FTC 11347 DECODE Season Recap - Inspir(e)ational Performance
FTC 11347, CircuitRunners Robotics - Blackout, has had a breakout performance this season. Winning the Inspire award at the Northwest League Tournament and the Georgia State Championship, they earned one orange banner and qualified to the FIRST World Championship.
To kick off the season, FTC 11347 met with the other Marietta-Wheeler teams at the Faith Lutheran Church & School. After the game was revealed, teams were allowed to explore the field and ask questions to the head Georgia Referee.
From League Meet 1 to 4, FTC 11347 used their V1 SPARKY, a pass-through variable hood angle shooter with a mecanum drivebase. More information on SPARKY can be found in 11347's documentation. After all 4 League Meets, FTC 11347 was seeded 4th heading into the Northwest League Tournament with a 16-4 record.
Heading into the League Tournament, FTC 11347 rebuilt to their V2 MEGAKNIGHT, a dual intake turret with sorting capabilities on a mecanum drivebase. Again, more information can be found in 11347's documentation.
After the qualification matches of the Northwest League Tournament, where the Wheeler-Marietta and Etowah-Paulding leagues united, FTC 11347 went 2-3, placing as the sixth seed, and were picked by FTC 5100 DarBots to be the fourth alliance. They ended 5-6th in the playoffs. At the end of the event, FTC 11347 were awarded the Inspire award, which rewards a team for strong STEM outreach and a competitive robot. They advanced to the Georgia State Championship as the second highest team in points.
After minor adjustments to MEGAKNIGHT, FTC 11347 entered into a tough match scheduling, going 1-4 in the qualification round. FTC 11347 were awarded the tough-to-win Inspire Award, taking home the orange banner and marking a new high for the team. They qualified to the FIRST World Championship as the third highest team in points.
Going into the World Championship, MEGAKNIGHT was adjusted significantly into FTC 11347's final robot GUARDIAN, a single intake turret with a mecanum drivebase. Find more information at 11347's documentation.
At Worlds, FTC 11347 were placed into the Ross Division; they went 5-5 in the qualification stage with a season high 81.24 nonpenalty-OPR, a metric that measures the average scoring contribution of a team.
Congratulations to FTC 11347 for doing so well this season! Thank you to our members, mentors, and sponsors for helping 11347 through this season!
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