Archive for March, 2010
The qualifying matches of the Boston Regional have begun and TJ is doing better than ever! The day began with the Opening Ceremonies, where FIRST founder Woodie Flowers and welcomed all the teams to the competition. With four nation represented here today (Brazil, United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States), we were treated to the [ READ MORE ]
- by Ali McGrath The qualifying matches of the Boston Regional have begun and TJ is doing better than ever! The day started with opening ceremonies, in which Woodie Flowers and a number of others spoke. With four countries represented here today (Brazil, United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States), four national anthems were sung. After the [ READ MORE ]
TJ2 / Team 88 arrived early this morning at Boston University’s Agganis Arena for the “practice” day prior to the FIRST Robotics Boston regional competition. The day will be filled with as many practice matches as we can manage. As the old adage says, “practice makes perfect”. After a strong showing at the Chesapeake Regional [ READ MORE ]
TJ2 travelled by bus to Baltimore last week to compete against 49 FIRST robotics teams from the East Coast. These teams came from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, and Virginia. The competition lasts three days. Thursday was inspection and practice day. TJ2 then played in 7 qualification matches Friday resulting in [ READ MORE ]
One of Baltimore’s most famous citizens visited our pit area this past weekend. Jeffery “Duff” Goldman is the star of the Food Network reality television show Ace of Cakes. He is a baker and food artist who has been described as both audacious and creative. He owns a cake shop in Baltimore, known as Charm [ READ MORE ]
The robot and our drive team performed well in today’s matches. After 7 very competitive matches, TJ2s robot went 4-1-1 (with one match that didn’t count). [ READ MORE ]
Morning came early for Team 88 on this, the first official day of competition. The first order of business was the selection of the “Drive Team” that will take us through the next few weeks of FIRST Robotics competition. TJ2 is happy to announce that, after difficult deliberation, the 2010 Drive Team will be seniors, [ READ MORE ]
This morning, we got up for a quick breakfast and eagerly set out for the Baltimore Convention Center for our first day of “BreakAway” practice rounds. New competition means the beginning of new scouting strategy. This year our scouting data examines our opponent’s drive system, kicker, ball handling technique, whether or not they are able [ READ MORE ]
By Ben Clark After long weeks of intense preparation, TJ2 hits the road! As soon as the school bell rang on Tuesday afternoon, the students and teachers of TJ2 packed the bus and began our long trek to Baltimore, Maryland for the Chesapeake Regional competition. In total, we spent 9 hours on the highway, gearing up for [ READ MORE ]
Team 88 is very excited to announce we have paid for and been approved to attend the Chesapeake Regional, the Boston Regional, and the Championship in Atlanta! We will be competing at the Chesapeake Regional in Baltimore, Maryland March 11 through March 13. As of now we plan to leave the high school immediately after school on March 9th and return home for Sunday the 14th. [ READ MORE ]