FTC is Awesome

I just got back from the FTC competition.

IT WAS AWESOME.

I mean, not nearly the same level of awesome one would find at FRC - it's a smaller scale competition. But still awesome all the same. These types of events fill my heart with nerdy joy. <3

The team I was with ended up with 11th place over all out of 21. We were 9th place through most of the qualification rounds, but then got knocked down to 11 after match six.

We got to meet and play with two particularly awesome teams, 295 and 417. These teams took first and second respectively, and playing with them was both an honor and a joy. Team 417 is also participating in FRC (FIRST Robotics Challenge) this year, and we've planned to meet up in Portland at the Regional some time.

They had awesome hats. AWESOME hats. They said "You lost the game". BUT IN BINARY.

After this I'm feeling like next year it would be tons of fun to join FTC instead of just tagging along. I hope Sal decides to continue the team.