03/27/2010 Maine State Black Bear Tournament Goes (To) GER

Green Egg Robotics traveled up to Black Bear country this past weekend to Orono, Maine for the 2nd Annual Maine State Vex Championship. The very well run event was hosted by Black Bear Robotics of UMaine and attended by 19 teams from Maine and Massachusetts. Green Egg Robotics managed to finish the day undefeated (9-0-0) despite getting mauled by new technical problems from their robot Fred III. "It was not an easy day", said team driver, James Crowther who with the rest of his team spent hours throughout the day between matches adjusting new design features so the robot could adapt to the official field.

The troubleshooting and adjustments paid off. When the final buzzer sounded signaling the end of the competition, Fred III and alliance partners from Greely High School (Think Award) and Yarmouth High School (Judges Award) were the new Maine State Vex Champions. Green Egg Robotics was issued the prestigious tournament Excellence Award by the judges. Having won the Maine tournament gives Green Egg Robotics a new team record 5 local/regional tournament championships in one season.

The team will make a final push over the next several weeks to prepare for the 3rd Annual Vex Robotics World Championship coming up at the end of April. "We have a lot of work to do between now and then!", explained Leland, team builder and lifter operator.