The 2018-2019 Game
Rover Ruckus
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Western Georgia League Tournament
January 27, 2019
After a hard four-month season of robot development, testing, notebook writing, and frequent competitive meets with the other teams in the Etowah League, the Eagle Robotics teams reached their first major hurdle on January 27, 2019. This was the League Tournament, the first elimination event of the season. Both teams approached the tournament with one goal in mind: take home a top award and advance to the next tier of competition, the state championship. While the teams played over thirty matches throughout the season, it all came down to three final matches that day to determine who would advance to state. After one intense match, Team 7373 Carbon Fiber came out in the lead. But in the second round, the other alliance came back with a vengeance to take a close win and tie the elimination bracket. A final match would be played. The referee counted down to start the match. “3...2...1...robots!” The game began, and both alliances burst into action. After a grueling two minutes and thirty seconds, the result was finally clear. Team 7373 Carbon Fiber won by 150 points, allowing them to advance to state.
Team 11364 Diamond Plate, likewise, had worked tirelessly throughout the season to develop a capable robot but also to document everything they did as a team in their Engineering Notebook. All of this preparation, spanning months of tireless work, such as finishing up meeting notes late at night, came to fruition during the awards ceremony. Team 11364 had received the Inspire Award, the highest award in the competition, allowing them to also advance to state.
January 27, 2019
After a hard four-month season of robot development, testing, notebook writing, and frequent competitive meets with the other teams in the Etowah League, the Eagle Robotics teams reached their first major hurdle on January 27, 2019. This was the League Tournament, the first elimination event of the season. Both teams approached the tournament with one goal in mind: take home a top award and advance to the next tier of competition, the state championship. While the teams played over thirty matches throughout the season, it all came down to three final matches that day to determine who would advance to state. After one intense match, Team 7373 Carbon Fiber came out in the lead. But in the second round, the other alliance came back with a vengeance to take a close win and tie the elimination bracket. A final match would be played. The referee counted down to start the match. “3...2...1...robots!” The game began, and both alliances burst into action. After a grueling two minutes and thirty seconds, the result was finally clear. Team 7373 Carbon Fiber won by 150 points, allowing them to advance to state.
Team 11364 Diamond Plate, likewise, had worked tirelessly throughout the season to develop a capable robot but also to document everything they did as a team in their Engineering Notebook. All of this preparation, spanning months of tireless work, such as finishing up meeting notes late at night, came to fruition during the awards ceremony. Team 11364 had received the Inspire Award, the highest award in the competition, allowing them to also advance to state.
Georgia State Championship
February 22-23, 2019
Less than a month after the League Tournament, Teams 7373 and 11364 arrived at Blessed Trinity Catholic High School for the Georgia State Championship. At this tournament, the two teams competed for a spot at the World Championship in Houston, Texas. The matches began on the second day of competition, and each match was a fight for the teams. Throughout the day, Team 7373 struggled with both hardware and software issues. This caused the team to end after the qualification matches, but the day was not over for the team members. Team 11364 ended in 2nd place after the qualifications matches, which led them to the finals. As a result, Team 7373 rallied around the younger members of Team 11364 and supported them throughout alliance selection and the semifinal matches. With this added support, Team 11364 fought hard in the semifinals but could not advance to the finals. The teams would have to wait for the awards, as they were now the last hope for advancement.
February 22-23, 2019
Less than a month after the League Tournament, Teams 7373 and 11364 arrived at Blessed Trinity Catholic High School for the Georgia State Championship. At this tournament, the two teams competed for a spot at the World Championship in Houston, Texas. The matches began on the second day of competition, and each match was a fight for the teams. Throughout the day, Team 7373 struggled with both hardware and software issues. This caused the team to end after the qualification matches, but the day was not over for the team members. Team 11364 ended in 2nd place after the qualifications matches, which led them to the finals. As a result, Team 7373 rallied around the younger members of Team 11364 and supported them throughout alliance selection and the semifinal matches. With this added support, Team 11364 fought hard in the semifinals but could not advance to the finals. The teams would have to wait for the awards, as they were now the last hope for advancement.
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As the awards ceremony rolled around, members of Team 7373 and Team 11364 anxiously awaited the results. The ceremony continued on quietly, with neither Eagle Robotics team winning any awards. Then, Team 11364 was called as the winner of the Think Award. The teams assumed that the day was over, but that was not the case. At the very end of the ceremony, as the last award was being announced, Team 11364’s name was called. The team had placed 3rd in the Inspire Award rankings, a spot that would allow the team to advance to Worlds. Team 7373 and Team 11364 celebrated the victory, as this was the first time an Eagle Robotics team had made it to the World Championship. The team began preparations immediately for the largest event in Eagle Robotics history.
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FIRST Championship | Worlds
April 16-21, 2019
From April 17-20th, Team 11364 competed alongside 159 other teams at the World Championship in Houston, Texas. The competition began with judging, where team members discussed the many aspects of Eagle Robotics with a panel of prestigious judges. After this session, the three days of match play began. In these matches, Team 11364 competed with and against teams from across the country and the world. This opportunity allowed the team to learn from robotics students from all areas of the world. Through nine matches, played over multiple days, Team 11364 battled to stay in the game. Despite their best efforts, the team ended the World Championship in the qualification matches. The team’s last chance to walk away with an award would come during the final day of the World Championship at the awards ceremony.
April 16-21, 2019
From April 17-20th, Team 11364 competed alongside 159 other teams at the World Championship in Houston, Texas. The competition began with judging, where team members discussed the many aspects of Eagle Robotics with a panel of prestigious judges. After this session, the three days of match play began. In these matches, Team 11364 competed with and against teams from across the country and the world. This opportunity allowed the team to learn from robotics students from all areas of the world. Through nine matches, played over multiple days, Team 11364 battled to stay in the game. Despite their best efforts, the team ended the World Championship in the qualification matches. The team’s last chance to walk away with an award would come during the final day of the World Championship at the awards ceremony.
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On the last day of competition, all 160 World Championship robotics teams gathered together for the awards ceremony. This marked the final event in which Team 11364 could walk away with an award. The ceremony moved on, with no awards going to the team. Then, the final two awards rolled around, and Team 11364’s name was called. The team was named a Think Award finalist at the World Championship. This meant that the team ended the competition with one of the strongest engineering notebooks in competition. Together, Team 11364 celebrated the victory and their overall successful season.
Throughout the season, Teams 7373 and 11364 pushed one another to be better in all aspects of robotics. While both teams had strong robot performances in every stage of competition, they also lived out the Eagle Robotics and FIRST Tech Challenge core values, a fact that is more important than any award. Eagle Robotics helped lead the robotics community in the 2018-2019 season, both on and off the field. |
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Match 149 with Batteries not Included
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Think Award Announcement
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Award Descriptions
Connect Award
Team 7373 | League Tournament | 1st Place
Team 11364 | League Tournament | 2nd Place
This judged award is given to the team that most connects with their local science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) community. A true FIRST team is more than a sum of its parts and recognizes that engaging their local STEM community plays an essential part in their success. The recipient of this award is recognized for helping the community understand FIRST, the FIRST Tech Challenge, and the team itself. The team that wins the Connect Award aggressively seeks and recruits engineers and explores the opportunities available in the world of engineering, science, and technology. This team has a clear team plan and has identified steps to achieve their goals.
Design Award
Team 11364 | League Tournament | 2nd Place
This judged award recognizes design elements of the robot that are both functional and aesthetic. The Design Award is presented to teams that incorporate industrial design elements into their solution. These design elements could simplify the robot’s appearance by giving it a clean look, be decorative in nature, or otherwise express the creativity of the team. The robot should be durable, efficiently designed, and effectively address the game challenge.
Collins Aerospace Innovate Award
Team 11364 | League Tournament | 3rd Place
The Collins Aerospace Innovate Award celebrates a team that thinks outside the box and has the ingenuity, creativity, and inventiveness to make their designs come to life. This judged award is given to the team that has the most innovative and creative robot design solution to any specific components in the FIRST Tech Challenge game. Elements of this award include elegant design, robustness, and ‘out of the box’ thinking related to design. This award may address the design of the whole robot or of a sub-assembly attached to the robot. The creative component must work consistently, but a robot does not have to work all the time during Matches to be considered for this award. The team’s engineering notebook must include journal entries to show the design of the component or components and the team’s robot to be eligible for this award. Entries must describe how the team arrived at their solution.
Motivate Award
Team 11364 | League Tournament | 3rd Place
This team embraces the culture of FIRST and clearly shows what it means to be a team. This judged 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.
Think Award
Team 11364 | League Tournament | 2nd Place
Team 11364 | State Championship | 1st Place
Team 11364 | World Championship | Finalist
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 content within the notebook is the key reference for Judges to help identify the most deserving team. The team’s engineering content must focus on the design and build stage of the team’s robot. Journal entries should include descriptions of the underlying science and mathematics of the robot design and game strategies, the designs, redesigns, successes, and opportunities for improvement. A team is not a candidate for this award if their notebook does not contain engineering content.
Inspire Award
Team 11364 | League Tournament | 1st Place
Team 7373 | League Tournament | 2nd Place
Team 11364 | State Championship | 3rd Place
This judged award is given to the team that best embodies the ‘challenge’ of the FIRST Tech Challenge program. The team that receives this award is a strong ambassador for FIRST programs and a role model FIRST team. This team is a top contender for many other judged awards and is a gracious competitor. The Inspire Award winner is an inspiration to other teams, acting with Gracious Professionalism® both on and off the playing field. This team shares their experiences, enthusiasm and knowledge with other team, sponsors, their community, and the Judges. Working as a unit, this team will have showed success in performing the task of designing and building a robot.
Connect Award
Team 7373 | League Tournament | 1st Place
Team 11364 | League Tournament | 2nd Place
This judged award is given to the team that most connects with their local science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) community. A true FIRST team is more than a sum of its parts and recognizes that engaging their local STEM community plays an essential part in their success. The recipient of this award is recognized for helping the community understand FIRST, the FIRST Tech Challenge, and the team itself. The team that wins the Connect Award aggressively seeks and recruits engineers and explores the opportunities available in the world of engineering, science, and technology. This team has a clear team plan and has identified steps to achieve their goals.
Design Award
Team 11364 | League Tournament | 2nd Place
This judged award recognizes design elements of the robot that are both functional and aesthetic. The Design Award is presented to teams that incorporate industrial design elements into their solution. These design elements could simplify the robot’s appearance by giving it a clean look, be decorative in nature, or otherwise express the creativity of the team. The robot should be durable, efficiently designed, and effectively address the game challenge.
Collins Aerospace Innovate Award
Team 11364 | League Tournament | 3rd Place
The Collins Aerospace Innovate Award celebrates a team that thinks outside the box and has the ingenuity, creativity, and inventiveness to make their designs come to life. This judged award is given to the team that has the most innovative and creative robot design solution to any specific components in the FIRST Tech Challenge game. Elements of this award include elegant design, robustness, and ‘out of the box’ thinking related to design. This award may address the design of the whole robot or of a sub-assembly attached to the robot. The creative component must work consistently, but a robot does not have to work all the time during Matches to be considered for this award. The team’s engineering notebook must include journal entries to show the design of the component or components and the team’s robot to be eligible for this award. Entries must describe how the team arrived at their solution.
Motivate Award
Team 11364 | League Tournament | 3rd Place
This team embraces the culture of FIRST and clearly shows what it means to be a team. This judged 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.
Think Award
Team 11364 | League Tournament | 2nd Place
Team 11364 | State Championship | 1st Place
Team 11364 | World Championship | Finalist
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 content within the notebook is the key reference for Judges to help identify the most deserving team. The team’s engineering content must focus on the design and build stage of the team’s robot. Journal entries should include descriptions of the underlying science and mathematics of the robot design and game strategies, the designs, redesigns, successes, and opportunities for improvement. A team is not a candidate for this award if their notebook does not contain engineering content.
Inspire Award
Team 11364 | League Tournament | 1st Place
Team 7373 | League Tournament | 2nd Place
Team 11364 | State Championship | 3rd Place
This judged award is given to the team that best embodies the ‘challenge’ of the FIRST Tech Challenge program. The team that receives this award is a strong ambassador for FIRST programs and a role model FIRST team. This team is a top contender for many other judged awards and is a gracious competitor. The Inspire Award winner is an inspiration to other teams, acting with Gracious Professionalism® both on and off the playing field. This team shares their experiences, enthusiasm and knowledge with other team, sponsors, their community, and the Judges. Working as a unit, this team will have showed success in performing the task of designing and building a robot.
The Teams
Team 7373 Carbon Fiber
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Team 11364 Diamond Plate
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