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Where Is Wolcott? Invitational
June 5, 2010
On this very hot Saturday in June, teams 228 GUS and 1071 MAX hosted the 3rd WIWI. 228 took care of the food and 1071 took care of the game. 24 teams registered this year making it the best turnout yet.
WIWI was loads of fun between watching mentors try their hands at driving the mentor robot, Tor-Mentor, to watching students play in the human player competition. Teams were also lucky enough to have their matches emceed by none other than Jack In-the-Hat Kentfield. This was a treat for all.
At the competition, 228 and 1071 put together several raffle baskets with the money raised going to Kory's Cause. The Kentfield's daughter Kory is getting married next month, while having leukemia. These sister teams raised $300 dollars which they donated to Kory's Cause. We wish Kory the best of health!
Teams 228 and 1071 are looking forward to another fantastic WIWI next year!
Battlecry @ WPI 2010
May 8, 2010
WPI did it again. They held a fantastic robot event. Battlecry11 at WPI was an incredible two day robot competition. On Friday afternoon, teams started qualifying rounds and at night students enjoyed a wide range of activities from bowling at Gompei's Gutters to singing karaoke to learning how to play Crud to participating in Andy Grady's game show. On Saturday, bright and early matches started again and fun activities continued throughout the day with activities such as the human player challenge.
Team 228 had an awesome competition. We were once again teamed up with team 20, who we'd won the WPI Regional with this year, in an alliance for the elimination rounds. We made it into the semi-final rounds where we were eliminated by the alliance who went on to eventually win the entire competition. Team 228 and 20, did win the human player challenge with the nimble work from their drivers turned athletes. Team 228 also won the Dominating Defense, an award that was voted on by the other team who had noticed our defensive abilities.
Team 228 would like to thank WPI and everyone who helped make Battlecry11 as successful as it was. You guys definitely turned the dial up to 11.
VEX World Championships
April 24, 2010
Exactly a week after competing in the FIRST Robotic World Championships in Atlanta, Georgia, GUS Robotics shifted gears competed in the VEX World Championships in Dallas, Texas. This was GUS's first time competing in the VEX world championship and they fielded two teams, 228 and 228B. Both teams competed in the Science division against almost 100 other teams from around the world including teams from Mexico and China. GUS was not picked into an alliance, but we did win a divisional Energy Award for our enthusiasm, team spirit, and our lovable mascot, Fuego. This was a huge honor for GUS because it was the first time they ever won a championship award in either of the robotics programs, VEX or FRC, they compete in.
Team 228 is also proud of the almost dozen of its team members who volunteered at the championship doing field reset, field management, and refereeing. The show could not have gone on with out your help!
On an exciting note, present at the VEX World Championships was Grant Imahara, one of the hosts of the popular Discovery channel show, Mythbusters. Mr. Imahara was the emcee during the final rounds of the competition. A majority of the members of GUS were also lucky enough to meet our favorite Mythbuster and have our pictures taken with him, along with getting his autograph. Imahara first jumped into stardom through winning a Battlebot competition several years ago, so it was inspirational for the students on the team to meet a real life person whom became famous doing something science and technology related.
GUS would also like to make a shout out to team 44, Green Egg Robotics. Green Eggs were our alliance partners at the QCC VEX regional, that we won, back in December. This amazing team won the Driver's Skills Challenge and they were also the Championship Finalists. Congratulations guys!
Team 228 is now looking forward to the new season, playing the new game, Round Up. Happy building to all teams and we look forward to competing with you in the coming year!
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FRC World Championships
April 17, 2010
Gus had a wonderful time competing with the best of the best in Atlanta.
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About Gus
Gus Robotics Team 228 was founded in 1999 to bring the excitement and inspiration of the FIRST Robotics Competition to students from Meriden and Wallingford, CT. Since then, our team has grown to include over thirty students from five high schools located in these towns.
Sponsors
Gus Robotics Team 228 would like to thank our team sponsors for their gracious sponsorship of our team.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Corporate Sponsor - Meriden Board of Education
School System Sponsor - Big Country Hickory Pit BBQ
Partnership Sponsor - CUNO Foundation
Non-Profit Grant - R&D Precision
CNC Fabrication Services
Events
Upcoming events and meetings from our events calendar.
- Regular Team Meeting
31 July, 2010 - Regular Team Meeting
2 August, 2010 - Regular Team Meeting
5 August, 2010 - North Branford Corn & Potato Festival
6 August, 2010 - North Branford Corn & Potato Festival
7 August, 2010
About FIRST
FIRST was founded in 1989 by the renowned inventor Dean Kamen. The aim of FIRST is to inspire students to careers in math, science, and technology through a fun and engaging robotics competition, which provides students with the ability to meet one-on-one with industry leaders and engineers.
The initial FIRST Robotics Competition comprised of 28 teams competiting in a New Hampshire high school gymnasium. The ensuing years brought rapid growth to the program, to include over 35,000 students, 1,800 teams from 11 countries, competing at over 50 District and Regional Events, culminating with the World Championship Event in Atlanta, Georgia.
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