The Secret City Wildbots Team 4265 pit crew makes adjustments between qualification rounds at the FIRST Robotics Palmetto Regional in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Angi Agle)
The Secret City Wildbots, an Oak Ridge team, is competing at the FIRST Robotics Palmetto Regional in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, this week.
There were practice matches on Thursday, and qualification rounds on Friday and Saturday. Elimination rounds are scheduled for Saturday afternoon. The three-day competition is from March 2-4.
Here are photos from the Palmetto Regional by Angi Agle.
On Friday, after the second qualifying match, Agle said the Secret City Wildbots, Team 4265, were ranked 27th of 62, having lost the first match and won the second. There were four additional matches scheduled on Friday and two on Saturday for Team 4265. Those matches would determine who qualifies for the elimination rounds on Saturday afternoon, Agle said.
See the FIRST Robotics Competition Palmetto Regional website here. It includes an option to watch the competition live.
Members of the Secret City Wildbots Team 4265 Drive Team look on as the robot scores high goals with the “fuel” (wiffle balls) picked up from the field at the FIRST Robotics Palmetto Regional in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Friday, March 3, 2017. One point is scored for each ball in the high goal. (Photo by Angi Agle)
With the second qualifying match completed Friday, March 3, 2017, the Secret City Wildbots (Team 4265) were ranked 27th of 62, having lost the first match and won the second. Pictured here are team pilot Mack Patrick, left, who is watching as the robot successfully climbs the rope at the end of the match. Also in the tower is the pilot for Hardin Valley Academy, team 3824. Also on the alliance for match 15 was 5022 from David Crockett High School in Jonesborough, Tennessee. The Secret City Wildbots Team 4265 are competing in the FIRST Robotics Palmetto Regional in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Photo by Angi Agle)
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