The LigerBots are back at it again! Our team had an outstanding performance at the Greater Boston Qualifier hosted at Revere High school, March 23-24.
LigerBots has won the FIRST impact award, the most prestigious award in FIRST! Because we won this award, we were invited to compete in the upcoming New England District Championship.
“Part of the reason why we won was because of the unique story we had, especially because of our circumstances this build season.” said FIRST impact team member Felicia J, “Another reason why we won is because of the efforts that all the members of our first impact team went through, going to meetings 6 days a week”.
We wouldn’t have won this award without our FIRST impact award team, who presented to judges about what the Ligerbots does, how we impact the community and spread FIRST values.
We performed well in the competition, placing 20th place out of 185 teams in New England.
“This competition taught us a lot, we saw massive improvements on our consistency. We have identified some weak spots that we can work on. This competition has left a certain spot in my heart!” said drive team member Emily P.
Next week starts the New England District Championship, April 4-6, which we are able to attend due to us qualifying for the Engineering Inspiration and FIRST impact award!
Greater Boston District Event, here we come!
March 21, 2024
Boston, prepare yourself for the LigerBots! We have just spent the past two weeks repairing and rebuilding Calliope, our robot, to face the strong opponents waiting for us at Revere this weekend from March 23-24.
Once again, we will be showcasing the impact our team has brought to our community beyond our robot as well as joining in the excitement on the field!
Like us on facebook or follow us on instagram! We will be posting the link to the live feed for at home viewing. Click this link to see all the teams competing against us!
“Since the last competition we have looked at what damage was done and made improvements to the robot’s durability, strength and reliability” said team member Elliot S.
Here’s to another outstanding performance and rocking out this competition!
Be Our Champion!
March 15, 2024
We are going to the Championships! FIRST robotics conducts their annual international championship in Houston, Texas. Last year, more than 18,000 students, representing 974 robotics teams from 59 countries came together to compete, innovate and connect. This year, we’re going! However, that means more fees and expenses. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please donate! And cheer us on when we go to Worlds Apr 3-Apr 6. You would be our Champion!
Help us attend Worlds!
With the team win pictured above, we will be competing for the Engineering Inspiration Award at District Championships April 3-6! Then it will be Houston or bust! The Annual FIRST world championships is hosted in Houston and we’re going to compete with the best FRC teams from around the world. We need to raise funds for registration and transportation. Become a Sponsor (ligerbots.org)
Thank you in advance for your support! Any amount would help get students closer to Houston! The LigerBots thank you, Calliope thanks you and Thaddeus thanks you.
Our game-breaking competition at BSU!
March 12, 2024
This past weekend, the LigerBots finished strongly at Bridgewater State University for their first New England District Qualifier.
After two fierce days of competition and overcoming a series of technical challenges, we not only made it to the playoffs, but our alliance was in the finals! We also won the Engineering Inspiration Award (celebrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team’s school or organization and community).
The LigerBots are currently 17th in New England out of 175 teams, racking up a total of 53 ranking points at BSU. Our FIRST Impact Award team presented in front of judges, telling them how our robotics team impacts the way students learn new skills. Throughout the whole competition, we had actively working LigerBots members performing various tasks such as presenting, photography, scouting robots’ stats, and repairing any damages inflicted upon the robot.
This is only the beginning. This week, the LigerBots are back in the shop, taking lessons from the competition to make strategic improvements. This will prepare them for the next competition in 2 weeks on March 23rd and 24th.
We’ve had an extraordinary experience this weekend! We hope we can learn valuable lessons and skills from this experience, so that we have an even better performance for upcoming competitions!