The 2010 New England Botball Regional Tournament took place on April 10, 2010 in Lowell,
MA. Teams from Massachusetts and the surrounding states brought robots to the competition.
Results for
Overall Winners
The Overall winners for Botball are determined by Double Elimination rank, Seeding Round scores and Online and Onsite Documentation scores
| 1st | Wellesley High School (10-0112 ) |
| 2nd | Roxbury Latin School (10-0075) |
| 3rd | Malden Catholic High School (10-0009 ) |
| 4th | Andover Robotics Club (10-0275 ) |
| 5th | Merrimack Valley Home Schoolers (10-0140 ) |
Outstanding Documentation
Botball teams are required to complete documentation covering their work on their competition robots. Documentation scores determine about one-third of each team’s overall score.
Trophies
| Best Online Documentation Trophy | Andover Robotics Club (10-0275) |
Certificates
| Online Documentation | Phillips Academy (10-0269) |
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| Online Documentation | Merrimack Valley Home Schoolers (10-0140) |
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| Onsite Presentation | Malden Catholic School (10-0009) |
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| Onsite Presentation | Merrimack Valley Home Schooersl (10-0140) |
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Double Elimination Winners
Robots from two different teams compete on the game board simultaneously in an effort to score as many points as possible, but also to keep their opponent from scoring. Double Elimination placement makes up about one-third of the overall Botball score.
| 1st | Wellesley High School (10-0112 ) |
| 2nd | Roxbury Latin School (10-0075) |
| 3rd | Greater Lowell Technical High School (10-0078) |
| 4th | Needham High School (10-0102) |
Seeding Rounds
In the Seeding Rounds, team’s run their robots unopposed and attempt to score the most points possible. Seeding round score determines initial placement in the Double Elimination bracket and accounts for about one-third of each team’s overall score.
Tournament Avg. Seed Score: 8.7
Tournament Max Seed Score: 61 , scored by Malden Catholic High School (10-0009)
| 1st | Wellesley High School (10-0112 ) |
| 2nd | Roxbury Latin School (10-0075) |
| 3rd | Malden Catholic High School (10-0009) |
| 4th | Greater Lowell Technical High School (10-0078) |
Judges’ Choice
Throughout the tournament, the judges select teams to be singled out by Judges Choice awards for excellence in a variety of categories.
Trophies
| Overall Judges Choice | Wellesley High School (10-0112) |
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| KISS Trophy for Simple and Innovative Engineering | Ashland High School (10-0178) |
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| Outstanding Middle School | West MIddle School (10-0158) |
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| Spirit of Botball | Innovation Academy (10-0176) |
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Certificates
| Outstanding Engineering | Roxbury Latin School (10-0075) |
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| Most Promising Design | Haverhill Robotics (10-0111) |
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| Outstanding Rookie Team | Sanborn Regional High School (10-0186) |
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| Close Call Award | Nashoba Technical Valley High School (10-0191) |
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| Fastest Improvement Award | WB Rogers Middle School (10-0187) |
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Overall Standings
