FIRST History

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FIRST History

• Andy Baker
• TechnoKats Robotics team
• 1992-2004

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FIRST History

• Teams Growth
• Games
• Designs
• Competitions
• Watermarks
• Future

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FIRST Teams / Year
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Team Growth / Year
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Scholarship Growth
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FIRST Games

• 1992 Maize Craze - tennis balls in corn
• 1993 Rug Rage large small kickballs on the
  floor
• 1994 Tower Power - soccer balls went vertical
• 1995 Ramp Roll - large balls, goal post
• 1996 Hexagon Havoc - large and small balls
• 1997 Toroid Terror - inner tubes a rotating
  tree of pipes
• 1998 Ladder Logic - big balls a jungle gym
• 1999 Double Trouble - alliances, king of the
  hill, floppies
• 2000 Co-opertition FIRST - kickballs a chinup
  bar
• 2001 Diabolical Dynamics - 4 vs 0, big balls,
  balancing
• 2002 Zone Zeal - soccer balls, tug of war
• 2003 Stack Attack - tote destruction, king of
  the hill
• 2004 Raising the Bar - lots of balls hanging

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FIRST Competitions

• 1992-94 - Nationals in New Hampshire
• 1995-96 - 1 Regional (NH), Nationals (WDW)
• 1997 - 3 Regionals, Nationals
• 1998 - 4 Regionals, Nationals
• 1999 - 7 Regionals, Nationals
• 2000 - 10 Regionals, Nationals
• 2001 - 13 Regionals, Nationals
• 2002 - 17 Regionals, Championships
• 2003 - 23 Regionals, Championships (Houston)
• 2004 - 26 Regionals, Championships (Atlanta)
• 2005 - 30 Regionals, Championships (Atlanta)

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Historical Milestones

• 1993 robots on carpet,
• 1994 radio control introduced
• 1995 moved Nationals to WDW Epcot
• 1996 Woodie Flowers Award introduced, Human
  players added, Rumble at the Rock began
• 1997 Mouse that roared - Beatty/Hammond wins
  Nationals, River Rage began
• 1998 ChiefDelphi discussion board formed,
  college scholarships, crab-style steering
• 1999 Alliances, NASA, Team Forums introduced

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More Watermarks

• 2000 Innovation First controller, score
  balancing, Dean Ibot, IRI began
• 2001 4 vs 0, Championship divisions, design
  sharing
• 2002 Qualification process for Championships
  begin, Chairmans Award Regional Winner, Canadian
  Regional, remote kickoffs, a need for switching
  gears
• 2003 Champs in Houston, Scholarships at 3M,
  Autonomous mode begins
• 2004 Champs in Atlanta, Scholarships at 5M,
  WFFA, vertical game
• 2005 ?

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Future

• More regionals, less focus on Championships
• Super-regionals are like former Nationals
• More independent invitationals (IRI, Battlecry,
  River Rage, etc.)
• More tie-in with school curriculum
• Small companies targeting FIRST teams
• Regional state associations begin forming

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Future

• Who is ready to make some NEW history?

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Team 45

• Kokomo
• TechnoKats Robotics Team

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Team 71

• Hammond
• Team Hammond Robotics

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Team 135

• Mishawaka
• Penn Robotics

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Team 234

• Indianapolis
• Cyber Blue

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Team 292

• Russiaville
• PantherTech

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Team 393

• Morristown
• Full Metal Jackets

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Team 447

• Anderson
• Team Roboto

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Team 461

• West Lafayette
• Westside Boiler Invasion

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Team 829

• Indianapolis
• Warren Robotics

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Team 868

• Carmel
• Tech Hounds

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Team 1000

• Valporaiso
• Wheeling HS Robotics

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Team 1018

• Indianapolis
• Robo Devils

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Team 1020

• Muncie
• Prank Monkeys

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Team 1022

• Ft. Wayne
• ArcherGEeks

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Team 1024

• Indianapolis
• Kil-o-bytes

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Team 1272

• Bloomington
• Tyrannical Mechanicals

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Team 1327

• South Bend
• S-Botz

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Team 1501

• Huntington
• Team THRUST

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Team 1529

• Indianapolis
• Southport High School Robotics Team

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Team 1555

• Monon
• North White High School Robotics Team

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