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Operation Cobra was an allied Army offensive led by General Omar Bradley in July 1944, seven weeks after D-Day. Its goal was to break through German defences, exploiting the distraction from British and Canadian attacks around Caen. The success of the operation created a corridor for the Allies to advance into Brittany and outflank the Germans.
Newmarket
North Bay
FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Technology Division
This year we are participating in a water game. In order to gain points, the coral must be placed on the reef, and the algae must be removed. You score more points the higher you position the coral. The robot or human player must score the algae in the net to earn additional points. In the endgame, the robot has to either park beneath or climb onto a cage.
District Event Winner
Industrial Design Award
District Event Winner
Excellence in Engineering Award
District Championship Finalist
Quality Award
HMCS Stormont (K327), a Royal Canadian Navy corvette commissioned during World War II, played a vital role in convoy escorts across the dangerous Atlantic, surviving multiple attacks and contributing to the protection of vital supply lines until her decommissioning in 1945.
North Bay
McMaster University
FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Technology Division
FIRST Championship - Curie Division
Crescendo's game involved collecting notes and scoring them in a speaker or amplifier. In the endgame, robots would hang from a metal chain, potentially scoring in the trap, while human players aimed to earn extra points by tossing notes onto a pole above the robots.
Quality Award
Excellence in Engineering Award
Autonomous Award
District Championship Finalist
Billy Bishop, one of Canada's greatest flying aces, gained fame in World War I for downing 72 enemy aircraft and becoming a national hero, and later served as a wing commander in World War II, advising on air strategy and shaping military aviation long after his combat days.
Newmarket Complex
University of Waterloo
FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Technology Division
FIRST Championship - Milstein Division
This year's robots had to pick up and position cubes and cones on grids to get points, while building the connections allowed you to collect even more points. Endgame teams would drive onto a balance board, with points awarded based on the number of robots that had balanced.
Excellence in the Engineering Award
Industrial Design Award
District Event Finalist
Excellence in Engineering Award
The Evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, a remarkable feat of survival and bravery, saw over 330,000 British and Allied soldiers rescued from the beaches of northern France under heavy German attack, using a flotilla of military and civilian vessels, and became a pivotal moment in World War II, symbolizing resilience in the face of overwhelming odds.
Humber College
York University
St. Mary C.S.S.
FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship
To gain points, robots had to shoot cargo into a central hub that had both high and low goals. At the end of the game, teams would climb onto the high bars; the higher the bar, the more points it was worth.
Imagery Award
Innovation in Control Award
Quality Award
Innovation in Control Award
The Battle of Ortona in December 1943, a brutal and intense urban conflict fought between Canadian and German forces, saw Canadian soldiers, known for their fierce house-to-house fighting tactics, successfully capture the Italian town of Ortona, marking a key victory in the Italian Campaign and demonstrating the resolve of the Allies in the face of heavy resistance.
Georgian College
McMaster University (CANCELLED)
During the pandemic, the theme Infinite Recharge was reused for both 2020 and 2021. The objective was to shoot power cells into high and low goals. At endgame, robots would park under or climb onto the shield generator.
Quality Award
The Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917, a defining moment in Canadian history, saw all four divisions of the Canadian Corps successfully capture the heavily fortified ridge from German forces through meticulous planning, innovative tactics, and extraordinary teamwork, marking Canada's emergence as a unified and formidable military force during World War I.
Humber College
York University
St. Mary C.S.S.
FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship
In 2019, the theme was Destination Deep Space. Teams were to load panels and goods into their rocketships, and in the endgame, they would climb onto platforms.
Quality Award
Imagery Award
The Normandy landings (D-Day) on June 6, 1944, were a daring and monumental Allied invasion, involving over 156,000 troops from the United States, Britain, and Canada, who stormed the fortified beaches of northern France, marking the beginning of the end for Nazi occupation in Western Europe and turning the tide of World War II.
Durham College
McMaster University
In 2018, the theme was Retro 8bit. Teams would place power cubes on top of a scale to tip it in their favour. Allincers could trade power cubes for power ups that would give them an advantage for the round.
Imagery Award
Imagery Award
Tonka Toy Trucks, introduced in 1947 by the Minnesota-based Mound Metalcraft Company (later renamed Tonka), quickly became famous for their rugged steel construction and realistic designs, making them a beloved symbol of durability and childhood nostalgia, with the brand evolving into a cornerstone of American toys and influencing generations of kids to embrace imaginative play and outdoor adventure.
Western University, Engineering
McMaster University
Our third-year theme was steamworks. The goal was to stoot fuel into a simulated boiler, which would then take the steam into a aircraft in the middle of the field. At endgame, teams would climb the hanging ropes of the airships.
Imagery Award
Our Robot was fueled by hope and aspiration.
Palmetto Regional
Windsor Essex Great Lakes Regional
Our second years theme was Medieval Tower Defense. Teams would breach the opponets barricade and weaken the towers defenses with boulders to capture the tower.
Named in honour of our first Principal, Mr. Larry O'Malley.
Arkansas Rock City Regional
North Bay Regional
Recycle Rush was the theme for our rookie year. The object of the game was for the robots to deposit trash within recycling containers that were positioned on the scoring platforms, along with picking up and stacking bins on the scoring platforms.
Rookie All-Star Award