Thanks for a GREAT Event!
 

OK. We know you want to see pictures and the results, so we won't waste your time. But before we give you the details, thank you again to our Sponsors (LSI Corporation, Lockheed-Martin, and INCOSE) and our Hosts (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, UCCS Engineering / IEEE, and D20 Rocky Mountain Robotics), our fabulous volunteers, and of course, ALL OF YOU!!!!

We have over 1200 photos for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of our event photographers, Nancy Moore, Stephen Moraco, Barry Pleshek and Marie Bush.  We've tried to break them up a little, but honestly, that's a lot of pictures.  Follow these links to find and download your favorites.  Please remember, these photos are the property of our photographers. You are welcome to download them and use them -- as long as you don't use them for profit.  (Be patient when you select these links. There are a ton of photos. It could take a few minutes to load them.)

In our minds, anyone who competes is a winner. Unfortunately, we don't have enough trophies for everyone. So, here are the award winners:

2008 Award Winners

Ten teams qualified for this year's Championship Competition on December 13, 2008 at the University of Colorado at Denver. These teams will have the opportunity to compete against the qualifying teams from the Golden, Poudre, Monarch and Thompson/Berthoud regional events.

As a reminder, scoring is made up of four components:
       * 25% Robot Performance
       * 25% Robot Design
       * 25% Research Project
       * 25% Teamwork

For descriptions of these awards, see the Awards Page on this website. 

And, because people are always curious, here are the top Competition Round Scores. Remember, the contest this year, per FIRST corporate rules (www.usfirst.org), is a Best Round of Three.  So a team with a 380 best round and zeros for their other rounds could still win the Robot Performance award.  Also remember that the Directors Awards are based on the the combination of your Robot Performance, Teamwork, Project and Robot Design scores.  A team with a low performance score, but high marks in the other areas could easily win the Directors Award.

Thanks Again for a GREAT Event!