To finish of E-Week, SWE-ECI helped with the 2013 Iowa Championship for FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) at the University of Iowa. Each year a new challenge is presented to teams of 7-12 graders to solve by building a robot. This year’s competition, “Ring It Up!,” was a lot of fun to watch. A total of 48 teams from five states competed in two divisions for the privilege of advancing to The World Championships in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 24-27.
The Winning Alliance Captain Team was Team 5466, known as the Combustible Lemons, from Davenport West High School in Iowa. Their winning run was supported by Team 5985, called Adrenaline Tech, from the Pioneer Valley 4-H Club of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, and Team 6600, the Ballen Pretzels, from Central Lyon Community Schools in Rock Rapids, Iowa. As the Captain Team of the Winning Alliance, Team 5466 will advance to the World Championships in St. Louis.
There were extensive debates in the judges’ room, as this year’s competition was extremely close. Throughout the two-day event the judges were not only looking for the most successful robot, but more importantly the team that demonstrated gracious professionalism, outreach, innovation, unique design, the engineering process, and spirit. There are awards given by the judges to the teams that exceed in these areas. The team that is top in all of the categories is awarded the Inspire Award.
This year’s top honors—The Inspire Award—went to Team 3550, Beta, from West Des Moines Schools in Iowa. As this year’s Inspire Award winners, Team 3550 will also advance to the World Championships in St. Louis. The runner’s up were Team 4150, Dark Matter, from Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa, and Team 5202, Try to Understand, a 4-H team from Decatur, Illinois.
There were extensive debates in the judges’ room, as this year’s competition was extremely close. Throughout the two-day event the judges were not only looking for the most successful robot, but more importantly the team that demonstrated gracious professionalism, outreach, innovation, unique design, the engineering process, and spirit. There are awards given by the judges to the teams that exceed in these areas. The team that is top in all of the categories is awarded the Inspire Award.
This year’s top honors—The Inspire Award—went to Team 3550, Beta, from West Des Moines Schools in Iowa. As this year’s Inspire Award winners, Team 3550 will also advance to the World Championships in St. Louis. The runner’s up were Team 4150, Dark Matter, from Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa, and Team 5202, Try to Understand, a 4-H team from Decatur, Illinois.
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