{"id":1110,"date":"2020-07-11T19:52:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T19:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robotdolphins.org\/?page_id=1110"},"modified":"2025-09-11T12:33:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:33:00","slug":"2016-season","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/robotdolphins.org\/index.php\/robots\/2016-season\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1110\" class=\"elementor elementor-1110\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84e0634 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84e0634\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-565f82b\" data-id=\"565f82b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2672922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2672922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poseidon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412e3ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"412e3ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meet Poseidon, our robot for the 2016 Stronghold season. (insert weight and height here). Its purpose was to collect boulders such as balls and score them in their goals to weaken the opponent\u2019s defenses. It was also able to scale the opponent\u2019s tower by climbing onto a rung at the end of the match.<\/p><p>See below for some helpful links:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/firstfrc.blob.core.windows.net\/frc2016manuals\/GameManual\/FRC-2016-game-manual.pdf\">Game Manual<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebluealliance.com\/events\/2016\">Blue Alliance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c082ab\" data-id=\"8c082ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5e2e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c5e2e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/robotdolphins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2016-Season-Robot.png?fit=292%2C221&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3862\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b7133a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b7133a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb3a71e\" data-id=\"bb3a71e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e7b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5e7b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stronghold<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1c1ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef1c1ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The game was played by two alliances of up to three teams each, and involves breaching the opponents\u2019 defenses, known as outer work as well as capturing their tower by first firing &#8220;boulders&#8221; (small foam balls) at it, and then surrounding or scaling the tower using a singular rung on the tower wall. Points were scored by crossing elements of the tower&#8217;s outer works, shooting boulders into the opposing tower&#8217;s five goals in order to lower the tower strength, and by surrounding and scaling the tower.<\/p><p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIRST_Stronghold\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db963d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7db963d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=VqOKzoHJDjA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de2695c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"de2695c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f147fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f147fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6442c6\" data-id=\"e6442c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1413aff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1413aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aeb87d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aeb87d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox &#8211; San Diego Regional\u00a0<\/li><li>Finalist Award &#8211; Las Vegas Regional<\/li><li>Competitor at St. Louis Word Championships\u00a0<\/li><li>Finalist Award &#8211; Offseason Battle at the Border Event<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-834c795 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"834c795\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed1d210\" data-id=\"ed1d210\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d53ec17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d53ec17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">San Diego Regional (Mar. 2 - Mar. 5)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5043aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5043aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Robot Dolphins ranked 8th out of 63 State and National Teams in qualification matches and advanced to Quarterfinals as captains of Alliance 7, alongside Team 339 and Team 2339. Though the team did not make it past Match 2 in Quarter 3,\u00a0 it still won the Creativity in Design Award sponsored by Xerox Corporation for the use in Components in Strategy and Play.\u00a0 A result of the team&#8217;s dedicated members and constructive mentors, this is the most prestigious design award the Robot Design Group has ever won to date.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23bde74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23bde74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00348ee\" data-id=\"00348ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4800c6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4800c6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Las Vegas Regional (Mar. 30 - Apr. 2)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35527af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35527af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the Las Vegas Regional, the Robot Dolphins competed against teams from countries all over the world, including the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, and the Netherlands.\u00a0 After struggling through qualification matches and ending in 15th place, the Robot Dolphins were selected for the 7th Team Alliance with Teams 60 and 295. The Robot Dolphins alliance beat the 2nd and 4th team alliances, wins that allowed it to advance to the finals against the No. 1 seed, the High Rollers. Although the Robot Dolphins lost to the High Rollers, all three teams from its alliance were able to qualify as Wildcards for the World Championships!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92af07d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92af07d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ed2e25\" data-id=\"8ed2e25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10245a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10245a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St. Louis World Championships (Apr. 27 - Apr. 30)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af0658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9af0658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FRC World Championships is an accomplishment only the top 8% of all robotics teams worldwide can experience.\u00a0 Being invited to this spectacular event was an unbelievable accomplishment for an FRC Robotics team just 2 years from their Rookie Season.\u00a0 The team performed well, increasing their OPR rating to the highest in 2017\u2013however it was not good enough to advance to the Einstein Playoffs.\u00a0 There were lessons learned from the design and performance of the robot but the heights this Bot brought are unforgettable.\u00a0 The 2016 Season of First Stronghold was the breakout year for this team, and everyone, from mentors, sponsors and parents, just sat back in awe watching the spirit of these students and their dedication to each other lead them to new heights\u2013and most importantly, they improved the community they serve.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poseidon Meet Poseidon, our robot for the 2016 Stronghold season. (insert weight and height here). Its purpose was to collect boulders such as balls and score them in their goals to weaken the opponent\u2019s defenses. It was also able to scale the opponent\u2019s tower by climbing onto a rung at the end of the match. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/robotdolphins.org\/index.php\/robots\/2016-season\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2016 Season&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":1073,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1110","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robotdolphins.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robotdolphins.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robotdolphins.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robotdolphins.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robotdolphins.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1110"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/robotdolphins.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3865,"href":"https:\/\/robotdolphins.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1110\/revisions\/3865"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robotdolphins.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robotdolphins.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}