DEWBOT XI Ramp Riot
When we realized that our D-Town Dustoff FLL Scrimmage would necessarily fall on the same day as Ramp Riot, I told the team that we would need to regretfully bow out of Ramp Riot. I immediately faced a revolt; Ramp Riot is the only event that the team has participated in every year of its existence. Ramp Riot was also happens to have been my personal introduction to competitive robotics when I brought my eldest daughter in 2005.
So we needed to be in two places at once. Neat trick. We picked a small, focused team to compete. Six students and three mentors. The students ran the show.
We went to Ramp Riot with a Coach and Operator experiencing their first competition as drive team members, and a human player experiencing his second competition in this role. Only our driver and two pit students were experienced veterans.
How did we do? Really well. We ended up as 1st seed and led the 1st alliance. A huge shout out to alliance partners 1218 (Vulcan Robotics), 1626 (Falcon Robotics) and 1712 (Dawgma). We didn't win, but did very well in the quarterfinals. A truly outstanding last competition for DEWBOT XI.
Who was there
Students:
- Laura - Coach
- Eric - Driver
- Kevin - Human Player
- Akhila - Operator
- Paul - Pit Captain - mechanical
- Nicholas - Pit Programming & Control
Mentors:
- Gary Deaver
- John Weissman
- Faith McKown
FRC Ramp Riot Photo Gallery
Drive team: Akhila, Laura, Kevin & Eric
Pit
Set up for 3-tote autonomous
Akhila sets up controls
Laura & Kevin carry DEWBOT onto the field
Kevin, Eric & Laura set up for 3-tote atonomous
Kevin loads a tote as DEWBOT builds a stack
Kevin inserting litter to complete a 6-stack
3-tote autonomous
Alliance selection - 1218 joins the 1st alliance
The 1st alliance is complete
Alliance line-up
Kevin & Laura carry the robot onto the field for quarterfinals...
...while 1218 sets up
3-tote autonomous in-progress
Drive team at work
QF results - note QF8 score
Drive team
3-tote complete
