League Tournament Results: Indy South League Tournament
Judges’ Choice Award
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team really impressed the judges with their teamwork. Everybody was very aware of the strengths of each team member, and they are using that information to help build a strong robotics team.
Winner
21894 Digital Divas – from Indianapolis, IN
Design Award
The Design Award expands on this year’s challenge, inspiring teams to incorporate industrial design into their robots. These elements can be shown in the simplicity of the design as it applies to the tasks, the look, and feel of the robot in how the design allows us to think of robots in new ways. The design aspect must serve a function – but should also differentiate the robot in a unique fashion.
Third Place 8435 KnightBots – from Indianapolis, IN
Second Place 6190 Red Alert: CyberStorm – from Greenwood, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
Though their first attempts fell short, this team kept pecking away at the right points before they really sunk their hooks into the judges
Winner 13246 Steel Beaks – from Indianapolis, IN
Motivate Award
The team that receives the Motivate Award celebrates the culture of FIRST and clearly shows what it means to be a team. This award celebrates the team that represents the essence of the FIRST Tech Challenge competition through team building, team spirit, and displayed enthusiasm. This is a team who makes a collective effort to make FIRST known throughout their school and community and sparks others to embrace the culture of FIRST.
Third Place 11959 Kernel Panic – from Columbus, IN
Second Place 8578 Juden-Ki Robotics – from Columbus, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team motivated judges more than the rest. They were not short on reaching out. They embraced Gracious Professionalism as mini-movers. Congratulations, 22068 Short Circuit.
Winner 22068 Short Circuit – from Indianapolis, IN
Control Award sponsored by Arm, Inc.
The Control Award, sponsored by Arm, Inc, celebrates the team that demonstrates innovative thinking in the control system to solve game challenges such as autonomous operation, enhancing mechanical systems with intelligent control, or using sensors to achieve better results on the field.
Third Place 8791 Green Machine – from Greenwood, IN
Second Place 15455 The Classy Roborioles – from Avon, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
After many trials and errors, this Indy South league team was able to pick up and score with a cone. Judges were impressed with their April tags. The Majesties of the Control Award are 21954 The Majestic Roborioles.
Winner 21945 The Majestic Roborioles – from Avon, IN
Innovate Award sponsored by Raytheon Technologies
The Innovate Award, sponsored by Raytheon Technologies, celebrates a team that has the ingenuity and inventiveness to make their designs come to life. This award is given to the team that the Judges feel has the most innovative and creative robot design solution to the FIRST Tech Challenge game. Elements of this award include elegant design, robustness, and ‘out of the box’ thinking.
This award may address the design of the whole robot or some sub-assembly component of the robot. The creative component needs to work consistently, but a robot does not have to work all of the time during matches to be considered for this award. The team’s engineering portfolio showed the design of the component(s) and the team’s robot and clearly explains how the team arrived at their solution.
Third Place 14954 The Glorious Roborioles – from Avon, IN
Second Place 10455 Optimum Blue – from Indianapolis, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team impressed the judges with their robot and documentation. The way they WIRED their robot made the best grabber here. Their grip on the cones is stronger than the WOODMAN’S on his axe.
Winner 8793 Wired Woodmen – from Greenwood, IN
Connect Award
The Connect Award is presented to the team that the Judges feel most connected with their local Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) community. A true FIRST team is more than the sum of its parts and recognizes that engaging their local STEM community plays an essential part in their success. The recipient of this award is recognized for helping the community understand FIRST, the FIRST Tech Challenge, and the team itself. In addition, this team aggressively seeks and recruits engineers and explores the opportunities available in the world of engineering, science, and technology.
Third Place 21751 RoboKnights – from Indianapolis, IN
Second Place 8791 Green Machine – from Greenwood, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team had great connection with the community. Managed multiple outreach events. Built mini robot out of lego WeDo kits at Clark Pleasant library.
Winner 13295 Red Alert: Disaster Management – from Greenwood, IN
Think Award
The Think Award is given to the team that the Judges feel best reflects the journey of the engineering design process. The engineering portfolio is the key reference for Judges to help them identify the most deserving team. This team’s engineering portfolio focused on the design and build stage of the team’s Robot and exemplified their journey as a team and engineers.
Third Place 22066 Infra-Red – from Indianapolis, IN
Second Place 8149 Red Alert: Panic in the Build Room – from Greenwood, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team impressed the judges with their unique grabber born from trial and error and their thorough commitment to gathering ideas from everyone around them. With their bot shining like the lightbulbs above their heads, this team truly proved themselves a Class Act.
Winner 15455 The Classy Roborioles – from Avon, IN
Finalist Alliance
Captain 15455 The Classy Roborioles – from Avon, IN
1st Pick 14954 The Glorious Roborioles – from Avon, IN
2nd Pick 22068 Short Circuit – from Indianapolis, IN
Winning Alliance
Captain 3537 The MechaHamsters – from Greenwood, IN
1st Pick 21945 The Majestic Roborioles – from Avon, IN
2nd Pick 8149 Red Alert: Panic in the Build Room – from Greenwood, IN
Inspire Award
The Inspire Award is presented to the team that the Judges felt truly embodied the ‘challenge’ of the FIRST Tech Challenge program. The team that receives this award is a strong ambassador for FIRST programs and works to promote FIRST and make it loud in their community. The team that receives this award has performed well in all Judging categories and was chosen by the Judges as a model FIRST Tech Challenge team both on and off the playing field. This team shares their experiences, enthusiasm, and knowledge with other teams, sponsors, their community, and the Judges. Working as a unit, this team will have shown success in performing the task of designing and building a robot.
Third Place 15455 The Classy Roborioles – from Avon, IN
Second Place 22068 Short Circuit – from Indianapolis, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
*Note: Speaker like a radio host for a WWE Fight* *Note: Speak like a radio host for a WWE Fight* This team’s intake stops at all floors. They Scurried along the coliseum Arena without turning around.
Winner 3537 The MechaHamsters – from Greenwood, IN