Aerial Assist

Gather around friends and family. In less than 48 hours, robots are going to take the field and throw exercise balls high into goals, and area high school teams will be working hard to win the FIRST FRC Chesapeake Regional!

Another of six-week long build season has come to close and we are well into the competitions. This week is week #6 and the Robodoves of Western High School will be competing at our local regional. Here's a picture of our robot from a couple weeks back at the North Carolina regional competition. We came home with the Judges Award!

This Friday & Saturday (April 4 & 5), the Chesapeake Regional is taking place at the Comcast Center at the Univ of MD in College Park, MD. The event is FREE and open to the public. There is a lot to see and watch. There will be 54 teams from all over MD, DC, and VA plus a few from out of state.

All day Friday and on Saturday morning, the teams will be competing in qualification matches. Our robot, Joan of Arcs, will be in a number of matches across that time. After lunch on Saturday, the elimination matches are played and we are looking forward to be a part of that. Below is a schedule of events plus information about FIRST Stop which is a guided tour through the pits and arena. It's FREE.

There is more information online about location, directions, schedule, parking, etc. Check out: http://www.mdfirst.org/programs/first-robotics-competition/chesapeake-regional.html.

If you do come out -- come find me and the team. Look for Team 2528 - Western High School Robodoves. I'll be in the pit or on the field competing.

Lots more pictures on the team Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/RoboDoves-Team-2528/64728866444

Thanks for reading!
~J^3