The FIRSTTech Challenge Illinois Championship Tournamentis an intense one day event showcasing robots developed and operated by teams of high school students. The competing robots are the best robots from the FTC Qualifying Events held all around Illinois. The robots represent the product of focused brainstorming, real-world teamwork, dedicated mentoring, and managing project deadlines. The mentor/student interaction is integral to the FTC program. It takes a lot of hard work to develop a competitive robot, and it shows when you see them in action at the Illinois Championship Tournament.
In the competition, two alliances (red and blue) each composed of two robot teams play each other on fields that are 12' by 12' in size. Most of the day is spent on a series of Qualifying Rounds matches played between randomly generated alliance teams to determine the top four seeded individual teams. These top four individual teams will now select two other teams that they would like to join them in forming an alliance for the Elimination Rounds matches. Late Saturday afternoon starts off with the four alliances competing in the Semi-final Matches, then the Finals where two alliances will vie for the title of Winning Alliance!
Like all FIRST Tech Challenge events, the Illinois Championship Tournament is free and open to the public! If you do plan to attend, please remember to wear closed-toed shoes and bring along a pair of safety glasses so that you can visit the pit area to meet the robots and the students who built them. And remember…our team members, coaches, mentors, volunteers and Tournament staff are all very friendly and will be happy assist you and to answer any questions that you may have.
DateSaturday Februrary 22, 2014 Venue
RegistrationRegistration is now open for all Illinois FTC teams. Click here to get started. Parking:Parking will be available in lots on IIT's campus, all of which will be less than a five minute walk away from the event venue. Permits will be sent to teams shortly before the event and must be displayed to avoid parking tickets. Refreshments:The event venue has several vending machines with drinks and snacks. Lunch Arrangements:The event venue does not allow outside food. Registered teams will be contacted a month before the competition with the option to pre-order box lunches from IIT's campus catering. These box lunches will have a sandwich, piece of fruit, bag of chips, a cookie, and a soda or a water for $8.50 a piece. There is also Jimmy John's, Starbucks, and Miller Pizza Company a short walk from the venue, but any purchased food would need to be consumed before returning to the venue. Lodgings:The nearest hotel is the South Loop Hotel, 11 W 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60616. Wifi:In order to eliminate the possibility of interference with the FTC Field Control System, IIT will be shutting down all Wifi networks in the venue down on the day of the event, meaning no Wifi access will be available. |
Agenda
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. |
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| 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: | |
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| 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: |
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| 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: | |
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| 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: | |
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| 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: | |
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| 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: | |||
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| 2nd Runner Up: | 3rd Runner Up: | ||
The following teams earned their way to the 2013-2014 Northern FTC Super Regional 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 |
We hope that all of you who attended the 2012 Illinois Championship Tournament at Chicago's Illinois Institue of Technology Hermann Hall on December 8, had an exciting, fun-filled and memorable time! If you missed it, we invite you will to join us in 2013!
