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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 X Ramp Riot | Ramp Riot]] - 1-November-2014==
 
Hosted by team 341 ([http://www.team341.com/ Miss Daisy]) at Wissahickon High School in Ambler PA.  Team 1640 has participated at Ramp Riot every year of its existence.
 
  
FTC 7314 won the FTC scrimmage, with the help of alliance partner 4433, Smoking Motors.
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==[[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.
  
Team Sab-BOT-age (FRC 1640) was 4<sup>th</sup> seed, alliance captain and FINALIST at Ramp Riot.
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The team received the Engineering Inspiration Award.  This is a big deal.
  
==[[DEWBOT X Duel on the Delaware | Duel on the Delaware]] - 18-October-2014==
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We earned 46 District Points.
Held at Salem Community College in Carney's Point, NJ and hosted by teams 365 ([http://moe365.org/ Miracle Workerz]) and 316 ([http://www.lunatecs316.org/ LuNaTeCs]), Sab-BOT-age has participated every year starting 2007.
 
 
 
Teams 316 ([http://www.lunatecs316.org/ LuNaTeCs]), 1640 and 1089 ([http://mercury1089.com/ Mercury]) were [[DEWBOT X Duel on the Delaware | Duel on the Delaware]] CHAMPIONS!  This is Sab-BOT-age's 4<sup>th</sup> consecutive Duel victory.
 
 
 
==[[DEWBOT X Indiana Robotics Invitational | Indiana Robotics Invitational]] - 18 & 19 July-2014==
 
Held at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, Indiana 18 & 19 July-2014.  Participation is by invitation only and the level of play is simply awesome.  Team Sab-BOT-age has participated in IRI every year since [[DEWBOT VI | 2010]]; every year of swerve drive for us.
 
 
 
This year, we seeded 25<sup>th</sup> in a field of 68 with a (5-4-0) qualification record.  We were not selected for an alliance.
 
 
 
On the way home, we continued an ancient and time-honored team tradition by spending the morning of Sunday, 20-July at the [http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ National Museum of the U.S. Air Force] at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, OH.
 
 
 
==[[DEWBOT X Midknight Mayhem | Midknight Mayhem]] - 28-June==
 
Our all-new drive team and pit crew, together with a new, highly reliable 2-ball high autonomous earned us a 4<sup>th</sup> seed spot with a (4-1-0) qualification record.  We accepted team 869's ([http://frc869.com/ Power Cord]) invitation to join the 3<sup>rd</sup> alliance, but were eliminated in a quarterfinals rubber match, losing by 4 points.
 
 
 
==[[Kids Fest 2014 | Kids Fest]] - 21-June==
 
Downingtown Area Robotics responded to a request from the office of PA State Representative [http://www.duanemilne.com/2014_kidsfest.aspx Duane Milne] (167<sup>th</sup> District) and put together an FRC, FTC and FLL demonstration at [http://www.gvsd.org/gvms Great Valley Middle School].
 
 
 
==Visit by FRC Team 365 [http://www.moe365.org/ Miracle Workerz] - 11-June-2014==
 
Mentors and students from MOE visited for a detailed review and examination of Sab-BOT-age's swerve technology.
 
 
 
==Congratulations to our Graduates==
 
We've got a record number of graduates this year.  These students not only witnessed, but drove a tremendous team transition.  As Freshmen, these students were there for 1640's first ever official season victory at [[DEWBOT VII Philadelphia Regional|Philadelphia]] in 2011.  As Seniors, they were on Einstein as we became [[DEWBOT X FRC Championship | FRC Championship]] Finalists.  Congratulations and very best wishes for the future to:
 
:*Molly K - Co-Captain, Pit Captain & Mechanical Lead - Avon Grove Charter School
 
:*Dhananjay (DJ) R - Co-Captain & Programming Lead - Downingtown S.T.E.M. Academy
 
:*Patrick C - Safety Captain & Driver/Operator - Collegium Charter School
 
:*Lucy S - Lead Scout & Designer - Avon Grove Charter School
 
:*Ian W - Scout & Mechanical - Great Valley High School
 
:*Jack R - Mechanical, Welding & Driver/Operator - Downingtown West High School
 
:*Yahya M - Human Player & Mechanical - Downingtown West High School
 
:*Sarah S - Programming - Downingtown East High School
 
:*Tobias B - Mechanical - Downingtown S.T.E.M. Academy
 
 
 
==Best wishes to 1640 Alumni Graduates!==
 
[[image:Carly_graduation_140524_csm.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Carly walks at RPI]]Carly McKown (DEHS class of '11) graduated ''summa cum laude'' with a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering from [http://www.rpi.edu/ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute].  Carly goes on to doctoral studies at the [http://www.utk.edu/ University of Tennessee] and research at [http://www.ornl.gov/ Oak Ridge National Laboratory].  Carly joined 1640 during the lead-in to the 2008 ([[DEWBOT IV]]) build season; ultimately serving as Co-Captian and Driver.
 
 
 
Paul Klufas (DEHS class of '10) received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from [http://www.bucknell.edu/ Bucknell University].  On team for 2007-2010 seasons; Co-Captain and Programming Lead.
 
 
 
Brianna Edwards (DEHS class of '10) received her degree in Advertising from [http://www.temple.edu/ Temple University].
 
 
 
==Nicholas Z receives Shining Star Award==
 
DMS and FTC 7314 student Nicholas Z was named a the Shining Star in the Keystone Federal Credit Union fifth annual Shining Star Award program.
 
 
 
==Demo at Downingtown West High School - 2-May-2014==
 
Mackenzie and Dana led a robotics demonstration for incoming freshmen and Downingtown West High School.
 
 
 
==In Memorium - Miranda Ram-Nolte==
 
[[image:DB9_130213_csm-19.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Miranda]]It is with greatest sadness that report the passing of 2013 Sab-BOT-age student, Miranda Ram-Nolte on 26-April.
 
 
 
==[[DEWBOT X FRC Championship | FRC Championship]] '''Newton Division CHAMPIONS''' and '''Championship FINALISTS''' - 23-26 April 2014==
 
Thanks to alliance partners 1678 ([http://www.citruscircuits.org/ Citrus Circuits - alliance captain]), 1114 ([http://www.simbotics.org/ Simbotics]) and 5136 (Mechapirates), we were '''Newton Division Champions''' and '''Einstein Finalists''' at FRC Championships.
 
 
 
==[[DEWBOT X Mid-Atlantic Robotics District Championship | MAR Championship]] 4<sup>th</sup> seed & alliance captain - 10-12 April 2014==
 
Another strong performance.  Sab-BOT-age completed qualifications as 4<sup>th</sup> seed with a (9-3-0) record.  We led the 4<sup>th</sup> alliance and while not advancing past quarterfinals, we earned a spot at the FRC Championship.
 
 
 
==[[DEWBOT X Lenape | Lenape-Seneca MAR Qualifying Tournament]] 2<sup>nd</sup> seed & '''FINALIST''' - 22 & 23 March 2014==
 
Big turn-around from Hatboro-Horsham!  Our detailed analysis of the shooter failure facilitated an effective correction.  1640 finished qualifications at 2<sup>nd</sup> seed with a (10-2-0) record.  Joining the 1<sup>st</sup> alliance, we finished the event as '''FINALISTS'''.  The 56 MAR qualifying points earned secured a spot for us a MAR Championships.
 
 
 
==[[DEWBOT X Hatboro-Horsham | Hatboro-Horsham MAR Qualifying Tournament]] - 1 & 2 March 2014==
 
Our performance was seriously compromised by an unanticipated [[DEWBOT X Hatboro-Horsham Shooter Failure | Shooter Failure]] which was only diagnosed and corrected after the competition.  We finished qualifications as 19<sup>th</sup> seed with a (6-6-0) record.  We were the first pick of the 8<sup>th</sup> alliance, but did not advance past the quarterfinals.  We earned just 21 MAR qualifying points at this event.
 
 
 
==[[Downingtown Area Robotics-TCHS-Penn FLL Qualifying Event 2013]] - 7-December-2013==
 
[[image:FLL_Scrimmage_131123-53.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''I love it when a plan comes together!'']]
 
Downingtown's second annual FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Event was held on '''7 December, 2013''' at the CCIU TCHS Brandywine Campus in '''Downingtown, PA'''.  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, NATURE'S FURY<sup>SM</sup>.
 
 
 
Congratulations to teams 763 (Robo Engineers), 1503 (Notre Dame) and 14042 (Ciberneticos), who qualified for the Penn FLL Championship Tournament.
 
 
 
==[[Downingtown FIRST LEGO League Scrimmage 2013 | DAR FLL Scrimmage]] - 23-November-2013==
 
The team hosted an FLL scrimmage at the CCIU TCHS.  18 area teams participated.
 
  
 
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[[News Archive 2019]]<br>
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[[News Archive 2018]]<br>
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[[News Archive 2017]]<br>
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[[News Archive 2016]]<br>
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[[News Archive 2015]]<br>
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[[News Archive 2014]]<br>
 
[[News Archive 2013]]<br>
 
[[News Archive 2013]]<br>
 
[[News Archive 2012]]<br>
 
[[News Archive 2012]]<br>

Latest revision as of 18:19, 6 March 2023


This is the current news items about Downingtown Robotics, all the teams: FRC and FTC.

Remember to read about Current Events coming your way.

FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event - 3-5 March-2023

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.

We earned 46 District Points.


Older news items can be found in:
News Archive 2019
News Archive 2018
News Archive 2017
News Archive 2016
News Archive 2015
News Archive 2014
News Archive 2013
News Archive 2012
News Archive 2011
News Archive 2010
News Archive 2009