Team Name: Gompei and the H.E.R.D.
Summary for the Year:
WPI ingenuity and Mass Academy driver participation spawned 2k4, a robot specially designed for one purpose: to win. It has a strong autonomous mode that generally allows it to latch and pull itself up on a bar. If that is not enough, the S.O.D.s on the side prevent opponents from hanging alongside 2k4.
Competitions Attended
- BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional (Manchester, NH)
- Arizona Regional (Phoenix, AZ)
- National Championship (Atlanta, GA)
Offseason Competitions Attended
- Beantown Blitz
- Canada Wonderland
- Mayhem at the Merrimack
- BattleCry@WPI
- Indiana Robotics Invitational (IRI)
- River Rage (planned)
- Bash at the Beach (planned)
Awards Received
- Engineering Inspiration Award (BAE)
- Xerox Creativity Award (Arizona)
- Xerox Creativity Award (Championships)
Offseason Awards Received
- Best Painted Shipping Crate (BAE given by Team 839)
- Most Consistent Robot (BAE given by Team 839)
- Hang Ten Award (Arizona given by Team 60)
- Autonomous Program (Championships given by Team 22)
- Free Wheelin’ (Championships given by Team 60)
- Thinking Outside the Box (Championships given by Team 176)
- The Wow Factor (Championships given by Team 279)
- Most Innovative Design (Chamionships given by Team 1006)
- Best Autonomous Mode (Championships given by Team 1188)
- Fastest Hanging Robot (Wonderland’s FIRST Robotic Competition)
- Best Autonomous Award (Wonderland’s FIRST Robotic Competition)
- Finalist (Mayhem on the Merrimack)
- Creative Design Award (BattleCry given by Team 571)
- 5 Year Veteran (BattleCry 5)
- Thanks for the Memories (IRI – Awarded to Heather Senecal)
- Leadership in Controls Award (IRI)
- Presidents Award (IRI)