The other four robotics teams competed Sunday at the NYC Championship in Queens. At the end of qualifying rounds, two of the Dalton teams were ranked #1 and #2 with the other two close behind. Team 6051 Quantum Mechanics and team 9372 Standard Model decided to team up in theplayoffs and won their first matchup. Meanwhile, 9371 General Relativity and 11453 Uncertainty Principle formed alliances and faced each other in the first round. General Relativity upset the #1 ranked Uncertainty Principle and advanced to the finals against the other Dalton teams. Their first match ended in a tie, adding to the suspense. With the help of their partners, theIslandbots, General Relativity was able to win the finals by a slimfive-pointmargin, knocking the other Dalton teams out of the competition and winning the day. However, Uncertainty Principle did the best in the judged categories, winning third place in the Inspire Award (the top overall judged award).

 

In the end, only three of the 92 NYC Robotics teams advanced to the next level of competition, and all three are from Dalton. While this marks the end of the season for our other two teams, they shouldstill be proud of their accomplishments. Please join us in congratulating all of our teams and wishing those that are moving on luck at the Eastern Super-Regional Tournament on March 17-19!

Story and photos submitted by Robotics and Computer Science teacher Sloan Warren