The GearTicks have been an FTC team since the 2012/13 “Ring It Up” Season. As you can see below, we are very proud of the success we have had together as a team!
2020-2021 season: Ultimate Goal
Due to COVID, this season was quite the peculiar one! Despite the setbacks brought upon by the pandemic, we were still able to function as a team mostly as normal and win ourselves the Inspire Award at our first qualifier. We then went on to win runner up for the Inspire Award and Innovate Award at our state championship.
2019-2020 season: Skystone
At our first qualifier we won the Inspire Award, advancing us to the Massachusetts State Championships. At our second qualifier we won 2nd place Inspire, along with winning the Think Award. We attended the Massachusetts State Championship and were proud to win the Inspire Award, advancing us to the Detroit World Championship. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, the World Championship was cancelled.
2018-2019 season: Rover Ruckus
At our first qualifier, we won the Inspire Award, advancing us to the Pennsylvania State Championship. At the State Championship we won 3rd place Inspire Award, qualifying us for the World Championship! We had a great time at the World Championship and were one of the four finalists for the Inspire Award!
2017-2018 season: Relic Recovery
Our first qualifier was very successful; we were undefeated in our matches and ended the day as the Captain of the Winning Alliance, which advanced us to the Massachusetts State Championship. We went to the Vermont State Championship where we were honored to win the Inspire Award, advancing us to the East Super Regional Competition in Pennsylvania. We did well in the robot game and received two awards: Third Place Inspire Award and the Rockwell Collins Innovate Award. With those awards, we qualified for the World Championship in Detroit. In Detroit, we placed in the top half for our robot score and did very well in judging. We were one of four finalists for the Inspire Award and were nominated for the Design Award. We are very proud of our success this season, and we can’t wait for Rover Ruckus!
2016-2017 season: Velocity Vortex
At our two qualifiers, we were very successful, with few breakdowns and lots of fun and fast driving. We finished both days as the captains of the winning alliance and the winners of the Think Award. We qualified for the Massachusetts State Tournament, where we also had a fun day! We were the first pick of the finalist alliance, and although we didn’t advance to the East Super Regional competition, we were very proud of our robot’s performance and learned a lot.
Our league, The Big Dipper League, competed in 6 tournaments, culminating in a League championship where we won the Inspire Award and advanced to the Massachusetts State Championship. There, we were the captains of the winning alliance as well as the winners of the Rockwell Collins Innovate Award, allowing us to advance to the East Super Regional competition. There, we were a part of the Hopper Division Finalist Teams and we won the Third Place Inspire Award, allowing us to advance to the World Championship. At the World Championship, we were the Captain of the Franklin Division Finalist Alliance and a runner up for the Control Award.
2013-2014 season: Block Party
At the Arlington Regional Qualifier we won the Rockwell Collins Innovate Award for our creative robot design, and we were also part of the winning alliance. From here, we advanced to the Massachusetts State Championship, where we won the Inspire Award and thus qualified for the East Super Regional in York, PA. Here, we reached the final elimination round and won the 2nd place Inspire Award, which advanced us to the World Championship in St. Louis, MO. We attended the World Championship in April, where we had lots of fun! While our robot did not make it to the elimination round, we won a Judges Award for our use of fun and new materials on our robot.
In our rookie FTC season, we were part of the Winning Alliance at the Massachusetts State Championship, and did well at several earlier competitions.
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