LigerBots Live

by | Apr 25, 2015 | Newton | 8 comments

LigerBots | Newton MA News and Politics BlogAfter 127 rounds, the Newton LigerBot team is in 8th place and has made the elimination (playoff) rounds.

Watch it live at www.thebluealliance.com/event/2015new

 

 

 

 

8 Comments

  1. Jerry Reilly
    Jerry Reilly on April 25, 2015 at 10:01 am

    At the moment, from the dense and somewhat cryptic results page, it looks like the LigerBot’s are now in 8th place out of roughly 5500 competing teams.

  2. mgwa
    mgwa on April 25, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    Fantastic!

    Even more fantastic, from what I’ve heard over the past few weeks, the LigerBots have shown amazing good sportsmanship. That gives them first place in my book!

  3. Lynne LeBlanc
    Lynne LeBlanc on April 25, 2015 at 11:28 pm

    Congrats to Newton’s LigerBots – I’m impressed with their drive to even get to St. Louis!

    Congrats, too, for their recognition for the Chairman’s award for (among many other markers of excellence) their community engagement in promoting STEM. LigerBots participation in this competition is equal to any other high school competition whether musical, theatrical, or athletic. Their excellence and recognition is truly a victory from them and for STEM. Congrats!

  4. Bruce Henderson
    Bruce Henderson on April 26, 2015 at 11:54 pm

    To learn more about the excellence behind the LigerBots’ success, take a look at the application (PDF) for which they won the Chairman’s Award at the District and Regional levels. Wow.

  5. mgwa
    mgwa on April 27, 2015 at 7:46 pm

    What was the final result?

  6. Bruce Henderson
    Bruce Henderson on April 27, 2015 at 8:42 pm

    @mgwa: I don’t have a lot of details, but I summarized the final result on NewtonSTEM, where you’ll see links to the FRC World Championship standings. I understand that the division in which the LigerBots competed — the Newton Division (named for Isaac, not for City of) — had some very challenging teams in it, one of which became the overall winner of the World Championship.

  7. mgwa
    mgwa on April 28, 2015 at 7:21 am

    @Bruce – thanks. Reaching the championships was a great accomplishment as far as I’m concerned!

  8. Paul Rensing
    Paul Rensing on April 28, 2015 at 3:59 pm

    Just to clarify Jerry’s original comment:

    There are about 3,000 teams worldwide in FIRST FRC (the big robots). 608 teams went to the World Championships in St. Louis, including Newton’s LigerBots. At Worlds, the teams are divided into 8 “fields” of 76 teams.

    The LigerBots competed on the “Newton” field (co-incidence, who knows) where they were 8th at the end of the Qualification rounds. They were the 7th seed Alliance Captain, but were eliminated in the Quaterfinal round.

    I am very proud of our team. They did a fantastic job, both in the competition and as “ambassadors” for Newton.

    Paul Rensing
    LigerBots Mentor