Omaha North Robotics hosted the first official VEX Robotics Nothing But Net event on Saturday October 17th. The teams recorded Skills Challenge scores that could qualify them for the World & State Championships.
These early scores are surprisingly good. The two High School teams, Omaha North Robotics and Omaha South, posted some great Skills Challenge scores. Notably, Omaha North’s 1064C is ranked 26th in the world for Programming Skills with a score of 88. Another Omaha North Robotics Team, 1064A, is Ranked 41st in the world for Driver Skills with a score of 96.
(The world ranking as of 1:30 pm, October 18th 2015).
Omaha North Robotics has shown a strong start to their season, we’re excited to see how the rest of the Nebraska teams perform as the season gets rolling. The next competitions are on November 7th, with a High School Tournament and Papillion-LaVista and a Middle School Tournament at Beveridge Magnet Middle School.
This event include the following Middle School and High School teams:
- Omaha North High Magnet School
- Omaha South High School
- King Science & Technology VEX Robotics
- Beveridge Magnet Middle
- McMillan Magnet Center
Omaha North Robotics Skills Challenge Event Results
Driver Skills Scores
| Team | School | High Score | Attempts | World Rank* | Skills Type |
| 1064A | Omaha North HS | 96 | 2 | 41 | driver |
| 1064C | Omaha North HS | 72 | 2 | T-59 | driver |
| 1049A | Omaha South HS | 29 | 4 | 115 | driver |
| 1049B | Omaha South HS | 24 | 6 | T-126 | driver |
| 1064B | Omaha North HS | 14 | 1 | T-155 | driver |
| 1064X | Omaha North HS | 9 | 2 | T-177 | driver |
| 1064U | Omaha North HS | 9 | 1 | T-177 | driver |
| 1064R | Omaha North HS | 7 | 2 | T-184 | driver |
| 1064D | Omaha North HS | 6 | 2 | T-186 | driver |
| 1064E | Omaha North HS | 5 | 1 | T-195 | driver |
| 1064H | Omaha North HS | 5 | 1 | T-195 | driver |
| 1064S | Omaha North HS | 5 | 2 | T-195 | driver |
| 1064F | Omaha North HS | 4 | 1 | T-202 | driver |
| 1061B | King Science MS | 2 | 1 | T-219 | driver |
| 1055B | Beveridge MS | 2 | 1 | T-219 | driver |
* World Ranking as of 1:30 pm on October 18th, 2015
Programming Skills Scores
| Team | School | High Score | Attempts | World Rank* | Skills Type |
| 1064C | Omaha North HS | 88 | 1 | 26 | programming |
| 1049A | Omaha North HS | 45 | 3 | 44 | programming |
| 1064A | Omaha North HS | 40 | 2 | T-49 | programming |
| 1049B | Omaha North HS | 16 | 2 | T-69 | programming |
| 1064R | Omaha North HS | 4 | 1 | T-106 | programming |
| 1064D | Omaha North HS | 4 | 1 | T-106 | programming |
| 1064U | Omaha North HS | 4 | 3 | T-106 | programming |
* World Ranking as of 1:30 pm on October 18th, 2015
What is VEX Nothing But Net?
VEX Robotics Competition Nothing But Net is a robotics competition played on a 12’x12’ field. Two alliances, “red” and “blue”, compete in matches that include a fifteen second autonomous period followed by one minute and forty-five seconds of driver-controlled period.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by Scoring your Balls and Bonus Balls in your Low and High Goals, and by Elevating Robots in your Climbing Zone.
What is a Skills Challenge
During Skills Challenge rounds, only a single VEX Robotics team is on the field for 60 seconds. The robot can either run autonomously or be driver controlled. The playing field will be set up identically to that of a normal VEX Robotics Competition Nothing But Net tournament match. These challenges test how well a single team can perform on the field without other robots present.
VEX Robotics can potentially qualify for the World and State Championships with their Skills Challenge scores. A team will automatically qualify for the VEX Robotics World Championships if they have one of the top 30 scores in the world on March 8th. The top scores Scores in Nebraska are also used for qualifying for the Nebraska State Championships.