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THE DELPHI CIRCUIT STOMPERS TRAVELED TO TWO REGIONAL U.S.
F.I.R.S.T. ROBOTICS EVENTS. THE TEAM COMPETED AT BOTH THE BUCKEYE REGIONAL
IN CLEVELAND, OHIO AND THE CANADIAN REGIONAL IN MISSISSAUGA,
ONTARIO, CANADA. TRAVELING TO CLEVELAND, OHIO TO COMPETE WAS A NEW EXPERIENCE FOR THE TEAM BUT THEY SHOWED NO HESITATION IN ESTABLISHING THEIR NAME AT THIS REGIONAL. A NEARLY FLAWLESS AUTONOMOUS MODE (THE 1st FIFTEEN SECONDS OF EVERY MATCH THE ROBOT RUNS WITHOUT HUMAN CONTROL) ALONG WITH A SMART DRIVE TEAM, COACH AND HUMAN PLAYER BROUGHT THE CIRCUIT STOMPERS INTO THE TOP EIGHT AT THE END OF THE QUALIFYING ROUNDS. THE CIRCUIT STOMPERS WOULD GO ON TO FINISH SECOND PLACE AFTER MAKING IT ALL THE WAY TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND.
AFTER COMING OFF A SECOND PLACE FINISH IN CLEVELAND, THE TEAM TRAVELED ACROSS
THE BORDER TO COMPETE IN THE CANADIAN REGIONAL. THE CIRCUIT STOMPERS WERE
ABLE TO UTILIZE A NEWER, FASTER AUTONOMOUS MODE TO REACH THE CENTER STACK OF
BOXES IN JUST OVER THREE SECONDS. THIS EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT DID NOT
GO UNNOTICED. THE JUDGES THROUGH THEIR SUCCESS THE CIRCUIT STOMPERS QUALIFIED TO COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL U.S. F.I.R.S.T. COMPETITION IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.
WITH A STRONG SHOWING, THE 2003 DELPHI CIRCUIT STOMPERS AND THEIR "FLYING MONKEY" ROBOT WERE ABLE TO TAKE HOME THE GOLD IN THE NEWTON DIVISION. COACH FIEGL PLAYED NO SMALL ROLE IN THE TEAMS SUCCESS.
THE DELPHI CIRCUIT STOMPER ROBOTICS TEAM CAME HOME A SUCCESSFUL AND PROUD TEAM AFTER THE INDIANA ROBOTICS INVITATIONAL EVENT. SPECIAL THANKS TO THOMAS URBANK AND THE ENTIRE "DELPHI FAMILY" FOR MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO COMPETE AT THE INDIANA ROBOTICS INVITATIONAL.
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AWARDED THE TEAM WITH A "LEADERSHIP IN
CONTROLS AWARD" AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF COMPETITION. DURING THE
ALLIANCE SELECTION, THE CIRCUIT STOMPERS WERE CHOSEN BY THE # 1 RANKED
TEAM. THIS INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE COMPOSED OF 2 CANADIAN TEAMS AND ONE
AMERICAN TEAM WENT ON TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. 
