On Friday (4/25), we ironed out a few kinks with our shooter and our autonomous mode and we had a much better showing. We all had a sigh of relief. We were also one of the only teams to slow down an incredible robot, which also happened to be one of the robots that eventually would advance to win it all: NASA’s team 254 The Cheesy Poofs from San Jose, California. After our morning matches we ate a fabulous lunch, and we got back to work. We didn’t have as much time between our arrival at the hotel and dinner but our smaller running team still managed to get another run in; even if it was only one mile. St. Louis is known for its barbeque so we topped our night off by eating some genuine St. Louis barbeque.

Links to the 2014 World Robotics Competition:

1) Day 1 & 2, 2) Day 3, 3) Day 4, 4) Day 5 - Finals, 5) Day 5 - Party

X-Cats are ready for a fresh competition day

US President Barack Obama is making speech

Dr. Woodie Flowers speaks to 12,000 students

X-Cats are watching the first match on Friday

X-Cats robot is throwing blue ball over a truss

Loading ball

Twanda and DaTwan

Chau is showing a hand-pressed glass "2014 Championship"

It's time for lunch

Mark is so happy to see the menu

What's for lunch, DaTwan?

Bottom up

Ana in style

Sheliah and Andie in fashion

Tyonnah and Makeba

Ana, Annie, Maura and Evan

What have you done to DaTwan?

Mascots of team 527

Engineering our Future

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