3008 was picked by the top seeded alliance captain 624 CRyptonite and 118 Robonauts and became Regional Winners, qualifying the team to attend the World Championship in Saint Louis, Missouri, in late April. Thanks to Khoi Le who posted most of these photos on Facebook.
At the Alamo on Wednesday.
In the Alamo gift shop.
A replica of the battle scene.
The team out for a walk. It looks cold!
With a statue of Davy Crocket.
Posing together at the Alamo.
Obtaining refreshment.
Sightseeing.
An interesting old bridge.
Wednesday evening setting up the pit structure at the venue.
Talking with a safety guy.
CRyptonite's robot.
The Hawaiian flag flies proudly in the pit.
A Robonaut plaque in our pit.
The competition field.
Working on robot pneumatics.
A great team!
Eliminations on Friday.
CRyptonite, our future alliance captain, on the move.
Testing the robot on the practice field.
Talking with judges.
The judges seem interested in the team from Hawaii.
148, RoboWranglers was the opposing alliance captain in the finals (which we won).
Demonstrating bristlebots.
Robonauts robot. I had told the students to say hi to Rob Ambrose for me. He's a NASA JSC manager and a mentor with
118 Robonauts.
The Robonauts always have a great machine.
On break during semifinals.
The winning alliance in conference.
The winning alliance at the drivers' stations.
The winning alliance. Photo by Kevin Amoy.
Winners!
Winners!
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