FIRST Robotics Redux | Semifinals, Double Elimination, Last 2

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The robotics team successfully participated in a post-season event in Wolcott, CT, reaching the semifinals of a double elimination tournament. The team faced challenges with the deployment of their hanger, which was hindered by a bent fiberglass sail batten. After extensive troubleshooting and manual deployment, they achieved success, earning crucial points by suspending their robot from a bar, which proved decisive in several elimination matches.

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  • Understanding of FIRST Robotics competition rules and scoring
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This discussion is beneficial for robotics team members, mentors, and coaches involved in competitive robotics, particularly those participating in FIRST Robotics events and seeking to enhance their team's performance and strategies.

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Our robotics team just did a post-season, end-of-year event in Wolcott, CT. By the end of it, it was finally working! We made it to the "semi-finals" (it was a "double elimination", or "loser bracket." We were in the last 2 alliances eliminated before the final best of three game.)

Here are some memories
First, there were every which way kind of tangles in the deployment of our hanger (which was sprung by a bent fiberglass sail batten)
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So, here we are troubleshooting the deployment. We manually deployed the thing about 20 times until we had all the sticky spots duct-taped over.
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Then: go go go go!
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Success! With blood on the field!
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Why are the robots hanging from a bar again? Anyhow looks fun.
 
Suspending the robot earns 2 points. Other points are scored by kicking the soccer balls through the goals. In many games, the points for suspending the robot decided the winner. We had three games in the elimination round where our robot won the winning points for our alliance by suspending.
 

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