2008 FIRST Championship
I read a great video blog by Wall Street Journal — Andy Jordan reports on the robot-building tournament. See the final competition below or at WSJ site: Video
For a complete listing of awards, match results and scholarship winners, please visit FIRST online at www.usfirst.org and click on the “FIRST Championship 08†headline.
ATLANTA – April 19, 2008 – Three teams from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, Greenville, Texas, and Sterling Heights, Michigan emerged victorious at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta this weekend, as one winning alliance. It was the climax to months of competition involving more than 1,500 teams from the United States and seven other nations: Brazil, Canada, Chile, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
FIRST Robotics Competition Championship:
• Engineering Inspiration Award – Team 359, “Hawaiian Kidsâ€, Hawaii
• Championship Finalists – Team 16, “Bomb Squadâ€, Arkansas; Team 67, “The H.O.T. Teamâ€, Michigan; Team 348, “Norwell Roboticsâ€, Massachusetts
• Division Champions – Archimedes Division: Team 177, “Bobcat Roboticsâ€, Connecticut; Team 1024, “Kil-A-Bytesâ€, Indiana; Team 1124, “?berBotsâ€, Connecticut. Curie Division: Team 16, “Bomb Squadâ€, Arkansas; Team 67, “The H.O.T. Teamâ€, Michigan; Team 348, “Norwell Roboticsâ€, Massachusetts. Galileo Division: Team 148, “Robowranglersâ€, Texas; Team 217, “ThunderChickensâ€, Michigan; Team 1114, “Simboticsâ€, Ontario, Canada. Newton Division: Team 60, “Bionic Bulldogsâ€, Arizona; Team 233, “The Pink Teamâ€, Florida; Team 968, “RAWC (Robotics Alliance of West Covina)â€, California
• Division Finalists – Archimedes Division: Team 365, “Miracle Workerzâ€, Delaware; Team 842, “Falcon Roboticsâ€, Arizona; Team 987, “HIGHROLLERSâ€, Nevada. Curie Division: Team 100, “The WildHatsâ€, California; Team 368, “TKM.368 (Team Kika Mana), Hawaii; Team 2171, “Robo Dogsâ€, Indiana. Galileo Division: Team 254, “Cheesy Poofsâ€, California; Team 384, “Sparky 384â€, Virginia; Team 1717, “D’Penguineersâ€, California. Newton Division: Team 141, “WO-BOTâ€, Michigan; Team 1574, “MisCarâ€, Israel; Team 2016, “Mighty Monkey Wrenchesâ€, New Jersey
• Autodesk Visualization Award – Team 867, “Absolute Valueâ€, California
• Autodesk Inventor Award – Team 234, “Cyber Blueâ€, Indiana
• Chrysler Team Spirit Award – Team 1266, “The Devil Duckiesâ€, California
• Delphi “Driving Tomorrow’s Technologyâ€TM Award – Team 1690, “The Answerâ€, Israel
• General Motors Industrial Design Award – Team 233, “The Pink Teamâ€, Florida
• Johnson & Johnson Gracious Professionalism Award – Team 75, “RoboRaidersâ€, New Jersey
• Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award – Team 341, “Miss Daisyâ€, Pennsylvania
• Motorola Quality Award – Team 27, “Team RUSHâ€, Michigan
• Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award – Team 1024, “Kil-A-Bytesâ€, Indiana
• Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award – Team 2062, “C.O.R.E. 2062â€, Wisconsin
• XEROX Creativity Award – Team 1771, “404 The Unknown Errorâ€, Georgia
• Imagery Award – Team 365, “Miracle Workerzâ€, Delaware
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• Rookie All-Star Award – Team 2352, “Metal Mayhemâ€, Oklahoma
• Rookie Inspiration Award – Team 2599, “Full Throttleâ€, California
• Highest Rookie Seed Award – Team 2337, “EngiNERDsâ€, Michigan
• Website Award – Team 115, “MVRTâ€, California
• Judges’ Awards – For Engineering in Society: Team 922, “ULTIMATEâ€, Texas; For International Achievement and Environmental Sustainability: Team 1860, “CEPHASâ€, Brazil; For Leading Significant Transformation and Cultural Change: Team 768, “TechnoWarriorsâ€, Maryland
