About the 2009 Robot

Our 2009 robot competed in three competitions, including the world championship in Atlanta:

Boston Regional

Our first regional went well, despite a few robot malfunctions (including a breakdown in the quarterfinals), and we beat many teams with much more experience.  Our mascots (Lenny and Linda the Ligers) were a big success and helped us win the Rookie All-Star award!

Score: 5-2
Seed: 9th of 53

OPR: 16th of 53
CCWM: 18th of 53
(OPR and CCWM are matrix-based statistical measures of a team's contribution to their alliances)

Quarterfinalists (Alliance 7 Captain)
Awards:
        Rookie All-Star (allowing us to compete in the championships)
        Highest Rookie Seed

Hartford, CT Regional

We excelled in Hartford, and (as OPR and CCWM show) were the strongest member of our alliances.  Our robot had few problems and our drivers worked well together.  We asked not to be considered for Rookie All-Star in order to ensure that a differrent team had the opportunity to compete in Atlanta, but we won the Rookie Inspiration award.  Our break-dancing team, the Liger Lunatics, kept the crowd entertained by performing on the low-friction playing field during a long maintenance delay.

Score: 5-3
Seed: 13th of 60

OPR: 3th of 60
CCWM: 4th of 60

Awards:
        Rookie Inspiration
        Highest Rookie Seed

Atlanta, GA World Championship

In Atlanta, we competed against hundreds of champion teams from around the globe.  Although we didn't rank as highly as we did at the regionals (this was partly due to bad luck; two alliance partners were no-shows), our robot had very few technical difficulties and no major ones.  Our team was firing on all cylinders and we had a blast.

Score: 2-5
Seed: 74th of 87

OPR: 61th of 87
CCWM: 66th of 87

Worldwide:

After Hartford:
OPR: 54th of 1,674
CCWM: 88th of 1,674

After Atlanta:
OPR: 146th of 1,674
CCWM: 262th of 1,674