At 4 pm on Tuesday February 27, 2013, the AdamBots left for their first competition of the 2013 FIRST season, the Palmetto Regional, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

On Wednesday night we arrived at the hotel and had dinner on the boardwalk near the hotel. The next day we went to the convention center to watch the practice matches. At lunch time, the majority of the students on the trip went out for lunch. They were given 4 hours and most of them went to the beach to play in the water, write the team number in the sand, and collect seashells.

On Friday, the qualification matches began. We lost the first match but we came back and won the next two. In all, we won six and lost two matches. We had to replay one of their matches because of a technical issue. We were selected by team 11, Team M.O.R.T., in the 3rd alliance slot. Together, we selected team 2187, Team Volt. As an alliance, we won our quarter-final matches, semi-final matches, and finally, the finals matches. We also held the highest scores of the competition as well as the highest score in the world (for a time), 166 points. This was a very successful competition for the AdamBots, Team M.O.R.T., and Team Volt. It was also a learning experience for all in attendance and a great way to see Ultimate Ascent in action for the first time.

See us in our next regional in Grand Blanc!

Watch elimination matches from Myrtle Beach here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgIkJ2WBVf3WomLTksm1m-aTFuA7hlL91

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