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| − | '''This is the current news items about Downingtown Robotics, all the teams:FIRST, VEX and FLL. ''' | + | '''This is the current news items about Downingtown Robotics, all the teams: FRC and FTC. ''' |
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| | '''Remember to read about [[ DEW_Robotics:Current_events | Current Events]] coming your way.''' | | '''Remember to read about [[ DEW_Robotics:Current_events | Current Events]] coming your way.''' |
| − | ==[[DEWBOT IX MidKnight Mayhem | MidKnight Mayhem]] FINALISTS! - 29-June-2013==
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| − | [[image:DB9_Mayhem_130629_csm-42.jpg|250px|right|thumb|1640 after MidKnight Mayhem]]Together with 11 (alliance captain [http://mort11.org/ MORT]) and 2495 ([http://team2495.com/ Hornets]), we were Finalists at the inaugural MidKnight Mathem off-season competition. We'd been looking forward to working with MORT for a long time and the experience was even better than expected! Congratulations to winners [http://www.techfire225.com/ 225], [http://www.lunatecs316.org/ 316], [http://www.team369.com/ 369] & [http://powercord869.com/ 869].
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| − | ==Congratulations to our Graduates== | + | ==[[DEWBOT XVIII Hatboro-Horsham | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event]] - 3-5 March-2023== |
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| + | Hatboro-Horsham was DEWBOT XVIII's competition debut. How did it go? Not bad. 1640 finished qualification matches ranked 6<sup>th</sup> in a field of 34 teams. We ended up 4<sup>th</sup> Alliance Captain with 341 (Miss Daisy), 6808 (William Tenent Robotics) and 816 (Anomaly - which replaced 6808 after they broke in the first eliminations match). We were eliminated in Semifinals. |
| − | :*Douglas M - Co-Captain & Driver - Downingtown West
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| − | :*Michael M - Programming Lead - Downingtown East
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| − | :*Kenneth A - Downingtown West '''''Valedictorian - Class of 2013'''''
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| − | :*Jason M - PA Leadership Charter School
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| − | ==1640 Alumnae Graduate RPI - 25-May-2013==
| + | The team received the Engineering Inspiration Award. This is a big deal. |
| − | 1640 alumnae Amber McKown (DEHS class of '08) and Heather McKown (DEHS '09) received their Bachelors of Science degrees from [http://www.rpi.edu/ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute] in Computer Science & Biomechanical Engineering, and in Mechanical Engineering, respectively. Amber & Heather joined the team during the lead-up to the 2006 ([[DEWBOT II]]) build season, and brought some collateral along.
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| − | ==[[DEWBOT IX Monty Madness |Monty Madness]] - 18-May-2013==
| + | We earned 46 District Points. |
| − | Our first off-season and dedicated to training; especially driver training, but prospective coaches, operators and human players were able to try their hand as well. We finished qualification rounds 6<sup>th</sup> seed out of 42 teams participating.
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| − | 1640 led the 6<sup>th</sup> alliance, joined by 303 ([http://team303.com/ Test Team]) and 3314 (Mechanical Mustangs). Alas, we lost in the quarterfinals to 2590 ([http://www.frc2590.org/ Nemesis]), 1676 ([http://www.team1676.com/ The Pascack Pi-Oneers)] & 1626 ([http://www.falconroboticsteam1626.org/ Falcon Robotics]), a powerful alliance who went on to become finalists.
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| − | ==NEWTON CHAMPIONS - [[DEWBOT IX FRC Championship | FRC Championship]], St. Louis MO - 24-27 April 2013==
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| − | {{#ev:youtube|DL0oyyhRah0|300|right|Einstein semifinal 2-1}}
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| − | We won Newton Division at the FRC Championship in St.Louis. Our sincerest gratitude to alliance partners teams 303 (alliance captain [http://team303.com/ Test Team]) from Bridgewater, NJ and 3476 ([http://www.teamcodeorage.com/ Code Orange]) from Dana Point, CA. What a tremendous alliance! As Newton's 3<sup>rd</sup> alliance, we went through Newton eliminations without loss (6-0); racking up Newton Division's highest score (247 points; 440 points combined) during the 1<sup>st</sup> finals match against the 1<sup>st</sup> alliance (comprising teams 1538 ([http://team1538.com/ Holy Cows]) from San Diego CA, 1986 ([http://1986titans.wix.com/ team Titanium]) from Lee's Summit MO and 217 ([http://www.thunderchickens.com/ ThunderChickens]) from Sterling Heights MI - great teams all).
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| − | On to Einstein Field! 1640's first time. We started well against Galileo's champions (teams 1241 ([http://www.theory6.ca/ Theory 6]) from Mississauga ON Canada, 610 ([http://team610.com/ Crescent Coyotes]) from Toronto ON Canada, and 1477 ([http://www.texastorque.org/ Texas Torque]) from The Woodlands, TX), defeating them 199 to 176 in the first match. Alas, we lost the next two and Galileo went on to become FRC Champions for 2013. They were a great alliance and deserved the win.
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| − | This was an enormous performance by the team, bringing us to a competitive level which had hitherto been no more than a dream.
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| − | ==[[Sugartown_Elementary_Robot_Fair|Sugartown Elementary School's Lego Expo and Robotics Fair]] - 19-April-2013==
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| − | FRC and FLL participated from DAR in this annual event.
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| − | ==CHAMPIONS - [[DEWBOT IX Mid-Atlantic Region Championship|Mid-Atlantic Region Championship]] - 11-13 April 2013==
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| − | Together with alliance partners 2729 ([http://www.stormrobots.org/ Storm Robotics] - alliance captain, from Lenape and Cherokee High Schools in Marlton & Medford, NJ) and 2590 ([http://www.frc2590.org/ Nemesis], from Robbinsville High School, Robbinsville, NJ), we won the MAR Championship! We're going to St. Louis!
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| − | ==[[DEWBOT IX Springside-Chestnut Hill | Springside-Chestnut Hill MAR District Event]] - 14-16 March 2013==
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| − | {{#ev:youtube|JAu3nY1088Y|300|right|Climb at [[DEWBOT IX Springside-Chestnut Hill | SCH]]}}
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| − | 1640's 2<sup>nd</sup> MAR qualifier. We finished qualifications as 8<sup>th</sup> seed and accepted 2539's gracious invitation to join the 1<sup>st</sup> alliance. We made it to the semifinals again. The Team also received the Innovation in Control Award from Rockwell Automation for successful demonstration of our [[DEWBOT IX Caterpillar Drive | caterpillar drive]].
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| − | We earned 47 MAR qualifying points at SCH, giving us a total of 80 towards Lehigh qualification. | |
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| − | ==[[DEWBOT IX Hatboro-Horsham |Hatboro-Horsham MAR District Event]] - 1-3 March 2013==
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| − | Our first competition of the 2013 season, and we performed quite well. We finished qualifications as 14<sup>th</sup> seed in a field of 37 and as a member of the 6<sup>th</sup> alliance we made it to semi-finals. The team received the [[DEWBOT IX Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox (Hatboro-Horsham) |Creativity Award]] sponsored by Xerox. We earned 33 MAR qualifying points.
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| − | ==[[Move to Oscar Way]] - 21-29 December 2012==
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| − | After 16 months, we bid a fond farewell to 427 Creamery Way with many thanks to [http://www.waterloogardens.com Waterloo Gardens] for the use of this property.
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| − | We are moving to a [[Oscar_Way | building]] generously provided by Eagle Nursery.
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| − | ==[[Downingtown Area Robotics-Penn FLL Qualifying Event]] - 8-December-2012==
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| − | [[image:DB8_DARPENNFLL_121208_csm-15.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''Competitive Robotics & really cool hats!'']]
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| − | Downingtown's first annual FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Event was held on '''8 December, 2012''' at Downingtown Middle School in '''Downingtown, PA'''.
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| − | This competition was hosted by [[About Downingtown Area Robotics|Downingtown Area Robotics]] to allow area FLL teams to compete and qualify for the Penn FLL Championship in this year's game, [http://firstlegoleague.org/challenge/2012seniorsolutions Senior Solutions]!
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| − | ==FRC 1640 mentors support [http://www.moe365.org/ MOE] at [[MOEwine 2012 | Fundraiser]] - 1-December-2012==
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| − | Ben and Ellen Kellom, Clem & Faith McKown, Mike Rizzo and Siri Maley showed their support for FRC Team 365 at their annual wine tasting fundraiser.
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| − | ==[[Downingtown FIRST LEGO League Tune Up 2012 | DAR FLL Tune-up]] - 3-November-2012==
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| − | The team hosted its first FIRST event, an FLL tune-up at Downingtown Middle School.
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| − | ==Champions at [[DEWBOT VIII Duel on the Delaware | Duel on the Delaware]] - 13-October-2012==
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| − | The first alliance teams 271 ([http://www2.bayshoreschools.org/robotics/ Mechanical Marauders], Bayshore NY) and 341 ([http://www.team341.com/ Miss Daisy], Wissahickon HS, Ambler PA) graciously invited us to join them and together we won Duel on the Delaware in six matches. Our 3<sup>rd</sup> competition win of the season with Miss Daisy. We had the honor of participating in Miss Daisy's 100<sup>th</sup> match win of the 2012 season.
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| − | ==Co-Captain [[User:Doug | Douglas]] a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student==
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| − | FRC Team 1640 co-captain Douglas has been named a Commended Student in the 2012-2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. Douglas is a senior at Downingtown West High School.
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| − | ==[[User: Carly | Carly McKown]] earns Tau Beta Pi membership==
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| − | FRC Team 1640 and Downingtown East alumna [[User: Carly | Carly McKown]] earned membership in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's chapter of [http://www.tbp.org/ Tau Beta Pi]. Tau Beta Pi is the oldest, most prestigious and most exclusive engineering honor society in America, second only to Phi Beta Kappa in terms of all American collegiate honor societies. College juniors must be in the top-1/8th of their academic class as well as demonstrate outstanding leadership, advanced scholarship, and dedication to ethical service in order to earn a chance of election.
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| − | Carly was a student member of Team 1640 from 2008 - 2011, serving as Co-Captain for the last two years. She is a Downingtown East graduate from the class of 2011.
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| − | ==[[FRC Team 1640|Team 1640]] Volunteers at [http://battleobaltimore.com/ Battle O' Baltimore] - 15-September-2012==
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| − | [[image:BoBVolunteers.JPG|300px|right|thumb|Battle O' Baltimore volunteers]]
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| − | Molly, Kira, Lucy, Pat D, Ian, [[User:Aweissman7|Andrew]] (field reset), [[User:MechanicalAngel|Sasha]], [[User:Techna|Nicole]] (queuing), Debbie Drago, John Weissman (safety glasses) and [[User:Siri|Siri Maley]] (referee) made up almost a quarter of the main volunteer crew for one of Maryland's premiere off-season events, Battle o' Baltimore. These rookie (other than Siri) FRC volunteers had a blast--plus some good food and a great court side view--for their first event. The Baltimore Area Alliance was ecstatic to have us, and we're all looking forward to next year!
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| − | ==[[DEWBOT VIII DWHS Summer Demo | Demo at DWHS Freshman Summer Picnic]] - 21-August-2012==
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| − | Douglas, Jack, DJ, Kenneth, David Moyer, Ben Rajcan and Faith McKown show DEWBOT VIII off to incoming Downingtown West students. Sincerest thanks to Downingtown West High School Principal Thomas Mulvay for his gracious invitation.
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| − | ==[[User:MaiKangWei | Clem McKown]] receives the [http://portal.acs.org/ American Chemical Society's] [http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_SUPERARTICLE&node_id=1460&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=9be6e9e7-f925-487a-926b-17cac48d1b1c ''2012 Hero of Chemistry''] Award==
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| − | [[image:ACS_hero.jpg|145px|right|thumb]]19-August-2012 - ''FIRST'' team 1640 Head Mentor Clem McKown was among eight members of Arkema's [http://www.arkema-inc.com/index.cfm?pag=573 Certincoat<sup>®</sup>] team to be awarded the [http://portal.acs.org/ American Chemical Society's] [http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_SUPERARTICLE&node_id=1460&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=9be6e9e7-f925-487a-926b-17cac48d1b1c ''2012 Hero of Chemistry''] award for scientific discovery, technical development, and commercial implementation of Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition technology for the production of high performance window glass.
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| − | ==[[Dewbot VIII Pool Party | Team Pool Party]] - 4-August-2012==
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| − | A hot, steamy August afternoon. Can there be a better way to cool off than a team pool party? Even cooler if this serves as a formal break between 2012 and 2013 seasons. From this day on, we are working towards doing as well as we can in 2013.
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| − | There food, drink, diving contests, raft battles and a serious game of some hybrid between "pool bombardment" and "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvinball#Calvinball Calvinball]".
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| − | Congratulations to 2013 season co-captains: Douglas & Molly!
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| − | ==[[DEWBOT VIII Indiana Robotics Invitational | Indiana Robotics Invitational]] - 20 & 21-July-2012==
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| − | This is our 3<sup>rd</sup> consecutive year of participation in the Indiana Robotics Invitational (IRI)! The most selective of all off-season competitions, IRI invites 76 (70 attended) of the absolute best 2012 team from around the world (from a practical standpoint, US & Canada). Our now-veteran drive team did a bang-up job and kept pace with even the best team at the even, thanks to our awesome scouting crew. Full accounts of the [[DEWBOT VIII IRI Matches | matches]] cover the details of who we played with and the results, while the [[DEWBOT VIII IRI Photo Gallery|photo gallery]] provides images. We spent a lot of time on the practice field, mostly working on autonomous until we discovered the code error and fixed it.
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| − | We finished qualifications as 13<sup>th</sup> seed out of 70 teams; quite an improvement over past years. We were not, however, selected for an alliance.
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| − | ==Joshua Anders Receives Masters Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from [http://www.erau.edu/ Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University]==
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| − | Congratulations to Josh, a Team 1640 alumnus from the 2006 & 2007 seasons (graduating Downingtown East in 2007). Joshua is employed by [http://www.boeing.com/ Boeing] in St. Louis.
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| | Older news items can be found in:<br> | | Older news items can be found in:<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2019]]<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2018]]<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2017]]<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2016]]<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2015]]<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2014]]<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2013]]<br> |
| | [[News Archive 2012]]<br> | | [[News Archive 2012]]<br> |
| | [[News Archive 2011]]<br> | | [[News Archive 2011]]<br> |
| | [[News Archive 2010]]<br> | | [[News Archive 2010]]<br> |
| | [[News Archive 2009]] | | [[News Archive 2009]] |
Hatboro-Horsham was DEWBOT XVIII's competition debut. How did it go? Not bad. 1640 finished qualification matches ranked 6th in a field of 34 teams. We ended up 4th Alliance Captain with 341 (Miss Daisy), 6808 (William Tenent Robotics) and 816 (Anomaly - which replaced 6808 after they broke in the first eliminations match). We were eliminated in Semifinals.
The team received the Engineering Inspiration Award. This is a big deal.
