Jan 6th FTC Circuit Runner Comp

CircuitRunner FTC Qualifier

The competition will be held at East Cobb Middle School (across the street from Wheeler High School) at 380 Holt Rd – Marietta, GA – 30068. The event will take place in the Gym with the Pits in the Covered Play Area next to the Gym.

Schedule - Draft

7:00 AM Volunteer Check-In
7:45 AM Teams Check-In
8:30-9:45 Robot Inspection (hardware and software) – see below for schedule
All teams must pass both inspections before competing
8:45-9:45 Judging Interviews – see below for schedule
9:45-10:00 Drivers Meeting
10:00-10:20 Opening Ceremony – match 1 and 2 on the field
10:30-12:15 PM Qualifying Rounds – Judges will be observing teams
12:15-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-2:45 Qualifying Rounds conclude
2:45-3:15 Alliance Selection
3:15-4:45 Elimination Matches
4:45-5:15 Awards and Closing Ceremony

Judging Schedule
8:45 AM 560 676 3931 591 679
9:00 AM 3207 3180 2858 710 2801
9:15 AM 3325 1848 4000 525 2962
9:30 AM 22 675 3821 112

HW & SW Inspection Schedule
8:30 AM 2858 710 2801 3325
8:45 AM 4000 525 1848 2962
9:00 AM 112 22 675 3821
9:15 AM 560 676 3931 591
9:30 AM 679 3207 3180

Team # Team Name School/Organization City
22 100 Scholars 100 Black Men of Atlanta Atlanta
112 Radbotics Pace Academy Atlanta
525 Team Success 100 Black Men of Atlanta Atlanta
560 Engineer's Army TEACH Charter High School Alpharetta
591 Ravage Maynard Jackson HS Atlanta
675 RoboDragons 0675 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
676 Pink RoboDragons Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
679 RoboRaiders Riverwood High School Sandy Springs
710 Mariners North Georgia Christian Academy Jasper
1848 Team SOUP Georgia Robotics Alliance Atlanta
2801 Short Circuits East Cobb Middle School Marietta
2858 Sparbots Athens Academy Athens
2962 SACA RoboWarriors Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy Atlanta
3180 Troup County Techies Troup County Schools LaGrange
3207 Short Circuits II East Cobb Middle School Marietta
3325 Clarke Central Clarke Central High School Athens
3821 RoboDragons 3821 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
3931 Falcons Fayette FIRST Fayetteville
4000 C.O.R.E. Fusion Campbell HS / Osborne HS Marietta

RoboWarriors FTC Results

Four GSMST Teams competed today at the RoboWarriors Qualifier. 

Two of our teams received awards!
Team 3812 -- Innovate Award

Team 2981 -- Think Award

2 GSMST teams were drawn in the lottery and so receive an invitation to the GA state tournamant on Feb 20th!
2981 & 2993

Three of our teams competed in the semi-finals and 2993 made it to the finals.  All teams gained valuable experience!

Ranking at the end of the qualifying rounds:
1- 3812
2- 1848
3- 3742
4- 2993
5- 3753
6- 3741
7- 2981
8- 3611
9- 3809
10 - 22
11 - 3820
12 - 525

Semi-finals: 
3812 &  2981 vs  2993 & 3741  won by 2993 & 3741
1848 & 22 vs 3742 & 3809  won by 1848 & 22

Finals
2993 & 3741 vs 1848 & 22  won by 1848 & 22

Schedule for FTC Competition on Sat Jan 31st

RoboWarrior Qualifier Hosted by SACA

Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
Gymnasium
3911 Campbellton Rd SW
Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 346-2080
http://www.sacanet.com/Our_Campus.html
 
Park near the Gymnasium. Do not park in the loading area, but you may temporarily unload your things there and then park.

Schedule
While organizers make every effort to operate on a timely basis, by nature of the event, the schedule is a guide and not a guarantee. Teams receive a welcome packet at check-in. Please review the schedule in this packet, it may be different that the attached draft schedule.
7:00 AM Volunteer Check-In 7:45 AM Teams Check-In
8:30-9:45 Robot Inspection (hardware and software)
All teams must pass both inspections before competing

8:45-9:45 Judging Interviews – see below for schedule
9:45-10:00 Drivers Meeting
10:00-10:20 Opening Ceremony – match 1 on the field
10:30-12:30 PM Qualifying Rounds – Judges will be observing teams
12:30-1:15 Lunch Break
1:15-2:35 Qualifying Rounds conclude
2:35-3:00 Alliance Selection
3:00-4:30 Elimination Matches

4:30-5:15 Awards and Closing Ceremony

Judging Schedule
8:45am  Teams 3812 1848 2993 22
9:00am  Teams 3611 3809 3741 3820
9:15am  Teams 3742 525 3743 2981
9:30am  Team 3753
Team # Team Name School/Organization City
22 -- 100 Scholars 100 Black Men of Atlanta Atlanta
525 -- Team Success 100 Black Men of Atlanta Atlanta
1848 -- Team SOUP Georgia Robotics Alliance Atlanta
2981 -- RoboDragons 2981 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
2993 -- RoboDragons 2993 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
3611 -- South Atlanta HMS S. Atl. School of Health & Medical Sciences Atlanta
3741 -- Therrell STEM Therrell Science, Tech, Engineering & Math Atlanta
3742 -- Therrell HSR Therrell Health Sciences & Research Atlanta
3743 -- South Atlanta CAD South Atlanta High School Atlanta
3753 -- Carver HSR Carver Health Sciences & Research Atlanta
3809 -- Carver SOT Carver School of Technology Atlanta
3812 -- RoboDragons 3812 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth
3820 -- RoboDragons 3820 Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology Duluth

More FTC tournaments - Review and Confirm

The following teams will be registered for the two upcoming Georgia FTC qualifiers and the Tennessee tournament. 

Red team's registration fees will be paid by the booster association because this is their first qualifier.
Green teams will have to pay $75 for GA qualifier and $137.50 for TN tournament.


Parents/students should review the list and the monetary commitments.  Send questions or corrections to Chuck_Lockert@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

FTC Ga Qualifiers:
Jan 30th - Rescheduled from Jan 16th - South Atlanta Christian Academy
2981
2993
3819
3820
3812 (?)

Feb 6th - Hosted by Wheeler HS Circuit Runners - Marrietta
3821/675 combined team
676
TBD


Tennessee Iron Thunder Tournament (Feb 13th) - Upperman HS, Baxter, TN
3812
3820

Only 3 teams expressed an interest in attending the TN tournament.  The Booster club will sponsor half of the $275 registration fees= $137.50 for each team.
Team members are responsible for their travelling expenses, including hotel and meals. Team members will need to organize carpool and send roster and contact information to team leaders ASAP.

FTC Qualifier Results/Comments

At the end of qualification rounds:
676 ranked 5th
3812 ranked 6
3820 ranked 7
3811 ranked 12
3819 ranked 13
During the Alliance selection team 676 moved up to 4th place and selected team 2858 to be their alliance partner. Similarly 3rd place team 560 selected 3812. So Thus we had 2 teams make it into the quarter final (best 2 out of 3). Alas both our teams were knocked out in the quarters finals and did not make the championship round.

Ultimately team 482 Devilbots – Wade Hampton HS, SC and their alliance partner team 315 Blackout from Anderson, SC were the winning alliance.
Several of our teams made the short list for an award but unfortunately were not chosen in the end.
Overall I am very proud of our teams, all the teams were able to put their robots on the playing field and compete including the two teams who struggled at the beginning of the day a testament to the adage ‘Never give up’. Feedback from one of the judges was that our teams had good log books and with a bit more focus on the log books our teams could have been the chosen finalist for the awards. I will share more of this feedback first hand with you and the Engineering Booster Association at our meeting on Saturday.
Regards
Sam

Schedule/Directions for Sat Jan 16th

Tentative Schedule for FTC Tournament @ Gwinnett Environmental Heritage Center


7:00 Volunteer Sign-in
8:00 - 8:45 Team Check-In
8:15 - 10:00 Team Interviews with Judges
8:15 - 10:00 Robot Inspection (hardware & software)
10:00 - 10:15 Drivers Meeting
10:15-10:30 Opening Ceremony
10:30 - 11:45 Qualifying Rounds
10:15 - 11:45 Judges observe teams
11:45 - 12:00 Judges Meeting
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch Break
12:45 – 2:15 Qualifying Rounds
1:00 - 1:45 Judges Meeting
1:45 - 2:15 Judges Observe teams
2:15 - 2:45 Judges decided on awards
2:15 - 2:30 Alliance Selection
2:30 - 3:30 Elimination Match
3:30 - 4:00 Awards and Closing Ceremony

GSMST Robotics Booster Club will be providing concessions.  Students should bring money for meals and snacks. 
 
If you can help out at the tournament (non-technical support like concessions), please contact Becky Olbon  trnamom@yahoo.com
 
Directions to the facility can be found at http://www.gwinnettehc.org/Directions.16.0.html

GSMST Teams competing on Sat. Jan 16th

Important Update from the Student Robotics Club President- Kirsten Lim

There will be a invitational on January 16th that GSMST will be holding at Gwinnett Heritage Center. I'll send out an email with more time information as things become more finalized.


The teams going to the competition on January 16th are:

• 3812
• 3811
• 3820
• 3819
• 676

Team 2981 will be given the pass to go on to the state competition; however, they will not be able to attend the invitational.

All teams are encouraged to still keep putting all effort forward. We have about a week left! IF you need help with anything, please contact me.
The other three teams will have the opportunity to compete at another invitational on February 6th at Wheeler HS. 2 other GSMST teams may get the opportunity to go to the February 6th.

The GSMST website is up and running at: www.gsmstengineering.com

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