World Championship opening ceremonies and a handful of matches to finish off the day. Yes, that's eight screens over eight fields of play in the background of that great shot of our amazing drive team. There really are teams here from all over the planet, and these kids are doing a great job and having a great time.
365_2024, Robotics, high school Looooong day. Slept in (until 8:30) after getting in at 2am, then the kids released the robot from its travel crate, did robot things, then more robot things, while I oversaw getting food set up for the week and getting the rest of the team picked up from the airport. It's going to be a great week!
365_2024, Robotics, high school, travel Landed. Ready for the FIRST Robotics World Championships with our amazing Dreadbot team!
365_2024, Robotics, high school States! I couldn't be prouder of my child or his team. They worked hard, they were down but not out, they never gave up their spirit, and in the end they not only took second on their district field, but won the State level Engineering Inspiration. That means our season isn't over because this team qualified for the World Championships twice—once based on points earned in play of over the course of the season, and a second time for being awesome enough to win EI award at the state level. I can't think of a better end to a senior year season.
365_2024, Robotics, high school, senior year Fine tuning vision code on the practice field at the end of day 2—our record doesn't reflect our capabilities right now, but we were picked to join the fourth alliance on our district field, and we're ready to go.
365_2024, Robotics, high school