By Judah Page
The Cybergnomes put Clearview Township on the international map of the Robotics’ World at the Indiana Robotics Invitational on July 18 and 19 in Indianapolis.
This is the elite off-season event for FIRST Robotics; only the top 70 teams in the world get invitations, and the “Gnomes” were one of them.
Of the top 70 teams, out of 2,700 around the world, nine Canadian teams were invited. Four of the eight in the finals round were Canadian, showing that Canadian high school students are some of the most advanced in the “STEM” subjects (science, technology, engineering and math).
The Cybergnomes had some hard luck on Friday morning, but recovered in the afternoon and showed their capabilities well on Saturday morning. In the Alliance Selections (when the top eight seeded teams pick three other teams to partner with for elimination matches), the First Place alliance picked Team 2013 The Cybergnomes. Our alliance played up through the quarters and semis, and into the finals. The first match was close – lost only due to a penalty on an alliance member. The second match was hard fought, but not in our favour.
The Cybergnomes are recruiting students aged 14 to 18 to start in September for the next season. You can contact us via Facebook at Cybergnomes Robotics FRC Team 2013, or by email at cybergnomesteam2013@gmail.com.