We started the day out strong with two wins but lost the next two due to mechanical errors. We made a comeback in the final match to bring us up to 5th overall. We made the fourth Alliance Captains by luck and ended up making it to the finals, coming in 2nd with our alliance partners RoboRaiders. While we didn’t qualify for regionals, we learned a lot and have a list of improvements to make before our next competition. 

After six long months of hard work and competitions, Ravena Robotics traveled up to Utica to compete in the Excelsior Qualifier. We came in 5th place overall and were selected as a final alliance partner. 

After a disappointing but informative loss at Broadalbin-Perth, we drove four hours up to Clarkson for our second qualifier for the season. After some unlucky pairings we were in 17th place. We met the Enderbots (Team #5484) who picked us for their alliance partner. Working with them allowed us to win the first round of the finals and continue on to the Reginal Championships March 6. 

We had our first competition Sunday, February 6. After our five rounds of competition we ended in 7th place. We were picked to be alliance partners with Team #7420 and Team #11995. We put up a good fight but we were unable to beat the other alliance. Although we did not win anything we are still excited to be back in the competition. 

The new robotics season is finally here! After a year off due to the pandemic, Ravena Robotics is back and better than ever. We are looking forward to the season ahead of us and all the adventures it brings us. 

We are almost ready to take on the competition! We are meeting every day to finish the final adjustments on our robot and our presentations! Please come and support us!

We are planning on competing on January 18th at Albany Academy. Stay tuned!

• It’s way more than building robots. FIRST Tech Challenge teams (up to 15 team members, grades 7-12) are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format.

• Guided by adult coaches and mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles, while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and working as a team.

• The robot kit is reusable from year to year and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming. Teams design and build robots, raise funds, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach to earn specific awards. Participants are eligible to apply for $80M+ in college scholarships.

• Each season concludes with regional championship events and an exciting FIRST Championship.    *courtesy of firstinspires