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2024 Provincial Championship

by edend, posted in 2024, Competition

Team DAVE was overjoyed to compete at the Ontario District Provincial Championship in the Science Division last week! At this event, we competed against 50 teams from Ontario, including fellow WWFIRST teams.

On the first day, DAVE played in six qualification matches and won all of them, ending the day ranked 2nd. A highlight of the day was when we played with FRC Teams 2056 and 2702 to get a world high score of 155 (150 without penalties), which has since been broken.

The next day, DAVE arrived at 7 AM and played Uno to pass the time before entering the venue. We played in six more qualification matches, winning 4 and losing 2. We were ranked 5th out of 50 teams by the end of the day and had a win-loss record of 10-2.

We started the final day with Opening Ceremonies and quickly moved into Alliance Selection where we selected FRC Team 1114 – Simbotics and FRC Team 2702 – Rebels to be in our alliance with us. We won our first elimination match, moving up in the upper bracket. Next, we went up against Alliance 1 in Match 7 and lost, moving down into the lower bracket. DAVE and our alliance fought a hard battle in Match 9 but lost to Alliance 6. We spent the rest of the day cheering on other teams in the stands.

Congratulations to FRC Teams 2056, 4678, and 9785 for winning both the Science Division and the Ontario District Provincial Championship!

DAVE qualified for the FIRST World Championship and will be competing from April 17th to 20th at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX. We are looking forward to going up against the best teams in the world for the chance to become World Champions!

2024 University of Waterloo Event

by edend, posted in 2024, Competition

Team DAVE was thrilled to compete at the University of Waterloo District Event in our hometown of Waterloo last week. At the event, we played alongside WWFIRST teams during qualification and elimination matches.

On the first day, DAVE played in practice matches before Opening Ceremonies, later competing in eight qualification matches throughout the day. Students on DAVE presented the Impact Award in the morning, but we were unable to win. Although we started by losing our first qualification match, we rebounded and won the next seven matches, ending the day with a win-loss record of 7-1.

DAVE ended qualification matches the next day ranked 1st with a win-loss record of 10-2. We picked FRC Team 4678: CyberCavs (a fellow WWFIRST team), and FRC Team 6875: Amazon Warriors – Build a Dream Robotics to be in our alliance. Our alliance was undefeated during elimination matches, but we lost the Finals matches to Alliance 2. Congratulations to FRC Teams 4476, 5024 and 9659 for winning the Waterloo District Event!

DAVE was recognized for our achievements in the community and as a successful robotics team, winning the Judges Award for the first time. Thank you to all of our supporters who visited us at the event and cheered on the team!

We will be competing at the Ontario District Provincial Championship from April 4-6 at the International Centre in Mississauga. DAVE looks forward to competing against the top teams in Ontario for the chance to become District Champions!

2024 Georgian College Event

by edend, posted in 2024, Competition

Team DAVE is excited to update our followers on our performance at the Georgian College District Event last week, our first competition of the season.

On the first day, we played in two practice matches before Opening Ceremonies, then playing in Qualification Matches. DAVE students presented the Impact Award and were interviewed for the Dean’s List. Unfortunately, we were unable to win Impact Award and will be presenting again at the University of Waterloo District Event this week. We ended the day with a win-loss record of 6-2 and were ranked 2nd at the event.

The next day, we ended qualification matches ranked 3rd and were the first pick for Alliance 1. We were in an alliance with FRC Team 4907 – Thunderstamps and FRC Team 5031 – Full Metal Mustangs. Our alliance was undefeated through elimination matches and won the first two matches of finals, winning the event. Congratulations to FRC Teams 1325, 2702, and 9782 for making it to Finals!

We also won the Autonomous Award for our high-performance robot during the autonomous mode, an accomplishment our Software sub-team is very happy about.

DAVE is ready to compete at the University of Waterloo District Event this week, which will be held from March 22-23 at the Physical Activities Complex. We look forward to seeing our supporters at this event and competing against other teams at this event!

2024 Weeks 6-7

by thomasb, posted in 2024

Hello followers! Team DAVE has been hard at work these past two weeks prepping for our upcoming competitions and our Open House, which will be held on March 5. If you want to see our robot reveal premier but aren’t able to make it, we will be livestreaming the event on our YouTube Channel.

Build has been hard at work manufacturing and assembling the pieces for our robot. They have also helped set up the community practice field run by WWFIRST, which will be used by teams from across the region.

Software has finished helping strategy program the scouting app, which was finished last week. They also finished programming the Kitbot, which is now fully functional! They have continued to work with the limelight, which is able to detect the April Tags that are placed on key field elements such as the Speaker and Amp.

Business has submitted the first portion of the Impact award and has been hard at work writing our presentation script. They have also been working on our music video that we will be submitting for the award, and everyone on the team has our song stuck in their heads. They have also been preparing for our Open House, organizing food and drinks and writing the script for our presenters.

Strategy has finished programming the scouting app, which will help us record information about teams at our competitions. They have begun to train our scouts the use the app by explaining all the app’s features and scouting some matches from the Hueneme Port Regional.

The team has been working very hard these past weeks, and is proud of all the progress that they have made. We are thankful for our mentors, parents, and sponsors, without whom we shouldn’t be where we are now. We are looking forward to seeing you at our Open House this Thursday!

2024 Weeks 4-5

by edend, posted in 2024

Hello followers! Team DAVE has been very productive and focused in the last weeks preparing for our upcoming events and Open House, where we will reveal our finished robot.

Build has been working on the practice swerve and the shooter. They are very focused on manufacturing the shooter and constructing other pieces of the robot. They received the Krakens, and were given many parts for the robot from our benevolent sponsors.

Software has been working hard testing the swerve as they wait for Build to complete the robot. They have started working on the limelight and programming the Kitbot!

Business has worked on the Impact Award by editing the essay and working on other parts of the submission. They have also sent out invites for our upcoming Open House and completed the submission for the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award.

Strategy has been planning what features to include in our scouting app, ensuring we will have proper data analysis for our competitions. They also designed the layout of the app and have started programming the app.

We are so grateful for our community of amazing mentors, parents, and sponsors who guide the team during build season. Thank you to all of our supporters, we will see you at our Open House in March!