Event Information
Date Saturday January 12, 2019 1700 West Olney Ave Registration Registration is limited to Philadelphia city and select nearby schools Refreshments
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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 | TechHeroes | GW Carver HSES | Philadelphia, PA |
4 | 5514 | Parkway RoboHounds | Parkway Center City Middle College | Philadelphia, PA |
5 | 6540 | Lincoln1 | Abraham Lincoln High School | Philadelphia, PA |
6 | 6552 | N.E.R.D.S. | Northeast High School | Philadelphia, PA |
7 | 6676 | RoboLancers Crimson | Central High School | Philadelphia, PA |
8 | 7883 | Iron Patriots | Penn Wood High School | Lansdowne, PA |
9 | 8480 | Technabots | Philadelphia High School for Girls | Philadelphia, PA |
10 | 8730 | RoboGriffins | Academy @ Palumbo High School | Philadelphia, PA |
11 | 9570 | Gear Girls | GW Carver HSES | Philadelphia, PA |
12 | 9734 | Volt | NAVSUP WSS | Philadelphia, PA |
13 | 9854 | Penn Charter Robotics | William Penn Charter School | Philadelphia, PA |
14 | 10002 | TBD | NAVSUP WSS | Philadelphia, PA |
15 | 11493 | The Upside Down | Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber | Philadelphia, PA |
16 | 12084 | Really...Simple Machines | Cedarbrook Middle School | Wyncote, PA |
17 | 12308 | Bodine Ambassadors | Bodine High School | Philadelphia, PA |
18 | 12455 | Workshop | The Workshop School | Philadelphia, PA |
19 | 13347 | Binary Bots | Project Home | Philadelphia, PA |
20 | 13378 | FLC Robocats | Franklin Learning Center | Philadelphia, PA |
21 | 13769 | Rover Knights | Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School | Philadelphia, PA |
22 | 13771 | Storm | Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School | Philadelphia, PA |
23 | 13772 | Techno Knights | Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School | Philadelphia, PA |
24 | 13773 | The Sirz | Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School | Philadelphia, PA |
25 | 14553 | Tertius Oculus | KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy | Philadelphia, PA |
26 | 14738 | Cougars | Calvary Christian Academy | Philadelphia, PA |
27 | 15320 | Blue Pride | Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School | Philadelphia, PA |
1st selected: 9734 Volt2nd selected: 13347 Binary Bots
Finalist Alliance
Captain: 9854 Penn Charter Robotics1st selected: 10002 TBD2nd selected: 12308 Bodine Ambassadors
Match Results Details for all Matches
Judged Awards
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 impressed the judges with the synergy among the team members which was uplifting to observe. Their support of each other galvanized their commitment. They elevated their team through amplified alignment of their ideas like gears in a well oiled machine. The Judge's Award for "cohesive empowerment" goes to Team 9570, Gear Girls.
Winner: Team 9570 Gear Girls.
Here is what the judges had to say:
This team impressed the judges with the synergy among the team members which was uplifting to observe. Their support of each other galvanized their commitment. They elevated their team through amplified alignment of their ideas like gears in a well oiled machine. The Judge's Award for "cohesive empowerment" goes to Team 9570, Gear Girls.
Winner: Team 9570 Gear Girls.
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 presented the judges with a well documented control award sheet. They used multiple methods to manipulate their robot. The way this team pulled through after a major redesign the night before should have the competition "quaking " in their boots.
Winner: Team 9854 Penn Charter Robotics
2nd Place: Team 6676 RoboLancers Crimson 3rd Place: Team 5320 RoboLancers Gold
2nd Place: Team 6676 RoboLancers Crimson 3rd Place: Team 5320 RoboLancers Gold
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 motivation for this team to reach out took them near and far. They spread more than their love of robotics throughout the community. Their approach to motivate the community is surely not nerdy.
Winner: Team 6552 N.E.R.D.S.
2nd Place: Team 8480 Technabots 3rd Place: Team 14738 Cougars
2nd Place: Team 8480 Technabots 3rd Place: Team 14738 Cougars
Design Award
The Design Award expands on this year's 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 in 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 robot had a clean design that allowed it to interact across the field. Its articulating arm gave it great functionality. The robot started each match with a loud roar.
Winner: Team 14738 Cougars
2nd Place: Team 9570 Gear Girls 3rd Place: Team 8730 RoboGriffins
This robot had a clean design that allowed it to interact across the field. Its articulating arm gave it great functionality. The robot started each match with a loud roar.
Winner: Team 14738 Cougars
2nd Place: Team 9570 Gear Girls 3rd Place: Team 8730 RoboGriffins
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:
This team wowed the judges with a last-minute innovative change. From the lander, their innovation springs them into action. This team is truly electrifying.
Winner: Team 9734 Volt
2nd Place: Team 8480 Technabots 3rd Place: Team 9570 Gear Girls
This team wowed the judges with a last-minute innovative change. From the lander, their innovation springs them into action. This team is truly electrifying.
Winner: Team 9734 Volt
2nd Place: Team 8480 Technabots 3rd Place: Team 9570 Gear Girls
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 other STEM professionals and exploring the opportunities available in the world of science and technology.
Here is what the judges had to say:
This team received engineering help by connecting with real world engineers. They further powered their connection with places of higher learning. Their Presidential way linked them up to their local STEM community.
Winner: Team 6540 Lincoln1
2nd Place: Team 8480 Technabots 3rd Place: Team 5320 RoboLancers Gold
2nd Place: Team 8480 Technabots 3rd Place: Team 5320 RoboLancers Gold
Think Award
The Think Award is given to the team that the Judges feel best reflects the journey of the engineering 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 judges were impressed by this team's documentation in their notebook. Their numerous drawings pushed this book to the top. This team roared and rose to the occasion.
Winner: Team 8730 RoboGriffins
2nd Place: Team 8480 Technabots 3rd Place: Team 9570 Gear Girls
The judges were impressed by this team's documentation in their notebook. Their numerous drawings pushed this book to the top. This team roared and rose to the occasion.
Winner: Team 8730 RoboGriffins
2nd Place: Team 8480 Technabots 3rd Place: Team 9570 Gear Girls
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 both 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 embodies the spirit of FIRST. While they are BOT-like in their discipline and work ethic, their team spirit still shines through. To paraphrase their school motto, "she conquers who conquers herself," and today they demonstrated that.
Winner: Team 8480 Technabots
2nd Place: Team 9570 Gear Girls 3rd Place: Team 14738 Cougars
This team embodies the spirit of FIRST. While they are BOT-like in their discipline and work ethic, their team spirit still shines through. To paraphrase their school motto, "she conquers who conquers herself," and today they demonstrated that.
Winner: Team 8480 Technabots
2nd Place: Team 9570 Gear Girls 3rd Place: Team 14738 Cougars
The following teams earned their way to the 2018-2019 Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament per FTC Game Manual 1 Order of Advancement:
Rank Team # Team Name Award 1 5320 RoboLancers Gold Host Team 2 8480 Technabots Inspire Award Winner 3 8730 RoboGriffins Winning Alliance Captain 4 9570 Gear Girls Inspire Award 2nd place 5 9734 Volt Winning Alliance 1st Team selected