From March 27-29th we went to The Midwest Regional in Chicago, IL!
We took advantage of our last regional before the championship to play with some incredible teams from around the world. Our record for the tournament was 5-7-0, and we played into the semi-finals as the first pick of team 5847 Ironclad along with fellow Wisconsin team, 6574 Ferradermis. Not only were we able to play with some of the best teams from all over the US and world, but we helped teams in the pits through our initiative BEAR Bytes, made friends, and were even able to give outreach advice as a newly-nominated “FIRST Impact team.”
With Houston just one week away, we have begun preparation for the finale of the 2024 competition season:
The Electro-Mechanical team has been tuning up the robot to improve the shooter for worlds, the CAD team made some intake adjustments, and the Fabrication team worked to replace the battery plate with aluminum and CNC-ed the radio mount.
The Programming team worked with the Strategy team to create new, complex autonomous paths in order to be compatible with other high-level teams. We also updated the Limelight cameras with data from testing to make image processing and shooting more accurate.
The Business team helped out the rookie team 9676, Hub City Steam by making 100 buttons for them. We've also edited videos for our social media and been fundraising for Houston.
The Strategy team has been making a plan for champs! After a successful season of participating in a scouting alliance with other Wisconsin teams, we've been collaborating with our partners to plan for scouting at the FIRST Championship which hosts 600 teams! FIRST will soon announce which of the 8 divisions we will be a part of, so make sure to watch our social media for more information.
One of the most notable parts of this year is that we get to compete for the FIRST Impact Award for the first time in the history of Team 930! This is the most prestigious award of FIRST, and our Impact team has been preparing for judging by creating new presentation boards, documenting more of our outreach, and practicing!
We would love to invite everyone to watch us compete among 600 of the best teams in the world! The Twitch Stream will be posted on the link below and running April 17-20th, and we will be posting updates through our Instagram and Facebook.
Link to Blue Alliance and Twitch Streams