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Curiosity traveled to Monrovia today for the Into the Deep Season kickoff! We had an amazing time seeing the new game, and we also presented two portfolio workshops to over 150 people. We also made an appearance in the game video (SO EXCITING!!!) and started considering strategy and early design ideas for this years' game in a three hour work session. While we were slightly sad there was no live fish in the game, the climbing during endgame and the clip/human player interaction seem exciting! We can't wait to dive into this season!

Hi Everyone! We know it's been a while (some may say a long while) but we are back and better than ever! We had a lot going on last season, including 12 new team members, but we are back to this blog! We've spent our offseason planning out outreach, including our FLL team, keeping up our connections with STEM professionals, portfolio feedbacks, and some new, extensive outreach as well. We've also started planning out our season and team structure. Keep an eye out for more updates!

Curiosity had an amazing time at regionals and are elated to announce our qualification for the World Championships in Houston! We went undefeated in our qualifying matches and entered alliance selection as the first seed. We were unfortunately eliminated in semifinals. Thank you to our alliance partners Pineapple Something 20824 and Alpha Genesis 6436! Despite our defeat in semifinals, we stayed hopeful and won 1st place Inspire Award as well as 2nd place Promote Award. We are thrilled to be advancing to World Championships along with two other Southern California teams, Blueprints 7767 and GatorBytes 18457!

ILT was a major success for Team Curiosity! We had a great time connecting with the rest of our league and competing for the six advancement slots. We went undefeated in our qualifying matches and were winning alliance captain. A special thank you to our alliance partners Alpha Genesis 6436 and Marlbots 3526! We also won 3rd place Inspire Award, 3rd place Think Award, and 1st place Connect Award. 

Curiosity had a wonderful time competing, socializing, and dancing at Regionals! It was great to see all the hardworking teams in action. We are grateful to have won 3rd place Inspire and 1st place Think! A huge thank you to our alliance partners 16321 X Drive and 3526 Marlbots! Congratulations to all teams, and we will see everyone next season!

Curiosity had a great time at Qualifiers! We are grateful to have won 1st place Think and 2nd place Inspire! Congrats to all teams! Special thank you to our alliance partners in the semifinals: 5390 Vikings and Rock N Roll Robots 25! We can’t wait for Regionals and we will see you guys there!

We had such a great time at Meet 3 on Saturday, and we are so proud of all of the teams in A1! Seeing all of the progress you guys have made on your robots from Meet 0 to now is so inspiring! Special thanks to all the referees, mentors, and volunteers that helped all of the meets go smoothly- we appreciate everything that you do for us!

Curiosity is also grateful to be named League Champion for SoCal League A1! We can’t wait to attend the Qualifier in February! 

Watch Meet 3 here!

Curiosity had an amazing time at Meet 2! We loved seeing all of the progress that teams have made to their robots, and we can’t wait to see everyone again at Meet 3. Thank you to our mentors, all of the people who volunteered, and all of the teams that competed!

You can watch Meet 2 here!

Curiosity had a great time at Meet 1! Thank you to all of the teams that competed and special thanks to our alliance partners. All team members had a great time collaborating in preparation and it was great to see everyone in person after a year online. Thank you to our mentors Mr. Witman and Dr. Mirsky for aiding us throughout the process. We can't wait for Meet 2!

You can watch Meet 1 here!

The season has begun again! We gave an awesome presentation about our portfolio from last year at Kickoff for the 21-22 season (you can see it in the resources tab). We've gained several new members this year and we're super excited to start up again this season! You can expect more updates to the website soon!

Yesterday, we competed in the LAFTC Championships! We were so proud of the progress we had made on the robot since the qualifying tournament. Our highest score was 201 points, a team record. We won first place Think, third place Connect, and second place Compass for our amazing mentor, Mr. Witman. Congratulations to all the teams who competed! We had so much fun and it was an incredible day.

We're working hard preparing for Regionals on 4/24! Other than updating our engineering notebook, portfolio, and judging, we are making some upgrades to the robot. First, we added on "ring wands" to block the rings from getting past our bot in Tele-Op. This doubles as a driver controlled enhancement! Next, we increased the speed of our auto with the goal to be able to pick up a second wobble goal. We hope to get that done before next week's competition!

We had a fantastic time at our qualifying tournament on 4/3/2021! We are grateful to have placed 1st in robot performance, won the 2nd place Inspire Award, won the 1st place Think Award, and won the 2nd place Control Award. We are also excited that one of our mentors, Mr. Witman, won the 2nd place Compass Award. We are so excited to compete at regionals! Congratulations to all of the teams that competed!

Curiosity had an amazing time at regionals and are elated to announce our qualification for the World Championships in Houston! We went undefeated in our qualifying matches and entered alliance selection as the first seed. We were unfortunately eliminated in semifinals. Thank you to our alliance partners Pineapple Something 20824 and Alpha Genesis 6436! Despite our defeat in semifinals, we stayed hopeful and won 1st place Inspire Award as well as 2nd place Promote Award. We are thrilled to be advancing to World Championships along with two other Southern California teams, Blueprints 7767 and GatorBytes 18457!