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2018 ROBOTICON Teams

179 Children of the Swamp, Palm Beach +2nd bot (Tacodile)233 The Pink Team, Rockledge801 HorsePower, Merritt Island1251 Tech-Tiger Robotics, Tamarac1369 Minotaur, Tampa1523 M. A. R. S., Palm Beach + 2nd bot (SRAM)1902 Exploding Bacon, Orlando + 2nd bot (Exploding Bacon – CSC)2152 SMASH, Port Orange + 2nd bot (SMASH TWO)2383 Ninjineers, Plantation + 2nd bot (Ninjas in Pajamas)2425 Hydra, Tampa2797 Knight & Nerdy, Clermont3164 Stealth Tigers, Tampa

3242 IllumiCats, Ocala4064 InZombiacs, Ocala4065 Nerds of Prey, Minneola + 2nd bot (2 Nerds and a Robot)4592 Mighty Mechanical Mustangs, Hollywood4118 Roaring Riptide, Gainesville5145 WolfBotics, Gainesville5276 Edgar Allan Ohms, Land O’Lakes5283 Torque, Tampa5472 Stallions, Plantation + 2nd bot (Stallions Robotics)5816 Gra-V Robotics, Orlando5842 Royal Robotics, New Port Richey + 2nd bot (Also Royal)

2845 Team Duct Tape, New Port Richey3846 Maelstrom, Tampa4469 Hydra, Tampa4997 Masquerade, Tampa5937 Renaissance Robotics, Apopka6323 The Pink Team, Rockledge

7203 KNO3, Tampa 10497 SwampBots, Gainesville 11429 The Mechanical Bulls, Tampa11499 Plaid Pelicans, Melbourne 11628 Coding Hope, Tampa 12600 Hadron Knights, Tampa

12715 Robo Tux Cats, 12600 VISION, Tampa 14215 Plaid Piranhas, Melbourne

14534 Robo Pegz, Oviedo

08056 Falcons18962 Panther Tech, Brandon 23925 Belmont Knights, Lake City 27447 Corbett Prep, Tampa 30648 Tie Dye Gummy Divas, Tampa31128 RoboNinjas, Tampa 37578 Techno Wizards, Tampa 37658 United Bananas, Riverview

12423 Lego Lions, Kissimmee 13599 Space Unicorns of Girl Scout

Troop 3131, Tampa 14115 LEGO Pros, New Port Richey

14125 Flawless Flossing Unicorns of Girl Scout Troop 3131

Tampa T ampa Palms Elementary, Ta mpa

Event ScheduleSaturday – September 29th

8am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doors open to teams (see load in info for each program in team update)

9am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doors Open to Public – ROBOTICON Engineering Expo open in Arena Club, 2nd Floor above Arena, & Innovation Fair in the Concourse

10 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FIRST Tech Challenge Build & Workshop Sessions throughout the day (Hardwood Club)

10am – noon . . . . . . .FIRST Robotics Competition Field connect & Practice

10am – noon . . . . . . .FIRST LEGO League Jr. Expo

10:30am . . . . . . . . . . .NASA Career Tracks with Kurt Leucht, Software Development Team Lead, NASA Kennedy Space Center - Media Center

11:30am . . . . . . . . . . .Career Paths in Technology – Challenges and Solutions, with Women in Defense, WITI Tampa & Citi, Media Center

12:30pm . . . . . . . . . . .Volunteer & Invited Guests Luncheon

Noon to 12:45pm . . .Teams Lunch Break

1:00pm . . . . . . . . . . . .FRC Qualifiers start

1:30pm . . . . . . . . . . . .Business Plan Development Best Practices –Brian Kornfield , Founding Partner, Synapse

1pm to 4pm . . . . . . . .FIRST Tech Challenge & FIRST LEGO League scrimmages in respective areas

2pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FIRST 101 – Public Workshop, Main concourse

2:30pm . . . . . . . . . . . .Teaming Up for ASD Students – a workshop for teachers, coaches & mentors - USF Learning Academy/Center for Autism and Related Disorders

4:30pm . . . . . . . . . . . .FIRST LEGO League, Jr, FIRST LEGO League & FIRST Tech Challenge Awards Ceremonies

5:00pm . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 1 is done! See you Sunday morning!

Additional workshops or presentations may be listed as available.

Sunday - September 30th

10am . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FIRST Robotics Competition welcome and opening ceremonies

10:15am . . . . . . . . . . .FIRST Robotics Competition Qualifications continue

Noon to 12:45pm . . Teams Lunch Break

1:00pm . . . . . . . . . . . .Qualification rounds resume

2:30pm . . . . . . . . . . . .Alliance Selection

3pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elimination Matches Start

5pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Closing Ceremony – FIRST Robotics Competition Event Awards

See you next year, at ROBOTICON Tampa Bay 2019!

ROBOTICON Tampa Bay - Powered by Eureka! Factory in Partnership with The Foundation for Community Driven Innovation

ROBOTICON Tampa Bay is organized by Eureka! Factory, a Tampa company specializing in educational and creative event and program development, in collaboration with the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation, a nonprofit educational organization. The mission of ROBOTICON is to increase public awareness of and engagement in the power of hands on, mentor driven youth engineering and robotics programs like FIRST, and to provide participating youth with a low stress, high-quality competitive event with opportunities for skill building, networking, and college and career readiness experiences.

About The Foundation for Community Driven Innovation

The Foundation for Community Driven Innovation (FCDI) is a 501c3 not for profit organization dedicated to supporting academic achievement, economic development and the spirit of innovation through inspiring programs, active learning and exciting, innovative projects. We do this by facilitating fiscal sponsorship for youth robotics teams, and by supporting exciting hands on learning and living events like Gulf Coast Maker & ComicCon, Tampa Bay’s annual maker festival, and ROBOTICON Tampa Bay, an annual youth robotics showcase event. FCDI is also leading development of Tampa Bay’s first Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics Center (AMRoC). Visit FFCDI.org for more information.

With very special thanks to our great volunteers, the Florida FIRST Alumni Association

and these fine in-kind donors!

Studio7 • PLuGHiTz F5LiveStudio Movie Grill • Sonic Print

With Gratitude to our Sponsors and Partners:

Thank you to our FIRST Program Partners: ROBOT League of Tampa Bay and West Florida Robotics

AFCEA • Sourcetoad • WITI • !p • Women in Defense