TechBrick FTC at the MD FTC Tournament
The College of Southern Maryland, Feb 23, 2008
Our lift mechanism is perfected. We finish
ranked 9, move up to ranking 7, and enter the
finals. We win the THINK
award. What a great Season!
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Thank you to
Jeff Tjiputra and his amazing group of MD
volunteers. (visit
http://ftc.csmd.edu for more
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See the highlights
BELOW then explore the
photo albums
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two, and
three and
video from the
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Rachel, Brady, Dalvin, Matt, Amy, and Mark
finish the season with three awards and
thousands of lessons learned.
What a
great day! 32 teams gathered to
roll their 'bots out and compete with
enthusiasm.Our team of season
veterans brought all their work to a
conclusion. The lifting arm and drop
device worked as designed. In the end,
they were awarded the THINK award.
The THINK AWARD
This award is given to the
team that the judges feel
best reflects the “journey”
the team took as they
experienced the engineering
design process during the
build season. The
Engineering Notebook is the
key reference for judges to
help identify the most
deserving team. The team’s
Engineering Notebook should
focus on the design and
build stage of the team’s
robot. Journal entries of
interest to judges for this
award will include those
describing the steps,
brainstorms, designs,
re-designs, successes, and
“those interesting moments”
when things were not going
as planned. A team will not
be a candidate for this
award if the team has not
completed the section of the
Engineering Notebook
describing the team’s
experience.
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Highlights of the Day
| Our FLL graduates came along and demonstrated the FLL
challenge to many interested parents and
children. |
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| We had lots of friends along. With the 5 FLL alum and
three other dads we had a real cheering
session. |
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| Thank you to all our sponsors from all over the world! |
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| The field announcers made the day very exciting with their
sports banter and outrageous running
commentary. |
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| In the end we had a good season. Three awards, lots of
friends, and thousands of lessons
learned. |
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