View source for DEWBOT XII Mid-Atlantic Robotics District Championship

1640 suffered some serious loss of mojo since Westtown.  The major issue was with the rebuilt boulder intake; the original fell apart (very nearly) to dust at Westtown.  At first we would rebuild to old specs.  But we were able to make it better, faster, stronger.  ''We had the Technology!''  But, alas, the new, improved intake just didn't work.  We spent the qualification matches making it work.  We also lost a qualification match due to [[Talk:DEWBOT_XII_Mid-Atlantic_Robotics_District_Championship#Battery_Testing | battery failure]].

The intake was largely working by the end of qualification matches.  We were, however, ranked 49<sup>th</sup> in a field of 60 teams with 24 ranking points and a 5-7-0 record.  Quite a poor showing for us.  But we had demonstrated strengths as well, particularly in scoring high goals from the outer-works and during autonomous.  

Fortunately, team 5895 ([http://www.peddie.org/Page/Academics/Digital-Fabrication-Laboratory/Peddie-Robotics Peddie Robotics]) saw this and invited us to join the 4<sup>th</sup> alliance.  Team 56 ([http://team56.com ROBBE]) completed the alliance.  We finished as semi-finalists, losing to the 1<sup>st</sup> alliance (225, 341 & 1257), who went on to become MAR Champions.

Thanks to 5895 selecting us in the 1<sup>st</sup> draft, we qualified for FRC Championship!  St. Louis, here we come!

Team 2559 ([http://normalityzerorobotics.com/ Normality Zero]) graciously awarded us the Battle Cry Award for ''"Oh my Lordy, it's 1640"''.

==MAR Championship Photo Gallery==
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Image:DB12_MARCMP_160414-1.jpg|[[User:Rizzo | Mike Rizzo]] - that's some suit!
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160414-2.jpg|Calibrating cameras
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160414-3.jpg|Calibrating cameras - Laura
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160414-4.jpg|Calibrating cameras - Eric & Laura
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160414-5.jpg|Robot inspection
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160414-6.jpg|Charles from 1218
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160414-7.jpg|Practice field
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160415-1.jpg|Moyer's chicks
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160415-2.jpg|Tiara Friday - Laura, Alicia, Abbi, Dana, Paul
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160415-3.jpg|Dana & Alicia
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160415-4.jpg|Robot
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160415-5.jpg|Practice field
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160415-6.jpg|Talking with judges
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-1.jpg|[[User:MaiKangWei | Clem McKown]] taking video - wearing event-appropriate headwear
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-2.jpg|Kevin
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-3.jpg|Alicia
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-4.jpg|Dana
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-5.jpg|Pit
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-6.jpg|Andrew works on intake
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-7.jpg|Team representatives waiting for alliance selection
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-8.jpg|Field management
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-9.jpg|Invited by 5895 ([http://www.peddie.org/Page/Academics/Digital-Fabrication-Laboratory/Peddie-Robotics Peddie Robotics]) to join the 4<sup>th</sup> alliance
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-10.jpg|Practice field
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-11.jpg|Joshua G changes practice field OW elements
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-12.jpg|Setting up robots for first QF match
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-13.jpg|Opening portcullis
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-14.jpg|Crossing moat
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-15.jpg|Setting up robot for 2<sup>nd</sup> QF match
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-16.jpg|Dana (wearing coif) & Fatima
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-17.jpg|Crossing Cheval de Frise
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-18.jpg|Dana
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-19.jpg|Team introductions
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-20.jpg|
Image:DB12_MARCMP_160416-21.jpg|Shooting over 1257's defenses
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