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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.''' |
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| − | == Downingtown VEX Roboteers win Awards at Mid-Atlantic Championships - 27 February 2010== | + | ==[[DEWBOT XVIII Hatboro-Horsham | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event]] - 3-5 March-2023== |
| − | On Saturday 18 roboteers headed down to the Mi-Atlantic VEX Championships in Westminster MD. We met up with teams from MA,NJ,PA,MD,VA,NC to compete in the middle school division. A total of 23 teams participated.
| + | 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. |
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| − | Our teams did very well. Team 80 struggled with driving early in the day but came back to place #3 in the rankings. After their great showing at DockBot'10 Team 81 had a great day, placed 5th and was chosen by the second place alliance. The Pterodactyls, Team 82 was one of the Cinderella stories of the day. The mechanical team did not come, but Taylor the team programmer did. He and mentor Dan made some minor hardware changes and some major programming changes to post an impressive record. Using borrowed arm operators Taylor made it into the semi-finals.
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| − | The Iron Taco's, Team 94, came ready to play and posted some upsets against much higher ranked teams. Team 89 Govonador, also had a good day. They made adjustments and programming changes and ranked in the top teams. Team 90 posted some solid results as did Team 92. These two robots went through some early mechanical changes but towards the end were solid performers.
| + | We earned 46 District Points. |
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| − | Team 96 suffered from missing team members, but Corey kept the code flying and the robot rolling and placed 8th in the qualifications.
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| − | Because of the large number of teams it was easy to say "Downingtown Wins" at the end since we were in most matches. Two of the matches of the day were all Downingtown teams.
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| − | Alliance selections went well with three of our teams being alliance captains. We had good alliance parters during the eliminations. Team 89 had the upset of the day beating the #1 alliance in their first match.
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| − | While we had a number of teams that made it as far as the semifinals, we didn't make it into the final rounds. But we did win some major awards:
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| − | * Team 80 - '''Design Award''' - The Pegasus Engineering notebook took this award. The team had documented the steps (and mis-steps) in building their robot.
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| − | * Team 80 - '''Innovate Award''' for the sensor package on the robot. There are potentiometers at each joint, a button on the front to tell when they are at the wall and a switch to tell when the arm is in position. The judges were impressed with the innovative design.
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| − | * Team 80 - '''Programming Challenge''' - Mike L was able to program the robot autonomous functions to score 21 points, beating Team 82's Taylor by 1 point. Both programmers did a super job and vowed to be back in two weeks with even more points.
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| − | <big>By winning the Programming Challenge, Team 80 is eligible to go to the World Championships in April! </big>
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| − | Thanks to all the roboteers that went and to the parents that not only drove but then mentored for the long day.
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| − | ==DEWBOT VI Ships - 23-February, 2010==
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| − | We crated up [[DEWBOT VI]] securely last night and into the wee hours of this morning to send him on his way to RIT for our first Regional Competition.
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| − | Thanks to all students, mentors, parents and sponsors for making this a successful build season.
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| − | == VEX Demo at Philadelphia FLL Tournament - January 31,2010 ==
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| − | [[Image:VEX Philly FLL Demo 2 100129 FS.jpg|320px|right|text-top|Playing Cross Ball]]As part of Downingtown Area Robotics outreach and our partner [http://stemrobotics.org STEMRobotics] mission is to get new roboteers involved with robots. On Saturday Foster and Mike M took five robots to the 4th Annual Philadelphia FIRST Lego League Tournament. They set up a field to play ''Cross Ball'' and ran a number of matches with the Lego Roboteers. Across the next six hours over 100 students and some parents drove the robots.
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| − | Mike spent most of his time keeping the field going and the robots in running order. The combination of Super-protobots and square bots performed well.
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| − | There was lots of interest in starting new team in Philadelphia. Foster spent time talking to teachers that have existing VEX hardware on restarting teams. He talked about how to upgrade the starter kits to competition level.
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| − | The Lego Roboteers were excited about driving the robots, a number said that being able to drive was very exciting.
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| − | == VEX Competition at Christopher Dock - January 23,2010 ==
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| − | We took eight VEX robot teams to Christopher Dock High School in Lansdale for Dockbots'10. This is the largest VEX event in Pennsylvania, it is sponsored by Christopher Dock Mennonite High School and STEMRobotics. There were 36 teams from three states, with 11 middle school teams and the rest from high schools. About 250 people were at the event. This is the second year that Downingtown has attended Dockbots.
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| − | Our teams did very well. During the qualification rounds we played very well, with only a few robot malfunctions. At the end we had two teams in the top ten. Team 81, Longshot placed fourth with a 5-1 record. Our all girls team, Pegasus, Team 80 also had a 5-1 record.
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| − | In the tournament, the top 8 teams create alliances. Team 80 was chosen by the number 3 seed, Lower Merion's Harriton High School, to be on their alliance. Team 81 created an alliance with some very strong partners from Radnor High School and Downingtown Team 84, the Iron Tacos. Team 89, Govonador, was chosen by the seventh seed team. Due to the way the draws worked out, The Pterodactyls, Team 82 from Downingtown was able to create the 8th alliance with a team from Christopher Dock and another Downingtown team, Deceptions, Team 90.
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| − | So we had six of our eight teams in the eliminations! Longshot and the Iron Tacos made it into the semi-finals but lost to teams that had won the Summit, New Jersey event two weeks ago.
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| − | This was the best showing by the team this season.
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| − | Team 81 won an Excellence Award, they were pitted against the 11 middle school teams that attended. They got the award based on their robot design, being able to explain their design process by showing drawings of other ideas that they had tested and discarded and for their great teamwork. They have qualified to go to the World Championships in Dallas Texas in April.
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| − | Not only did the roboteers do a great job, but we also had a super turnout by our parents. Many continued acting as mentors for the teams, others pitched in and helped queue the robots for matches, perform match scoring, doing crystal management and helping with the inspection process. Without their efforts the event would not have been so successful.
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| − | Our next match is Saturday, 27 February in Maryland followed by our home event on 13 March at DEC.
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| − | == [[Pancake Breakfast 2009 | All you can eat Pancake Breakfast]] - December 6,2009 ==
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| − | Downingtown Area Robotics All-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast at Exton Applebee's was a great success. Both the 8 AM and 9AM seatings were almost full. We had great service from our robotic waitstaff (students not robots). Applebee's donated the full cost of the food. With the gift basket raffle we collected over $1000. Everyone had a great time and we look forward to doing it next year!
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| − | == Vex scrimmage PSU Abington - December 5,2009 ==
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| − | VEX scrimmage at PSU Abington was a success, congratulations to Team 80! Team 80 - Pegasus - won an award for the most number of matches played. There were 23 robots that saw action representing 10 different schools or club teams. Abington Bank supplied 50 pizzas that were gobbled down at lunch time. Thanks to all the parents that drove and braved the first snowfall of the year. Click the link to read more about the [[Penn State Abington VEX Clean Sweep Scrimmage]].
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| − | == Expanded Space at DEC ==
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| − | We moved into our second bay in the [[Downingtown Educational Center]] Shop on 24-November-2009. Siri and Murph, back from University for the Holiday, joined us for the expansion. The second bay will be used for FRC and VRC storage, thereby freeing up the original bay as a work area. See the [[DEC Second Bay Gallery | photo gallery]].
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| − | == Lansdale Catholic FLL Tune-up - November 21, 2009 ==
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| − | Today was the Lansdale Catholic FLL Tune-up competition. We were registered as team 2028, the Lionville After School Robotics Club. The team that competed was the Maglev Movers, one of our two FLL teams. The kids had a GREAT time and got to experience their FIRST competition. The education was irreplaceable as they got to experience all of the ups and downs that come along with this type of event. Most of the things that could go wrong did; robot lockups, cables not plugged in, parts coming off, missed mission pieces, knocking down unexpected field pieces, etc. What an incredible experience they had. They all worked well as a team and did an awesome job.
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| − | The team placed 14th out of 48 registered teams! Not too bad for rookies. Go Maglev Movers!!!
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| − | Thanks go out to Lansdale Catholic and the event staff who hosted this event.
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| − | ==[[DEWBOT V Ramp Riot | Ramp Riot]] - November 14, 2009 ==
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| − | [[Image:DB5_R²_phanatic_091114_csm.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Dewbot & Phanatic at Ramp Riot]]
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| − | [[DEWBOT V]]'s last competition. Our robot scoring performance (hitherto not a strong point for us) was significantly improved over earlier competitions. Carly drove very agressively, and has become adept at pinning between the robot and trailer, so that we can score. Ken and Paul took turns as Operator. Cole, Matt & Vamshi were our Payload Scecialists and did a great job. Ken and Ben R took the lead on scouting. We won 3 of 5 qualifying matches, placing 17th of 36.
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| − | While sab-Bot-age was playing with the Phillie Phanatic, the VEX team was holding a mini-contest for the Girl Scout "Girls in Gear" program. We took robots, cubes and balls and played a game on an 8*8 field. We had 45 scouts ranging from Daisy's (1st and 2nd graders) through Cadets. There were some pretty fierce contests! A number of the scouts said that our driving event was the best part of that days program.
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| − | == STEMRobotics demos VEX at GameExpo - October 24/25, 2009 ==
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| − | Our VEX partner and sponsor STEMROBOTICS.org is doing demos of Clean Sweep, the new VEX game at the 2009 GameX event at the Oaks Convention center. They will be there Saturday 9AM -6PM and Sunday 10AM 5PM. Come play Clean Sweep with them and help introduce new roboteers to competition robotics. They have 14 passes, contact them and get in as our guest. This is being billed as a premiere game industry event. There will be lots of games, music and of course Robots!
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| − | Foster reported back "Saturday was tons of fun, we ran over 60 matches during the day. To allow more people to play we created three robot alliances. We had help from Scott and Jarred along with Andrew and Joe from our prior mentor classes.
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| − | We were there again on Sunday, doing another 60 matches. Towards the end of the day we had matches between Miss Daisy (341) and our support staff.
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| − | == [[DEWBOT V Duel on the Delaware|Duel on the Delaware]] - October 10, 2009 ==
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| − | [[FRC Team 1640]] and [[DEWBOT V]] gave a good performance at Duel on the Delaware. We won 3 of 5 qualifying matches, placing 14th of 24. Selected for the 1st Alliance (1218 ''Vulcan Robotics'' - alliance captain, 433 ''Firebirds'' and 1640), we won the won the quarterfinals, moving up to the semi's. Lost the first semi-final, won the second, but lost the third. Kenneth (Operator) and Praveen ([[DEWBOT V Payload Specialist|Payload Specialist]]) joined the New Field Team. Thanks goes to Corey for an excellent scouting job.
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| − | == Robot repairs successful - October 4, 2009 ==
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| − | Returning from an extensive tour of the high school and middle schools in the area, DEWBOT V was found to have a damaged compressor. Surgery was performed by Carly and Clem McKown, with Matt & Gary Deaver helping out. Matt & Faith McKown rebuilt our spare game piece trailer getting it ready for practice for our up-coming off season competitions. DEWBOT V is ready to go to Duel on the Delaware on October 10th.
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| − | == Parents' Sessions at Back to School nights wrap up - October 1, 2009 ==
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| − | The last back to school night was completed. We had done two sessions at each middle school (one for 6th graders, the other for 7th and 8th graders. We also did sessions at the high schools. We had a lot of interest by parents and it explains the recent increase in both VEX (44 roboteers, 11 parents) and FRC (22 students, 6 parents) participation in the last few weeks. We expect record turnout at the October 7th meeting.
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| − | == STEMRobotics.org and Downingtown Area Robotics travel to Reading - September 24, 2009 ==
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| − | Foster Schucker of STEMRobotics.org and Faith McKown of Downingtown Area Robotics traveled to Reading to inaugurate the Reading Red Riders Robotics Program. Foster gave two presentations to over 400 students while Faith kept 10 VEX demo bots running and and answered 100's of questions. Both Faith and Foster spent time with 12 middle school students from a nearby science magnet school.
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| − | STEMRobotics and Downingtown Area Robotics will continue to work with the Reading school district in getting their program up and running.
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| − | == Parents' Meeting Presentations - Sept 16,2009 ==
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| − | We held the 2009-2010 Parent Meeting at DEC. We had over 40 parents and 50 students! We also had guests from Coatesville and Reading that were here to look at our program.
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| − | *[[Media:FRC_Parents_Meeting_Slides.pdf|FRC Presentation]]
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| − | *[[Media:VRC_Parents_Meeting_Slides.ppt|VRC Presentation]]
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| − | Remember that our first student night is Wednesday 23 September. Interested parents are still welcome at our Adult VEX Mentor Workshops on Tuesday nights. Both sessions are from 6:30 - 8:30.
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| − | == Downingtown West Faculty Meeting Robotics Demo - Sept. 2, 2009 ==
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| − | The FRC Team introduced the robotics programs and the robots to the faculty of Downingtown West to kick off our 2010 Season Recruiting Effort.
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| − | == FIRST Lego League new for 2009-2010 ==
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| − | As part of the Downingtown Robotics program, we are starting a FIRST Lego League team. See [[FIRST Lego League 2009]] for more details and the schedule.
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| − | == FRC Summer 2009 Build Sessions ==
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| − | It was a busy summer for the FRC team building a swerve drive prototype, tuning up DEWBOT V and doing a major cleanup of the shop. You can see pictures and a description of the summmer here [[Team 1640 2009 Summer Program]]
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| − | == VEX Summer 2009 Build Sessions ==
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| − | We held the last VEX Summer 2009 Build session on August 19th. We spent the evening sorting,organizing and taking apart unused robot parts.
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| − | Across the summer we worked on robots for [[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 2009]] and spent time building the game pieces. We also had four new roboteers and their parents build and race squarebots.
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| − | == Upper Uwchlan Block Party - July 18, 2009 ==
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| − | Our third and last community event of the summer. DEW Robotics demonstrated Dewbot V and Vex robots at the [[Upper Uwchlan Block Party]]. Dewbot is reconverted to a shooter. Thanks to Steve Rhoads & Jack for the excellent Vex action (with Matt & Praveen in the pit keeping the robots running). Thanks to all who helped with a special thanks to those who worked the garage clean out in the morning and the Block Party in the evening.
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| − | == Garage Clean Out - July 18, 2009 ==
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| − | 18 months after our emergency move out of Downingtown East High School (with the start of the Teacher's Struke), we finally moved the last of our equipment out out the Maley garage. Three trailer loads. Thanks, Leslie, for all of your patience.
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| − | == Pool Party - July 12, 2009 ==
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| − | We ate. We drank. We swam. We shot paint balls (but not at each other). Awards were presented for conspicuous excellence among graduating seniors. The [[2009 Pool Party|Pool Party]] was a great draw.
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| − | == Uwchlan Day - July 11, 2009 ==
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| − | [[Uwchlan Day]] was our second summer community event. Dewbot V and Vex robots worked the crowd all day. Steve Rhoads & Jack make a solid vex team. Paul reprogrammed Dewbot on the fly. Alex turns out to be a solid shooter.
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| − | == Good Neighbor Day - July 4, 2009 ==
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| − | DEW Robotics demonstrated Dewbot V and Vex robots at the July 4th, 2009 [[Downingtown Good Neighbor Day|Good Neighbor Day]] in Downingtown, PA.
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| − | == Seniors Graduate in June 2009==
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| − | '''Congratulations to our graduating Seniors - Siri, Beth, Alex, Anna, James, Ashley, Hans, and Heather!!!'''
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| − | ;:Beth received the DEWBot Builder award
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| − | ;:Heather received the DEWBot Machinist award
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| − | ;:Hans won the VEX Builder award
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| − | ;:Siri received the All Around Roboteer Award
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| − | The award ceremony was part of the pool party in July
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| − | == Bartholomew - June 24, 2009 ==
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| − | '''[[Bartholomew]]''' the stair climbing robot came to Downingtown on 24 June. His builder and driver Petra Hartman, came from Lower Marion High School to talk and present the robot. Click on the link for more details of her Senior project.
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| − | ==Bridgewater Battle (BR)² - June 6, 2009==
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| − | DEWBOT V and team competed in [[DEWBOT V Bridgewater Battle| Bridgewater Battle]] placing 3rd out of 18 teams.
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| − | ==Monty Madness - May 16, 2009==
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| − | DEWBOT V and team competed at [[DEWBOT V Monty Madness | Monty Madness]] placing 21st out of 42 teams.
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| − | ==DASD School Board recognition of Robotics team - May 13, 2009==
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| − | [[File:DASD_recognition_090513_csm.jpg|500px|right|text-top|DASD School Board recognises Team 1640]]
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| − | Members of the team received Certificates of Achievement in recognition of their success as members of 2009 FRC FIRST Robotics Team 1640 "Team Sab-BOT-age" Season with [[DEWBOT V]]. The certificate noted that "The entire district applauds you achievements and success in this years competitions."
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| − | ==Team Sab-BOT-age wins at PARC XII - May 9, 2009==
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| − | [[File:PARC_winning_alliance_090509.jpg|left|400px|text-top|PARC XII Winning Alliance - L>R Teams 1640, 222 & 2753]]
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| − | We WON! Team Sab-BOT-age won at [[DEWBOT V PARC XII | PARC XII]]. We were chosen by the first place alliance and with them won the next six matches to take the win.
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| − | == DEWBOT V wins Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award ==
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| − | [[DEWBOT V's Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award (Chesapeake Regional)]] was our big win from the Chesapeake Regional Event.
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| − | ==Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Event - February 28, 2009 ==
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| − | The finals of the [[Eastern Pennsylvania Regional]] Tournament for Roboteers took place on Saturday at Downingtown Educational Center.
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| − | ==Team 81 wins Chairmans Award at Christoper Dock Scrimmage - January 24, 2009==
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| − | Downingtown’s Team 81 received the Chairman’s Award for Best Young Robotics Team, with their robot with an extendable claw on top, he said. Team 1640 was a finalist at the competition.
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| − | [http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2009/02/04/news/doc4989b0323068d264490800.txt Article and pictures from the Daily Local News on February 4, 2009]
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| − | Older news items can be found in the [[News Archive]] | + | 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 2011]]<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2010]]<br> |
| | + | [[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.
