Engineering Excellence Award
- Seattle Regional – Ranked 10th (7-5-0)
“Fredrico Gonzales Desilva D’Fourth”- whose inspirational name was provided by an exchange student who worked on the team that year – featured an omni-high traction wheel combo, which was perfect for finding the shooter’s sweet spot. The bicycle-wheel shooter was capable of shooting the full 60 ft of the field and could tilt both upwards and downwards to adjust its shooting angle, as it would change depending on the distance away from the goal. A top-mounted collection system held and dispensed Frisbees, and two robust arms lifted the robot at the end of the match for bonus points. Fredrico Gonzales Desilva D’Fourth returned to the semi-finals, earning the Excellence in Engineering Award for the collector’s efficiency and ingenuity.