Difference between revisions of "DEWBOT XVIII Steel City Showdown"

Revision as of 22:47, 6 August 2023

For the first time, FRC 1640 participated in Steel City Showdown, 5-August at Carnagie University, Pittsburgh PA. This competition introduced a lot of rule changes, reintroduction of game pieces and scoring schemes back to 2015, and a rather relaxed approached to game rules overall. It was both chaotic and a lot of fun.

There was also a Tor-Mentor robot (666), which team mentors could drive. 1640 mentors drove this robot in two qualification matches.

We brought two robots: Our competition DEWBOT XVIII (Prime), with our 2023 competition drive team playing as 1640; and our practice robot (Deux) with a new roller intake driven by a new drive team and playing as 9990. Running two drive teams was an awesome training experience.

How did we do? Not bad. 9990 finished qualification matches in 2^nd place and 1640 in 4^th (after removing 666, which finished 2^nd). Alas, both Sab-BOT-age teams were eliminated before Finals, with 9990 hanging in longer.

Steel City Showdown Photo Gallery

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  1640 / 9990's pit

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  Rails running in the competition building

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