#meet2

With Meet 2 just days away, today was our day to focus on drive practice.  Alex will not be at Meet 2 so he worked with other members of our team to ensure the most effective drive team possible.  A successful drive team relies on strategy, communication and vocalizing needs among each other.  Following a series of practice runs (with live video demonstrations of hte scoring system), we were able to determine a final lineup of team members to serve on the drive team.

If we could clone this group, oh my!  Our favorite group of FIRST Alumni and friends.  Thanks for leading the way and for staying involved in an incredible journey ... and its not over yet.  

Well, nothing like a distraction from hosting when you get out on the field.  Meet 2 was a success on and off the field as we hear everyone had a great time and we were able to come in as Rank 2 for the day (QP 8, RP 332) along with a state scoring record YTD of 345 along with NYAN (10091).  Our robot was reliable with a few opportunities for enhancement to continue our design strategy as we move towards League Championships in late January.  

A great FIRST event requires a few elements: enthusiasm, gracious professionalism and . . . great volunteers.  Today, we are graced with the best volunteers in the midwest.  Coming from across the FIRST Tech Challenge universe, these volunteers are more than just volunteers.  They are the heart and soul of FIRST.  Alumni that continue to contribute to FIRST and have more of an impact than they will ever know.  

Hosting an event only gets better when you have POP Rocks Robotics to support!  Thanks for coming out and for being such a big help.  He hope you enjoyed demoing and helping out with matches.

Really enjoyed being teamed up with NYAN (10091) to put up the Illinois Relic Recovery High Score YTD: 345-68.  What a great accomplishment!

Coach got us again.  “We should be able to get out of their by 7PM”.  Well, the clock says its past 10:00PM and we are just leaving.  While it may have taken longer then expected to set up, we are proud of the outcome and know we will have a successful event for all tomorrow.

Our biggest challenge remains the lack of stage lighting and its potential impact on Vuforia reading of the vision targets.  We have put some back up plans in place but are hoping for a bright shiny day on Saturday.