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The Franklin Cup 2011 Event Report
Deep below, in the catacombs of the Franklin Institute, two mutated maniacal mechanisms enter the areana...only one will be crowned champion. The Franklin Institute and PACTS were once again gracious enough to host The Franklin Cup. Once again, there was a strong turnout and matches were fierce. To truly make it to the end in one piece was an achievement alone.
Winners
Ant weight:
1st -- Antelope
Chris Atwood Team Sandman
2nd -- Poco Tambor
Jeremy Butler Team Pneusance
3rd -- Amatol
John Parsons Team Slammers
Ant Brackets
Beetle weight:
1st -- Trilobite
Pete Smith Team Rolling Thunder
2nd -- Grande Tambor
Jeremy Butler Team Pneusance
3rd -- Play N Crazy
Brandon Young Dead Bone Robotics
Beetle Brackets
Hobby weight:
1st -- Fiasco
Sean McKeown Team Disaster Area
2nd -- Surgical Strike
Pete Smith Team Rolling Thunder
3rd -- Zandor
Alan Young Mad Scientist
Hobby Brackets
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Feather weight:
1st -- Mangi
Al Kindle Half Fast Astronaut
2nd -- Tetanus
Zac O'Donnell Team Brain Damage
3rd -- O.D.W.
Alan Young Mad Scientist
Feather Brackets
Sportsman:
Round Robin Tournament
1st -- Enforcer
Al Kindle Half Fast Astronaut
2nd -- Phoenix
Alex Horne Cookin With Gas
3rd -- Shish-Kabot
Alex & Max Horne Cookin With Gas
Sportsman Brackets
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The Franklin Cup
This award is given to the most innovative and best engineered bot at the event.
Skim
The Fighting Milkmen
Special Awards
Best Driver -- Brandon Young Bone Dead Robotics
Most Destructive -- Fiasco - Sean McKeown Team Disaster Area
Big thanks to everyone who helped make this year's Fi another fun event.
Big Thanks to Mike and the FI crew for setup, tear down, and hosting us in general.
Pete Smith from KitBots for providing some excellent prizes.
Ed, Beth and Cara for bracketology.
Alan for working with The Franklin Institute and PACTS in organizing another great event.
John Pagano for announcing the first half of the day.
Joey Maffei for helping out announcing the second half of the day.
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I'm sure I'm forgetting many, you know who you are!
Motorama Robot Conflict 2011 Event Report
They came from all across the continent. They beat each other to bits. But only one leaves with the trophy. Motorama continues to be the best east coast bot event. This year, NERC opened up the 15lb Bot-iQ to great success. The highschool teams showed up with some impressive creations. What an excellent addition to an an already awesome event.
Winners
Fairy weight:
1st -- Rebound
Jeremy Campbell Dreadfully Wicked Robots
2nd -- LOLcat
John Parsons Team Slammers
3rd -- Mango Farmer
Thomas Kenny MH Robotics
Fairy Brackets
Ant weight:
1st -- Gilbert
Thomas Kenny MH Robotics
2nd -- Jukid
Kyle Singer Twisted Sick Robotics
3rd -- Night Hawk
George Hotz Team Titanium Squirrels
Ant Brackets
Beetle weight:
1st -- Mr. Croup
Jim Iocca NovaRobots
2nd -- D-12
Brandon Nichols Team Headbangers
3rd -- Weta - God of Ugly Things
Peter Smith Team Rolling Thunder
Beetle Brackets
Hobby weight:
1st -- Cataclysm
Bryan Uber Dark Steel Robotics
2nd -- Devour
Zachery O'Donnell Team Brain Damage
3rd -- Surgical Strike
Peter Smith Team Rolling Thunder
Hobby Brackets
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Bots-iQ:
1st -- eXecutor
Team Malicoius Intent Bloomsburg Area School
2nd -- Bar Exam
Team Bar Exam West Mifflin Area School District
3rd -- Pixie
Team Malicoius Intent Bloomsburg Area School
Bots-iQ Brackets
Feather weight:
1st -- Pinball
Thomas Kenny MH Robotics
2nd --Higgins
Daniel Jones Team Tech
3rd --Steel Shadow
Zachery O'Donnell Team Brain Damage
Feather Brackets
Sportsman:
1st -- Upheaval
Alan Young Mad Scientist
2nd -- Gigarange
Logan Prizrenac Robot Mafia
3rd -- Diabolical Machine
Jason Ribeiro Team Terror
Sportsman Brackets
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Special Awards
Best Driver -- Thomas Kenny MH Robotics
Most Destructive -- Shaka -Thomas Kenny MH Robotics
Coolest Bot -- Such and Such -Dan Provenzano Those Guys
Thanks to everyone involved for another great Motorama!.
Thanks to Brad and Motorama for having us back and their continued support to put on a great event!
Brian and family - Arena delivery - it's a long haul from MA every year. Additional thanks to Brian for working with sponosrs to get some great prizes this year.
Ed, Beth, and Gina - Brackets and making sure the event goes smoothly..
Jim Iocca- Registration coordinator.
John "Anarchy Dude" Durand - announcing and mxing music throughout the event.
Al Kindle - Trophies and helping prep the arena.
John Wolan - Videographer and floor painting
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All the judges who I'm sure were faced with many tough decisions; Joe, Bryan, Dan, and I'm sure I'm forgetting a few.
Arena setup and teardown: Every year it seems to go more smoothly and thats largely in part to all the assistance by the volunteers. It feels like every year we have more people helping with the arena which is really great to see. It certainly makes it easier and even possible for those of us responsible for getting it up.
All The Competitors - Thanks to everyone that comes out and supports this event. A lot of work goes on before, during and after the arena is packed up until next time. And it couldn't be done without a such a committed group of builders. Thanks. |
Big thanks to our VERY generous sponsors.
Please take the time to reach out to them and thank them for their very generous donations this year:
BattlePack
Team Whyachi
Fingetech Robotics
Kitbots
Holmes Hobbies
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