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We have not uploaded any of the photos yet, but we have, in fact, come back from the Microsoft Seattle Regional mostly alive. It was wild and crazy, and like the announcer said, something of a "Cinderella story." Almost everything that could go wrong did, and we ended up walking off the field with medals. Pity? Fluke? Maybe I should recall the story...

We were working on "upgrade parts" before we got to the regional. We built new steering wheels, calibrated them, and built them in a way that allows us to mount them quickly. We also got a replacement gearbox with a wheel, just to switch out one of the wheels.

We have moved our robot to Tony's house for the final build weekend. Here we are painting the "plunger" which will be used to knock the balls off the rack at the beginning of the game.
We will be here all weekend, putting final touches on the robot. We are mainly focusing on decorating and painting our robot today as well as sticking and painting decals on plexiglass which recognize our sponsors. We will also be practicing driving and test our robot for glitches.
A big thank-you to Mrs. Pimenova for bringing us a delicious lunch with sandwiches, chips and lemonade.