Indiana Robotics Invitational

Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 IRI:

• The Killer Bees, FRC team 33, from Auburn Hills, Michigan
• OP Robotics, FRC team 2056, from Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
• ThunderChickens, FRC team 217, from Sterling Heights, Michigan
• The Hawaiian Kids, FRC team 359, from Waialua, Hawaii

The Finalists (2nd place) teams were these:

• Innovators Robotics, FRC team 3138, Dayton, Ohio
• The Bomb Squad, FRC team 16, Mountain Home, Arkansas
• Team Tators, FRC team 2122, Boise, Idaho
• Team Driven, FRC team 1730, Lee’s Summit, Missouri

For more results, see this page.

IndianaFIRST will hold their yearly mentors meeting on August 25, 2011 at 6pm EDT. The meeting will be held at AndyMark in the Inventrek building: 700 E. Firmin St., Kokomo, IN 46902.

It is Saturday morning, before matches re-start here at IRI, and Simbotics (FRC team 1114) from St. Catharines, Ontario is currently the top seed at 7-0.  Las Guerrillas (FRC tem 469) from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is second at 6-1.

We will see how these teams end up at the end of qualifications, around noon.

Here is a link to the standings as of 7:30am Saturday.

All 66 teams have made it safely to Lawrence North Highschool. The preliminary match scheduled posted on Chief Delphi is what we will play and is now available at 2011 Qualification Match Schedule.

All,

Scholarship information is up, and it is so important that it has its OWN PAGE!

Our team list is now at 66 teams.  Here is the list of those impressive teams.

We are working on details for a “mentor mini-bot” challenge.  More information is on the Charities page.

See  ya soon!

Hotels in the Fishers and Lawrence area (NE side of Indy) are stepping up to support IRI with packages for attending teams.  For any group wanting to book 10 rooms or more, please contact Irene Moylan at 317-863-6731 (Fisher Hospitality & Conference Center).  Below is the list of hotel packages.

Here is a downloadable pdf of all of this same information

Holiday Inn Express

• ADDRESS:  9790 North by Northeast Blvd., Fishers, IN 46037
• COST:  $89 PLUS 12% TAX ($9968 total)
• COMPLIMENTARY: Hot Breakfast Buffet, Fitness Center, High Speed Internet Access
• Minutes to Lawrence North High School
• Booking Info: Online (enter group code “IRI”) – or – call hotel at 317-578-2000 and refer to“Indiana Robotics Invitational”

Hilton Garden Inn

• ADDRESS: 9785 North by Northeast Blvd., Fishers, IN 46037
• COST: $94 PLUS 12% TAX ($105.28)
• COMPLIMENTARY: Continental Breakfast, Fitness Center, High Speed Internet
• Access
• Indoor Pool & Hot Tub
• Minutes to Lawrence Central High School
• Booking Info: Online (enter group code “IRI”) – or call the hotel at 317-577-5900 and refer to “Indiana Robotics Invitational”

Hotel Indigo

• 9791 North by Northeast Blvd., Fishers, IN 46037
• $104 PLUS 12% TAX ($116.48)
• COMPLIMENTARY Continental Breakfast, Fitness Center, High Speed Internet Access
• Indoor Pool & Hot Tub
• Minutes to Lawrence Central High School
• Booking Info: Online (enter group code “IRI”) – orcall the hotel at 317-577-5900 and refer to “Indiana Robotics Invitational”

Quality Inn

• 8325 Bash St., Indianapolis, IN 26350
• $39.99 PLUS 12% TAX ($44.79)
• Very close to Lawrence North High School
• Booking Info: Call 317-577-0455 nd refer to “Indiana Robotics Invitational”