View source for DEWBOT VIII Mid-Atlantic Region Championship

[[image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-6.jpg|350px|right|thumb|MAR's 1<sup>st</sup> 3-robot balance]]Together with Alliance partners Teams 341 ([http://www.team341.com Miss Daisy], Alliance Captain) and 25 ([http://www.raiderrobotix.org/ Raider Robotix]), Team 1640 won the [http://wwww.midatlanticrobotics.com/ Mid-Atlantic Robotics] (MAR) FRC Regional Championship at Temple University in Philadelphia.  Great work by the whole team.  This win qualifies us for the Championships in St. Louis.

Our qualification match record of 4-7-1 was underwhelming, as was our final ranking of 43 in a field of 53.

But we worked with 341 and 25 starting Thurday evening on the triple balance and made this our calling card during eliminations (as the 1<sup>st</sup> alliance).  Our first quarterfinal match featured the very first triple balance at a MAR event.  We went on to triple balance 5 times in 6 elimination matches.  



==Crew==
===Students===
*Andrew W - driver
*Sasha W - driver
*Yahya M - Human player
*Mike M - Lead Programmer
*Patrick D - Programmer
*Kenneth A - Public Affairs
*Molly K - Pit Captain
*Douglas M - Pit Mechanical
*Patrick C - Scouting
*Kira K - Pit Mechanical, videography & pit scout
*Nicole W - Lead Scout
*Ian W - Scouting
*Lucy S - Scouting
*Jack R - Scouting
*Varun G - Scouting
*Garrison M - Media
*Dhananjay R - Programmer

===Mentors===
*[[User:MaiKangWei | Clem McKown]] - Head Mentor, Pit & Elimination Crew, Photography
*[[User:Siri | Siri Maley]] - Drive Coach & Team Strategist, Pit & Elimination Crew Lead
*Scott Featherman - Pit Crew & Electrical Mentor
*Julie Christopher - Pit Crew & Programming Mentor
*Rich Kulik - Pit Crew Mechanical 
*Julie Kulik - Mentor, Photography & Fundraising
*Gary Deaver - Pit Crew Mechanical
*Faith McKown - Logistics & Administration
*Ben Kellom - Mechanical Mentor
*John Weissman - Photography & Scouting
*Mike Rizzo - Referee & Most Senior FIRSTer at the Competition

===Parents/Family===
*Joe Morganto
*Ruthie Morganto
*David Wall
*Ellen Kellom
*Bill Curran
*Marianna Curran
*Debbie Drago
*Jarryd
*Gillian

==Match Video==
[http://youtu.be/pol3u9de4lw Team Video - MAR Region Championship]<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElIAqqS-jzg&feature=relmfu QF1]<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAzCVGFumUo&feature=relmfu SF1]<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMuRGEz8drw&feature=relmfu SF2]<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZWErq6VuA&feature=relmfu Final 1]<br>

==[[media:Philadelphia_post-mortem.pdf|Post-Mortem]]==

==Mid-Atlantic Region Championship Photo Gallery==
<gallery widths=250 heights=250 perrow=3>
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120412_csm-1.jpg|Pit - Andrew, Yahya, Molly, Sasha & Kira
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120412_csm-2.jpg|Colson wheels - replacements for Plactions for improved bridge traction
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120412_csm-3.jpg|MAR Head Refs
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120412_csm-4.jpg|MAR Head Refs - ''a coach's nightmare''
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120412_csm-5.jpg|The ultimate winning alliance practicing a triple-robot balance
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120412_csm-6.jpg|Practicing a triple balance with 365 & 1626
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-1.jpg|Crossing the barrier
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-2.jpg|Playing defense
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-3.jpg|Fender defense
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-4.jpg|Douglas
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-5.jpg|Pit - Molly
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-6.jpg|Pivot display
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-7.jpg|Pit - Kira, Andrew, Yahya, Molly & Sasha
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-8.jpg|Pit - Molly, Sasha, Yahya & Siri Maley
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-9.jpg|Pit - Yahya, Sasha, Molly, Douglas, Siri Maley & Kira
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-10.jpg|Pit - Andrew, Molly, Sasha, Kira, Yahya, Douglas & Siri Maley
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-11.jpg|Pit - Andrew, Sasha, & Yahya
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-12.jpg|Julie Chrisotopher's nails
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-13.jpg|Molly
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-14.jpg|Rizzo & Sonny
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-15.jpg|Autonomous
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-16.jpg|Media attention on pit
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-17.jpg|Practicing triple balance again
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-18.jpg|Andrew, Yahya & Siri Maley
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-20.jpg|Autonomous shooting
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-22.jpg|Lowering the coopertition bridge
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-24.jpg|On the coopertition bridge
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-25.jpg|Balanced
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-28.jpg|Rizzo in bunny ears
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120413_csm-31.jpg|Balanced w/ 225
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-1.jpg|Practicing barrier crossing
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-2.jpg|Practicing barrier crossing
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-3.jpg|1640 flag
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-4.jpg|Crossing barrier
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-5.jpg|3-robots mounting the bridge
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-6.jpg|MAR's first 3-robot balance
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-7.jpg|DEWBOT on cart
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-8.jpg|Alliance ready
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-9.jpg|Balanced again
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-10.jpg|Finals pit - Molly & [[User:MaiKangWei | Clem McKown]] watch the aaction
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-11.jpg|Finals pit
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-13.jpg|Cutting the net
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-15.jpg|Team in Pit
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-16.jpg|1640 victorious
Image:DB8_Philadelphia_120414_csm-17.jpg|Drive & Pit Crew
</gallery>

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