DEWBOT VI Monty Madness
15-May-2010 at Montgomery High School in Skillman, NJ. This is our third year at Monty Madness (see DEWBOT IV and V's competitions). Check out the event website.
Sab-BOT-age made a strong showing against a very competitive field, finishing 10th seed out of 42 teams.
See Siri Maley's Scouting Database.
We were the first selection of team 365 (MOE), captain of the 6th alliance. Team 2344 (Saunders Droid Fatory) completed our alliance. Alas, we were defeated in the quarterfinals by the 4th alliance (103, 341 and 75).
A tough competition. We played well.
Contents
Matches
Who was there
Students: Paul, Ben R, Carly, Douglas, Jen, Michael, Sasha, Andrew
Mentors: Mike Rizzo, Siri Maley, John Stumpo, Faith & Clem McKown
Parents: Susan & John Weissman, David Wall
- Driver: Carly & Paul
- Operators: Sasha, Paul, Michael & Jen
- Coaches: Clem McKown & Siri Maley
- Human Player: Andrew
- Administrator: Faith McKown
- Pit Captain: Douglas
- Scout: Siri Maley
Problems Encountered
- The drivetrain occassionally went crazy, with wheels going in unpredictable directions and uncoordinated with each other. Occured in a nember of matches. Cause unknown. Steering motors not hot. Battery voltage okay.
- During the first quarterfinal match, our battery (#1) failed, even though the charger (the newest fast-charger) indicated a full charge.
- The IR sensor does not seem reliable. Monty Madness has bright, low field lights which could be interfereing.
Post-Mortem
Monty Madness Photo Gallery
Siri Maley & Douglas drilling mounting holes in new battery box
Douglas installing the new battery box
Andrew & Carly placing the robot for match 3 with Mike Rizzo in background
Setting ball placement for autonomous
Michael, John Stumpo, Ben R & Douglas in stands
DEWBOT autonomous in match 3 (we scored!)
Installing the battery strap...
...this would have been easier before installing the battery box!
Approaching field for match 8
Planning strategy for a difficult match 19
Jen
Carly & Jen - queued for match 19
On station for the next match
Jen & Carly setting the robot
Autonomous action
Siri Maley, Carly, Sasha & Andrew wait pensively for the final rankings
Mike Rizzo in the red tower
Carly graciously accepts team 365's request
Teams 365, 1640 & 2344 plan strategy for quarterfinals
Douglas, John Stumpo & Ben R in the pit
Jen & screwdriver
Susan & John Weissman
Siri Maley, Carly & Andrew ready to enter field
Carly & Siri Maley carrying robot onto field
Siri Maley & Carly placing the robot
John Stumpo with Screwdriver
Packing up the pit
Jen dancing the Macarena
