This past weekend the LigerBots competed in the Beantown Blitz, an offseason competition run by FRC team 125, The Nutrons, at Revere High School.

Because this was a just-for-fun competition we allowed our rookies, mentors, and team members who have never driven the robot to get a feel for being on the drive team. They had a blast, and several proved to have untapped talent for driving the robot.

Part of the robot’s intake (one of the arms used to pick up and move game pieces) snapped during one of our matches, which gave the pit crew an opportunity to teach rookies how our repair pit works.

We were in fourth place after qualifying matches, and we were chosen during playoff alliance selection along with FRC team 2423 the KwarQs, by the second alliance captain, FRC team 1768, the RoboChiefs. We finished the day in second place, eventually losing to the alliance of FRC team 195 the CyberKnights, team 181 the Birds of Prey, and team 1965 the Firebirds. Five mentors and more than twenty students, ranging from rookies to competition-hardened veterans, came out for the day. Thanks to the Nutrons for hosting a great competition!