The 2023 FIRST Robotics Competition season, Charged Up, was the team’s tenth season competing. This season was the first to introduce the double elimination bracket for playoffs, where teams would play best-of-one matches until they had two losses to see which 2 teams would be in the traditional best-of-three final.
The Game
In Charged Up, teams collected cones and cubes from the field or loading station, and placed them onto the grid. At the end of the match, alliances would climb onto and balance their charging station.
Game Animation
The Robot
The team’s robot that year was named Hammerhead due to the design of the arm. The robot used a Swerve drive, with a tilting telescoping arm.
Competitions
All match data from The Blue Alliance
Newmarket District Event
The team’s first event of the 2023 season was the Newmarket competition. Through 12 qualification matches, the team went 7-5, seeding 14th. The team was the first pick of alliance 3, and went 3-2 in playoff, being eliminated in match 13. The team also won the Gracious Professionalism Award.
Windsor Essex Great Lakes District Event
The team’s second event was the Windsor competition. Through 12 qualification matches, the team went 8-4, seeding 5th. The team was the first pick of alliance 2, and due to technical issues went 1-2 in the playoffs, being eliminated in match 10. The team also 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 Science division. Through 12 qualification matches, the team went 10-2, seeding 1st. The team captained alliance 1, and went 5-0 in the playoffs, winning the division. The team then advanced to the Ontario Provincial Finals, where they went 1-2, becoming the provincial finalists. The team also won the Innovation in Control Award. With the season’s performance, the team finished 4th in Ontario, and qualified for the world championship.
World Championship
The team was placed in the Daly division at the world championship. Through 10 qualification matches, the team went 7-3, ranking 13th. The team was the 2nd pick of alliance 1, and were the division finalists.