The Digital Dislocators are going to states!

The Manchester Digital Dislocators team with their trophy, ready to head to state competition this week!

submitted by Andy Galicki

After an absolute rollercoaster of a weekend, the high school robotics team finished their Week 6 competition at Woodhaven High School ranked 13th out of 41 teams, with a qualification record of 8 wins and 4 losses.

Upon advancing to the playoffs, they were chosen as the first pick of the fourth alliance. Together with their teammates (shout outs to team captain 6914 | Retro5ive and 5531 | Orange Crush), they were able to win their first playoff match by a single point, but ultimately fell to the opposing alliance in a tiebreaker.

They were also chosen as the recipients of the Excellence in Engineering award by the judges, which according to FIRST “celebrates the team that demonstrates a professional approach to the design process, and whose design is elegant and advantageous on the field of play.”

The team is ranked 126th out of 459 teams in Michigan, and this is the first time that they have qualified for the state championship since the formation of the team. The Digital Dislocators will be traveling to Saginaw Valley State University this upcoming week (April 13-16) for the competition.

If you’d like to watch the team, you can see them in person at the SVSU Ryder Center at: Ryder Center, 7400 Bay Road, University Center, MI.

Congratulations, team!

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by Marsha Chartrand

Marsha Johnson Chartrand, a founder, writer, and copy editor with the Manchester Mirror, is a 50-year resident of Manchester. She has a long history of volunteer and community involvement.