The RoboSpartans FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team arrived home from the East Super Regional at the University of Scranton with an invitation to the prestigious FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship in St. Louis, Mo., April 27 through 30. The four-day competition will host 128 teams from the U.S. and 11 countries. Approximately 2.5 percent of United States FTC teams are invited to St. Louis. The RoboSpartans were the only Central New York team chosen to attend the event this year.
In Scranton, the RoboSpartans won the Think Award, qualifying them as seventh out of the 24 top East Coast teams advancing to World-class competition next month. The judges noted their attention to detail in describing all aspects of their team’s activities in their Engineering Notebook along with their use stress analysis testing on parts created for their robot, Laconicus. The RoboSpartans earned sixth place ranking after nine qualifying matches in their division. They were chosen to play in the division semi-finals by fourth-ranked i2r Robotics of Westport, CT.
For the 2015-16 season, the RoboSpartans logged more than 1,200 hours of community outreach, assisting in the formation of new teams, demonstrating their robot, promoting FIRST, and sharing with teams Worldwide. Through their FTC TEC Network Google Community, the RoboSpartans promote peer-to-peer learning and the growth of their sport.
Their Network Community currently facilitates information sharing by over 160 FTC team members from 35 States and 8 countries. Hangout discussions help teams get to know each other as they chat weekly about robot building, programming and tournament strategy.
The RoboSpartans team is run as an independent after-school program out of their coach’s basement in New Hartford. Team members are from Utica and New Hartford schools along with homeschooled students. The team operates through the generosity of their fiscal agent and supporter, the Griffiss Institute of Rome, NY and with the assistance of business sponsors. For information on how to support these great area students as they represent New York State at the World Championship, contact the team coaches at RoboSpartans4082@gmail.com.
RoboSpartans FTC Team 4082
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Websites with additional Information:
East Super Regional Website: ftceast.org
FIRST Website: firstinspires.org
RoboSpartans Website: RoboSpartans.org
FTCTECNetwork Website: FTCTECNETWORK.org
Bob & Lisa Payne, Coaches
RoboSpartans Robotics FTC Team #4082
5 Forest Road, Utica NY 13501-6621
2015-2016 East Super Regional Championship – Think Award & Promote Award Winners
2015-2016 Excelsior Region Championship – Inspire Award & Promote Award Winners
2015 & 2013 World Championship – Inspire Award & Connect Award Finalists
RoboSpartans Robotics continues with the generous assistance of our fiscal agent, the Griffiss Institute, Rome, NY, a 501(c)3. Donations are graciously accepted:
RoboSpartans Robotics Team Sponsorship
725 Daedalian Drive
Rome, NY 13441
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CNY+ (Central New York FTC Team Consortium)