What a season for River City Robotics. Our two FIRST Tech Challenge teams, Gladius and the Dapperbots, both brought home awards this year, capped by a trip to the World Championship for one team and an invitation to compete internationally for the other.
Team Gladius
In only their second year, Gladius won the Inspire Award at the Inukshuk Interleague Tournament. The Inspire Award is the top honour in FIRST Tech Challenge, given to the team that does everything well: a strong robot, a detailed engineering portfolio, and genuine community outreach. That win carried them to the FIRST World Championship in Houston, as one of only 14 teams from across Canada, where they won four matches in the Edison Division. At the Alberta Championship they reached the playoff finals and earned the Sustain Award 2nd Place.
The Dapperbots
Now in their third year, the Dapperbots are a student-led team that prides itself on strong engineering, on mentoring newer teams, and on building community with the clubs around them. They earned the Inspire Award 3rd Place at the Inukshuk Interleague Tournament, and at the Alberta Championship they won the Judges’ Choice Award, a special honour the judging panel gives to a team that stands out. Their season is not finished, either: this summer the Dapperbots are taking their robot international, with an invitation to the Mexico Premier Event, putting River City Robotics on the world stage alongside teams from around the globe. For a young team, an international invitation is a milestone the whole club is proud of.
The teams
Gladius is Sam Kraiger, Jack Rehill, Luke Meier, Tavin Mitchell, and Walter Hrudey, coached by Kevin Kraiger, Shawn Rehill, and Angela Meier. The Dapperbots are Connor, Jack, Calvin, Adam, and Armin. Thank you to our families and sponsors who made this season possible.
The season in pictures
Go River City.