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The 1996 New England Tournament was the first official competition of the [[1996]] FIRST Robotics Competition season. The competition was held at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_New_Hampshire_University Southern New Hampshire University] from March 28th to 30th, 1996. Two fields were set up and matches were played back and forth to speed up match turnaround time. Teams did not need to attend the regional to qualify for Nationals. Unlike the driver stations at the [[1996cmp|National competition]], the driver stations at the tournament were open shelf-like tables color coded to the team's positions. | The 1996 New England Tournament was the first official competition of the [[1996]] FIRST Robotics Competition season. The competition was held at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_New_Hampshire_University Southern New Hampshire University] from March 28th to 30th, 1996. Two fields were set up and matches were played back and forth to speed up match turnaround time. Teams did not need to attend the regional to qualify for Nationals. Unlike the driver stations at the [[1996cmp|National competition]], the driver stations at the tournament were open shelf-like tables color coded to the team's positions. Woodie Flowers and Dean Kamen were both in attendance. | ||
==Team list<ref name="prog">[https://www.frcarchive.com/frcwiki/index.php/File:1996_National_Championship_Event_Program_(partial).PDF 1996 National Championship event program]</ref>== | ==Team list<ref name="prog">[https://www.frcarchive.com/frcwiki/index.php/File:1996_National_Championship_Event_Program_(partial).PDF 1996 National Championship event program]</ref>== | ||
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==News coverage== | |||
[https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/45781 CBS Evening News: Eye On America] | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery caption="Additional photos on the [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/list/ | <gallery caption="Additional photos on the [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/list/1996nh/1 FRC Archive]" perrow=5 widths=200 height=280> | ||
File: | File:42419 - 1996 1996nh frc190 match robot.jpg|[[frc190|Team 190]] going to score [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/42419] | ||
File: | File:45767 - 1996 1996nh frc177 match robot.png|[[frc177|Team 177]] on the big-screen feed [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/45767] | ||
File: | File:39839 - 1996 1996nh dean kamen woodie flowers.jpg|[[Dean Kamen]], [[Woodie Flowers]], and other event staff [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/39839] | ||
File:45815 - 1996 1996nh award frc151 team.png|[[frc151|Team 151]] with winner's trophy. The black and clear acrylic trophy design was introduced this year [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/45815] | |||
File:2225 - 1996 1996frc75 1996nh frc155 team.jpg|[[frc155|Team 155]]'s pep band, who played covers of various popular songs throughout the competition [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/2225] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 13 July 2023
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| Archive tag | 1996nh |
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| Event Information | |
| Number of teams | 47 |
| Location | Hooksett, New Hampshire |
| Venue | Southern New Hampshire University |
| Date | March 28-30, 1996 |
| Awards | |
| Winner | 151 |
| Finalist | 146 |
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The 1996 New England Tournament was the first official competition of the 1996 FIRST Robotics Competition season. The competition was held at Southern New Hampshire University from March 28th to 30th, 1996. Two fields were set up and matches were played back and forth to speed up match turnaround time. Teams did not need to attend the regional to qualify for Nationals. Unlike the driver stations at the National competition, the driver stations at the tournament were open shelf-like tables color coded to the team's positions. Woodie Flowers and Dean Kamen were both in attendance.
Team list[1]
| Team number | Team name | Team location | Robot | Archive link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -65 | 3-Dimensional Services & Brandon High School |
Rochester Hills, MI | 1996 frc-65 | |
| -116 | Aavid Thermal Technologies & Gilford High School |
Laconia, NH |  MCΔT |
1996 frc-116 |
| 12 | Bath Iron Works/Wright Pierce Engineers & Bath Regional Vocational Center/Morse High School |
Bath, ME | 1996 frc12 | |
| 23 | Boston Edison Company & Plymouth North High School |
Plymouth, MA |  |
1996 frc23 |
| 36 | Codem Systems, Inc./High Speed Technologies & The Derryfield School Codem CyberCats |
Hollis/Manchester, NH |  |
1996 frc36 |
| 42 | Daniel Webster College/Lockheed Martin Commercial/Premier Industries/Highland Tool & Alvirne High School Alvirne P.L.A.D. |
Hudson, NH |  |
1996 frc42 |
| 47 | Delphi Interior & Lighting & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi |
Troy/Pontiac, MI |  |
1996 frc47 |
| -114 | E-Systems-ECI Division & Lakewood High School |
St. Petersburg, FL |  Too ESY II |
1996 frc-114 |
| 166 | Ferrofluidics/Unitrode/Conolly Crowns Laboratory & Merrimack High School Merrimack Tomahawks |
Merrimack, NH |  Nu-Clear-Blue |
1996 frc166 |
| 61 | Foster Miller Corporation & Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School |
Upton, MA |  |
1996 frc61 |
| -84 | General Electric Corporation/IMO Industries, Inc. - Gems Sensors Division/Northeast Utilities/Elizabeth H. Norton Trust/Plainville Board of Education & Middle School of Plainville RoboDevils |
Plainville, CT |  |
1996 frc-84 |
| 26 | Hadco Corporation/PolyVac, Inc. & Pinkerton Academy |
Salem, NH | 1996 frc26 | |
| 176 | Hamilton Standard & Windsor Locks High School |
Windsor Locks, CT |  Hook |
1996 frc176 |
| 175 | Hamilton Standard Space Systems Intl. & Enrico Fermi High School |
Windsor Locks/Enfield, CT |  Buzz |
1996 frc175 |
| 73 | Harris Corporation/Rochester Institute of Technology & Edison Technical School |
Rochester, NY |  Tigerbolt |
1996 frc73 |
| 80 | Honeywell, Inc. & Cortez High School RoboColt |
Phoenix, AZ | 1996 frc80 | |
| 177 | International Fuel Cells & South Windsor High School |
South Windsor, CT |  The Hexorcist |
1996 frc177 |
| 88 | Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc. & Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School TJ^2 |
Raynham, MA |  |
1996 frc88 |
| 90 | Johnson & Johnston Associates/Digital Equipment Corporation & Salem High School J.A.B.S. |
Salem, NH |  Revolution |
1996 frc90 |
| 28 | Eco Sales/Degraphics/Hertz Rent-A-Car & Pierson Middle & High School |
Sag Harbor, NY | 1996 frc28 | |
| 99 | Light Machines Corporation & Memorial High School |
Manchester, NH |  Dark Horse |
1996 frc99 |
| 105 | Massachusetts Electric/New England Electric & Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School |
Worcester, MA | 1996 frc105 | |
| 111 | Motorola, Inc. & Rolling Meadows High School/Wheeling High School Wild Stang |
Schaumburg, IL |  |
1996 frc111 |
| 58 | National Semiconductor & South Portland High School |
South Portland, ME | 1996 frc58 | |
| 121 | Naval Undersea Warfare Center & Middletown High School |
Newport, RI |  Ragnarok |
1996 frc121 |
| -36 | New Hampshire Ball Bearing & Laconia High School |
Laconia, NH | 1996 frc-36 | |
| 124 | Northeast Utilities Company/U.S. Coast Guard Academy & Montville High School/Williams School |
Waterford, CT | 1996 frc124 | |
| 69 | NYNEX & Quincy Public Schools |
Quincy, MA |  Spectrum |
1996 frc69 |
| 126 | NYPRO Inc. & Clinton High School Gael Force |
Clinton, MA |  |
1996 frc126 |
| -67 | O.S.D. & Alton High School |
Alton, NH | 1996 frc-67 | |
| 131 | Osram Sylvania & Manchester Central High School |
Manchester, NH |  |
1996 frc131 |
| 130 | Osram Sylvania, Inc. & Hillsboro Deering High School |
Hillsboro, NH | 1996 frc130 | |
| 138 | Parker-Hannafin & Souhegan High School |
Hollis, NH |  |
1996 frc138 |
| 146 | Public Service of New Hampshire & Manchester West High School Blue Lightening |
Manchester, NH |  Hexcalibur |
1996 frc146 |
| 20 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & Shenendehowa High School River Rats |
Troy, NY |  |
1996 frc20 |
| 151 | Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company & Nashua High School |
Nashua, NH |  Veloc-a-Raptor (The Nor'East Beast) |
1996 frc151 |
| -115 | SMC Pneumatics, Inc. & Ipswich High School |
Topsfield, MA | 1996 frc-115 | |
| 155 | Stanley Works & C.M. McGee Middle School Berlin Bashers |
New Britain, CT |  The Basher |
1996frc75 |
| 157 | Stratus Computer/Water Instrument Operations & Assabet Valley Regional Vocational High School |
Marlboro, MA |  Scorpion |
1996 frc157 |
| -82 | Textron Systems Division & Wilmington High School |
Wilmington, MA | 1996 frc-82 | |
| 173 | United Technologies Research Center & East Hartford/Hartford Public/Rockville/Bloomfield/Weaver High Schools |
East Hartford, CT |  |
1996 frc173 |
| 140 | University of Massachusetts Lowell & Tyngsboro Junior and Senior High Schools |
Lowell, MA |  |
1996 frc140 |
| 172 | UNUM/Corning Co-Star/Nichols Portland & Kennebunk High School/Gorham High School/Old Orchard Beach High School |
Portland, ME | 1996 frc172 | |
| 153 | Visual Inspection Technologies, Inc./Rutgers University & Somerset County Vocational & Technical School |
Flanders, NJ |  |
1996 frc153 |
| 200 | West Irondequoit High School |
Rochester, NY | 1996 frc200 | |
| 190 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Mass Academy of Math & Science |
Worcester, MA |  The Phoenix |
1996 frc190 |
| 191 | Xerox Corporation & Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School X-Cats |
Webster/Rochester, NY |  Hexcat |
1996 frc191 |
Award list[2]
| Team number | Team name | Team location | Robot | Archive link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament Winner | ||||
| 151 | Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company & Nashua High School |
Nashua, NH | Veloc-a-Raptor (The Nor'East Beast) |
1996 frc151 |
| Tournament Finalist | ||||
| 146 | Public Service of New Hampshire & Manchester West High School Blue Lightening |
Manchester, NH | Hexcalibur |
1996 frc146 |
| Best Offensive Round | ||||
| 177 | International Fuel Cells & South Windsor High School |
South Windsor, CT | The Hexorcist |
1996 frc177 |
| Outstanding Defense | ||||
| 131 | Osram Sylvania & Manchester Central High School |
Manchester, NH | |
1996 frc131 |
| Best Play of the Day | ||||
| 23 | Boston Edison Company & Plymouth North High School |
Plymouth, MA | |
1996 frc23 |
| Most Photogenic | ||||
| 146 | Public Service of New Hampshire & Manchester West High School Blue Lightening |
Manchester, NH | Hexcalibur |
1996 frc146 |
| Best Sportsmanship | ||||
| 88 | Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc. & Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School TJ^2 |
Raynham, MA | |
1996 frc88 |
| Best Team Spirit | ||||
| 69 | NYNEX & Quincy Public Schools |
Quincy, MA | Spectrum |
1996 frc69 |
| Number One Seed | ||||
| 151 | Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company & Nashua High School |
Nashua, NH | Veloc-a-Raptor (The Nor'East Beast) |
1996 frc151 |
| Rookie All-Star | ||||
| 47 | Delphi Interior & Lighting & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi |
Troy/Pontiac, MI | |
1996 frc47 |
| 58 | National Semiconductor & South Portland High School |
South Portland, ME | 1996 frc58 | |
| Best Use of a Human Player | ||||
| -116 | Aavid Thermal Technologies & Gilford High School |
Laconia, NH | MCΔT |
1996 frc-116 |
| Best Strategic Play | ||||
| 20 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & Shenendehowa High School River Rats |
Troy, NY | |
1996 frc20 |
| Procter & Gamble Creativity Award | ||||
| 121 | Naval Undersea Warfare Center & Middletown High School |
Newport, RI | Ragnarok |
1996 frc121 |
| Motorola Quality Award | ||||
| 157 | Stratus Computer/Water Instrument Operations & Assabet Valley Regional Vocational High School |
Marlboro, MA | Scorpion |
1996 frc157 |
| Honeywell Leadership in Control Award | ||||
| 151 | Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company & Nashua High School |
Nashua, NH | Veloc-a-Raptor (The Nor'East Beast) |
1996 frc151 |
| Against All Odds[1] | ||||
| 200 | West Irondequoit High School |
Rochester, NY | 1996 frc200 | |
Top ten[2]
| Ranking | Team number | Team name | Team location | Robot | Archive link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 151 | Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company & Nashua High School |
Nashua, NH | Veloc-a-Raptor (The Nor'East Beast) |
1996 frc151 |
| 2 | 146 | Public Service of New Hampshire & Manchester West High School Blue Lightening |
Manchester, NH | Hexcalibur |
1996 frc146 |
| 3 | 69 | NYNEX & Quincy Public Schools |
Quincy, MA | Spectrum |
1996 frc69 |
| 4 | 20 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & Shenendehowa High School River Rats |
Troy, NY | |
1996 frc20 |
| 5 | 177 | International Fuel Cells & South Windsor High School |
South Windsor, CT | The Hexorcist |
1996 frc177 |
| 6 | 69 | NYNEX & Quincy Public Schools |
Quincy, MA | Spectrum |
1996 frc69 |
| 7 | 190 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Mass Academy of Math & Science |
Worcester, MA | The Phoenix |
1996 frc190 |
| 8 | 130 | Osram Sylvania, Inc. & Hillsboro Deering High School |
Hillsboro, NH | 1996 frc130 | |
| 9 | -36 | New Hampshire Ball Bearing & Laconia High School |
Laconia, NH | 1996 frc-36 | |
| 10 | 173 | United Technologies Research Center & East Hartford/Hartford Public/Rockville/Bloomfield/Weaver High Schools |
East Hartford, CT | |
1996 frc173 |
News coverage
CBS Evening News: Eye On America
Gallery
- Additional photos on the FRC Archive
![Dean Kamen, Woodie Flowers, and other event staff [3]](/frcwiki/images/thumb/c/c7/39839_-_1996_1996nh_dean_kamen_woodie_flowers.jpg/170px-39839_-_1996_1996nh_dean_kamen_woodie_flowers.jpg)
Dean Kamen, Woodie Flowers, and other event staff [3]
![Team 190 going to score [1]](/frcwiki/index.php/File:42419_-_1996_1996nh_frc190_match_robot.jpg)
![Team 177 on the big-screen feed [2]](/frcwiki/index.php/File:45767_-_1996_1996nh_frc177_match_robot.png)
![Dean Kamen, Woodie Flowers, and other event staff [3]](/frcwiki/index.php/File:39839_-_1996_1996nh_dean_kamen_woodie_flowers.jpg)
![Team 151 with winner's trophy. The black and clear acrylic trophy design was introduced this year [4]](/frcwiki/index.php/File:45815_-_1996_1996nh_award_frc151_team.png)
![Team 155's pep band, who played covers of various popular songs throughout the competition [5]](/frcwiki/index.php/File:2225_-_1996_1996frc75_1996nh_frc155_team.jpg)