Competing at CalGames
This past weekend, I was fortunate to attend CalGames on Saturday. Although most of the rookies attending were completely exhausted from our overnight on Friday, it was a great experience that woke me up from the start. The team spirit in and out of the stands was enormous, and everyone showed up to work and have a great time. Even though rookies had a light load of stuff to do, I was engaged and in team spirit throughout the entirety of the competition. While sitting in the stands, I was impressed with how efficient and composed the drive team and pit crew were during the semi-finals and finals. Winning the System Design Award as well as the Mentor Award for Marta, and being the Champions of CalGames was a great way to end a wonderful competition. I am so proud of the Janksters, or rather, the JankSTARS!!!!
KK KumarClass of 2020
On October 7th and 8th, we attended the off-season competition Calgames, hosted by the Western Regional Robotics Forum. After the success from Chezy Champs, everyone was super excited and ready to see the robot perform well. Although I spent most of the competition in the pits as I was on drive team, I could see the happiness and enthusiasm from our team in the stands. I was also glad to see that the rookies were beginning to feel more included and more a part of the team than they were when they first joined. The level of excitement only increased as the competition progressed, with the team continuing on to eliminations with Team 1868 the Space Cookies and Team 3045 The Gear Gremlins. Several matches later, our alliance were declared the champions of the 2016 Calgames! To top it off, we also won the Systems Design Award for our scaling mechanism, and our coach, Marta Carrillo, won the Mentor Award. This was by far the most exciting competition that I have attended, and through all the dancing, anticipation, and success we experienced, the team was brought closer together. It truly was the best way to end our busy and successful Stronghold season and begin our 2016 to 2017 robotics year.
Miyo ImaiClass of 2018