The game this year is called “Lunacy,” because it forces teams to contend with the laws of physics, said Bob Nichols, co-chair of the Kettering district contest. “What’s different is the floor surface. It’s a low-friction surface, which will increase speed and level of difficulty,” Nichols explained. Nichols co-chairs the event with Pat Major of Goodrich.
This year’s robots will pick up nine-inch balls and score them in trailers hitched to their opponents' robots. Additional points are awarded for scoring a special Super Cell ball in the opponents' trailers during the last 20 seconds of the match.
Teams competing at the Kettering district contest are:
| Team 1, Pontiac |
| Team 27, Clarkston |
| Team 33, Auburn Hills |
| Team 49, Saginaw |
| Team 65, Pontiac |
| Team 66, Ypsilanti |
| Team 68, Pontiac |
| Team 70, Goodrich |
| Team 107, Holland |
| Team 245, Rochester Hills |
| Team 302, Lake Orion |
| Team 314, Flint |
| Team 322, Flint |
| Team 397, Flint |
| Team 468, Flint |
| Team 470, Ypsilanti |
| Team 494, Goodrich |
| Team 548, Northville |
| Team 818, Warren |
| Team 830, Ann Arbor |
| Team 862, Canton |
| Team 894, Flint |
| Team 910, Madison Heights |
| Team 1025, Ferndale |
| Team 1189, Grosse Pointe |
| Team 1243, Swartz Creek |
| Team 1322, Fenton |
| Team 1504, Okemos |
| Team 1506, North Oakland County |
| Team 1684, Lapeer |
| Team 1718, Armada |
| Team 1783, West Branch |
| Team 2145, Lake Fenton |
| Team 2163, Lapeer |
| Team 2337, Grand Blanc |
| Team 2586, Calumet |
| Team 2619, Midland |
| Team 2627, Ann Arbor |
| Team 2771, Grandville |
| Team 3060, Birmingham |
The event will be in Kettering’s Connie and Jim John Recreation Center. It is free and open to the public. The Kettering University FIRST Robotics District is one of seven district events in Michigan, which is a model for the nation based, in part, on the success of the low-cost Rookie Regional hosted last year at Kettering University.
For more on the Kettering FIRST Robotics District Competition, visit: http://www.firstinmichigan.org/index.php?topic=kettering
Contact:
Kettering University
Patricia Mroczek
810-762-9533
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