1995 New England Tournament

1995 New England Tournament

Archive tag	1995nh
Event Information
Number of teams	32
Location	Manchester, New Hampshire
Venue	Memorial High School
Date	February 24-25, 1995
Awards
Winner	131
Finalist	90
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The 1995 New England Tournament was the first official competition of the 1995 FIRST Robotics Competition season. The tournament took place at Memorial High School in Manchester, New Hampshire from February 24th to 25th, 1995. Two fields were set up end to end and matches were played back and forth to speed up match turnaround time. Although Dean Kamen refers to this (and the canceled North Carolina tournament) as "regionals" during the 1995 kickoff and in some game materials, teams did not need to attend the regional to qualify for Nationals. 32 teams competed in the New England Tournament, compared to 48 at the National competition.

Team list

*Teams that only competed in 1995 never received negative team numbers.‎
More information about pre-1998 team numbers is available here.

Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
-116	Aavid Engineering, Inc. & Gilford High School	Laconia, NH		1995 frc-116
23	Boston Edison Company & Plymouth North High School	Plymouth, MA		1995 frc23
1995frc6*	Carrier Corporation & Canastota High School	Syracuse, NY		1995frc6
42	Daniel Webster College/Lockheed Commercial Electronics Corp & Alvirne High School	Nashua, NH		1995 frc42
1995frc10*	Davis-Standard Division & Stonington High School	Pawcatuck, CT		1995frc10
1995frc11*	Davol Inc., Subsidiary of C.R. Bard, Inc. & Central High School/Times2	Cranston, RI		1995frc11
-114	E-Systems-ECI Division & Lakewood High School	St. Petersburg, FL	ESY-CAT	1995 frc-114
61	EMC/Foster Miller & Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School/Milford High School	Upton, MA		1995 frc61
166	Ferrofluidics Corporation/Hampshire Chemical Corporation & Merrimack High School	Nashua, NH	Tomahawk III	1995 frc166
99	Freudenberg-NOK & Memorial High School	Manchester, NH		1995 frc99
1995frc19*	G.E. Elfun Society @ General Electric Co. & Fitchburg High School/Montachusett Regional Technical School	Fitchburg, MA		1995frc19
73	Harris Corporation & Edison Technical School	Rochester, NY		1995 frc73
80	Honeywell, Inc. & Cortez High School RoboColt	Phoenix, AZ		1995 frc80
177	International Fuel Cells & South Windsor High School	South Windsor, CT		1995 frc177
90	Johnson & Johnston Associates/Astro Precision Machine, Inc./ Brooks Automation & Salem High School J.A.B.S.	Hampstead, NH		1995 frc90
151	Lockheed Sanders & Nashua High School	Nashua, NH	Purple Twister	1995 frc151
-51 (213)	Markem Corporation & Keene High School	Keene, NH		1995 frc-51
124	Northeast Utilities Company/U.S. Coast Guard Academy & New London High School/The Williams School	Hartford, CT		1995 frc124
69	NYNEX Corporation & Somerville High School	White Plains, NY/Somerville, MA		1995 frc69
126	NYPRO Inc. & Clinton High School	Clinton, MA	Big Bopper	1995 frc126
131	Osram Sylvania, Inc. & Manchester Central High School C.H.A.O.S. (Central High And Osram Sylvania)	Manchester, NH		1995 frc131
-53	Procter & Gamble Company & Aiken High School	Cincinnati, OH		1995 frc-53
144	Procter & Gamble Company & Walnut Hills High School	Cincinnati, OH	Pulp Friction	1995 frc144
146	Public Service of New Hampshire & Manchester West High School Blue Lightening	Manchester, NH		1995 frc146
20	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & Shenendehowa High School	Troy, NY		1995 frc20
-115	SMC Pneumatics, Inc. & Ipswich High School	Topsfield, MA		1995 frc-115
155	Stanley Works & Berlin High School/McGee Middle School ARES (Astounding Redcoats Equipped by Stanley)	New Britain, CT	Redcoat RAPTOR (Robotic Apparatus Prepared To Overwhelm Rivals)	1995 frc155
157	Stratus Computer/The Whiz/ADRA Systems/Water Instrument Operations & Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School Aztec Empire	Marlboro, MA		1995 frc157
121	TIMES2/Naval Undersea Warfare Center Div. Newport & Rogers High School	Providence/Newport, RI	ET2	1995 frc121
173	United Technologies Research Center & Bulkeley High School/Hartford Public High School Cobras	East Hartford, CT		1995 frc173
190	Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Mass Academy of Math & Science	Worcester, MA	Scorpion II	1995 frc190
191	Xerox Corporation & Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School X-Cats	Webster/Rochester, NY	Thundercat	1995 frc191

Award list

Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
Tournament Winner
131	Osram Sylvania, Inc. & Manchester Central High School C.H.A.O.S. (Central High And Osram Sylvania)	Manchester, NH		1995 frc131
Tournament Finalist
90	Johnson & Johnston Associates/Astro Precision Machine, Inc./ Brooks Automation & Salem High School J.A.B.S.	Hampstead, NH		1995 frc90
Best Offensive Round
131	Osram Sylvania, Inc. & Manchester Central High School C.H.A.O.S. (Central High And Osram Sylvania)	Manchester, NH		1995 frc131
Outstanding Defense
-53	Procter & Gamble Company & Aiken High School	Cincinnati, OH		1995 frc-53
Best Play of the Day
73	Harris Corporation & Edison Technical School	Rochester, NY		1995 frc73
Most Photogenic
157	Stratus Computer/The Whiz/ADRA Systems/Water Instrument Operations & Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School Aztec Empire	Marlboro, MA		1995 frc157
Best Sportsmanship
190	Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Mass Academy of Math & Science	Worcester, MA	Scorpion II	1995 frc190
Best Team Spirit
-51 (213)	Markem Corporation & Keene High School	Keene, NH		1995 frc-51
Number One Seed
131	Osram Sylvania, Inc. & Manchester Central High School C.H.A.O.S. (Central High And Osram Sylvania)	Manchester, NH		1995 frc131
Rookie All-Star
-114	E-Systems-ECI Division & Lakewood High School	St. Petersburg, FL	ESY-CAT	1995 frc-114
Procter & Gamble Creativity Award
146	Public Service of New Hampshire & Manchester West High School Blue Lightening	Manchester, NH		1995 frc146
Motorola Quality Award
90	Johnson & Johnston Associates/Astro Precision Machine, Inc./ Brooks Automation & Salem High School J.A.B.S.	Hampstead, NH		1995 frc90
Honeywell Leadership in Control Award
144	Procter & Gamble Company & Walnut Hills High School	Cincinnati, OH	Pulp Friction	1995 frc144

Top ten

Ranking	Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
1	131	Osram Sylvania, Inc. & Manchester Central High School C.H.A.O.S. (Central High And Osram Sylvania)	Manchester, NH		1995 frc131
2	90	Johnson & Johnston Associates/Astro Precision Machine, Inc./ Brooks Automation & Salem High School J.A.B.S.	Hampstead, NH		1995 frc90
3	80	Honeywell, Inc. & Cortez High School RoboColt	Phoenix, AZ		1995 frc80
4	73	Harris Corporation & Edison Technical School	Rochester, NY		1995 frc73
5	157	Stratus Computer/The Whiz/ADRA Systems/Water Instrument Operations & Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School Aztec Empire	Marlboro, MA		1995 frc157
6	144	Procter & Gamble Company & Walnut Hills High School	Cincinnati, OH	Pulp Friction	1995 frc144
7	146	Public Service of New Hampshire & Manchester West High School Blue Lightening	Manchester, NH		1995 frc146
8	124	Northeast Utilities Company/U.S. Coast Guard Academy & New London High School/The Williams School	Hartford, CT		1995 frc124
9	1995frc6*	Carrier Corporation & Canastota High School	Syracuse, NY		1995frc6
10	121	TIMES2/Naval Undersea Warfare Center Div. Newport & Rogers High School	Providence/Newport, RI	ET2	1995 frc121

Tournament recap

The first round of the double elimination round saw competitive teams like team 151 and team 42 both lose, with team 42 beating 151 in the second round of the tournament. In the final double elimination round before the semifinals, team 157 overshot the top platform and tipped over the far side, with a team member reaching out to try to stop the robot. Initially, the match played on, with opponent team 90 receiving no points for the match for being in contact with the goalpost while scoring. During a timeout where even Dean Kamen tried to help fix the Aztec Empire machine, officials discussed the team member reaching onto the field and ended up awarding the victory to J.A.B.S.

The semifinal rounds were between team 90 and team 80 and team 131 against team 73. Team 80's chain lift broke in their second semifinal and J.A.B.S. won in two matches. C.H.A.O.S. similarly beat team 73 in two matches after their drive chain broke in the first match. Team 90 could only score from the top platform, while C.H.A.O.S. could score from the top or bottom of the goal, and J.A.B.S. decided to shut out team 131 from scoring and tipped the robot over, entangling it in the field perimeter fence. Both robots ended up scoring no points and the tiebreakers eventually found team 90 the winner of finals one. Team 131 avoided being tipped in the second match and won it to tie the series. Both robots picked up their large balls in the third finals match. As 131 went to score, 90 knocked the ball free from their grasp and 131's robot tumbled down the ramp. As 90 went to score, they also dropped their ball, sending it down the ramp and out of the field as time expired. The ball was replaced on the platform after the buzzer higher than team 131's, giving 90 an apparent advantage in the tiebreakers.

Woodie Flowers explained that this situation was covered in the rules and a decision had been made, however if both teams agreed to replay the match before hearing the results they would be allowed to play the round over. The teams did not decide to replay the match, and the ruling that a ball that is out of bounds when time expires is out of play gave the match and tournament to team 131.

Gallery

• Additional photos on the FRC Archive
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  Teams 157, 191 and 144 setting up their robots for a match [1]

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  Team 20 during a match [2]

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  Team 126 scores [3]