Wawasee Robotics Win Skills & Driving Tournament In Greenfield
January 13, 2021 at 9:57 p.m.
Wawasee Robotics Win Skills & Driving Tournament In Greenfield
By Staff Report-
574D threw down a skills score of 232. Their 126 driver score is a perfect score and driver Nathan Smith did it with seven seconds to spare. Their score of 106 in programming combined with their driving score puts them at second in the state of Indiana, 11th in the United States and 19th in the World, according to a news release from Wawasee Community School Corporation.
Three of the four Wawasee teams competing advanced into the elimination bracket. Sixth-ranked 574A (4-2-0) was chosen for the fourth seed, while 11th ranked 574C (4-2-0), who had various technical issues throughout the day, but was quickly selected by the third seed, and fourth ranked 574D (5-1-0) landed in the second seed.
574A was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
“This was A’s best effort of the season. It’s easy to get caught up in the moment when you have teams that are ready to take on the world like our C and D teams, but our freshmen on A have really improved. I’m truly impressed by their progress,” said head coach Jed Wandland.
574C and 574D faced off in the semifinals. Midway through the match the processor or “brain” of 574D’s robot had a severe malfunction called a whitescreen and their robot stopped moving. 574C and their partner 1115D smelled blood in the water and cleaned up the field for the win.
Nathan Smith, 574D driver, said, “Whitescreening is an anomaly, not even the manufacturer of the equipment can say what causes it.”
574C and 1115D moved on to the finals round as the underdog against 6842Z, Pigpen from Park Tudor, and their partner 1115B, Ramrod from Greenfield Central. The match began with PigPen and Ramrod winning the autonomous portion, giving them an extra 6 points and a superior scoring position on the field. 574C stepped up with some of the best driving this season, countering Pigpen and Ramrod move for move. After the buzzer rang on the two-minute nailbiter the score was unclear until the referees revealed the score of 14-13 for a Wawasee victory, stated the release.
All teams follow COVID precautions and social distancing. Only coaches, team members and essential volunteers are allowed. Spectators can watch all the matches on YouTube, search Wawasee Iron Pride.
574D threw down a skills score of 232. Their 126 driver score is a perfect score and driver Nathan Smith did it with seven seconds to spare. Their score of 106 in programming combined with their driving score puts them at second in the state of Indiana, 11th in the United States and 19th in the World, according to a news release from Wawasee Community School Corporation.
Three of the four Wawasee teams competing advanced into the elimination bracket. Sixth-ranked 574A (4-2-0) was chosen for the fourth seed, while 11th ranked 574C (4-2-0), who had various technical issues throughout the day, but was quickly selected by the third seed, and fourth ranked 574D (5-1-0) landed in the second seed.
574A was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
“This was A’s best effort of the season. It’s easy to get caught up in the moment when you have teams that are ready to take on the world like our C and D teams, but our freshmen on A have really improved. I’m truly impressed by their progress,” said head coach Jed Wandland.
574C and 574D faced off in the semifinals. Midway through the match the processor or “brain” of 574D’s robot had a severe malfunction called a whitescreen and their robot stopped moving. 574C and their partner 1115D smelled blood in the water and cleaned up the field for the win.
Nathan Smith, 574D driver, said, “Whitescreening is an anomaly, not even the manufacturer of the equipment can say what causes it.”
574C and 1115D moved on to the finals round as the underdog against 6842Z, Pigpen from Park Tudor, and their partner 1115B, Ramrod from Greenfield Central. The match began with PigPen and Ramrod winning the autonomous portion, giving them an extra 6 points and a superior scoring position on the field. 574C stepped up with some of the best driving this season, countering Pigpen and Ramrod move for move. After the buzzer rang on the two-minute nailbiter the score was unclear until the referees revealed the score of 14-13 for a Wawasee victory, stated the release.
All teams follow COVID precautions and social distancing. Only coaches, team members and essential volunteers are allowed. Spectators can watch all the matches on YouTube, search Wawasee Iron Pride.
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