From April 9-14, Stormgears were preparing hard for an important presentation that would determine the fate of our team this competition season. Our efforts were rewarded on April 16th, when our team was awarded the coveted Engineering Inspiration award!

We're really excited to have made it this far, so now it's time to turn our heads westward towards St. Louis, MO, home of the 2016 FIRST World Championship. We've decided to fly this year, and will be leaving Wednesday morning.


Be sure to follow us on social media in order to view our progress at the tournament!
Hope to see you there!

Boston was a Week 5 event in 2016, and was an incredibly competitive tournament. Due to a series of successful matches and a somewhat-functional high-goal shooter, we felt ready to perform. 

Unfortunately, a mechanical breakage mid-tournament set us back, and by the end of the Qualifying rounds we ended at a disappointing 29th place. In the Elimination rounds, we joined the 2nd Seed Alliance along with 125 NUtrons and Captain 238, Cruisin' Crusaders. Due to an inability of our robot to play defensively, the decision to substitute out our team for another was made, and we were replaced on the alliance by 4H ALARM Robotics. The alliance made it to the finals, where a close 3rd match determined we would be runner-ups in the tournament.

Stormgears also happened to take home the Creativity Award on account of our tank treads that smoothly rolled over most defenses and our innovative shooting system. 

Though a good event, we lack the points currently to compete with our robot at Hartford. Still, we will be there to compete for Engineering Inspiration on Friday and Saturday.