Highland Park Qualifying Tournament

Event Information

Date

Saturday January 25, 2014

Venue

HPHS

Highland Park High School
433 Vine Ave.
Highland Park, IL 60035

View Larger Map

Registration

Registration is now open for all Illinois FTC teams. Click here to get started.

Parking

There is plenty of on-site parking. Please enter the school through the Gymnasium.

Refreshments

The pits will be in the high school cafeteria which has vending machines. Coffee and light snacks will also be available for purchase.

Lunch Arrangements

Pizza orders will be taken upon arrival. For $10 you may get a whole 2 topping pizza and two drinks. There is also a McDonalds, a Subway, a Jamba Juice, and a Starbucks within walking distance.

Lodgings

The nearest hotel is Courtyard Marriott Suites, 1505 Lake Cook Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035

Wifi

Guest Wifi access will be available. Please use judiciously.

Agenda

7:00am	Volunteers Arrive
8:00am	Teams Arrive Registration, Hardware and Software Inspection Begins
8:15am	Welcome to Teams - Review Day's Logistics
8:30am	Judge Interviews Begin
8:45am	Drivers Meeting On Competition Field
9:00am	Software Inspection on Competition Field
10:00am	Opening Ceremonies
10:30am	Qualification Matches Begin
12:30pm	Lunch Break
1:00pm	Qualification Matches Resume
2:00pm	Alliance Selection
2:15pm	Start Semifinals
3:15pm	Start Finals
4:00pm	Awards and Closing Ceremonies
4:30pm	Event Complete

Note: All times are subject to change. We will work hard to maintain this agenda but occassionally things happen outside our control. Please pay attention to announcements in case changes are neccessary.

Registration Information

Registered:

Count	Team #	Team Name	School / Organization	Location
1	5072	Wildcats	Woodlands Academy	Lake Forest
2	5199	Blockheads	Barrington High School	Barrington
3	5200	Robot Incorporated	Barrington High School	Barrington
4	5209	Operation: BisonBot	Fenton	Wood Dlae
5	5281	E-Innovators	Bridge Academy	Chicago
6	5887	RoboWarriors	Gage Park	Chicago
7	5900	r3inventers	Hill Crest High School	Hazel Crest
8	5986	MA Robotics	Marquette Academy High School	Ottowa
9	6086	Warriors	Morgan Park Academy	Chicago
10	6199	Spartans	Barrington High School	Barrington
11	6201	Bonzai	Barrington High School	Barrington
12	6596	Sir Ramsey	Riverdale High School	Coal Valley
13	7006	Robotitans	CMSA	Chicago
14	7009	Robowarriors	CMSA	Chicago
15	7030	BOOC Bots	HSA McKinley Park	Dolton
16	7089	Cyborg Eagles	Community Based	La Grange
17	7124	Rockford RoboTech	Rockford Robotics Association	Rockford
18	7173	Dragonbot Warriors	Home Based	Northbrook
19	7207	M-Fusion	White Glove Cleaning	Belvidere
20	7301	Tiger Robotics	Wheaton Warrenville South HS	Wheaton
21	7351	Dynamic Signals	Underwriters Laboratories	Gurnee
22	7458	Full Force!	MLCB,inc. DBA Heritage Luxury Builders, Energy Concepts	Gurnee
23	7522	warbots	North Chicago Community High School	North Chicago
24	7627	Jefferson	Jefferson High School	Rockford
25	7715	RroboticC	Rockford Christian High School	Rockford
26	7737	Technical Difficulties	Fox Valley Robotics	Batavia
27	7738	Vaders	Fox Valley Robotics	Batavia
28	7748	Bronco Robots	CPS	Chicago
29	7846	Rockin' Robots	Barrington High School	Barrington
30	8003	Rockford RoboTech 2	Rockford Robotics Association	Rockford
31	8041	Noobum Roboticum	Marine Math and Science Academy	Chicago
32	8104	Molon Labe	Marine Math and Science Academy	Chicago

Tournament Results:

Competition Results:

Winning Alliance
Captain:
1^st Selected:
2^nd Selected:

Finalist Alliance
Captain:
1^st Selected:
2^nd Selected:

Judged Awards:

Motivate Award
The Motivate Award recognizes outstanding team spirit shown though costumes and outfits, team support, and other methods of standing out and raising attention. Teams that reach out to their schools and community to raise awareness of FIRST and their FTC efforts have done so in a variety of cool and inventive methods - this winner is no exception. Here is what the judges had to say:
Judges text
Winner:

Connect Award
The Connect Award is a bit different than the Motivate Award. Winners of the Connect Award have done a great deal of community outreach not only to spread the word about FIRST but specifically to include engineers, scientists, and other technology professionals into their outreach efforts. This creates connections between teams, FIRST, and the professional world that can last years beyond their participation in FTC. Connect Award winners also develop and execute plans to fund their team including clear goals and objectives - including how they can give back to their community in the future. Here is what the judges had to say:
Judges text
Winner:

Rockwell Collins Innovate Award
The Rockwell Collins Innovate Award is robot specific. It celebrates teams who come up with innovate solutions to the Game Challenge that most others have overlooked. These solutions can't just look good - they've got to work... at least most of the time. Historically, some of the most innovative breakthroughs in science and technology have come when fresh thinking is applied to a known problem. This year's Rockwell Collins Innovate Award winners demonstrated that type of thinking. Here is what the judges had to say:
Judges text
Winner:

PTC Design Award
We are happy that PTC has offered to sponsor the PTC Design Award. The intent of this award is to expand the challenge, inspiring teams to incorporate industrial design into their robots. These elements can be shown in the simplicity of the design as it applies to the tasks, the look and feel of the robot, and how the design allows us to think of robots in new ways. The Design aspects must serve a function - but they should also differentiate the robot in a unique fashion - not an easy task with a limited set of parts and game challenge. Here is what the judges had to say:
Judges text
Winner:

Think Award
Every team at this event has had to think - hopefully a lot. The Think Award recognizes the team that has successfully thought, organized, and documented their journey from their starting point to their final design. The engineering notebook is the record of this journey. Just like in real life, teams that can document their process have the best chance at learning from it and improving on it. Here is what the judges had to say:
Judges text
Winner:

Inspire Award
The Inspire Award is the highest award given by FTC. The winner of the Inspire Award is automatically eligible for advancement to the next tournament level. The Inspire Award winner is the 'prototype' for what we'd like to see all teams achieve as part of the FIRST Tech Challenge. They do many of the things mentioned in the other awards. The difference is that they've tied these together in a comprehensive manner resulting in success in the competition, outreach to the community, robot design, team spirit, and engineering accomplishment. That's a tall order but we've got some great candidates for this award today. Here is what the judges had to say:
Judges text
Winner:
2nd Runner Up:		3rd Runner Up:

Advancing to the Illinois FTC Championship Tournament

The following teams earned their way to the 2013-2014 Illinois FTC Championship Tournament:

Rank	Team #	Team Name	Award
1			Inspire Award Winner
2			Winning Alliance Captain
3			Inspire 2nd Place
4			Winning Alliance, 1st team selected
5			Inspire Award 3rd place
6			Winning Alliance, 2nd team selected
7			Think Award Winner