This past season, the team worked together develop our comprehensive robot and strategy for the game, FIRST POWER UP. Our team’s success centered on a cohesive, communicative, and consistent team. We set out with the goal to make it to Detroit and compete for the second year at Worlds, and we achieved it! POWER UP offered unique challenges to the team to work around. We chose to take on Swerve Drive in 2018, dubbing out robot “Sexy Swerve” as well as “D7”. Our team rallied around each other in moments of happiness and defeat, and we all truly became a family. Our season was exciting, with many triumphs, awards, and special moments.
MARCH 9-11th WESTTOWN MAR DISTRICT COMPETITION - Finished 4th place after qualification matches, 9 Wins - 3 Loss. Moved from alliance #4 captain to alliance #1 for Elimination Rounds, winning two out of three Quarter Final Matches and ultimately losing both Semifinal Matches.
Awarded the “Judges Award” for a unique approach to competition. We produced our own PCB boards and handed them out to all teams at competition, being sure to make and secure new connections! (A first for the team)
MARCH 16-18th SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY COMPETITION - Finished 9th after qualification matches, 7 Wins - 5 Loss. We joined Alliance #5 for the Elimination Rounds, winning two out of three Quarter Final Matches, and ultimately losing both Semifinal Matches.
Awarded the “Industrial Design Award” Sponsored by General Motors “"Celebrates form and function in an efficiently designed machine that effectively addresses the game challenge." (The second year in a row for this award)
Two students, Molly Hohner and Ronan Gorman, were nominated to be Dean’s List Semi-Finalists at this competition. Both had great interviews and were celebrated by the team. Molly went on to be named a Semi-finalist at the District Championships and interview there.
APRIL 4-7th MID-ATLANTIC DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP HELD AT LEHIGH UNIVERSITY - We entered the event with two awards under our belt, and a fire to perform well! We finished the Qualification Matches ranked 24th with 5 Wins - 7 Loss. We were the first choice for the #5 Alliance for Elimination Rounds, and while we lost both matches we earned enough points over the season to QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Our overall rank for the Mid-Atlantic Region Ended at 16 out of 120 teams!
APRIL 25-28th FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, DETROIT - For the second year in a row, DEMON ROBOTICS WENT TO WORLDS! We were slightly more prepared than the year before, but the short notice kept us on our toes with planning! Our robot “D7” was shipped to Detroit and the team followed in caraVAN form - luggage trailer towed and SIX minivans (7 vehicles total) carrying 28 students, 8 mentors, and 8 additional involved parents! The drive out consisted of car bonding and good music, 9 hours is a lot of quality time in a car! Competition was fierce and we competed at the same level we did all season. Although we did not make it to the finals, the team enjoyed watching matches as much as they did competing in them. While our match play at Worlds was not what we wanted, we had such an amazing experience meeting other teams from around the world. Our record of 1 Win - 9 Loss was not what we knew in our hearts, that was ALL WINS FOR SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE! We met people from all over the world from different FRC teams, we attended workshops and listened to inspiring speakers. Students were able to visit with many representatives from Universities that offer scholarships to FIRST students and speak with representatives from businesses from around the globe that are looking to hire FIRST alumni. There was a Robo-Prom for students to attend one evening since students missed their school's Prom. We had many once-in-a-lifetime experiences, and the team grew even closer as a family, something we are so proud of. This will be a trip, a competition, an event they will never forget... AND now that we have experienced it, WE WANT TO GO BACK!
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Demon Robotics is a non-profit organization. All club officers and team members are students of Kennett High School. Membership has more than doubled since 2011 and we now have more than 40 students participating along with seven adult mentors.
In 2011, Demon Robotics Team was founded as a new club at Kennett High School. Demon Robotics participated first participated in the regional competition of 2012 as part of the nations FIRST organization.
In their first competition season, the team built a 100 lb robot named "Demonator" that played basketball with robots from more than 90 other teams in the Mid-Atlantic region. "Demonator" won a Rookie All Star award and placed second at a regional competition. The team did well enough to place in the top half of almost 100 teams and advanced to the Mid-Atlantic Regional District Championship at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. In the 2013 competition season, the team built a robot named "D2" that shot discs (frisbees) into goals and it also climbed a playground-like A-frame. Once again the team finished in the top third of the teams and advanced to the Mid Atlantic Regional Championship at Lehigh University in April. 2014 "D3" competed in Aerial Assist. 2015 Recycle Rush was the game and "D4" was built for the competitions. In 2016 "D5" was built and competed in FIRST Stronghold where we competed strongly at our two regional competitions and qualified for the MAR District Championships at Lehigh University. 2017 was a groundbreaking year for the team, it was our first year going to Worlds. “D7” was able to place gears with ease, and Sarah, our pilot, was the best on the field. The team grew even closer and really became a family. 2018 was a continuation of 2017, we grew closer and accomplished more. We achieved working with a swerve drive for the first time, and won awards at both of our district competitions. Worlds in Detroit saw Demon Robotics descend upon the Motor City, and have the best time of our lives!
50 Student Members & 12 Adult Mentors
36 Student Members & 11 Adult Mentors
25 Student Members & 13 Adult Mentors
42 Student Members & 11 Adult Mentors
34 Student Members & 9 Adult Mentors
28 Student Members & 8 Adult Mentors
30 Student Members & 7 Adult Mentors
13 Student Members & 6 Adult Mentors
$5000 - Registration for District Competitions, Initial Kit of Parts,FIRST Team Support
$3500 - Additional Parts, Tools & Shop Materials
$500 - Practice Field Components
$500 - Post‐season events
$1500 - T‐shirts & Marketing Materials
$5000 - District Championships (Lehigh University) - Qualification Required
$5000 - World Championships (Detroit) - Qualification Required
February 19, 11:59 pm
March 8 - 10
March 15 - 17
April 3 - 6
April 24 - 27
Luke Bolten - 9th Grade
Curie Cha - 9th Grade
Jeremy Chernin - 9th Grade; Runner; Coder
Jesse Comanda - 9th Grade; Runner; Plays Ultimate Frisbee
Aidan Crecco - 9th Grade; Plays Tennis and Video Games
Carter Elliot - 9th Grade; Swimmer; KTV Broadcaster; Plays Ultimate Frisbee
Lainee Foster - 9th Grade; KTV Broadcaster; Member of Mock Trial and Earth Club
Nicholas Gonzalez - 9th Grade; Member of Kennett Marching Band; Plays Ultimate Frisbee
Jake Hohner - 9th Grade; Plays Tennis and with his dog
Savannah Jeffery - 9th Grade; Swimmer; Pianist
Mattias King - 9th Grade; Member of Kennett Marching Band; Plays Ultimate Frisbee
Jeffrey Kjelstrom - 9th Grade; Runner; Coder
Ethan Lai - 9th Grade
Tiffany Lee - 9th Grade
Quinn Lindsey - 9th Grade
Zach Mcintosh - 9th Grade
Scott Meadows - 9th Grade
Emma Nace - 9th Grade; Pianist; Dancer
Emanuel Ortiz - 9th Grade
Sophia Pepe - 9th Grade; Rides Horses; Babysitter
Marissa Reidenberg - 9th Grade; Swimmer; Works
Baden Saathoff - 9th Grade; Cellist; Battle Bots Mentor; Plays Ultimate Frisbee
Nicholas Savva - 9th Grade; Avid Sleeper
Sakeri Starry - 9th Grade
Luke Summa - 9th Grade; Plays Magic the Gathering
James Burns - 10th Grade; Plays Ultimate Frisbee and Video Games
Luke Jeffrey - 10th Grade; Member of Kennett Marching Band; Plays Ultimate Frisbee
Rio King - 10th Grade; Runner; Member of Kennett Marching Band
Colin Parnell - 10th Grade; Battle Bots Mentor; Plays Soccer and Ultimate Frisbee
Alex Shuetz - 10th Grade; Climbs Trees; Contemplates Existence
Jacob Thompson - 10th Grade; Snowboarder; Plays Ultimate Frisbee
Matthew Appleby - 11th Grade
Rónán Gorman - 11th Grade; Swimmer; Runner; Plays Ultimate Frisbee
Nathan Judd - 11th Grade; Rock Climber; Minecraft Server Host
Luke Nall - 11th Grade; Plays Soccer, Tennis, and on a Minecraft Server
Ariatna Ortiz Jasso - 11th Grade; Musician; Artists; Member of Mock Trial
Jordan Reidenberg - 11th Grade; Artist; Volunteer; Works
Abisai Rodriguez Aguilar - 11th Grade; Member of Kennett Marching Band and Model UN
Jake Thomas - 11th Grade
Simon Comanda - 11th Grade; Reader; Plays Ultimate Frisbee; Member of Kennett Marching Band
Ellie Conlin-Day - 11th Grade; Member of Kennett Marching Band and Model UN; Plays Ultimate Frisbee
Adam Kondrad - 11th Grade; Plays Video Games; Watches Netflix
Liam Briening - 12th Grade; Eats Breakfast; Coder
Eliot Comanda - 12th Grade; Vice President; Plays Ultimate Frisbee
Victor Delarosa - 12th Grade; Eagle Scout; Altar Boy
Molly Hohner - 12th Grade; President; Violinist; Plays Tennis; Member of Society of Women Engineers
Connor Hollick - 12th Grade; Runner; Surfer
Olivia McLaurin - 12th Grade; Secretary; Runner; Member of Reading Olympics, Student Council, Kennett Marching Band, a Punk Rock Band, and NHS
Avery Chapman - 12th Grade; Drum Major; Member of Mock Trial; Plays 5 Instruments
Davis Piercy - 12th Grade; Runner; Plays Tennis
Jenny Zavala - 12th Grade
Mike Appleby - 2 Years
Nadine Arens - 2 Years
Wes Bowers - 3 Years - Family Promise Board Member; Sailor; President of Philly Dahlia Society
Toby Chu - 2 Years - Classified
Iliana DeLarosa - 1st Year
Dan Folmar, Lead Mentor / Teacher Advisor - 8 Years
Christina Gorman, Lead Mentor - 6 Years - Artist; Community Volunteer; Mom
Brian Lucas - 8 Years - Jack of All Trades
Alan Nall - 1st Year - Two time DR Parent; Number geek
Dom Perna, Lead Mentor - 7 Years - Boyfriend; Father; Brother
Chris Schuetz - 4 Years - Father; Technology Business Owner; Professional Juggler
Mike Stankiewicz - 3 Years
Ernie Wilson (Team Alum Class of 2016) - 3 Years - Gamer; Software Developer; Meteorology