Team 5687 The Outliers competed in the 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition: “STRONGHOLD”! The game was played by two alliances of up to three teams each, and involves breaching the opponents’ defenses, known as outer work as well as capturing their tower by first firing "boulders" (small foam balls) at it, and then surrounding or scaling the tower using a singular rung on the tower wall. Points were scored by crossing elements of the tower's outer works, shooting boulders into the opposing tower's five goals in order to lower the tower strength, and by surrounding and scaling the tower.
About Christine
Christine Before Her First Event
Christine (Named after the car in the Stephen King novel, Christine) was our robot in 2016. Christine traversed defenses with great ease with the help of her large 13" pneumatic tires and her Continuously Variable Transmission.
Resources
2016 Event results
Overall
Team 5687 was 25-16-1 (Wins / Losses / Ties) in official play and 41-26-1 overall in 2016. As a member of the New England district, Team 5687 ranked 35 having earned 129 points.
Week 0
Team 5687 was Rank 7 with a record of 3-1-0
NE District Granite State Event
Team 5687 was Rank 5 with a record of 10-5-1 and won the following awards:
Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation
NE District Pine Tree Event
Team 5687 was Rank 6 with a record of 9-5-0
NE District Championships
Team 5687 was Rank 20 with a record of 6-6-0
Offseason Events
Mayhem in Merrimack
Team 5687 had a record of 3-3-0
Summer Heat
Team 5687 was Rank 6 with a record of 9-3-0
They competed in the playoffs as the 1st Pick of Alliance 3 and won the event.
RiverRage 20
Team 5687 was Rank 25 with a record of 1-3-0