STRATASYS MINNESOTA FIRST TECH CHALLENGE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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1 STRATASYS MINNESOTA ECH CHALLENGE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST TECH

2 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE *Please note that times are approximate. Friday, January 20 6:00 p.m. Doors Opens Check In 6:30 p.m. Judging and Robot Inspection Saturday, January 21 7:00 a.m. Doors Opens 7:15 a.m. Field Inspection 7:45 a.m. Drivers Meeting 8:15 a.m. OPENING CEREMONIES 8:30 a.m. Qualification Matches 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 a.m. Qualification Matches 3:00 p.m. Alliance Selection 3:30 p.m. Quarter-final Matches 4:15 p.m. Semi-final Matches 5:00 p.m. Final Matches 5:30 p.m. CLOSING CEREMONIES Trophies will be presented at the awards ceremony. Teams will be able to pick up judges comment sheets following the awards ceremony. 6:00 p.m. Tournament Site Clean Up Please clean your pit area after your last Robot Match. Remove all team and personal items from pit tables prior to the awards ceremony. Please stack chairs and return tables to storage areas. Thank you! CODE OF CONDUCT: Note: This is a public facility. All robots, computers and other valuables are the team s responsibility. Valuables should not be left unattended. This facility is smoke free. We are guests in this building and appreciate your cooperation. Proceeds from concessions benefit the Prior Lake Robotics program. Please consider supporting them! Wi-Fi will not be available to us or the general public. The robots use Wi-Fi to communicate, please disable the Wi-Fi on your devices to avoid disrupting the matches. Northwest Designs will be selling personalized State Championship apparel that benefits High Tech Kids Everyone working today is a volunteer, giving their time and doing the best they can. GRACIOUS PROFESSIONALISM: The FIRST spirit encourages doing high-quality, well informed work in a manner that leaves everyone feeling valued. Gracious Professionalism means: Gracious attitudes and behaviors are win-win. Gracious folks respect others and let that respect show in their actions. Gracious professionals make a valued contribution in a manner pleasing to others and to themselves as they possess special knowledge and are trusted by society to use that knowledge responsibly. Gracious Professionalism is part of pursuing a meaningful life. One can add to society and enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that you have acted with integrity and sensitivity. Gracious Professionalism means that we learn and compete like crazy, but treat one another with respect and kindness in the process. We try to avoid leaving anyone feeling like they have lost. No chest-thumping barbarian tough talk, but no sticky sweet platitudes either. Knowledge, pride and empathy comfortably blended.

3 HE FTC G THE FTC GAME: : CASCADEC EFFECT! THE ROBOT Robots must meet the parameters of the FTC Game Manual. Maximum dimensions: 18 W x 18 L x 18 H Materials outside of their Kit-of-Parts must meet parameters of the FTC Game Manual Teams record their progress using an Engineering Notebook Robots can be programmed with LabView or ROBOTC Each year, a team of talented engineers, mentors and teachers design and develop the FTC Game. This year, the game is titled: Cascade Effect! Cascade Effect! is played on a 12 x12 square shaped field. Two alliances one red and one blue composed of two teams each compete in matches consisting of a 30 second autonomous period followed by a two-minute driver controlled period. Tube and the Ball Height (Points are scored at the end of the Match). Balls Scored In 30 cm Rolling Goal 1 point per cm Balls Scored In 60 cm Rolling Goal 2 points per cm Balls Scored In 90 cm Rolling Goal 3 points per cm End Game The last thirty (30) seconds of the Driver-Controlled Period is called the End Game. During the End Game, Robots may also Score Balls into the Center Goal as well as the Rolling Goals. Teams can also earn bonus points for every Robot and Rolling Goal that is not in contact with the floor when the Match ends and by moving their Rolling Goals and/or Robots into the Alliance Parking Zone. Robot / Rolling Goals In Parking Zone 10 points/item Two Alliances one Red and one Blue, composed of two Teams each compete in each Match. The object of the Game is to attain a higher Score than the opposing Alliance by placing plastic Balls both large and small into various Goals on a center structure (Center Goal) or into different sized Rolling Goals. The Game is played in two distinct periods: Autonomous and Driver-Controlled. Autonomous Period A 30-second Autonomous Period where Robots are operated via pre-programmed instructions only. Prior to the start of the Autonomous Period, the Center Field Structure will be rotated to one of three positions. Points will be awarded for Robots achieving certain tasks including placing Autonomous Balls in the Rolling Goals and/or Center Goal, Robots moving off the Ramp/Platform, Releasing the Kickstand (and releasing balls into the field of play), and moving their Rolling Goals into the Alliance s Parking Zone. Driving from Platform on to Playing Field floor 20 points Releasing the Kickstand to distribute Balls 30 points Autonomous Ball In any Rolling Goal 30 points/goal Autonomous Ball In Center Goal 60 points Moving Rolling Goal In Parking Zone 20 points/goal Driver-Controlled Period The two-minute Driver-Controlled Period follows the Autonomous Period. Robots are tasked with collecting Balls and placing them in the Rolling Goals. Balls Scored In the Rolling Goals are worth points based on the length of the Ball Completely Off the Floor 30 points/item Balls Scored In (from floor) Center Goal 6 points/cm ADVANCEMENT Six MN FTC Teams will be advancing to the North Super Regional in Des Monies, Iowa at the Iowa Events Center on March 26-28, For more information visit:

4 2014 S 2014 STATE TEAMS #2887 Edina Bucket Brigade Edina, MN Rookie Year: 2008 Robot: hotness Fun Fact: No. I in TEAM! #3385 The Bomb Squad Robot: C4 Fun Fact: We are all in 9th grade and this is our first year together as a team. #3387 I.C.E. Rookie Year: 2009 Robot: I.C.E. Bot Fun Fact: We listen to Disney songs while we work, our favorite song is Let it Go, and we jam to Ice Ice, Baby! #4605 RoboHackerz Beaver Dam, WI Rookie Year: 2010 Robot: Alanbot 3.0 Fun Fact: Nothing runs like a Beaver! #4644 Robotic Adrenaline Robot: Lil Nerd Fun Fact: Don t Touch the Tutus! #5080 Fiery Ghost Peppers? Victoria, MN #5330 Robotic Rush Fun Fact: Our team is made up of all rookie s this year. #5926 The Things Elk River, MN Robot: Bessie Fun Fact: Oh the places you ll go!! We can juggle, ride a unicycle and operate a T-shirt cannon (not all at the same time). #5943 Erector Sets Gone Mad Bloomington, MN Robot: Wendy Fun Fact: Our robot s name comes from our first scoop prototype, which was a Wendy s large soda and a large fries. #5962 Nordic Storm Saint Peter, MN Robot: Frea #6021 Martian Minds Sandstone, MN Robot: Marvine 3.0 Fun Fact: LARP break? LARP break. #6369 Designosaurs Bloomington, MN Rookie Year: 2011 Robot: drex Fun Fact: No individual, no matter how talented, succeeds consistently by working alone. #7190 Green Girls #6389 The Lazybotts Eden Prairie, MN Robot: Tyrion Fun Fact: We invented Krazy Kubes, a game played with last years FTC block elements. #6699 Nova Tempest St. Paul, MN #7231 Blue Plasma #6705 MotorBolts Edina, MN Robot: Karl Fun Fact: Our favorite postrobotics event meal is Five Guys and we start our robotics days with donuts! #7232 Dyna-Bytes Cottage Grove, MN Robot: /B/roobot Fun Fact: No idea is a bad idea #7152 Robot Squad Rochester, MN Robot: Stretch Armstrong Fun Fact: We wear ORANGE for a brighter tomorrow! #7165 Robotic Surge Robot: Surge #7282 The Copyrights Columbia Heights, MN Robot: Eli Bomtab Fun Fact: All games conquered. All rights reserved. Eli Bomtab = Batmobile

5 2014 S 2014 STATE TEAMS (CONTINUED) #7288 RoboGlaciers North Branch, MN Robot: Tardis Fun Fact: Keep it simply stupid! #7289 Genius North Branch, MN Robot: E=MC 2 Fun Fact: Never give up! #7588 The PRIDE Burnsville, MN Robot: D.A.V.E. (Digitally Advanced Villain Emulator) Fun Fact: I hope I don t get i-bowl-a! #7646 Circuit Overlords Burnsville, MN Robot: The Overlord Fun Fact: No matter what happens, make sure to have fun! #7655 The Q is Silent Robot: Sharq Fun Fact: Q Tip 152 Robotics doesn t get in the way of life, life gets in the way of robotics. #7659 Blue Crew #7661 Team STEAM #8584 Robotic Spark Rookie Year: 2015 Robot: Sparky Fun Fact: We are the Spark in the dark! #7899 MISFIT Robot: Spike #8686 Height Differential Shoreview, MN Robot: Steve Fun Fact: Our team name originated from our distinct height differences but over the years, it has come to mean more to us. #8101 Robonados Chanhassen, MN Robot: Grass Hopper Fun Fact: If something is supposed to move but doesn t, WD40 it. If something moves but shouldn t, duct tape it! #8712 EPIC Shoreview, MN #8438 Quantum Leap Stillwater, MN Robot: Engie Robot: Brobot Fun Fact: Engineering, Programming, Innovation, Community #8491 Radioactive Robotics Eden Prairie, MN #8722 Ambrosia Robot: Athena INSPIRED BY WHAT YOU SEE? DONATE NOW! FIRST LEGO League is provided in Minnesota by High Tech Kids. High Tech Kids is a 501C(3) non-profit organization. We deliver fun, hands-on science, engineering and technology programs and events that inspire Minnesota kids. We inspire kids to BUILD confidence, CREATE opportunities and THRIVE in the 21st century. Check: Credit Card: Today: High Tech Kids 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 145 Minneapolis, MN Tax-deductible contributions accepted at the Information Table!

6 2014 S 2014 STATE TEAMS (CONTINUED) #8723 Team (underscore) Robot: Robit Fun Fact: This is our first year in FTC, but three members of our team have been together for 3 years in F LL. #8729 Blue Energy Robot: WALL-E v2.0 Fun Fact: Powered by Blue Energy #8748 Lobots Robbinsdale, MN Robot: Salty Lemonade Fun Fact: The Lobots are having a howling great season. This group works well under pressure and is not phased by deadlines or daunting challenges. #8808 Ponytail Posse Shoreview, MN Rookie: 2014 Robot: Stacy Fun Fact: Our working music ranges from Super Mario to Latin to Benny and the Jets. #8962 Timecrafters North Branch, MN Robot: Rusty Fun Fact: Rimecrafters are big fans of Doctor Who and Minecraft. #8977 Sunburst Robotics #9257 Shrek 6 Robot: Her name is George Fun Fact: It works 60% of the time 100% of the time. #9132 Polar Vortex Lakeville, MN Rookie Year: 2015 Robot: FrostByte Fun Fact: We ve Got This! We are an all girls team +1 and bringing overalls back into style. #9428 Wolf Pack Victoria, MN #9430 Typhoon Bloomington, MN #9205 Iron Maidens Apple Valley, MN Fun Fact: We re the Iron Maidens, and we re going to steel the competition! #9477 Tormsay Otsby Chanhassen, MN WANT MORE ROBOTS? DID YOU KNOW HIGH TECH KIDS ORGANIZES PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AGES 6 TO 18? Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) 2015 Jr. FLL Season August-November MN Registration November-January Expo Season April 22-25, 2015 FIRST World Championship Designed for students from ages 6-9. Capturing young children s curiosity and directs it towards discovering the wonders of science and technology. Features a real-world scientific concept to be explored through research, teamwork, construction and imagination. Guided by coaches, teams use LEGO bricks to build a model and develop a Show Me Poster to share their journey. FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Designed for students from ages Design, build, test and program robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS technology. Apply real-world math and science concepts FLL Season Research challenges facing today s scientists. September-November MN Registration November-January Regional Season Learn critical thinking, team-building and presentation skills. February 7, 2015 MN Championship Participate in tournaments and celebrations. April 22-25, 2015 FIRST World Championship

7 MN FTC TOURNAMENTT OURNAMENT AWARDS Award winners are determined from presentations and their engineering notebooks. The awards are as follows: Inspire Award: Most prestigious FTC award. This award embodies the FTC Challenge and serves as an inspiration. Winning Alliance Award: Given to the teams of the winning alliance in the final matches. Finalist Alliance Award: Given to the finalist alliance teams who participated in the final matches. Think Award: Celebrates a team that reflects the FTC journey, as illustrated in their engineering notebook. Field. Rockwell Collins Innovate Award: Celebrates the team that thinks outside-the-box and uses ingenuity and inventiveness to make their designs come to life. Motivate Award: This award celebrates a team with spirit and enthusiasm. MN Stratasys Award: Given to the team with the best use of a 3-D printed part on their robot. Promote Award: Given to a team that is most successful in creating a compelling video message designed to celebrate STEM. PTC Design Award: Recognizes design elements of the robot that are both functional and aesthetic. Connect Award: Recognizes a team that is the most connected with their local community. Compass Award: Recognizes an adult Coach or Mentor who has provided outstanding guidance and support for a Team. Control Award: Celebrates a team that uses sensors and software to enhance the Robot s functionality in the!! THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS!! Each year over 90 volunteers serve Minnesota FIRST Tech Challenge as Judges, Referees, Scorekeepers and Tournament Directors. This support enables us to coordinate tournaments and trainings for 106 teams throughout the state of Minnesota. JOIN OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM AND BECOME PART OF THE HIGH TECH KIDS FAMILY! Lend your time and talents and become a volunteer! For more information contact volunteer@hightechkids.org Sign up for our online newsletter at OUR VOLUNTEERS COME FROM THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES 3M Columbia Academy JR Computer Associates Inc. RRC Companies Aerosim Technologies Cummins Power Generation Kitchen Pantry Scientist Seagate Ameriprise Dell Mayo St. Jude Medical Baldwin Supply Company Dexon Computer Medtronic St. Thomas Barclaycard Edina Public Schools Milestone AV Technologies Stratasys Inc. BCK Consulting, LLC Fairview Health Services MN Center for Engineering & Mfg Excellence Stratasys/RedEye Bell Industries Genesis Transportation & Logistics Plus LLC North Branch Area Schools Target BlackDog Robotics GoFIRST NPC Robotics Thomson Reuters Boston Scientific Gooch Gooch Creative LLC Oracle University of Minnesota Broadcom H.B. Fuller PDA US Bank Burnsville High School Hearth & Home Technologies PTC VoiceNet Technologies Inc. Clariant HID Global Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan School District 196

8 A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR FIRST TECH ECH CHALLENGE SEASON SPONSORS! WITH FOUNDATION SUPPORT FROM Argosy Foundation Ecolab H.B. Fuller Foundation Proto Labs Foundation Thomson Reuters HIGH TECH KIDS MISSION: We deliver fun, hands-on science, engineering and technology programs and events that inspire Minnesota kids in their formative years. We inspire kids to BUILD confidence, CREATE opportunities and THRIVE in the 21st century. Kids learn how to work together, solve real-world problems and become leaders. With the help of over 700 volunteers to support High Tech Kids, we can invest in our children, to share our passion, and to inspire these future innovators, leaders, collaborators, and problem solvers for the 21st century. High Tech Kids now serves over 5,500 kids across Minnesota each year. Since our inception in 1999 we have helped over 33,000 students discover the fun in science and technology.