this year's FRC challenge was called ...
To see a 3 minute QuickTime™ animation describing the game, click here.
In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of America's first landing on the moon,
this year's FRC challenge was called ...
To see a 3 minute QuickTime™ animation describing the game, click here.
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Thursday, March 12 7:45 am - FRC Teams begin arriving at Moody Coliseum. Three reps from each team are allowed to uncrate their robot. |
 SMU "Mustangs" |
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 Teams unpacking in the pit area |
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 While teams uncrate and set up, contest organizers finish setting up "The Crater" |
8:30 am - Pits and machine shop open 8:30 am - 12:00 pm - Registration and robot inspection |
 Alex Colon and his father afix decals to the robot hood. |
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 The team checks out our robot. |
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 We downloaded a software patch and now we can't get anything to work anymore. |
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 Aaron Brown and his dad modify the bumpers |
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 It may not be sophisticated, but you have to admit our robot is pretty. |
 Team 1745 (J.J. Pierce) got our software up and running and now we're ready to go! |
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11:00 am - 5:15 pm - Practice rounds 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch 8:00 pm - Pits and machine shop close The pictures that follow are of other teams' robots ... our competition. |
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 A front view of our t-shirt and participation award |
 A back view of our t-shirt |
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 "Popcorn machine?" |
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Finally, it's our turn to try out our robot in "The Crater" for the first time ... |
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As the practice round begins, we quickly discover that we have no remote control capability over our robot! |
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After a little investigation, we discover the IP address we've given our remote control system is incompatible with the control system being used in "The Crater". We immediately correct it. |
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We've run out of time. We don't get another opportunity to check out our robot in "The Crater". We can only hope that our robot will work in tomorrow's competition. |
Friday, March 13 8:00 am - Pits and machine shop open. 9:30 am - Opening ceremonies 9:50 am - 4:45 pm - Seeding matches |
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 Dean Kamen, the founder of FIRST, addresses the FRC participants. |
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch 4:45 pm - Awards ceremony 6:00 pm - Pits and machine shop close |
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 Ms. Yvette Badillo representing our benefactor, the Communities Foundation of Texas, pays us a visit. |
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 After the awards ceremony, a hot meal of fajitas, refried beans, and Spanish rice. |
Saturday, March 14 8:00 am - Pits and machine shop open 9:00 am - Opening ceremonies 9:20 am - 12:00 pm - Seeding matches 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm - Alliance selections |
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Final rounds 3:00 pm - Awards ceremony 5:00 pm - Pits and machine shop close, robots packed for shipping |
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 Back into the shipping crate for the trip home. |
| No. | Date | Description | Video Length | |
| 1 | March 12 | FRC Practice Day Activities | 21 Min. - 25 Sec. |  |
| 2 | March 13 | FRC Opening Ceremonies | 17 Min. - 22 Sec. | |
| 3 | March 13 | RoboChargers Run #1 - FRC Qual. Round #4 | 5 Min. - 22 Sec. | |
| 4 | March 13 | RoboChargers Run #2 - FRC Qual. Round #10 | 7 Min. - 28 Sec. | |
| 5 | March 13 | FRC Fun Time | 1 Min. - 11 Sec. | |
| 6 | March 13 | RoboChargers Run #3 - FRC Qual. Round #20 | 5 Min. - 10 Sec. | |
| 7 | March 13 | RoboChargers Run #4 - FRC Qual. Round #28 | ---- | (No Video) |
| 8 | March 13 | RoboChargers Run #5 - FRC Qual. Round #41 | 5 Min. - 33 Sec. | |
| 9 | March 13 | RoboChargers Run #6 - FRC Qual. Round #47 | 3 Min. - 13 Sec. | |
| 10 | March 13 | FRC Award Ceremonies | 13 Min. - 41 Sec. | |
| 11 | March 14 | FRC Opening Ceremonies | 20 Min. - 49 Sec. | |
| 12 | March 14 | RoboChargers Run #7 - FRC Qual. Round #51 | 4 Min. - 21 Sec. | |
| 13 | March 14 | RoboChargers Run #8 - FRC Qual. Round #60 | 4 Min. - 47 Sec. | |
| 14 | March 14 | More FRC Fun Time | 0 Min. - 51 Sec. | |
| 15 | March 14 | FRC Semi-Final and Final Rounds | 11 Min. - 12 Sec. | |
| 16 | March 14 | FRC Award Ceremonies | 19 Min. - 20 Sec. | |
To see our official contest standings and other videos,
click on the bar below.
To see the match results, team standings, award winners,
qualification schedule, and elimination schedule for all
teams that participated in the Dallas Regional FIRST Robotics
Competition, click on the FIRST logo below.
