2007: Rack ‘N Roll – Raptor
Team Changes
In 2007, Lori Hinytz took over as the new team adviser and the team had to recover from losing both John Budish and many former seniors. Thankfully, the team’s new leadership promised to be more organized with a much stricter attitude. The team had more members and planned more activities than ever before.
The Game: Rack ‘N Roll
RACK ‘N ROLL was the 2007 FIRST® Robotics game. Two alliances of 3 teams each competed to score “ringers” onto the “Rack.” The Rack was an octagonal structure located in the middle of the field that had 3 rows of “spider legs.” Each of the spider legs had a round stopper at the end to keep the ringers from falling off. The ringers, along with the keepers and spoilers, were inflated inner tubes commonly used as pool toys. Keepers were the tubes used during autonomous while spoilers could negate ringers that were occupying the spider leg.
The Robot: Raptor
This robot featured a 6 axis arm that was used to manipulate the game pieces.
The Results: See here
Team Awards
| Event | Award |
|---|---|
| 2007 Wisconsin Regional | Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award |
| 2007 Wisconsin Regional | Regional Winners |
| 2007 Wisconsin Regional | Engineering Inspiration Award |
| 2007 Buckeye Regional | Delphi “Driving Tomorrow’s Technology” Award |
Member Awards
| Award | Received By |
|---|---|
| Best Program Support | Stephanie Smith |
| Best Team Lead | Lori Hall |
| Most Technically Proficient | Christopher Burger |
| Special Recognition | Laura Kamenick, Rockwell Automation, Taylor Roehr |
| Team Spirit | Cristin Jelden |
| Super Supporter | Laurie Cox and Kari Woods |
| Engineers | Justin Wechter |
| Mentor of the Year | David Wechter |
| Most Valuable Participant | Michael Weinand |
| Committed to a Concept | Kristin Cox |
| Most Improved | Joshua Greiveldinger |
| Most Valuable Rookie | Jeremy Becker |
| Rising Star | Kelsey Gratz and Tricia Horvath |
| Woodie Flowers Nominee | Lori Hinytz (nominated at regional) |