Winter War Zone

Written by Samantha Lipscomb on February 18, 2006
Two days before the 2006 construction season was scheduled to end, the Gaelhawks went to war. Winter War Zone, that is. The off-season scrimmage, sponsored by Aces High, Team 176, was held in the gymnasium of Suffield Middle School and attended by 25 New England robotics teams. Talon VII did consistently well throughout the competition, scoring the first autonomous goal of the day. Team 230 was chosen in the first round of alliance picking to be a partner of Team 177, Bobcat Robotics. The number one alliance was rounded out by the defensive bot of Team 195, the Cyber Knights. The alliance made it to the final rounds and ended the day as Winter War Zone Finalists. Team 230 was also awarded the Golden Joystick Award by Aces High, due to the successful autonomous program. The scrimmage was an excellent way for the team to test out the prototype robot before the ship date. Congratulations to all teams who made it!