Archives: 2007
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[ Read About Our Awards and Recognition ]
Our third year posed a variety of challenges. Our lead mentor, Emily Ma of
IDEO Labs, was in Shanghai during the build season, forcing us to become even more
student-led and self-reliant than ever before. Because the team consisted primarily
of seniors and freshmen, younger members had to learn on their feet and older members
were challenged to facilitate the transfer of a very large body of knowledge to the
younger "generation". The team came together to produce Scotty, a defensive robot
and extremely dependable scorer. The team once again attended two regional
competitions and the National Championships in Atlanta. The season culminated
in Gatorbotics establishing itself as the highest nationally ranked all-girls team ever.
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The 2007 challenge was entitled Rack 'N Roll. Teams earned points by placing large
plastic inner tubes on a swinging structure with three levels (the "Rack") in the middle
of the field and by elevating other robots off the ground.
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The team continued mentoring underprivileged elementary school children
with LEGO robots at Elizabeth Seton School. The team also reworked its
leadership structure by creating a technical lead and a non-technical lead
to best ensure communication between the build, programming, public relations,
finance, website, animation, and spirit subteams.
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