The 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition season, Power Up, was the team’s fifth season competing.
The Game
In Power Up, teams scored power cubes either from pre-staged locations around the field or from loading stations onto one of the two switches, or the central scale. At the end of the match, teams climbed their side of the scale.
Game Animation
The Robot
The team’s robot that season was named Retro Reynolds, after a graduating student from the 2017 Steamworks season. The robot used a Coleson wheel West Coast Drive, and had a powered external intake to drive the cubes into the elevator, which lifted the cubes onto the switch or scale. The elevator also acted as the climber.
Competitions
All match data from The Blue Alliance
Durham College District Event
The team’s first event of the 2018 season was the Durham College competition. Through 12 qualifying matches, the team went 11-1, seeding 3rd. The team captained alliance 2, and were event finalists. The team also won the Quality Award.
York University District Event
The team’s second event was the York University competition. Through 12 qualifying matches, the team went 6-6, seeding 9th. The team captained alliance 6, and was eliminated in the semifinals. The team won the Innovation in Control Award.
Ontario Provincial Championship
From the team’s performance at qualifying events, the team was invited to the provincial championship, and was placed in the Technology division. Through 12 qualifying matches, the team went 9-3, finishing 8th. The team captained alliance 5, and was eliminated in the quarterfinals. The team also won the Team Sustainability Award. With the season’s performance, the team finished 23rd in Ontario, and qualified for a spot at the world championship.
World Championship
The team was placed in the Darwin division at the world championship. Through 10 qualifying matches, the team went 9-1, seeding 9th. The team captained alliance 8, and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
