1992 FIRST Robotics Competition

1992 FIRST Robotics Competition
Archive tag	1992cmp
Event Information
Number of teams	28
Location	Manchester, New Hampshire
Venue	Manchester Memorial High School
Date	February 13-14, 1992
Awards
Chairman's Award winner	191
Winner	126
Finalist	45, 111, 190
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The 1992 FIRST Robotics Competition was the only official event of the 1992 FIRST Robotics Competition season. The event took place in the Manchester Memorial High School gym on February 13th and 14th, 1992. Then-President George Bush visited on Wednesday the 12th and endorsed the program and invited the winner to the White House.

Two playing fields were set up in the gym, with umbilical tethers suspended from the ceiling. Drive teams controlled robots from behind their home bases, and controllers and tether connectors had color-coded strips of tape to keep track of which controller linked to which tether. Matches were timed on the gym scoreboard and a closed-circuit video feed showed matches on monitors around the room with superimposed timers and even on-robot video. Seeding rounds or "heats" took place to determine a seeding order before the double elimination tournament and best two out of three rounds.

Seeding list[edit | edit source | hide | hide all]

More information about pre-1998 team numbers is available here.
Seed	Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
25	-3	Advanced Animations & Rochester High School	Rochester, VT		1992 frc-3
8	-4	Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. & Dieruff High School	Allentown, PA		1992 frc-4
28	-5	Alcoa & Plum High School	Pittsburgh, PA		1992 frc-5
27	-8	AT&T & Piscataway High School	Piscataway, NJ		1992 frc-8
19	-11	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Whitney Young High School	Chicago, IL		1992 frc-11
18	-108	Boeing Corporation & Lindbergh High School	Renton, WA		1992 frc-108
20	157	Bose Corporation & Framingham High School	Framingham, MA		1992 frc157
4	-13	Case Western Reserve University & West Geauga High School	Chesterland, OH		1992 frc-13
3	45	Delco Electronics Corporation & Kokomo High School ScienceKats	Kokomo, IN	Cornvette	1992 frc45
9	-99 (148)	E-Systems, Inc. & Dallas Christian School	Mesquite, TX		1992 frc-99
6	151	Ferrofluidics & Nashua High School Purple Panthers	Nashua, NH		1992 frc151
23	-16	GE Elfun Society & Hartford Public High School	Hartford, CT		1992 frc-16
14	97	Harvard University & Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School	Cambridge, MA		1992 frc97
12	-20	IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center & Fox Lane High School	Bedford, NY	IBM (Incredible Ball Machine)	1992 frc-20
11	-21	IMED Corporation & University City High School	San Diego, CA		1992 frc-21
22	146	Manchester Kiwanis & Manchester West High School	Manchester, NH	I.T. (In... Theory)	1992 frc146
13	-51 (213)	Markem Corporation & Keene High School	Keene, NH		1992 frc-51
15	-89	Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Boston Latin High School	Boston, MA		1992 frc-89
7	111	Motorola, Inc. & Wheeling High School	Wheeling, IL		1992 frc111
24	-25	New England Telephone Company & Don Bosco Technical High School	Boston, MA		1992 frc-25
16	131	New Hampshire Technical College/General Electric Aircraft Engines & Manchester Central High School	Manchester, NH	The Little Green Machine	1992 frc131
5	126	NYPRO, Inc. & Clinton High School Gael Force	Clinton, MA	NY-alator	1992 frc126
10	99	Raytheon Corporation & Memorial High School	Manchester. NH	Terminator III	1992 frc99
17	20	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & Shenendehowa High School	Clifton Park, NY		1992 frc20
21	-115	SMC Pneumatics, Inc. & Ipswich High School	Ipswich, MA		1992 frc-115
26	-78	University of New Hampshire & Winnacunnet Regional High School	Hampton, NH		1992 frc-78
2	190	Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Doherty High School	Worcester, MA		1992 frc190
1	191	Xerox Corporation & Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School	Rochester, NY	Tech-No-Nerd	1992 frc191

In some matches, robots originally built for the 1991 test game of Maize Craze that looked like a pig and chicken were used. In some matches, one of these robots sat motionless in one corner of the field and was not plugged in to the control tethers. In other matches, these robots seemingly acted as surrogate robots for some teams. The conclusion of heat #19, for example, shows the chicken in team -16's position.

Awards^[1][edit | edit source | hide]

Some awards this year were inset metal FIRST emblems in a wooden plaque. Larger trophies had a clear base with emblem inserts with a clear cylindrical pedestal filled with corn kernels with a crystal ball on top. Commemorative trophies included a wooden base and clear plastic tube filled with corn kernels spray painted gold with a tennis ball on top. The Chairman's award was the iconic handmade clock.


Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
Chairman's Award
191	Xerox Corporation & Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School	Rochester, NY	Tech-No-Nerd	1992 frc191
Winner
126	NYPRO, Inc. & Clinton High School Gael Force	Clinton, MA	NY-alator	1992 frc126
Finalist
45	Delco Electronics Corporation & Kokomo High School ScienceKats	Kokomo, IN	Cornvette	1992 frc45
111	Motorola, Inc. & Wheeling High School	Wheeling, IL		1992 frc111
190	Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Doherty High School	Worcester, MA		1992 frc190
Most Creative Design
126	NYPRO, Inc. & Clinton High School Gael Force	Clinton, MA	NY-alator	1992 frc126
Best Offensive Round
190	Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Doherty High School	Worcester, MA		1992 frc190
Best Defensive Maneuver
146	Manchester Kiwanis & Manchester West High School	Manchester, NH	I.T. (In... Theory)	1992 frc146
Most Photogenic
-3	Advanced Animations & Rochester High School	Rochester, VT		1992 frc-3
Best Sportsmanship
111	Motorola, Inc. & Wheeling High School	Wheeling, IL		1992 frc111
Best Team Spirit
191	Xerox Corporation & Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School	Rochester, NY	Tech-No-Nerd	1992 frc191
Play of the Day
131	New Hampshire Technical College/General Electric Aircraft Engines & Manchester Central High School	Manchester, NH	The Little Green Machine	1992 frc131
The Ultimate Keeper
45	Delco Electronics Corporation & Kokomo High School ScienceKats	Kokomo, IN	Cornvette	1992 frc45

Playoff bracket[edit | edit source | hide]

Gallery[edit | edit source | hide]

Additional photos on the FRC Archive
President Bush at the February 12th reception [1]
The stands and one of the fields during a match [2]
One of the monitors showing a live match feed [3]
Team 111's robot with a small camera attached with the on-robot view superimposed onto the monitor feed. A closeup of the match timer on the gym scoreboard was also superimposed towards the end of the matches [4]
Team 45's drive team with Finalist and The Ultimate Keeper awards [5]