2016 - FIRST Stronghold

Competitions Attended

• Kettering Week #1
• Midland

Matches Won: 12

Team Members

• Jackson Bauer
• Ethan Bohnsack
• Sean Cocke
• Benjamin Demick
• Mady Green
• Kyle Grindstaff
• Luke Hartmann
• Merrit Hicks
• Jacob Kearney
• Jacob Matheson
• Cameron Messinger
• Nick Mills
• Robert Perkins
• Luke Provost
• Tia Shingledecker
• Conner Wallace
• McCayla Wallace
• Jarrod Wurtz
• Olivia Ziemelis

Click here to watch all of our recorded matches from this season!

The Black Knight was able to breach every defense in Stronghold. To accomplish this, it had eight inch pneumatic wheels to overcome the moat, ramparts, rock wall, and rough terrain. To breach the cheval de frise, drawbridge, sally port, and portcullis, it was given an arm to extend out and manipulate the gates. It could also score boulders into the low goal of the tower with a roller intake. While it was never quite realized, the bot’s stretch goal was for an end-game climbing mechanism: a telescoping fishing pole extended out to place a hook with tow straps and be winched up.

Match Dates: March 3 - March 5 (2016/03/03 - 2016/03/05)

Location: Kettering University, Flint, MI

Final Ranking: 16th

There's no match footage from this event.

Robozone Episode: YouTube

Match Dates: March 17 - March 19 (2016/03/17 - 2016/03/19)

Location: Midland Dow High School, Midland, MI

Alliance for Elimination Matches

• 5447 - Team Robotica
• 5424 - Rogue Robots

Final Ranking: 15th

5561 Match Footage: YouTube

Joseph Schaar's Event Photos: Flickr

Robozone Episode: YouTube

5561 Match Data 2016: The Blue Alliance

Raider Robotics Newsletter 2016: .DOCX

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