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Create U.S. Open Robotics Update: Raymond Moser Wins Open Division
Over the weekend of April 4-6, three Ranney students traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, to compete in the VEX Robotics Create U.S. Open Robotics Championship. This tournament has three divisions: high school, middle school and what’s called an “open” division, which allows VEX robots to be modified using non-VEX parts. Ranney’s teams competed in the Open Division, bringing home the top prize! Junior Raymond Moser (Shrewsbury) and his robot won the Open Division tournament overall as well as a Think Award for autonomous programming. “The rules of the open division are similar in some respects to the VEX College division,” explained Benjamin Mitchell, manager of Garden State Robotics. “Earning the Think Award reflects the synergy between autonomous programming, strategy and design. It is a significant award that reflects a team that is competing in very high levels of play.”
Added Robotics Program Advisor Chiara Shah, “Raymond’s suped-up robot, with non-VEX parts, was able to hang during autonomous with a ball in almost every match!”
“The U.S. Open was a great opportunity to learn about robotic design outside of the VEX Competition,” said Raymond after the competition. “We didn’t know exactly what to expect, but the team managed to win the competition with mainly VEX parts. With a limited amount of time to prepare for the Open Competition, we focused on modifying the VEX motors to be more competitive in the Open league.”
Sophomores Brandon Gioggia (Belford) and Vasilios Nicholas (Holmdel) also competed in the Open Division in Nebraska, which included students from participating schools around the country. The competition was streamed live over the Internet and many Ranney Robotics supporters cheered on the students via the web.
Said Vasilios after the tournament, “Going to the U.S. Open in Omaha was an interesting experience. I saw many different and innovative designs that we haven't seen in New Jersey. It was also amazing to see what teams went for in the open competition using Arduino and FRC motors as well as 3-D printed parts.”
The U.S. Open win is just one of many wins for the Ranney Robotics Team over the past two years. Raymond, assisted by Ava Papetti ’15 (Colts Neck), previously won the Innovate Award for “out of the box thinking and an impressive use of pneumatics on his robot” during the February State Championship. And Brandon Gioggia, assisted by Coleen Ross ’15 (Morganville), qualified for the VEX World Championship earlier in the season with their robot; the duo will be heading to Anaheim, California to compete later this month.
Said Brandon after the U.S. Open, “It was important to bring the Ranney Team B robot to the U.S. Open because, even though it was not specifically designed for the open competition, it gave an opportunity to practice with the robot in a real competition setting before worlds. It also made it clear what improvements should be made before it goes to California.” Ranney has six robots in all and each team builds and works with a different one.
Overall, the Ranney Robotics team brought home six trophies from the state championship this year and has now earned nearly 20 trophies in total. Read more about the team and their amazing 2013-2014 season here.
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Added Robotics Program Advisor Chiara Shah, “Raymond’s suped-up robot, with non-VEX parts, was able to hang during autonomous with a ball in almost every match!”
“The U.S. Open was a great opportunity to learn about robotic design outside of the VEX Competition,” said Raymond after the competition. “We didn’t know exactly what to expect, but the team managed to win the competition with mainly VEX parts. With a limited amount of time to prepare for the Open Competition, we focused on modifying the VEX motors to be more competitive in the Open league.”
Sophomores Brandon Gioggia (Belford) and Vasilios Nicholas (Holmdel) also competed in the Open Division in Nebraska, which included students from participating schools around the country. The competition was streamed live over the Internet and many Ranney Robotics supporters cheered on the students via the web.
Said Vasilios after the tournament, “Going to the U.S. Open in Omaha was an interesting experience. I saw many different and innovative designs that we haven't seen in New Jersey. It was also amazing to see what teams went for in the open competition using Arduino and FRC motors as well as 3-D printed parts.”
The U.S. Open win is just one of many wins for the Ranney Robotics Team over the past two years. Raymond, assisted by Ava Papetti ’15 (Colts Neck), previously won the Innovate Award for “out of the box thinking and an impressive use of pneumatics on his robot” during the February State Championship. And Brandon Gioggia, assisted by Coleen Ross ’15 (Morganville), qualified for the VEX World Championship earlier in the season with their robot; the duo will be heading to Anaheim, California to compete later this month.
Said Brandon after the U.S. Open, “It was important to bring the Ranney Team B robot to the U.S. Open because, even though it was not specifically designed for the open competition, it gave an opportunity to practice with the robot in a real competition setting before worlds. It also made it clear what improvements should be made before it goes to California.” Ranney has six robots in all and each team builds and works with a different one.
Overall, the Ranney Robotics team brought home six trophies from the state championship this year and has now earned nearly 20 trophies in total. Read more about the team and their amazing 2013-2014 season here.
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