| Wednesday, May 23, 2007 | Prev | Index |
We
conducted a feedback session to celebrate our accomplishments at the regional
Botball Tournament on May 12 and to look at some lessons. There were 42 teams in the tournament.
Our Awards
Team 130
- 1st Place Overall
- 1st Place Documentation
- 1st Place Seeding Rounds
- 2nd Place Competition Rounds
- Judge's Choice (for offensive strategy)
Team 129
- 6th Place Overall
- 3rd Place Seeding Rounds
- Finalist in Competition Rounds (Top 16)
Research Project
- Honorable Mention
Lessons
Things we did well.
- Early testing - we were running bots on the table before the project was half completed.
- Early integration - we were running both bots at Rockville Science Day, two weeks before the competition.
- Our strategies were well thought out. In several cases, when one bot had problems, the other bot scored enough points to stay in the game.
- We had multiple people helping with documentation. Team 130 had great documentation.
- Team tasks were spread out over several members -- good team work.
- Team 129 was able to come back from major problems during the competition.
- First and sixth out of 42 teams -- what else can we say.
Ways we could improve.
- We did not have backup hardware.
- Some members played games when there was work to be done.
- We had too many parts floating around from previous year kits. We need to remove the temptations.
- We could have done more testing with Tribbles on the table. We tried to compensate, but still have problems.
- We need to recheck everything before we go to the tables.
- We could have used the Time Out card during the final competition rounds to adjust and recharge the bots.
- Additional sensors might help to improve performance.