The 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition season, Steamworks, was the team’s fourth season competing. It was also the first season that Ontario used the district models, where teams earned points for their performance at events, and their ranking after the provincial championship determined who would qualify for the World Championship.
The Game
In Steamworks, teams collected gears from their loading station and delivered them to human players on the airship to engage rotors. Team also collected fuel from hoppers and on the field, and scored them in the high and low goals on the boiler. At the end of the match, robots climbed a rope to board the airship.
Game Animation
The Robot
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The team’s robot that season was name Wilson, after a graduating student from the 2016 Stronghold season. The robot used a Coleson wheel West Coast Drive, and had a chute to take gears from the loading station and an pneumatic ram to place them onto the peg. The robot had a floor intake for fuel and a flywheel shooter for shooting the fuel into the high goal.
Competitions
All match data from The Blue Alliance
Durham College District Event
The team’s first event of 2017 season was the Durham College competition. Through 12 qualifying matches, the team went 7-5, seeding 15th. The team was the 2nd pick of alliance 2, and won the event. The team also won the Excellence in Engineering Award.
Georgian College District Event
The teams second event was the Georgian College competition. Through 12 qualifying matches, the team went 7-5, seeding 12th. The team was the first pick of alliance 7, and was eliminated in the quarterfinals. The team won the Excellence in Engineering Award.
North Bay District Event
The team was offered the opportunity to attend a 3rd qualifying event this season as extra practice. Through 12 qualification matches, the team went 8-4, ranking 6th. The team captained alliance 4, and were eliminated in the semifinals. The team won the Excellence in Engineering Award.
Ontario Provincial Championship
From the team’s performance at qualifying events, the team was offered a spot at the provincial championship. Through 11 qualification matches, the team went 7-4, seeding 16th. The team was the first pick of alliance 5, and was eliminated in the semifinals. With the season performance, the team finished 12th in Ontario, and qualified for a spot at the world championship.
World Championship
The team was placed in the Curie division at the world championship. Through 10 matches, the team went 6-4, seeding 9th. The team was the first pick of alliance 6, and were the event finalists. The team also won the Excellence in Engineering Award.
