IMAGE GALLERY: The Rebounding Robots of FIRST

Fifty teams went head to head this weekend in the FIRST Robotics competition at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, sponsored by BAE Systems. Of course, Bedford High School was among them.

With the hope of winning one of the coveted awards, high school students worked with professional mentors to design and build a robot over a six-week period that solved a problem using a kit of parts and a standard set of rules. This year’s game, “Rebound Rumble,” had robots participating in a basketball-style game where teams had several hoops at various heights at which to shoot.
 
The following is a list of winners of the 2012 FIRST Robotics competition:

• Regional Chairman’s Award (highest award of the competition): the PVC Pirates of Londonderry High School, N.H.
• Engineering Inspiration Award (second highest award of competition): Gael Force of Clinton High School, Mass.
• FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award: Tristan Evarts Londonderry High School, N.H., and Amelia Jennings of Milford Area Youth Homeschoolers Enriching Minds, N.H.
• Regional Champions: C.H.A.O.S. of Manchester Central High School, N.H., Riot Crew of South Portland High School, Maine, and Screaming Eagles of Gilford High School, N.H.
• Regional Finalists: Mechanical Mayhem of Milford Area Youth Homeschoolers Enriching Minds, N.H., The Green Team of The Sharon Academy, Vermont, and Shaker Robotics of Shaker High School, N.Y.
• General Motors Industrial Design Award: Team Pheonix of Greater Nashua Area High Schools, N.H.
• Johnson & Johnson Gracious Professionalism Award: B.E.R.T. of Bonny Eagle High School, Maine
• Motorola Quality Award: The Windham Windup of Windham High School, N.H.
• Highest Rookie Seed Award: Penoles-ITESM of Tec de Monterrey Campus Laguna, Mexico
• Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award: The Rocketeers of Shenendehowa High School, N.Y.
• Rookie All-Star Award (highest rookie award): Penoles-ITESM of Tec de Monterrey Campus Laguna, Mexico
• Chrysler Team Spirit Award: Mechanical Mayhem of Milford Area Youth Homeschoolers Enriching Minds, N.H.
• Cooperation Award: Penoles-ITESM of Tec de Monterrey Campus Laguna, Mexico
• Judges’ Awards: The PowerKnights of Manchester West High School, N.H.