Final Update!

Well, it is about time to publish this last update regarding the Droid Rage Robotics Team 3381. It has been an awesome season--we worked hard, learned a lot, made a lot of great friends and had a ton of fun!

Here are the videos that everyone has been asking for. Our deepest apologies for not posting these sooner--but if you have ever uploaded a video to YouTube, you know it takes FOREVER to get these things to work. I think that we have pulled together some nice footage and you can get an idea of what it is like at competition for us. But nothing can ever compare because the competitions are a BLAST!!!

Ok, so here we go. This first video shows an entire 2-minute match and what it looks like. Notice the red team (alliance) is on one side and the blue team is on the other. During the first 15 seconds, the robots are in Autonomous Mode where the robot runs its own program and shoots to score. The remainder of the match is Tele-Op Mode, where the robot is run by both a driver and a shooter (people). That is where our joysticks come in handy! Anyway, here is the video, watch for our robot on the Red Team (3381):

This video shows a balancing mishap! We are trying to get 2 robots on the bridge for 20 points and somehow, it doesn't go as planned:

Although our robot is not in this next match, keep an eye on the middle platform where a red and a blue robot are trying to balance. The blue robot was built with a wooden track and no matter how hard he tries, he just cannot get up on the platform to balance with that wooden track......and a guest appearance by Darth Vader:

Not everything was smooth sailing. We did have our fair share of technical difficulties, as evidenced by the following video:

Last, but not least, an encore appearance from our famous mascots:

Here is a picture of our entire team, with representatives from about 6 different high schools. We had a great team with a lot of personalities that clicked. We are sure looking forward to next year:

Once again, THANK YOU to our supporters and sponsors!! We could not do this with your help!!! This is such a great opportunity for us and we are so very grateful :)

~Mason and Cassidy