Event Information
Date Saturday March 2, 2019 and Sunday March 3, 2019
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Registered Teams
Registered Teams
Team # | Name | School / Organization | Location | Advancement Award | |
Hat Tricks Qualifier | |||||
1 | 7244 | Out of the Box Robotics | Out of the Box Robotics | Coatesville, PA | Inspire Award Winner |
2 | 9971 | LANbros | Homeschool | Southampton, NJ | Winning Alliance Captain |
3 | 8468 | The Javengers | PA Capital Area Robotics | Mechanicsburg, PA | Inspire Award 2nd Place |
4 | 11208 | Kardia Robotics | Kardia Learning Center | Reading, PA | Inspire Award 3rd Place |
5 | 9242 | GearHounds | York Country Day School | York, PA | Winning Alliance 2nd Team selected |
6 | 11830 | rarBots | Red Lion | Red Lion, PA | Finalist Alliance Captain |
West Central Pennsylvania Qualifier | |||||
1 | 4347 | NanoGurus | NanoGurus Robotics | Morris Plains, NJ | Winning Alliance Captain |
2 | 10464 | Bionic Tigers | Loveland High School | Loveland, OH | Inspire Award 2nd place |
3 | 8509 | STEEL Serpents | STEEL Corp | McMurray, PA | Inspire Award 3rd place |
4 | 13336 | Martians | Mars Area High School | Mars, PA | Finalist Alliance Captain |
Eastern Pennsylvania Qualifier | |||||
1 | 8393 | The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team | BrainSTEM Learning | Baden, PA | Inspire Award Winner |
2 | 14423 | RoboCorns | Downingtown Area Robotics | Exton, PA | Winning Alliance Captain |
3 | 12676 | SiSTEM.io | Community team | Plainsboro, NJ | Inspire Award 2nd place |
4 | 4174 | Atomic Theory | The Dalton School | New York, NY | Winning Alliance 1st Team selected |
5 | 14842 | The Spy Gears | Downingtown Area Robotics | Glenmoore, PA | Winning Alliance 2nd Team selected |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Qualifier | |||||
1 | 61 | O Zone | Oxford Robotics | Oxford, PA | Host Team |
2 | 12538 | eBorg Robotics | eBorg Robotics | East Hanover, NJ | Inspire Award Winner |
3 | 7149 | ENFORCERS | Egg Harbor Township Police Activities League | Egg Harbor TWP, NJ | Winning Alliance Captain |
4 | 118 | Steel Hornets | Emmaus High School | Emmaus, PA | Inspire Award 2nd place |
5 | 9872 | (In)Formal Logic | Covenant Christian Academy | Harrisburg, PA | Winning Alliance 1st Team selected |
Maroon and White Qualifier | |||||
1 | 6055 | GearTicks | GearTicks, Inc | Lincoln, MA | Inspire Award Winner |
2 | 7423 | Flaming Phoenix | Unionville High School | Unionville, PA | Inspire Award 2nd place |
3 | 11697 | Ro11botics697 | Innovative Robotics | East Brunswick, NJ | Finalist Alliance 1st Team selected |
4 | 7314 | Sab-BOT-age | Downingtown Area Robotics | Downingtown, PA | Design Award Winner |
Philadelphia Qualifier | |||||
1 | 5320 | RoboLancers Gold | Central High School | Philadelphia, PA | Host Team |
2 | 8480 | Technabots | Philadelphia High School for Girls | Philadelphia, PA | Inspire Award Winner |
3 | 8730 | RoboGriffins | Academy @ Palumbo High School | Philadelphia, PA | Winning Alliance Captain |
4 | 9570 | Gear Girls | G.W. Carver HSES | Philadelphia, PA | Inspire Award 2nd place |
5 | 9734 | Volt | Navsup Wss | Philadelphia, PA | Winning Alliance 1st Team selected |
South Central Pennsylvania Qualifier | |||||
1 | 4149 | Terabytes | Independent | Plum, PA | Inspire Award Winner |
2 | 6378 | Jay Bots | Central Columbia High School | Bloomsburg, PA | Winning Alliance Captain |
3 | 9791 | Divide by Zero | Home | Harleysville, PA | Winning Alliance 1st Team selected |
4 | 12007 | Jay Borgs | Central Columbia High School | Bloomsburg, PA | Winning Alliance 2nd Team selected |
5 | 6045 | Ohmboys | Oxford Robotics | Oxford, PA | Finalist Alliance Captain |
Blue and White Qualifier | |||||
1 | 8645 | Robotic Doges | Laurel Highlands Education and Robotics, Inc. | Hollsopple, PA | Inspire Award Winner |
2 | 5356 | Tardis | Corning | Corning, NY | Winning Alliance 1st Team selected |
3 | 10333 | TechSpark | TechFire | York, PA | Winning Alliance 2nd Team selected |
4 | 6931 | The Substantial Monocephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team | BrainSTEM Learning | Baden, PA | Finalist Alliance 1st Team selected |
Lehigh Valley Qualifier | |||||
1 | 5910 | Sparks | Academy of Notre Dame | Villanova, PA | Inspire Award 2nd place |
2 | 14824 | LiveWires | Private Team | Piscataway, NJ | Finalist Alliance Captain |
3 | 14575 | CapitalBots | Community | Arlington, VA | Finalist Alliance 2nd Team selected |
4 | 230 | Ampere | Upper Dublin High School | Fort Washington, PA | Motivate Award Winner |
Green and Gold Qualifier | |||||
1 | 5484 | Enderbots | Corning Regional Team | Corning, NY | Inspire Award Winner |
2 | 10353 | Metal Works | Independent | Lancaster, PA | Winning Alliance Captain |
3 | 8297 | Geared UP! | Ashburn Robotics | Ashburn, VA | Inspire Award 2nd place |
4 | 6964 | Igutech | Igutech | Bethlehem, PA | Winning Alliance 2nd Team selected |
Southwestern Pennsylvania Qualifier | |||||
1 | 11554 | Bot of Gold | Community | Pittsburgh, PA | Host Team |
2 | 14427 | WonderBots | Aquinas Academy | Gibsonia, PA | Inspire Award Winner |
3 | 12792 | Sharon High Robotics | Sharon High School | Sharon, PA | Inspire Award 2nd place |
4 | 13474 | Mars Advanced Robotics Squad | Community | Mars, PA | Inspire Award 3rd place |
Divisions
Allegheny Division
Count | # | Team Name | School / Organization | Location |
1 | 61 | O Zone | Oxford Robotics | Oxford, PA |
2 | 230 | Ampere | Upper Dublin High School | Fort Washington, PA |
3 | 4174 | Atomic Theory | The Dalton School | New York, NY |
4 | 5320 | RoboLancers Gold | Central High School | Philadelphia, PA |
5 | 5484 | Enderbots | Corning Regional Team | Corning, NY |
6 | 6045 | Ohmboys | Oxford Robotics | Oxford, PA |
7 | 6378 | Jay Bots | Central Columbia High School | Bloomsburg, PA |
8 | 6964 | Igutech | Igutech | Bethlehem, PA |
9 | 7244 | Out of the Box Robotics | Out of the Box Robotics | Coatesville, PA |
10 | 7423 | Flaming Phoenix | Unionville High School | Unionville, PA |
11 | 8393 | The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team | BrainSTEM Learning | Baden, PA |
12 | 8480 | Technabots | Philadelphia High School for Girls | Philadelphia, PA |
13 | 8645 | Robotic Doges | Laurel Highlands Education and Robotics, Inc. | Hollsopple, PA |
14 | 9242 | GearHounds | York Country Day School | York, PA |
15 | 9734 | Volt | Navsup Wss | Philadelphia, PA |
16 | 9872 | (In)Formal Logic | Covenant Christian Academy | Harrisburg, PA |
17 | 10333 | TechSpark | TechFire | York, PA |
18 | 10464 | Bionic Tigers | Loveland High School | Loveland, OH |
19 | 11554 | Bot of Gold | Community | Pittsburgh, PA |
20 | 11830 | rarBots | Red Lion | Red Lion, PA |
21 | 12538 | eBorg Robotics | eBorg Robotics | East Hanover, NJ |
22 | 12792 | Sharon High Robotics | Sharon High School | Sharon, PA |
23 | 13474 | Mars Advanced Robotics Squad | Community | Mars, PA |
24 | 14427 | WonderBots | Aquinas Academy | Gibsonia, PA |
25 | 14824 | LiveWires | Private Team | Piscataway, NJ |
Pocono Division
Count | # | Team Name | School / Organization | Location |
1 | 118 | Steel Hornets | Emmaus High School | Emmaus, PA |
2 | 4149 | Terabytes | Independent | Plum, PA |
3 | 4347 | NanoGurus | NanoGurus Robotics | Morris Plains, NJ |
4 | 5356 | Tardis | Corning | Corning , NY |
5 | 5910 | Sparks | Academy of Notre Dame | Villanova, PA |
6 | 6055 | GearTicks | GearTicks, Inc. | Lincoln, MA |
7 | 6931 | The Substantial Monocephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team | BrainSTEM Learning | Baden, PA |
8 | 7149 | ENFORCERS | Egg Harbor Township Police Activities League | Egg Harbor Township, NJ |
9 | 7314 | Sab-BOT-age | Downingtown Area Robotics | Downingtown, PA |
10 | 8297 | Geared UP! | Ashburn Robotics | Ashburn, VA |
11 | 8468 | The Javengers | PA Capital Area Robotics | Mechanicsburg, PA |
12 | 8509 | STEEL Serpents | STEEL Corp | McMurray, PA |
13 | 8730 | RoboGriffins | Academy @ Palumbo High School | Philadelphia, PA |
14 | 9570 | Gear Girls | G.W. Carver HSES | Philadelphia, PA |
15 | 9791 | Divide by Zero | Home | Harleysville, PA |
16 | 9971 | LANbros | Homeschool | Southampton, NJ |
17 | 10353 | Metal Works | Independent | Lancaster, PA |
18 | 11208 | Kardia Robotics | Kardia Learning Center | Reading, PA |
19 | 11697 | Ro11botics697 | Innovative Robotics | East Brunswick, NJ |
20 | 12007 | Jay Borgs | Central Columbia High School | Bloomsburg, PA |
21 | 12676 | SiSTEM.io | Community team | Plainsboro, NJ |
22 | 13336 | Martians | Mars Area High School | Mars, PA |
23 | 14423 | RoboCorns | Downingtown Area Robotics | Exton, PA |
24 | 14575 | CapitalBots | Community | Arlington, VA |
25 | 14842 | The Spy Gears | Downingtown Area Robotics | Glenmoore, PA |

Championship Winning Alliance
Captain: 9971 LANbros1st selected: 6931 The Substantial Monocephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team2nd selected: 5356 Tardis
Championship
Captain: 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team1st selected: 10646 Bionic Tigers2nd selected: 6378 Jay Bots
Captain: 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team1st selected: 10646 Bionic Tigers2nd selected: 6378 Jay Bots
Allegheny Finalist Alliance
Captain: 11554 Bot of Gold1st selected: 9872 (In)Formal Logic2nd selected: 7423 Flaming Phoenix
Match Results Details for Allegheny Matches
Captain: 9971 LANbros1st selected: 6931 The Substantial Monocephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team2nd selected: 5356 Tardis
Pocono Finalist Alliance
Captain: 118 Steel Hornets1st selected: 6055 GearTicks2nd selected: 4149 Terabytes
Match Results Details for Pocono Matches
Judged Awards
Referees' Award
This award is being given by the referees to honor the ingenuity and creativity of the teams in creating their team markers. All team markers were evaluated based on creativity and execution. The team marker does not have to claim the depot in all matches to qualify for the award.
Here is what the referees had to say:
This team's creative marker won over the referees. Their extraterrestrial marker was worthy of a mission to Mars. Their detailed 3D printed design forced its' way to the front.
Winner: Team 7149 The Enforcers
Here is what the referees had to say:
This team's creative marker won over the referees. Their extraterrestrial marker was worthy of a mission to Mars. Their detailed 3D printed design forced its' way to the front.
Winner: Team 7149 The Enforcers
Honorable Mention:
Team 118 Steel Hornets
Team 5484 Enderbots
Judges' 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 team was enthusiastic and cohesive. Their dapper uniforms were original and fun. Using a spoonful of ingenuity, their clever use of simple solutions was out of this world. The Ingenuity Award goes to Team 13474, Mars Advanced Robotics Squad.
Winner: Team 13747 Mars Advanced Robotics Squad
Here is what the judges had to say:
This team was enthusiastic and cohesive. Their dapper uniforms were original and fun. Using a spoonful of ingenuity, their clever use of simple solutions was out of this world. The Ingenuity Award goes to Team 13474, Mars Advanced Robotics Squad.
Winner: Team 13747 Mars Advanced Robotics Squad
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 student team members, via a 40-60 second video, highlighting how their mentor has helped them become an outstanding team and has truly demonstrated what it means to be a Gracious Professional.
Winner: Cliff Warner of Team 7423 Flaming Phoenix
Honorable Mention:
Anne Hutchinson of Team 6055, Gear TicksHonorable Mention:
Deborah Gleeson of Team 5910 Sparks
Promote Award
The Promote Award is given to the Team that is most successful in creating a compelling video message for the public designed to change our culture and celebrate science, technology, engineering and math.The video submission 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 "If every student participated in FIRST, the world would be..."
Winner: Team 6055 GearTicks
2nd Place: Team 12538 eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 7149 ENFORCERS
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 has a well documented and presented system for developing clean and efficient code. Both robot and team best utilized their senses to detect obstacles and home-in on goals. They have given back to the greater STEM community from the east coast all the way to Africa, but the judges really owe it to this team for clearly commenting their savvy programming.
Winner: Team 12676 SisTEM.io
2nd Place: Team 6055 GearTicks 3rd Place: Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team
2nd Place: Team 6055 GearTicks 3rd Place: Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team
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:
The judges identify this team as ambassadors in their community. In their various outreach activities, they put their best foot forward. Using a multiple of mediums, everyone knows when these tigers are on the prowl.
Winner: Team 10464 Bionic Tigers
2nd Place: Team 12538 eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 6055 GearTicks
2nd Place: Team 12538 eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 6055 GearTicks
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 impressed the judges with their uniquely designed robot base. Their mineral delivery system was highly maneuverable to handle sorting any combination of minerals. They could collect those minerals like dogs on a bone.
Winner: Team 8645 Robotic Doges
2nd Place: Team 6055 GearTicks 3rd Place: Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team
This team impressed the judges with their uniquely designed robot base. Their mineral delivery system was highly maneuverable to handle sorting any combination of minerals. They could collect those minerals like dogs on a bone.
Winner: Team 8645 Robotic Doges
2nd Place: Team 6055 GearTicks 3rd Place: Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team
Collins Aerospace Innovate Award
The Collins Aerospace Innovate Award celebrates a team that has the ingenuity and inventiveness to make their designs come to life. This award is given to the team that the Judges feel has the most innovative and creative robot design solution to the FIRST Tech Challenge game. 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. The team's engineering notebook showed the design of the component(s) and the team's robot, and clearly explains how the team arrived at their solution.
Here is what the judges had to say:
The judges loved this team's custom manufactured intake parts and creative use of a lead screw. Their innovative mineral launching system, combined with their unique drive train, gave them a great game field advantage. The gear tricks of their custom parts really helped get their wheels on the ground.
Winner: Team 6055 GearTicks
2nd Place: Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team 3rd Place: Team 6378 Jay Bots
The judges loved this team's custom manufactured intake parts and creative use of a lead screw. Their innovative mineral launching system, combined with their unique drive train, gave them a great game field advantage. The gear tricks of their custom parts really helped get their wheels on the ground.
Winner: Team 6055 GearTicks
2nd Place: Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team 3rd Place: Team 6378 Jay Bots
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 has laid out a clear business plan for future growth. They have engaged with multiple mentors in different fields to provide a solid foundation. Their plans will blaze a path forward so they can soar through the air.
Winner: Team 7423 Flaming Phoenix
2nd Place: Team 12538 eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team
2nd Place: Team 12538 eBorg Robotics 3rd Place: Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team
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:
This team's notebook was well organized, showing their robot's design progression from detailed sketches to CAD to their current iteration. They received guidance for their design journey from engineers and scientists from the four corners of the world. They assimilated their vision for their robot into a collective reality.
This team's notebook was well organized, showing their robot's design progression from detailed sketches to CAD to their current iteration. They received guidance for their design journey from engineers and scientists from the four corners of the world. They assimilated their vision for their robot into a collective reality.
Winner: Team 12538 eBorg Robotics
2nd Place: Team 5356 Tardis 3rd Place: Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team
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 impressed the judges with their well-rounded involvement in both competitions and STEM community involvement. Their flexible drive train plowed over the crater rim with ease, and they used their sponsor connections to get a 3D printer donated to a local organization. Their consistent high scoring matches show their giant use of brain power.
Winner: Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team
2nd Place: Team 6055 GearTicks 3rd Place: Team 12538 eBorg Robotics
This team impressed the judges with their well-rounded involvement in both competitions and STEM community involvement. Their flexible drive train plowed over the crater rim with ease, and they used their sponsor connections to get a 3D printer donated to a local organization. Their consistent high scoring matches show their giant use of brain power.
Winner: Team 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team
2nd Place: Team 6055 GearTicks 3rd Place: Team 12538 eBorg Robotics
The following teams earned their way to the 2019 FIRST Championship in Detroit, Michigan:
Rank Team # Team Name Award 1 8393 The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team Inspire Award Winner 2 9971 LANbros Winning Alliance Captain 3 6055 GearTicks Inspire Award 2nd place 4 6931 The Substantial Monocephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team Winning Alliance 1st Team selected 5 12538 eBorg Robotics Inspire Award 3rd place 6 5356 Tardis Winning Alliance 2nd Team selected 7 7423 Flaming Phoenix Connect 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 Aura Herce-Duchini 10098 2 Eyed Illuminati Chadds Ford, PA Olivia Galluci 9979 Cougars Lancaster, PA