: Team 13771, Lil' Boat from Philadelphia, PA
2nd Place: Team 5488, Robodragons 3rd Place: Team 5320, RoboLancers Gold
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 connects to the engineering world in many ways. They SPARC interest in robotics in their school and community. No pocket protectors for these suave techies!
Winner: Team 6552, N.E.R.D.S. from Philadelphia, PA
2nd Place: Team 8480, Technobots 3rd Place: Team 6540, Lincoln1
2nd Place: Team 8480, Technobots 3rd Place: Team 6540, Lincoln1
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 9734, Andromeda from Philadelphia, PA
2nd Place: Team 8480, Technobots 3rd Place: Team 9570, GearGirls
This team's notebook provided a detailed description of how they arrived at their robot's design. Through their hand written sketches and notes, one could follow these girls' journey through their season. This "out of this world" notebook brought us to a different space.
Winner: Team 9734, Andromeda from Philadelphia, PA
2nd Place: Team 8480, Technobots 3rd Place: Team 9570, GearGirls
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:
The strong camaraderie of this team is obvious for all to see. The judges were amazed by their perseverance and dedication to FIRST. No amount of camouflaging can hide this "beautiful strong teams" ingenuity.
Winner: Team 8480, Technobots from Philadelphia, PA
2nd Place: Team 13772, Techno Knights 3rd Place: Team 6552, N.E.R.D.S.
The strong camaraderie of this team is obvious for all to see. The judges were amazed by their perseverance and dedication to FIRST. No amount of camouflaging can hide this "beautiful strong teams" ingenuity.
Winner: Team 8480, Technobots from Philadelphia, PA
2nd Place: Team 13772, Techno Knights 3rd Place: Team 6552, N.E.R.D.S.
Rank Team # Team Name Award 1 6676 RoboLancers Crimson Qualifier Host Team 2 8480 Technobots Inspire Award Winner 3 8730 Robogriffins Winning Alliance Captain 4 13772 Techno Knights Inspire Award Finalist 2