1. ✴Photos of the Florida Championship are located here: Flickr
   

2. ✴Tournament Results for the 2012-2013 Florida Championship:
   

3. ★Winning Alliance:
   

4. ‣3846 Maelstrom (Alliance Captain - Advances to the World Championship)
   

5. ‣5018 Team Brick Buddies
   

6. ‣3839 NeXT
   

7. ★Finalist Alliance:
   

8. ‣4997 Masquerade (Alliance Captain)
   

9. ‣5454 dent in the universe
   

10. ‣2845 Team Duct Tape
    

11. ★Inspire Award:
    

12. ‣Winner:  5070 N.U.T.S. (Advances to the World Championship)
    

13. ‣2nd Place: 3846 Maelstrom
    

14. ‣3rd Place: 5018 Team Brick Buddies
    

15. ★Think Award:
    

16. ‣Winner:  5454 dent in the universe
    

17. ‣4997 Masquerade
    

18. ‣5070 N.U.T.S.
    

19. ★PTC Design Award:
    

20. ‣Winner:  5018 Team Brick Buddies
    

21. ‣3846 Maelstrom
    

22. ‣5070 N.U.T.S.
    

23. ★Rockwell Collins Innovate Award:
    

24. ‣Winner: 3846 Maelstrom
    

25. ‣5018 Team Brick Buddies
    

26. ‣5070 N.U.T.S.
    

27. ★Connect Award:
    

28. ‣Winner: 3888 Greased Lightning
    

29. ‣5018 Team Brick Buddies
    

30. ‣5070 N.U.T.S.
    

31. ★Motivate Award:
    

32. ‣Winner: 6327 Fetch
    

33. ‣3888 Greased Lightning
    

34. ‣5070 N.U.T.S.
    

35. ★Judge’s Award:
    

36. ‣Winner: 2845 Team Duct Tape
    

37. ✴One-Day Competition on Saturday, March 2, 2013.
    

38. ✴Optional Setup, Robot Inspection and Practice, 6:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.  Friday evening before the tournament day.
    

39. ✴Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle Open House on Friday, March 1, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.  Join the Robotics Association in the Lehman Engineering Center Atrium for snacks and soft drinks, and tours of the engineering labs.
    

40. ✴Join the fun by watching the action on our ustream.tv broadcast starting at 10:00 a.m.:  stream.flfirst.org  Some Apple computers running the Safari web browser have trouble watching videos on ustream.tv.  Try the Firefox web browser if Safari doesn't work.
    

41. ✴Location:  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ICI Center, Daytona Beach.
    

42. ✴Capacity: 24 Teams
    

43. ✴Sponsors:
    

44. •Title Sponsor: Rockwell Collins
    

45. •Tournament Host: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach.
    

46. •Geared 2 Learn, Inc.
    

1. ✴Competition Registration Fee is $150.
   

2. ✴Team Participation is by invitation only based Florida League play.
   

3. ✴Volunteer opportunities at the state championship are found here.
   

4. ✴Hotel Group Rate Options:
   

5. ‣Daytona Beach Holiday Inn LPGA - The newest hotel in Daytona Beach is offering an $79 plus tax per night group rate for FTC teams and volunteers attending the Florida Championship.    Every room has a mini-fridge, microwave and free WiFi.  The hotel is located off I-95 at exit 265, 10-minutes from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.  Ask for the "FIRST Tech Challenge" preferred rate when making reservations. The hotel's web site address is: www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/daytona-beach/dabhi/hoteldetail
   

6. ‣Additional accommodations near Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are listed here:  http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/about/lodging/index.html  Most of these hotels offer discounted rates to campus visitors. Please remember to mention Embry-Riddle when you make your reservation.
   

1. ✴Tournament Schedule for Saturday, March 2, 2013.
   

            6:30 a.m.    Volunteers arrive

            7:00 a.m.    Team check-in begins and Pit opens

            7:20 a.m.    Team Judging Presentations begin

            7:45 a.m.    Robot Hardware and Software Inspection begin

            9:20 a.m.    Drive Team Meeting at Competition

                               Playing Fields

            9:30 a.m.    Hardware and Software Inspection Ends

            10:00 a.m.  Opening Ceremony

            10:30 a.m.  Qualification Matches start

            12:00 p.m.  Lunch break for teams and volunteers

            1:00 p.m.    Qualification Matches resume

            3:15 p.m.    Qualification Matches end

            3:30 p.m.    Alliance Selection for Elimination Matches

            4:00 p.m.    Elimination Matches begin

            5:30 p.m.    Awards Ceremony

            6:00 p.m.    Tournament Ends

1. ✴Team List
   

1.    506   Pandara
   

2.     516   Gears of Fire
   

3.     619   Mecha Makos
   

4. 1369    Minotaur
   

5. 2845    Team Duct Tape
   

6. 3045    Built And Dangerious (B.A.D.)
   

7. 3101    Boom Bots
   

8. 3839    NeXT
   

9. 3846    Maelstrom
   

10. 3888    Greased Lightning
    

11. 4227    Kiss My Bot!
    

12. 4228    Gears Of Other Dimensions (G.O.O.D.)
    

13. 4363    Marinerds
    

14. 4997    Masquerade
    

15. 5018    Team Brick Buddies
    

16. 5070    N.U.T.S.
    

17. 5257    Eagles Robotics Xperience
    

18. 5454    dent in the universe
    

19. 5499    The Paladins
    

20. 5529    WolfTracks
    

21. 5937    Renaissance Robotics
    

22. 6327    Fetch
    

23. 6364    Pulsatrix
    

24. 6433    Neutrinos