NC State Championship, February 20, 2010

First Robot Run 390 points
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwI0hsqHeOQ

Second Robot Run 400 points
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGSGN317qu4

Third and final Robot Run 400 points:  The robot got into serious trouble but recovered in the end
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anZnpWXpAfU

Practice Run:  the access marker fell over at the end of the run - we learned that this is called a field damage - and Jan had to make adjustments to the program right there on the spot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrEoWboGSkQ

At home right before the NC State Championship

Team Rex is ready for the North Carolina FIRST Lego League state competition. The tweaking of the robot has come to an end and Team Rex is able to have perfect runs with 400 ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LGpxNJeFD4

World Festival in Atlanta, April 15-17, 2010

Team Announcement before the Robot Runs
Each team was announced with lots of noise and cheering before the robot runs.

First Robot Run with Owen and Benny
This is the first robot run for Team Rex at the FLL World Festival in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. This run was flawless and earned the full 400 points for the team.

Second Robot Run with Jan and Gavin
During the second run the robot ran into problems with the tape that was used to glue the mat to the table. In the end, the referees gave the team the full 400 points though.

Team Rex Negotiates with the Head Referee
The field mat was glued with black tape to the table during the competition at the FLL World Festival in Atlanta. Because of the tape, our robot could not push one of the sensor walls all the way to the table frame. Instead the sensor wall was tilted and as a result, the robot got misaligned and missed the access marker in the corner. The team successfully convinced the referee at the table and head referee that the tape should not have been there in the first place and got the full 400 points awarded for the run.

Third Robot Run with Lena and Tobias
A small flaw in the setup caused the robot to knock down a warning beacon resulting in a 390 point run.

Group Activity with Spanish Team Laurosoninc
The Spanish team Laurosonic was the partner for Team Rex during the FLL World Festival. Among other activities, the team had to come up with a unique handshake.
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