Just Another Friday in Atlanta

We’ve been so BUSY, and yet I still can’t believe we haven’t posted a single BLOG entry yet!

Today is a BIG day! Yesterday, Thursday, was the longest month we’ve ever spent in robotics. Harrison helped unpack the crate starting at 7:15 a.m. Then, we . . .
. . . made robot repairs and modifications
. . . passed inspection
. . . played our first practice round at 9:00 (nice job with the trident, Morgan)
. . . scouted other teams
. . . played a second practice round at 10:40
. . . scouted more teams (way to manage the scouting process, Robert!)
. . . cheered on our first qualification round at 1:06 (our alliance won the match though Scorpio was a little slow on the uptake )
. . . scouted more teams (with great determination on Monica’s, Laura’s, and Claire’s parts)
. . . played and won our second qualification round at 2:45 (we shot, and scored, and opened our climber for the first time!)
. . . celebrated at 16th place in the standings for a brief shining moment
. . . scouted some more
. . . played and won our third qualification round at 4:00 (great driving Anthony and Curtis)
. . . dare I say, scouted MORE – 71 teams total!
. . . the STUDENTS made important repairs and maintenance on the robot (yeah Patrick and Robert G!)
. . . ended the competition day in the middle of the pack, hurray!

TODAY, Friday, it’s more qualification rounds. We feel strong and capable. Be sure to catch our next qualification rounds at http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/robotics/. We are on “Curie Field”. We play at 9:49 Atlanta time (6:49 in AZ), 10:55 (7:55), 1:54 (10:54), 2:54 (11:54), and 4:54 (1:54) as long as the matches stay on track.

Morgan says, "get tough with the competition!"

It’s Out of Orbit for Team 2449!