A Program ofIn the case of duct tape… ... if you've got enough of it,you can move the world. - Jamie Hyneman,Mythbusters - | Winning Alliance 2845 (Alliance Captain) Team Duct Tape 2868 Smoke and Mirrors 3837 Force Applied Finalist Alliance 3830 (Alliance Captain) SkyNet 1369 Minotaur 1902 Exploding Bacon Judged Awards Inspire Award –2868 Smoke and Mirrors Florida Coach of the Year –Eric Grajales,1902 Exploding Bacon Rockwell Collins Innovate Award –348 Lightning PTC Design Award –1369 Minotaur Think Award –506 Pandara Connect Award –2845 Team [...] [...] Florida FTC State Championship [...] TDT accepts Connect Award Months of hard work,improving our robot after each competition,working on perfecting design ideas,meeting with mentors, developing strong programming,and great teamwork and communications paid off at the FTC Florida State Championship yesterday,when Team Duct Tape earned the Connect Award,ranked 1st in the Qualification matches in a field [...] [...] 2009 FL State Championship Thought others might enjoy and possibly benefit from recommendations TDT members have been given,to help make the most of their Florida State Championship experience:1) Be familiar with the day’s schedule. Visit http://www.flfirst.org/FloridaChampionship2009.shtml for details. 2) Arrive on time and plan to stay the whole day,regardless of whether you’re in the final matches or not. [...] [...] All that hard work and the long hours paid off! Team Duct Tape earned the Inspire Award and captained the Winning Alliance,taking it to a four match,edge of your seat final alliance play. It was touch and go at the beginning,starting with balky computers that fought Bluetooth and nail,and ended with our very grateful finish on a [...] [...] Some great videos have made their way to You Tube from tournaments and championships around the country. Here are just a few:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlMU9xYFrYU http://www.youtube.com/user/RobostingerZ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvxQ4NbS17k http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BBC35577B07E795A&search_query=FTC+robots http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icBBOBxFHD0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xdh-NTW4Mw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQL2_M4mVow Great minds at play! [...] Team Duct Tape had a full and fun day at FTCs first qualifying event of the year on Saturday,at Hillsborough High School’s Robomania,bringing home the PTC Design Award. The PTC Design Award ”recognizes design elements of the robot that are both functional and aesthetic. All successful robots have innovative design aspects however the [...] [...] Ken Johnson has some nice pics and video up on the FTC blog of working (and scoring!) robots at the FIRST Tech Challenge Halloween Screamage held last weekend at FIRST Place in Manchester,NH. Looks like it was great fun. We’re looking forward to having some fun of our own this weekend,and hopefully having [...] [...] | New Season is Just Around the Corner!Our coffers are drained from our World Championship run. Your contributions will help us cover 2012-13 costs for registration,new tools and equipment,and tournament costs. All donations made through Learning is for Everyone are tax deductible as permitted by law. Please type "Team Duct Tape" in the comment section of your Network for Good donation. Thank you! Support TDT with Great Geek Gear!Visit Florida FTC on  |