Details for Midwest Regional

Winnovation FIRST Team 1625 is competing at the Midwest Regional in Chicago, IL this weekend, March 23 and 24, 2012. For family and friends not making the trip, we'll post updates here throughout the event.  We're also cheering on our friends with FIRST Team 3928 and FIRST Team 4096, both rookie teams mentored by 1625 alums.

• Watching at home (or work or school)
• NASA provides links to webcasts at  http://robotics.arc.nasa.gov/events/2012_frcwebcasts.php#webcasts
• Webcast will be available on UStream; on Friday visit  http://ilfrc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=34 for the direct link
• Another option is http://watchfirstnow.com/ or  http://www.theredalliance.com/competition These sites aggregate all webcasts for FRC regionals, not just Midwest. 
• Match lists and standings
• Match list  http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/events/il/schedulequal.html
• Team standings  http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/events/il/rankings.html
• Match results  http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/events/il/matchresults.html
• Awards  http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/events/il/awards.html
• Alternate links
• Match List  http://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2012il
• Results for FIRST Team 1625  http://www.thebluealliance.com/team/1625
• Updates via Twitter
• Follow @frc1625 or visit https://twitter.com/#!/frc1625
• Hashtag #frcil
• Updates via Facebook
• Winnovation Winnebago http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000160513225
• For Smartphones
• FRC Spyder available for Apple or Android devices (awesome!)
• FRC Tracker available for Apple devices

Please note - these sites may not be updated or showing details until the competition starts on Friday morning. 

Results and Upcoming Competition

On March 9th and 10th, Winnovation FIRST Robotics Team 1625 competed at the Lake Superior Regional, Duluth, MN.  This year's game of Rebound Rumble involves shooting foam basketballs into basketballs hoops at 3 levels along with balancing on a bridge at the end of the match for bonus points.(see pictures)  Winnovation's robot performed well being driven by Arthur Siebel and Seth Lightfoot.  Luke Didier served as Human Player, returning scored basketballs to the field.  Through Qualification Matches the team was 8-1, ranked 3rd of 64 teams going into the draft.  During the quarter-final matches, Winnovation ran into some tough defense from a team from Appleton, WI, and was eliminated from competition.

On March 23 and 24, Winnovation will again compete at Rebound Rumble at the University of Illinois-Chicago Pavilion, 525 S. Racine, Chicago.  52 teams will be in attendance from 7 states and Mexico.  The team is making some improvements to a few components of the robot to prepare for this competition.  16 rookie teams will also be competing, includingl 3928 from Ames, IA mentored by 1625 alumni Tony Milosch and Aren Hill.  Team 4096 from Champaign has been mentored by alumni Becca Nothof.  Competition is free and open to the public and will run from 8:30am-5pm, Friday and Saturday.  The team promises an exciting time and hopes you will come cheer them on.  Webcast information will be posted on the team website,www.team1625.com.

Pictures provided by team member, Ian Haynes.

Details for Lake Superior Regional

Winnovation FIRST Team 1625 is competing at the Lake Superior Regional in Duluth, MN this weekend, March 9 and 10, 2012. For family and friends not making the trip, we'll post updates here throughout the event.

• Watching at home (or work or school)
• NASA provides links to webcasts at  http://robotics.arc.nasa.gov/events/2012_frcwebcasts.php#webcasts
• Duluth East Daredevils Team 2512 will be providing the webcast; on Friday visit http://www.daredevils2512.org/ for the direct link
• Another option is http://watchfirstnow.com/ or  http://www.theredalliance.com/competition These sites aggregate all webcasts for FRC regionals, not just Lake Superior. 
• Match lists and standings
• Match list  http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/events/DMN/schedulequal.html
• Team standings  http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/events/DMN/rankings.html
• Match results  http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/events/DMN/matchresults.html
• Awards  http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/events/DMN/awards.html
• Alternate links
• Match List  http://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2012dmn
• Results for FIRST Team 1625  http://www.thebluealliance.com/team/1625
• Updates via Twitter
• Follow @frc1625 or visit https://twitter.com/#!/frc1625
• Hashtag #frcdmn
• Updates via Facebook
• Winnovation Winnebago http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000160513225
• For Smartphones
• FRC Spyder available for Apple or Android devices (awesome!)
• FRC Tracker available for Apple devices

Please note - these sites may not be updated or showing details until the competition starts on Friday morning. 

Winnovation Git-R-Done!

Ben Eilers, Winnovation senior, met Larry the Cable guy after the March 1, 2012 show in Rockford, IL.

Ben explained about FIRST robotics and gave him a Winnovation shirt.

 We already know Winnovation gets it done, and now we have a new fan cheering us on. Thanks, Ben!