1997 Motorola Midwest Regional

1997 Motorola Midwest Regional

Archive tag	1997il
Event Information
Number of teams	38
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Venue	William Rainey Harper College
Date	March 6-8, 1997
Awards
Winner	71
Finalist	14
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The 1997 Motorola Midwest Regional was the first official competition of the 1997 FIRST Robotics Competition season. The regional took place at Harper College from March 6 to 8, 1997. Woodie Flowers was the master of ceremonies and introduced matches for the event and Dean Kamen was also in attendance. Like other events of the time, matches were played back and forth on an "A" field and a "B" field to decrease match turnaround.

Team list

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Season numbers for 1997 are canonical.‎
More information about pre-1998 team numbers is available here.

Team number	Season number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
1	1	3-Dimensional Services & Oakland Technical Center, Northeast Campus (OTC-NE) The Scorpions	Rochester Hills, MI	The Arach-Na-Bot	1997frc1
12	9	Bath Iron Works Corporation & Bath Reg. Vocational Center	Bath, ME		1997frc9
13	13	Baxter Healthcare Corporation / Northwestern University & Johnsburg High School The Bio-Beast Team	Round Lake, IL	Bio-Beast	1997frc13
14	10	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Lakewood High School Center for Advanced Technologies BAXCAT	St. Petersburg, FL		1997frc10
18	29	Bedford Community & McKelvie Middle School	Bedford, NH		1997frc29
23	17	Boston Edison Company / University of Massachusetts Dartmouth & Plymouth North High School	Plymouth, MA		1997frc17
31	22	Central & South West Services / Public Service Company of Oklahoma & Jenks High School	Jenks, OK		1997frc22
33	23	Chrysler Corporation & Avondale High School I.M. Force (Impossible Mission Force)	Auburn Hills, MI		1997frc23
34	24	Chrysler Corporation - Huntsville Electronics & Bob Jones High School	Huntsville, AL	Patriot	1997frc24
35	117	Process Control Automation & Montague High School Montague Robocats	Montague, MI		1997frc117
47	32	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy, MI		1997frc32
74	54	Haworth, Inc. & Holland High School {{{teamNickname}}}	Holland, MI	{{{robotName}}}	1997frc54
55	39	Environmental Testing Laboratory & Austin Academy Totally Tubular Team	Garland, TX	TNT	1997frc39
58	93	National Semiconductor & South Portland High School	Gorham, ME		1997frc93
65	46	General Motors Powertrain Group & Pontiac North High School Huskie Brigade	Pontiac, MI		1997frc46
71	14	Beatty Machine and Manufacturing & Hammond Schools Team Hammond	Hammond, IN	The Robot Formerly Known As BeattyJuice	1997frc14
74	54	Haworth, Inc. & Holland High School P.E.S.T. (Pulling Engineers and Students Together)	Holland, MI		1997frc54
81	58	HoneywellÍs MICRO SWITCH Division & Freeport High School / Aquin High School	Freeport, IL	Pretzelator III: The Bulldog	1997frc58
82	61	NASA JPL & Hope Academy / Redondo Union High School / Hawthorne High School / Mira Costa High School Southern California Circuit Breakers	Frazier Park, CA		1997frc61
96	67	Lego Systems & Talcott Mountain Academy / Avon High School / East Granby High School / Granby Memorial High School / Schaghticoke Middle School / John Winthrop Junior High School / Stafford Middle School / Terryville High School The Maniacs	Avon, CT	MANIAC	1997frc67
119	90	NASA Kennedy Space Center / McDonnell Douglas Aerospace / INET / EE&G; / Florida Institute of Technology & Merritt Island High School / Satellite High School Space Coast First Team	Kennedy Space Center, FL		1997frc90
126	103	NYPRO, Inc. & Clinton High School Gael Force	Clinton, MA		1997frc103
130	107	Osram Sylvania, Inc. & Hillsboro-Deering High School	Hillsboro, NH		1997frc107
150	126	Sage Products, Inc. & McHenry East High School / McHenry West High School Siege Engine	Crystal Lake, IL		1997frc126
152	131	Silicon Systems / Cross Design & Aptos High School Riptide	Aptos, CA		1997frc131
155	133	Stanley Works & C.M. McGee Middle School Toroid Twisters	Berlin, CT		1997frc133

Award list

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Team number	Season number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
Motorola Midwest Regional Champion
14	10	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Lakewood High School Center for Advanced Technologies BAXCAT	St. Petersburg, FL		1997frc10
Runner-Up
Number One Seed
14	10	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Lakewood High School Center for Advanced Technologies BAXCAT	St. Petersburg, FL		1997frc10
Procter & Gamble Creativity Award
35	117	Process Control Automation & Montague High School Montague Robocats	Montague, MI		1997frc117
Honeywell Leadership in Control Award
119	90	NASA Kennedy Space Center / McDonnell Douglas Aerospace / INET / EE&G; / Florida Institute of Technology & Merritt Island High School / Satellite High School Space Coast First Team	Kennedy Space Center, FL		1997frc90
Motorola Quality Award
Johnson & Johnson Best Sportsmanship Award
Chrysler Team Spirit Award
12	9	Bath Iron Works Corporation & Bath Reg. Vocational Center	Bath, ME		1997frc9
Rookie All-Star
Best Offensive Round
13	13	Baxter Healthcare Corporation / Northwestern University & Johnsburg High School The Bio-Beast Team	Round Lake, IL	Bio-Beast	1997frc13
Outstanding Defense
Best Play of the Day (Friday)
81	58	HoneywellÍs MICRO SWITCH Division & Freeport High School / Aquin High School	Freeport, IL	Pretzelator III: The Bulldog	1997frc58
Best Play of the Day (Saturday)
74	54	Haworth, Inc. & Holland High School P.E.S.T. (Pulling Engineers and Students Together)	Holland, MI		1997frc54
Lightest Machine in Finals
Most Photogenic
Special Judge Recognition
18	29	Bedford Community & McKelvie Middle School	Bedford, NH		1997frc29
150	126	Sage Products, Inc. & McHenry East High School / McHenry West High School Siege Engine	Crystal Lake, IL		1997frc126

Gallery

• Additional photos on the FRC Archive
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  Teams 45 and 141 in a match [1]

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  Team 71 in the pit [2]

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  Woodie Flowers ready to start a match [3]