The Carman-Ainsworth FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition®) Team 314 competed at the Detroit FIRST® Robotics District Competition with 40 other team from around the state to earn points at qualify for a spot at the Michigan FRC State Championship.  This was their second competition in competitive robotics.  They had a fantastic weekend!

Carman-Ainsworth FRC Team 314 earned the overall ranking of 6th in the District event.  Their robot earned the 2nd highest amount of points in Automonous, Tele-operator (student controlled), and earned average scores in matches. They were also selected by the 2nd Alliance Captain to be a partner.

The team played in the elimination matches, and went all the way to finals! They were District Finalists and ended up winning second place. They also took home the 2nd highest award of the tournament, the District Engineering Inspiration Award. This award is given to a team for their outstanding efforts in advancing respect/appreciation for engineering and engineers, both within their school and their community.

The team has also earned enough points to at Eastern Michigan University on April 11 – 13, 2013! They are currently ranked 6th int he state out of 211 teams, with the chance of rankings changing as other districts complete competitions. They will go up against the TOP 64 teams in the state to qualify for one of the 27 spots to go to the FRC Championship at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, MO where they will be competing against 400 teams from around the world.

Good luck and keep up the great work Carman-Ainsworth FRC Team 314!