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16 and 17-July-2010 at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, IN. This is the first year we've been accepted into the Indiana Robotics Invitational (IRI)! IRI is the largest and most selective of all off-season competitions and is even larger than any FIRST Regional, with over 80 teams in attendance. Check out the [http://www.indianaroboticsinvitational.org/ event website].
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16 and 17-July-2010 at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, IN. This is the first year we've been accepted into the Indiana Robotics Invitational (IRI)! IRI is the largest and most selective of all off-season competitions and is even larger than any FIRST Regional, with 78 teams in attendance. Check out the [http://www.indianaroboticsinvitational.org/ event website] for details.  
  
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==Scouting==
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Also, DEWBOT made the [http://photos.indystar.com/galleries/slides/10128?page=1&template=default Indianapolis paper]!
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This is a ''very'' deep field. In fact, in 82 teams there are 41 championship placers, including 2 of the 3 international champions and 1 of the finalists. In addition, there are 147 regional placers, including 47 regional wins. (Placers include quarterfinal, semifinal, final & champion awards at the regional, divisional & Einstein levels. Many teams attend more than one regional in addition to the championship and often place multiple times.) There are also 163 regional awardees and 7 of the 20 championship award winners. This is a great learning opportunity and should be an amazing competition!<br>
 
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Team 1640 garners an average of -4% RPD from the IRI mean for several important metrics. (Exactly on-average would be 0% relative percent difference.) For explanations of these metrics, see [[DEWBOT VI Scouting]].
 
  
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== DEWBOT VI at IRI ==
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[[Image:DB6 IRI over the bump 100716 csm 2.jpg | 300px | right]]
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| || Calculated Contribution || Offensive Score || Seeding Score || Defensive Score || World Contribution Rank % || Average Match Score || Average Contribution to Margin || Regional Rank % || Overall Championship Rank % || % of Qualification Matches Won
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Nineteen members of Downingtown Area Robotics made the long (but fun) drive to Indianapolis on Thursday. Most of us made the 12 hour drive in 12 hours, one car load did some sight seeing on the way so it took them 15 hours.
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| 1640 Value || 75 || 81 ||90 || 31 || 69 || 1.4 || 2.4 || 64 || N/A || 67
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The team arrived at the event on Friday at 7:30 AM to one of the largest schools we've ever seen.  The pit area was their indoor 1/4 mile track that held the 78 teams and a full sized practice field. We quickly set up and were ready for our first matches.
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|1640 % Rank || 29% || 34% || 50% || 23% || 34% || 20% || 73% || 30% || N/A || 62%
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For the day we did pretty well at 4-2 ending up in 21st place. Full accounts of the [[DEWBOT VI IRI Matches]] cover the details of who we played with and the results. Carly, Sasha and Andrew were the primary players with Clem and Siri switching off as coach.
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|Average || 82 || 83 || 84 || 60 || 74 || 2.5 || 1.4 || 75 || 72 || 60
 
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|1640's RPD || -8% || -3% || 8% || -48% || -6% || -43% || 66% || -15% || N/A || 12%
 
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|Avg of Top 1/4 || 99 || 99 || 99 || 96 || 98 || 3.6 || 4.2 || 99 || 96 || 84
 
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|Avg of Top 1/2 || 97 || 97 || 96 || 86 || 94 || 3.2 || 3.1 || 96 || 90 || 76
 
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|Avg of Top 3/4 || 92 || 92 || 92 || 72 || 87 || 2.9 || 2.3 || 88 || 83 || 69
 
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== VEX at IRI ==
 
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[[image:2010_July_IRI_VEX_Robot.jpg|300px|right]]
 
  
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We were invited to come play '''Swept Away''' the classroom / TSA version of '''Clean Sweep''' at IRI.  The rules are similar, but it's on a 8 x 8' field and there is a limit of the parts the robot can have.   
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The evening meal was served by the host teams, pasta and salad and five kinds of desserts.  After dinner some of the team stayed to work on the robot to get it ready for Saturday, some went back to the hotel and others stayed for the fabulous talent show.   
  
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Jack and Foster built a robot 2 weeks before the event, borrowing ideas from past robots (the shoulder and slide extension) and a football basket Foster had seen at the TSA National Championships.  Jack then spent a few hours honing his drive skills before heading west.  
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Saturday was our last two qualifications where we won one and lost one.  This put us in 31st place overall for the event.  With the 47 regional wins and the two international champions in attendance, among other fantastic teams, it was a very good showing. (See the full statistics [[DEWBOT VI IRI Scouting | here]].)
  
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The practice paid off. Representing Team 1640 (sab-BOT-age) Jack took the event with 11 wins 0 losses.  "Chris is me" from FRC 2791 Shaker Robotics took second place.
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During the lunch break our mentor team showed their stuff in a Mentor only tournament. Mentors Clem, Siri and Rizzo drove the robot with Faith, Rizzo, Rita and Foster performing the human player role.  Our season driver Carly was the team coach. The mentors (especially those who'd never driven before) all learned just how hard these games are to play.
  
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Jack did very well driving the wheels off the robot to make an unblemished win streak and to score 49 points (out of a max of 60) in a single match.
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After lunch we watched the elimination part of the tournament.  The action was fast and hard, it was some of the most amazing driving that had been seen this season.
  
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==Trip Reports==
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Our team dinner was at a giant buffet where everyone was able to get what they wanted.
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===Foster===
 
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These are the quick notes from my trip to IRI.
 
  
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'''''Thursday''''' - My car (Clem, Siri, Rizzo, Carley, Jen) left at exactly 8:30AM according to plan.  After a short stop in Bedford we arrived at the Mecca of West Virgina '''Quaker Steak and Lube''' about 1PM. After fueling up on world class wings we headed west on I70.  A mere 3 hours later we were at our next milestone '''Fricker's Chicken''' in Vandalia.  After eating their world class wings and Chicken Chunks (are you seeing a theme here?) we got back on I70 to head towards the hotel.  Wow, is I70 long and straight!
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On Sunday teams headed east and home.  One car stopped at the National Air Force Museum, the other two cars did their own sight seeing.  Everyone arrived home safe and happy.
  
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The trip was filled full of music, bad puns, silly stories etc.  The best part was the mini-button factory that did the final assembly of ''I'm xxx on CD'' and the Non-engineering Mentor buttons ''Doing  all the work that isn't rocket science'' for Friday.
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== VEX at IRI ==
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[[image:2010_July_IRI_VEX_Robot.jpg|300px|right]]
  
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It was cool to have technology in the car, we were able to keep up with CD and news of closing the oil well off.  I wrote the first part of this post on I70 just outside of Indiana.  (Did I say I70 was long?)
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We were invited to come play '''Swept Away''' the classroom / TSA version of '''Clean Sweep''' at IRI.  The rules are similar, but it's on a 8 x 8' field and there is a limit of the parts the robot can have.   
  
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We checked into the hotel and then it was off to '''Dave & Busters''' to deliver some buttons, '''Frickin Chicken Chunks''' to my sister and to meet the mentors.  We spent about 2 hours there meeting new people, playing some games for cool prizes and having an end of the day beverage. Siri's buttons were a bigh hit, people were happy to get them.  
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Jack and Foster built a robot 2 weeks before the event, borrowing ideas from past robots (the shoulder and slide extension) and a football basket Foster had seen at the TSA National Championships.  Jack then spent a few hours honing his drive skills before heading west.  
  
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I met the wonderful Jane Young, Alan, Andy and Mark of AndyMark fame and spent some time talking to Ed from Rochester. Rizzo met most of the judging staff and swapped some "Well when I was reffing there was this team ..." stories.  A pretty good session to close off the first day of IRI.
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The practice paid off. Representing Team 1640 (sab-BOT-age) Jack took the event with 11 wins 0 losses. "Chris is me" from FRC 2791 Shaker Robotics took second place.   
  
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'''''Friday''''' Dawn in Indianpolis came early, the final set of people didn't arrive until 2AM, so they had to sleep fast. But, when I got to the breakfast area most of our team was eating breakfast.    We got out of the hotel about 7:20 and headed over to the school.
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Jack did very well driving the wheels off the robot to make an unblemished win streak and to score 49 points (out of a max of 60) in a single match.
  
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The school is huge with two huge gyms.  One that has an indoor 1/4 mile track, the other that holds 2 full sized basketball courts.
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Jen S, one of Team 1640's graduating seniors shot this video of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPhUzQCS3Ag Team 1640 robot and Jack] hard at work.  It's two preliminary matches and the two matches of the finals.
  
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I was busy working with Jack getting him set up with the VEX and getting the two demo robots ready to go so others could play on the.  Jack did a great job of keeping the robot running and an even better job of driving the wheels off of it. It was a tough schedule with three matches in each round and three rounds.  The finals were best out of three and Jack ended up with a flawless record of 11-0.  He also had the high score of the day at 49 points.  
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==People ==
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There were 19 of us that went to IRI, some people wrote trip reports and they can be found on the [[DEWBOT VI IRI Trip Reports]] page (or click their names below).
  
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The big robot also had a pretty good day.  We had some amazing partners that we played with and against. We closed out the day in 21st place.  Somewhat due to our good seeding, somewhat due to the improvements we made to the robot.
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'''Roboteers'''
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:Alex - Stands Cheering / Scouting
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:Andrew - Human Player / Mechanical Pit Crew / Scouting
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:Ben - Programming Pit Crew
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:Carly - Driver / Strategy / Mentor Match Coach
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:Doug - Pit Captain
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:[[DEWBOT_VI_IRI_Trip_Reports#Jen | Jen]] - Scouting / Head Cheerleader / Videographer
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:Jack - VEX Driver & Mechanic
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:Matt - Mechanical Pit Crew
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:Nicole - Scouting / Stands Cheering
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:Sasha - Operator / Mechanical Pit / Safety Captain
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:[[DEWBOT_VI_IRI_Trip_Reports#Anthony |Anthony]]- Stands Cheering
  
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Dinner was cafeteria style with salad, lasagna, bread, and 5 kinds of dessert.  I had a chance to eat with my sister.  I don't see her very often and to be honest mostly at robot events.  She had been a scorer / queue manager for most of the day (71 matches) so I got to hear about her day.
 
  
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The talent show was amazing, the acts were good, but the best part were the comments (written on whiteboard) by the panel of judges.  ''Needs more cowbell'' takes on a new meaning!
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'''Mentors'''
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The best act was a ''spinny lighted ball act set to music'' that was very impressive.  The encore with the Tesla music machines was very cool. 
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:[[DEWBOT_VI_IRI_Trip_Reports#Clem | Clem]] - Head Mentor / Pit Manager / Coach / Photographer / Scouting / Strategy / Mentor Match Driver, Operator & Alliance Captain / Van Driver
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:Faith - Tour Manager / Mentor Match Human Player / Photographer / NEMO Meeting / Van Driver
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:[[DEWBOT_VI_IRI_Trip_Reports#Foster | Foster]] - VEX Event / Mentor Match Human Player / Photographer / Programming Pit / NEMO Meeting / Van Driver
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:John - Mechanical Pit
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:Heather - Mechanical Pit Crew / Scouting
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:Rita - Mentor Match Human Player / Team Dinner Planning / Logistics / NEMO Meeting / Van Driver
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:[[DEWBOT_VI_IRI_Trip_Reports#Rizzo | Rizzo]] - Referee / Mentor Match Human Player & Driver
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:[[DEWBOT_VI_IRI_Trip_Reports#Siri | Siri]] - Scout Team Management / Coach / Strategy / Pit Manager / Mentor Match Operator & Driver / Videographer / NEMO Meeting
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Other pages about the [[DEWBOT VI Indiana Robotics Invitational]]
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:[[DEWBOT VI IRI Photo Gallery]]
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:[[DEWBOT VI IRI Scouting]]
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:[[DEWBOT VI IRI Matches]]
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:[[DEWBOT VI IRI Problems Encountered]]
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:[[DEWBOT VI IRI Trip Reports]]
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:[[DEWBOT VI IRI Post-Mortem]]
  
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So far IRI has exceeded my idea of what it would be like.  I've see great robots in action and I've been able to go up and talk to the builders on how the robot works.  People have been super nice helping out where they can.  This has got to be one of the best organizied events that I've been to.
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[[Category:DEWBOT VI]][[Category:Events]][[Category:IRI]]

Latest revision as of 00:23, 23 July 2010

16 and 17-July-2010 at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, IN. This is the first year we've been accepted into the Indiana Robotics Invitational (IRI)! IRI is the largest and most selective of all off-season competitions and is even larger than any FIRST Regional, with 78 teams in attendance. Check out the event website for details.

Also, DEWBOT made the Indianapolis paper!

DEWBOT VI at IRI

DB6 IRI over the bump 100716 csm 2.jpg

Nineteen members of Downingtown Area Robotics made the long (but fun) drive to Indianapolis on Thursday. Most of us made the 12 hour drive in 12 hours, one car load did some sight seeing on the way so it took them 15 hours.

The team arrived at the event on Friday at 7:30 AM to one of the largest schools we've ever seen. The pit area was their indoor 1/4 mile track that held the 78 teams and a full sized practice field. We quickly set up and were ready for our first matches.

For the day we did pretty well at 4-2 ending up in 21st place. Full accounts of the DEWBOT VI IRI Matches cover the details of who we played with and the results. Carly, Sasha and Andrew were the primary players with Clem and Siri switching off as coach.

The evening meal was served by the host teams, pasta and salad and five kinds of desserts. After dinner some of the team stayed to work on the robot to get it ready for Saturday, some went back to the hotel and others stayed for the fabulous talent show.

Saturday was our last two qualifications where we won one and lost one. This put us in 31st place overall for the event. With the 47 regional wins and the two international champions in attendance, among other fantastic teams, it was a very good showing. (See the full statistics here.)

During the lunch break our mentor team showed their stuff in a Mentor only tournament. Mentors Clem, Siri and Rizzo drove the robot with Faith, Rizzo, Rita and Foster performing the human player role. Our season driver Carly was the team coach. The mentors (especially those who'd never driven before) all learned just how hard these games are to play.

After lunch we watched the elimination part of the tournament. The action was fast and hard, it was some of the most amazing driving that had been seen this season.

Our team dinner was at a giant buffet where everyone was able to get what they wanted.

On Sunday teams headed east and home. One car stopped at the National Air Force Museum, the other two cars did their own sight seeing. Everyone arrived home safe and happy.

VEX at IRI

2010 July IRI VEX Robot.jpg

We were invited to come play Swept Away the classroom / TSA version of Clean Sweep at IRI. The rules are similar, but it's on a 8 x 8' field and there is a limit of the parts the robot can have.

Jack and Foster built a robot 2 weeks before the event, borrowing ideas from past robots (the shoulder and slide extension) and a football basket Foster had seen at the TSA National Championships. Jack then spent a few hours honing his drive skills before heading west.

The practice paid off. Representing Team 1640 (sab-BOT-age) Jack took the event with 11 wins 0 losses. "Chris is me" from FRC 2791 Shaker Robotics took second place.

Jack did very well driving the wheels off the robot to make an unblemished win streak and to score 49 points (out of a max of 60) in a single match.

Jen S, one of Team 1640's graduating seniors shot this video of the Team 1640 robot and Jack hard at work. It's two preliminary matches and the two matches of the finals.

People

There were 19 of us that went to IRI, some people wrote trip reports and they can be found on the DEWBOT VI IRI Trip Reports page (or click their names below).

Roboteers

Alex - Stands Cheering / Scouting
Andrew - Human Player / Mechanical Pit Crew / Scouting
Ben - Programming Pit Crew
Carly - Driver / Strategy / Mentor Match Coach
Doug - Pit Captain
Jen - Scouting / Head Cheerleader / Videographer
Jack - VEX Driver & Mechanic
Matt - Mechanical Pit Crew
Nicole - Scouting / Stands Cheering
Sasha - Operator / Mechanical Pit / Safety Captain
Anthony- Stands Cheering


Mentors

Clem - Head Mentor / Pit Manager / Coach / Photographer / Scouting / Strategy / Mentor Match Driver, Operator & Alliance Captain / Van Driver
Faith - Tour Manager / Mentor Match Human Player / Photographer / NEMO Meeting / Van Driver
Foster - VEX Event / Mentor Match Human Player / Photographer / Programming Pit / NEMO Meeting / Van Driver
John - Mechanical Pit
Heather - Mechanical Pit Crew / Scouting
Rita - Mentor Match Human Player / Team Dinner Planning / Logistics / NEMO Meeting / Van Driver
Rizzo - Referee / Mentor Match Human Player & Driver
Siri - Scout Team Management / Coach / Strategy / Pit Manager / Mentor Match Operator & Driver / Videographer / NEMO Meeting

Other pages about the DEWBOT VI Indiana Robotics Invitational

DEWBOT VI IRI Photo Gallery
DEWBOT VI IRI Scouting
DEWBOT VI IRI Matches
DEWBOT VI IRI Problems Encountered
DEWBOT VI IRI Trip Reports
DEWBOT VI IRI Post-Mortem
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