Teams gathered for what may be the smallest mighty regional event in UK history at the Wade Deacon High School with a quintessentially British flair during the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations. Ready to conquer this year’s FIRST Tech Challenge game, FREIGHT FRENZY, Ambitious teams hit the field running, playing a record number of 12 matches, in the hopes of bagging the Winning Alliance award. Also presenting to our industry judges, these teams were put through their paces in this robotics marathon.
Congratulations teams for your commitment and camaraderie, we can’t wait to see you again next year at a grander regional affair!
Here’s how they scored on the day…
Rank | UK Number | Global Number | Name | School | RP | TBP1 | TBP2 | HS | Played |
1 | UK-165 |
21008 |
The Observatory School |
The Observatory School |
709 |
140 |
454 | 92 | 12 |
2 | UK-070 |
19266 |
Awesome Atomics |
Wade Deacon High School | 552 | 133 | 373 | 92 | 12 |
3 | UK-064 |
20138 |
Hydra | Cheadle Hulme High School |
472 |
93 | 300 | 90 | 12 |
4 | UK-016 |
20137 |
Tech Turtles | Cheadle Hulme High School |
415 |
114 | 253 | 79 | 12 |
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RP – Rank Points | TBP – Tie Breaker Points | HS – High Score |
TBP1: For a single Team competing remotely, the Team’s Autonomous Period score for a Qualification Match is used as their TBP1. Total TBP1 is the sum of the TBP1s of all non-Surrogate Qualification Matches that a Team plays in a Tournament. |
TBP2: For a single Team competing remotely, the Team’s End Game specific task score for a Qualification Match is used as their TBP2. Total TBP2 is the sum of the TBP2s of all non-Surrogate Qualification Matches that a Team plays in a Tournament. |
Motivate Award Winner
UK-070 19266, Awesome Atomics, Wade Deacon High School
“The winning team was chosen because they clearly demonstrated a sense of collaboration, inclusivity and support. They involved everyone and acknowledged the invaluable skill sets each person brought to the table. What was most apparent about the winners of this award was the team’s ability to listen to one another, their extraordinary enthusiasm and sense of gratitude, both for this competition and to one another as team mates.”
2nd place: UK-064 20138, Hydra, Cheadle Hulme High School
3rd place: UK-016 20137, Tech Turtles, Cheadle Hulme High School
Innovate Award sponsored by Raytheon Technologies
UK-165 21008, The Observatory School
“This award goes to a team that has shown respect and Gracious Professionalism to everyone they met at the FIRST Tech Challenge event. During their presentation and interview, this team showed an impressive level of confidence and knowledge in their robot, highlighting a certain component and illustrating how they would implement it in the competition. All teams performed to a very high standard on the field, but this robot consistently scored highly for their alliance.”
2nd place: UK-070 19266, Awesome Atomics, Wade Deacon High School
3rd place: UK-064 20138, Hydra, Cheadle Hulme High School
Think Award Winner
UK-016 20137, Tech Turtles, Cheadle Hulme High School
“The judges saw evidence of some truly excellent elements of technical problem-solving; both prior to and during the competition. A key skill of an engineer is to generate a concept and develop that into a functional article. As such, the Think Award decision was based on an outstanding element of engineering practice, recognising a team that built a mathematical model and developed it into code implemented to control their robot.”
2nd place: UK-165 21008, The Observatory School
3rd place: UK-070 19266, Awesome Atomics, Wade Deacon High School
Finalist Alliance
UK-016 20137, Tech Turtles, Cheadle Hulme High School
UK-064 20138, Hydra, Cheadle Hulme High School
Winning Alliance
UK-165 21008, The Observatory School
UK-070 19266, Awesome Atomics, Wade Deacon High School
Inspire Award
UK-064 20138, Hydra, Cheadle Hulme High School
“This team stood out to us from the start. Their teamwork was outstanding, their came together with their design by combining initial prototyped ideas to create the best final design. Their engineering notebook and presentation was exceptional. They showed great innovation in the design of their robots and great problem-solving skills. They absolutely oozed enthusiasm. They really did tick all the boxes.”
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And that’s a wrap! Who says small isn’t mighty? We want to thank everyone who helped us make this event possible, a special thanks to Wade Deacon High School for hosting us and to our phenomenal volunteers who directed the show. We’ll see you all again next year doing what you’re spectacular at.