Summary

Each year our team tries to compete at two regional events. Thanks to our hard work and dedication we’ve been fortunate enough to compete at the International competition in Atlanta. Our first year we qualified for the competition by winning the All Star Rookie Award at the Wisconsin Regional, our 2^nd year we qualified by winning the competition at the same regional, and our 5th year we won the 10,000 Lakes regional.

Webcast Links for all competitions are through NASA:

http://www.robotics.nasa.gov/events/2011_frcwebcasts.php

2012 Wisconsin Regional

Where: US Cellular Arena
When: March 22 – March 24, 2012
Regional Website: http://uscellulararena.org/events/669-us-first-2012-wisconsin-regional-robotics-competition/

From March 22nd until March 24th, C.O.R.E. is in Milwaukee, WI at the US Cellular Arena, competing against other teams. It is our sixth year participating in the Wisconsin Regional.

Last year, we won the Website Award and in the competition we ended qualification rounds at 4th place. For our alliance we chose Teams 930: Mukwonago B.E.A.R.s and 1714: MORE Robotics, but 930 ended up getting replaced with Team 2506: Saber Robotics. In quarter-finals, our alliance lost the first round and lost the next: 0 to 31.

2012 Lake Superior Regional

Where: Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC), Duluth, MN
When: March 8 – March 10, 2012
Regional Website: http://www.mnfirstregional.org/
Hotel Information: Duluth Hampton Inn
310 Canal Park
Duluth, Minnesota, USA 55802
1.218.720.3000
http://www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=DULMNHX

From March 8^th to 10^th we are going to be participating in the Lake Superior Regional Competition, held in the Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC) in Duluth, Minnesota.

Last year, in Minneapolis, we ended qualification rounds at 6th place from a group of 63 teams. For our alliance we chose Teams 2232: Deus ex Machina and 2545: Quantum Mechanics. In quarter-finals, our alliance lost one round and won the next; in the determining round, our alliance lost: 72 to 89. Our team earned both Rockwell Automation’s Innovation in Control Award and UL’s Industrial Safety Award. Safety in C.O.R.E. is more than a concept or idea–it is a culture. Our members distributed safety manuals and gave safety presentations at the 10,000 Lakes.

2012 International Competition

Where: Edward Jones Dome at America’s Center, St. Louis, MO.
Address: 701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO, 63101 (phone number: 314.342.5201)
When: April 25-28, 2012
Competition Website: http://www.stlouisfirst.org/
Hotel Information: Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel, 7730 Bonhomme Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63105.
Hotel Phone Number: 314-863-0400

On April 25-28, we will be competing at the Internation Competition in St. Louis. This is a great honor to be invited, and we hope that we will do well!