2016 Beantown Blitz
On June 18, 2016, Team 5813 travelled to Revere, Massachusetts, to compete at the 2016 Beantown Blitz, which is hosted by FRC Team 125 (Nutrons). Once we arrived, we went to the field to calibrate the targeting system of our high goal auto. During one of our qualification matches, our high goal auto worked for the first time; this was a big success for our team. After two months of tweaking, our auto finally worked! In our final qualification match, we set the event qualification high score of 180 points! At the conclusion of 30 qualification matches, we were ranked number 2 out of 25 teams! For alliance selection, we selected Team 2877 (Ligerbots) as our first pick for their awesome high goal capabilities and Team 5969 (English Skunkworks) as our second pick for their breaching ability. In our first quarterfinal match, our alliance put up the event high score of 220 points! After two semifinal matches against Alliance 3, we advanced to the finals against Alliance 1, which was led by Team 195 (Cyberknights)! We were super excited, as this was the first time our team had made it to the finals. Unfortunately, both of our alliance partners broke down during the finals, so we were the only functioning robot on the field for both matches of the finals. Although we gave it our all during both matches of the finals, we ultimately became event Finalists. Until the finals, we were undefeated! It was fantastic partnering with the Ligerbots for a second offseason event. We had a wonderful time competing against all the great teams at Beantown Blitz and are proud of our performance.