2018 Team Magma Hawaii Regional

Andrea and I supported the team at the Hawaii Regional from Thursday, March 22 through Saturday, March 24. Andrea once again volunteered to work in pit administration all three days.


Monday evening, March 19, I went to a Team Magma meeting to prepare for the Hawaii Regional.

Thursday

Thursday is practice day. The team set up the pit in the morning and worked on the robot and drove in scheduled practice matches in the afternoon.


Scouting and media teams in the stands watching the action on the field.


Our robot takes the field for practice match 3.


The robot puts a cube on the blue alliance switch.


In goes the cube.


Andrea in pit administration.


Danielle and Madi, former team students, now at UH, also volunteered.


In the pit fixing problems identified on the practice field.

Friday

Friday is qualification matches all day. We finished up ranked 14 out of 37 for the day. I had a dental appointment in the morning so I missed the opening ceremony, arriving at 11:00 AM.


The view from L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, which has a concession in the athletic center, where I had lunch (chicken katsu).
Leahi (Diamond Head) is in the distance.


A view of the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Center from L&L Hawaiian Barbecue.


The 3008 robot moves forward during autonomous period carrying a power cube.


Scoring the power cube in our switch after teleoperated mode started.


Pit routine. Alex refined the robot code all day.


Moving the robot out to get in queue for a match.


In the viewing stand.


Typical crowd awaiting the start of a match.


Mechanical trouble. The robot threw a chain.


Andrea, Donny, Madi and Danielle in pit administration.

Saturday

We finished the qualifying rounds on Saturday morning being ranked 14 and ended up as the eighth alliance captain. We chose Saint Louis Crusaders and Kamehameha High School as our alliance partners. We played top seed Raid Zero allied with the Hawaiian Kids and Robo Dawgs and were knocked out in that quarter final. We won the Industrial Design Award in the closing ceremonies.


Saturday morning I arrived early and sat in the empty stands waiting for the team. Photo by Hawaii Robotics.


Scoring a power cube in the "exchange" in a qualifying match.


In the pits working on the robot.


Autonomous mode in a qualifying match.


Scoring a power cube in the "exchange" in a qualifying match.


Watching the competition with the team. Photo by Team Magma via Facebook.


Everyone was having a good time. Photo by Hawaii Robotics.


In queue for our final qualifying match with Spyder (1622) and Hawaiian Kids (359).


With a Coke just before the lunch break. Photo by Team Magma via Facebook.


With a Coke just before the lunch break. Photo by Team Magma via Facebook.


Autonomous mode in our final qualifying match.


We had the high score of the Hawaii Regional! Photo by Team Magma via Facebook.


Watching the matches. Photo by Hawaii Robotics.


Getting the robot ready for elimination rounds as eighth alliance captain.


With the team doing arm waves for the camera above. Photo by Hawaii Robotics.


Quarterfinal match.


Final match teams shaking hands before play.


Wayland and me with the Industrial Design Award. Photo by Hawaii Robotics.


Mrs. Torige got us outside for a photo after the awards ceremony. Photo by Team Magma via Facebook.


With our alliance partners. Photo by Team Magma via Facebook.

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