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South Central Pennsylvania Qualifier

Event Information
Date
Saturday January 18, 2020
iCal

Venue
Penn State York
Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center

Registration
Registration is required and opens after kickoff.
Registration closes two weeks before event date.

Refreshments
Lunch items available for purchase.
Agenda
 7:00  Volunteers Arrive and Check-in
 7:45
  Teams Arrive and Check-in
  Robot and Field Inspection Begins
 8:20  Judge Interviews Begin
 10:15  Robot and Field Inspection Ends
 10:30  Drivers Meeting On Competition Field 
 10:45  Queue First 2 Matches
 11:00  Opening Ceremonies
 11:15  Qualification Matches Begin
 12:30  Lunch Break
 1:00  Qualification Matches Resume
 3:15  Semifinals
 4:15  Finals
 5:00  Awards and Closing Ceremonies
 5:30  Event Complete

Event Host

Event Host Special Requirements
All event participants - volunteers, team adults, and team minors - are required to comply with Penn State policies, specifically AD39 Minors Involved in University-Sponsored Programs. 

Coaches are responsible for ensuring their team members understand 
and follow all relevant aspects of Penn State Policy AD39
Registration Information

Participating Teams

CountTeam #Team NameOrganizationLocation
161OzoneOxford RoboticsOxford, PA
24149TerabytesRobotics/TerabytesMurrysville, PA
36045TwoBarOxford RoboticsOxford, PA
46378Jay BotsCentral Columbia High SchoolBloomsburg, PA
59979CougarsLancaster Country Day SchoolLancaster, PA
6100982 Eyed IlluminatiUnionvilleChadds Ford, PA
710353MetalworksIndependentLancaster, PA
811208Kardia RoboticsKardia Learning CenterReading, PA
912007Jay BorgsCentral Columbia High SchoolBloomsburg, PA
1012564TechnionFriendsMechanicsburg, PA
1114382Flex Force 1Centre County 4HState College, PA
1214530Tech TurtlesCommunityBlue Bell, PA
1314842SpyGearsDowningtown Area RoboticsExton, PA
1416164DynaBotsPatton Middle SchoolKennett Square, PA
1516269Guthrie GeeksHanover Library Robotics ClubHanover, PA
1616354Phobos AresCentre County 4HBellefonte, PA
1716466Technological Intelligence Covenant Christian Academy Harrisburg, PA
1816606TechKnights RoboticsPenndale Middle SchoolLansdale, PA
1916618Engin-EaglesLititz Christian SchoolLititz, PA
2017143Central Processing UnitCentral York School DistrictYork, PA
2117334Panthera RoboticaSaucon Valley High SchoolHellertown, PA



Tournament Results

Competition Results





Winning Alliance
   Captain: 11208 Kardia Robotics
   1st selected: 6378 Jay Bots
   2nd selected: 12007 Jay Borgs

Finalist Alliance
   Captain: 10098 2 Eyed Illuminati
   1st selected: 14382 Flex Force 1
   2nd selected: 16354 Phobos Ares

Team Rankings from the Qualifying Matches
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:

The judges were impressed with this rookie team's enthusiasm. Their engineering notebook was fairly detailed despite the teams very young age. Everyone should FEAR the CRAFTSMANSHIP of this up and coming team! The Rising Star Rookie Award goes to team 16354 Phobos Ares.

Winner: Team 16354 Phobos Ares

Control Award sponsored by Arm, Inc.

The Control Award sponsored by Arm, Inc. celebrates 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 used vision to consistently find the Skystone. Rather than using Vuforia, they coded their own stone tracking program. Using a coordinate system and some trigonometry, their autonomous mode remains FLEXIBLE.

Winner: Team 14382 Flex Force 1

2nd Place: Team 9979 Cougars      3rd Place: Team 11208 Kardia Robotics

Motivate Award

The team that receives the Motivate Award has the culture of FIRST and clearly shows what it means to be a team. This award celebrates the team that represents the essence of the FIRST Tech Challenge competition through team building, team spirit, and displayed enthusiasm. This is a team who makes 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 has a strong focus on expanding STEM to the younger generation. They volunteer; they mentor teams; they host events; they do it all. They weren't afraid to sink their claws into any challenge.

Winner: Team 9979 Cougars

2nd Place: Team 12564 Technion      3rd Place: Team 6378 Jay Bots

Design Award

The Design Award expands on this year's challenge, inspiring teams to incorporate industrial design into their robots. These elements are functional and aesthetic, and 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 robot should be durable, efficiently designed, and effectively address the game challenge.
 
Here is what the judges had to say:

This team was laser focused on the design and development of their robot. Using AutoCAD Inventor, they logically designed this robot virtually before they started building it. With their fast and accurate robot they were able to grab multiple victories.

Winner: Team 16466 Technological Intelligence 

2nd Place: Team 11208 Kardia Robotics        3rd Place: Team 14382 Flex Force 1

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 were impressed with their 3D printed gripper. It articulated like no other robot. Its bird-like claw was able to snatch up blocks effortlessly.

Winner: Team 12007 Jay Borgs

2nd Place: Team 61 Ozone        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 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's technical connections were obvious in their sponsors and mentors. Their strategy was key in finding a mentor in 3D modeling. They LINKED IN with a great connection in hopes of expanding STEM education in Pennsylvania.

Winner: Team 12564 Technion

2nd Place: Team 10098 2 Eyed Illuminati        3rd Place: Team 11208 Kardia Robotics

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:

This bright team put a lot of thought into their engineering notebook. It was clear to see that their notebook was of highest quality. This union of attention to detail and organization made it seem like they had DOUBLE VISION.

Winner: Team 10098 2 Eyed Illuminati

2nd Place: Team 9979 Cougars       3rd Place: Team 11208 Kardia Robotics

Inspire Award

The Inspire Award is presented 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. This team shares their experiences, enthusiasm and knowledge with other teams, sponsors, their community, and the Judges. Working as a unit, this team will have shown success in performing the task of designing and building a robot. The Judges used 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:

4 seems to be this team's lucky number. Despite half the team being rookies, all parts of this team worked together as a whole without being divided. Their simplified Blocks programming manual shows how big of a HEART they have for FTC.

Winner: Team 11208 Kardia Robotics

2nd Place: Team 10098 2 Eyed Illuminati      3rd Place: Team 9979 Cougars


Advancing to the Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament

The following teams earned their way to the 2019-2020 Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament per FTC Game Manual 1 Order of Advancement:

 Rank Team # Team Name Award
1
11208 Kardia Robotics Inspire Award Winner
2
10098 2 Eyed Illuminati Inspire Award 2nd place
36378 Jay Bots Winning Alliance 1st Team selected