The game was CHARGED UP™. Transitioning from COVID had its own challenges but we pulled through. We named this season's robot “Grasshopper”.
Our first competition was the Iowa Regional. We were the Captain for Alliance 5. We played along with Team 967 Iron Lions and Team 7531 Servos Strike Back. Our alliance made it to Quarters 2 Match 2 with a score of 52-56. As a team, we were ranked 8th with a record of 7-6-0. At this regional, our lead programming mentor won the highest honor a mentor could receive, the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award. Additionally, our mentor, Bruce Newendorp won Volunteer of the year. Besides these awards, our team earned the Entrepreneurship Award for best comprehensive business plan of our team.
The next competition we attended was Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional presented by Medtronic. We were Captain of Alliance 4. Our alliance partners were Team 6420 Fire Island Robotics and Team 2470 Team BJORG. As an alliance, we made it to Semis 1 Match 2 with a score of 67-130. Team 525 was Rank 5 with a record of 11-4-0. At this competition, our impact team won the Chairman's Award.
Team 525 was part of the Hopper Division at the Houston Championship. Team 525 was Rank 29 with a record of 5-5-0. We ended up being picked by the Alliance 8 captain, Team 1538 The Holy Cows. Part of alliance 8 were Team 4201 The Vitruvian Bots and Team 302 The Dragons. Our alliance made it to Quarters 1 Match 2 with a score of 136-143. The energy was amazing and the competition was an amazing experience.
Rapid React™ was the FIRST 2022 FRC game. In Rapid React, two groups of three teams each play. Each team drives a robot while collaborating with alliance partners. The game is about both groups throwing inflatable balls called Cargo into a middle Hub and climbing their Hangars at the match's end. The main goal in each game is to get more points than the other group before it finishes.