DEWBOT XIV
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This is team Sab-BOT-age's entry for FIRST Robotics Competition's 2018 game, FIRST POWER UP.
Some notable 2018 achievements are:
- For the 6th consecutive year, the team hosted an FLL Scrimmage and a Regional Qualifying Tournament. With 29 attending teams, the FLL Scrimmage was our largest ever!
- We again co-hosted an FRC event - Westtown
- Creativity Award - Westtown
- We received the District Engineering Inspiration Awards for the first time - Seneca
- Innovation in Control Award - FIRST Mid-Atlantic Championship
- Qualified for FRC Championship for 8th consecutive year
DEWBOT XIV Build
What a great game. And what a challenging robot to design, especially within the 120 lb weight limit.
Also, for a scale-capable robot, managing not just weight but center of mass is crucial. It's really hard to score once your robot has fallen over.
Design Details
Official Events
- Kick-off - 6-January-2018
- At Hatboro-Horsham High School
- Westtown - 9-11 March-2018
- The Westtown event is co-hosted by teams 1391 (based at the Westtown School) and 1640. Steve Compton (1391 Head Mentor) serves as Event Coordinator, while Clem McKown (1640 Head Mentor) serves as Volunteer Coordinator. This is the 3rd year of our co-hosting Westtown.
- 1640 performed well at this event, finishing qualifications in 3rd place with a 9-3-0 record. We led the 3rd alliance with teams 341 (Miss Daisy) and 4373 (Roobotics), making it to semifinals (3-3-0). Sab-BOT-age received the Creativity award, and 49 district qualifying points.
- Seneca - 23-25 March-2018
- Hatboro-Horsham - 29-31 March-2018
- FIRST Mid-Atlantic Championship - 4 (load-in only) - 7 April-2018
Other Events
- D-Town Dustoff - 11-November-2017
- Downingtown FLL RQT - 9-December-2017
Media
People
Team Sab-BOT-age is what it is only due to the efforts of the people involved. DEWBOT XIV's success will be in the hands of the students, mentors and parents engaged. The team's very existence is possible only through the gracious generosity of our sponsors.
See our other robots in the Robot Archives.