Results
First Place: Skrub Wreckers
Lilly Chin, Kevin Morrow, Andrew Reilley, Eric Wieser, John Zhang
Prize: $3000 total and an Apple Watch for each team member
Second Place: Team 8 is Gr8
Amy Liu, Gina Han, Kaymie Shiozawa
Prize: $2000 total and an Apple TV for each team member
Third Place: Duckbots!
Lotta Blumberg, Elizabeth Chang-Davidson, Amanda Fike, Gilbert Gutierrez, Pravina Samaratunga
Prize: $1000 total
Sponsor Awards
Oracle Award for Innovation
Team 4: Halston
Arinze Okeke, Scott Heng, Katherine Prutz, Milo Knowles, Audrey Pillsbury
Two Sigma Awards
Team 3: Skrub Wreckers
Lilly Chin, Kevin Morrow, Andrew Reilley, Eric Wieser, John Zhang
Team 8 is Gr8
Amy Liu, Gina Han, Kaymie Shiozawa
Prize: Two Sigma Goodie Bags for each team member
Wilkens Family Award for Creative Design
Team 1: Team Kinda Korean
Eurah Ko, Jennifer Zhang, Julia Huang, Kristina Kim, Kyle Saleeby
Prize: $1000 total
Special Awards
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Most Aesthetic Robot
The staff enjoyed Team 1's robot design, which featured brushes designed to indiscriminately gobble up cubes and an instantly memorable aesthetic.
Prize: A 11"x17" color poster of the team's CAD drawings for each team member
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Best Commit Messages
Team 1's commit messages included gems such as:
GOD FLICKING DANG WHY ANALOG CONSTANTS SIGH OMG GOT TRICKED
WOOHOOOOO DOUBLE COLOR SENSORS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE SKYYYY
Prize: Commit messages displayed for audience's amusement during awards
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Most Detailed CAD
Team 6's CAD model was incredibly detailed, with features such as:
- A breadboard compete with breadboard holes
- Gold plated gyroscope board holes
- A yellow duck mascot that was actually present on the robot
Prize: A 11"x17" color poster of the team's CAD drawings for each team member
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Keeping it Simple, Stupid
From the start, Team 8 was aware of their limited experience, and adopted the simple strategy of bouncing around the map, trying to tip as many cubes into its robot as possible. They carried out this plan wonderfully and scored second place in the tournament.
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Most Code Written
Team 9 wrote a considerable amount of C++ code, eschewing the staff's provided Teensy firmware in favor of their own. Other notable features included a map file parser, an A* search algorithm to plan a route, and OpenCV integration.
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Most Thorough Wiki
The staff encourage teams to document their progress on their provided Wiki page for the staff, the team, and any future team's benefit. Team 3 went above and beyond with their wiki by including detailed daily logs, advice for future MASLAB competitors, and a custom theme.
Prize: A professionally bound booklet of the team's journal entries. [sources]
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Most Organized Wiring
Wiring is something that most teams, despite their best efforts, often turns into a jungle. Some things we stress are cable organization integrated into the chassis, an array of switches that control power distribution, and well-exposed electronics for debugging. Team 7 handled all of these aspects wonderfully.