Here are pictures from the NASA/VCU Regional competition held at VCU's Siegel Center March 3-5, 2005.  Team #1545 qualified 16th out of 63 and we were picked by Team #1279 as the third member of their alliance.  Team #384, our mentors from J.R.Tucker were also in our alliance.  Though we were knocked out of the quaterfinals, Lil' Skeeter and Team #1545 put on a performance of which everyone associated with the team can be proud!


Mr Gradwell and freinds strain to get Lil'Skeeter into the truck to be delivered.



  Steven and Tyler (Steven Tyler?) organize our pit area.




Mrs. Rocheleau models the latest in Lil' Skeeter shrinky-dink jewelry!




Brad, Eitan, and Jeff ready Lil' Skeeter for a qualifying round match.



Lil' Skeeter scoring again!  (Where are the the other robots?)



Team members await the results of Alliance Selection.



Team #1545  is chosen first in the second round of Alliance Selections! (Thank You, Team #1279)



Devon explains the robot's workings to a group of elementary school visitors.




Brad fits right in with his official driving jacket!




Fritz, Eitan, and Jeff help Team #1530 from TJ in getting ready for the next round.



Brad, Jeff, Devon, and Coach/Safety Captian Benson line up for our final qualifying match.



Boredom in the pits is one big problem in having a super-reliable robot.




Lil'Skeeter in the thick of things during a quaterfinal match.




Teams #1279, #384, and #1545 celebrate a job well done.