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Hosted by team 341 ([http://www.team341.com/ Miss Daisy]) at Wissahickon High School in Ambler PA.
 
Hosted by team 341 ([http://www.team341.com/ Miss Daisy]) at Wissahickon High School in Ambler PA.
  
When we realized that our D-Town Dustoff FLL Scrimmage would necessarily fall on top of Ramp Riot, I told the team that we would need to 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 existence.  Ramp Riot was also my personal introduction to competitive robotics when I brought my eldest daughter in 2005.
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When we realized that our [[Downingtown FIRST LEGO League Scrimmage 2015 | 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 existence.  Ramp Riot was also 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.   
 
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.   
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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.
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How did we do?  Really well.  We ended up as 1<sup>st</sup> seed and led the 1<sup>st</sup> alliance.  We didn't win, but did very will in the quarterfinals.  A great last competition for [[DEWBOT XI]].
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==Who was there==
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Students:
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:Laura - Coach
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:Eric - Driver
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:Kevin - Human Player
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:Akhila - Operator
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:Paul - Pit Captain - mechanical
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:Nicholas - Pit Programming & Control
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Mentors:
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:[[User:Gdeaver | Gary Deaver]]
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:John Weissman
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:[[User:Saffranhill | Faith McKown]]
  
 
==FRC Ramp Riot Photo Gallery==
 
==FRC Ramp Riot Photo Gallery==

Revision as of 00:29, 18 November 2015

Hosted by team 341 (Miss Daisy) at Wissahickon High School in Ambler PA.

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 existence. Ramp Riot was also 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. We didn't win, but did very will in the quarterfinals. A great 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