The Robotic Doges had a great season through the Rover Ruckus game and FIRST Tech Challenge program.  The team members successfully built a highly competitive robot; deepened their engineering, programing, and technical skills; and continued to achieve success on the field.  Six students actively used CAD throughout the season to design custom robot parts and collaborate with local engineers to see those parts fabricated through a variety of processes including 3D printing, laser etching, metal manufacturing, and more.  Providing students with opportunities to learn and apply these skills now will certainly benefit tomorrow's technology workforce.

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The Robotic Doges competed in three Qualifying Tournaments and two State Championships during the 2018-19 Rover Ruckus season.  At each of these events, the team successfully advanced from qualifying matches into playoff matches, ultimately earning Winning Alliance twice (1st place) and Finalist Alliance twice (2nd place).  Due to an electrical disconnect during a crucial match at the PA State Championship, the team lost the match and consequently did not earn an advancement slot to the 2019 World Championship.  We are very proud of the hard work and effort these dedicated students invested to build another Worlds-worthy robot.

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In addition to their success on the competition field, over the course of the season, the Robotic Doges either won or were finalists for each of the offered Judged Awards.  Earning these awards is no easy feat.  As all teams continue to improve their robots and skills being judged, each level of competition becomes increasingly more difficult, both on the field and in the judging rooms.  The intensity and high caliber of the competing teams make events exciting and impressive.  The experience truly does allow all students to learn while having fun.

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