Brunswick Eruption 11 November 3, 2012 [Archive]

Kristian Calhoun

07-06-2012, 09:06

Hi everyone,

We have some exciting BE updates!

For starters, the Brunswick Eruption website has received a new look. Check it out at http://be.raiderrobotix.org/.

Next, volunteer sign-ups are starting to trickle in. If you’re interested in joining our team, fill out the volunteer form (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/volunteer.html) on the website. Some available positions include referees, queuing, field reset, photographers, field set-up/take-down, and much more. The form is short and open-ended, so let us know how you would like to help!

BE is filling up quickly. As of today, we have 22 registered teams:

25 Raider Robotix
222 Tigertrons
224 The Tribe
271 Mechanical Marauders
303 TEST Team
341 Miss Daisy
358 Robotic Eagles
369 High Voltage
375 The Robotic Plague
533 The PSIcotics
1089 Team Mercury
1143 Cruzin' Comets
1807 Redbird Robotics
1923 MidKnight Inventors
2458 Team Chaos
2590 Nemesis
3314 Mechanical Mustangs
3607 Technologic
3637 The Daleks
3718 Junkyard Battalion
3929 Atomic Dragons
4281 Bulldogs

An updated team list is being actively maintained on our Event Info (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/event.html) page. If you’ve already registered and don’t see your team listed within 1-2 business days, please send me a PM here or contact (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/contact.html) us via e-mail.

Finally, please “Like” the event on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/BrunswickEruption) and follow @BrunsEruption (https://twitter.com/#!/brunseruption) on Twitter! Let us know what you would like to see at BE this year. Have a rule change suggestion? Idea for a workshop? We want to hear it! :)

Alexa Stott

13-06-2012, 15:54

Hey, everyone! We are now up to 27 teams registered which means things are filling up really quickly considering we are still ~4.5 months from the event. This, of course, means two things:

Register now (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/register.html) to guarantee you'll have your spot! Don't worry about payment right away--as Mr. Cokeley mentioned in his above post, we will take care of all that when school restarts in the fall.
With this year looking like we will reach our cap of 40 teams, we need all the volunteers we can get! Register to volunteer (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/volunteer.html) to get on board!

Be sure to like us on Facebook (http://facebook.com/BrunswickEruption) and follow us on twitter (http://twitter.com/BrunsEruption) to stay up to date with all the other exciting news as plans are finalized. We are currently working on coming up with some fun rule changes, planning some workshops, and, of course, formulating this year's Evil Sundae recipe.

Mahalo!

Brandon_L

21-07-2012, 03:19

Has this filled up yet?

Kristian Calhoun

21-07-2012, 10:32

Has this filled up yet?

Hi Brandon,

There are still 7 spots left. We currently have 33 teams (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/event.html) registered and are hoping to reach our maximum capacity of 40 teams in the fall. We would love to have 2495 come play with us!

Brandon_L

21-07-2012, 10:46

Thanks, see you there!

Alexa Stott

19-08-2012, 13:49

Hey, all! We now have a general info mailing list for Brunswick Eruption 11! If you'd like to stay up to date on everything happening at BE11, sign up here (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/subscribe.html) for that list!

In related news, we will be releasing information about the various awards/workshops/other activities we have planned this year and whole bunch of other updates fairly soon!

Also, as you may have noticed, we are nearly at full capacity already so be sure to reserve your spot at BE as soon as possible! To register, head over here (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/register.html). :)

The full updated team list is:

25 Raider Robotix
103 Cybersonics Technology Team
222 Tigertrons
224 The Tribe
271 Mechanical Marauders
303 TEST Team
341 Miss Daisy
358 Robotic Eagles
369 High Voltage
371 Curtis Cyber Warriors
375 The Robotic Plague
533 The PSIcotics
613 Neowarriors
888 Robotiators
1075 Sinclair Sprockets
1089 Team Mercury
1143 Cruzin' Comets
1279 Cold Fusion
1640 Sab-BOT-age
1676 The Pascack Pi-oneers
1807 Redbird Robotics
1923 MidKnight Inventors
2180 Zero Gravity
2458 Team Chaos
2495 Hamilton West Robotics
2554 The Warhawks
2590 Nemesis
2607 Fighting Robovikings
3167 Environmental Tectonics Crusaders
3314 Mechanical Mustangs
3607 Technologic
3637 The Daleks
3929 Atomic Dragons
4281 Bulldogs
888A Robotiators Pre-Rookie

As you can see, we have some really awesome teams attending this year's event as well as at least one prerookie (with a few others potentially looking to come as well).

Kristian Calhoun

11-09-2012, 19:45

Attention teams,

Today registration for Brunswick Eruption 11 reached a record 39 teams!

Since school has just started, we have decided to close open veteran team registration at this time. We will be reserving the remaining 3 spots for potential pre-rookie teams. Veteran teams are encouraged to continue to register online (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/register.html) through the event website and those who do will be placed on a waiting list. As we near closer to the event, if any spots become available, we will invite teams from the waitlist to attend BE on a first-come, first-served basis.

Additionally, an e-mail blast will be sent to the list of currently registered teams, as well as our mailing list (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/subscribe.html), in the near future.

Thank you for your cooperation and for making this the largest Brunswick Eruption yet!

Registered Teams (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/teams.html):
25 Raider Robotix

41 RoboWarriors

103 Cybersonics Technology Team

222 Tigertrons

224 The Tribe

271 Mechanical Marauders

293 SPIKE

303 TEST Team

341 Miss Daisy

358 Robotic Eagles

369 High Voltage

371 Curtis Cyber Warriors

375 The Robotic Plague

533 The PSIcotics

613 Neowarriors

806 Brooklyn Blacksmiths

888 Robotiators

1075 Sinclair Sprockets

1089 Team Mercury

1143 Cruzin' Comets

1279 Cold Fusion

1302 Team Lionheart

1640 Sab-BOT-age

1676 The Pascack Pi-oneers

1807 Redbird Robotics

1923 MidKnight Inventors

2180 Zero Gravity

2458 Team Chaos

2495 Hamilton West Robotics

2554 The Warhawks

2590 Nemesis

2607 Fighting Robovikings

3167 Environmental Tectonics Crusaders

3314 Mechanical Mustangs

3607 Technologic

3637 The Daleks

3929 Atomic Dragons

4281 Bulldogs

888A Robotiators Pre-Rookie

dellagd

13-09-2012, 22:09

Team 2607 is ready to rumble! (Rebound Rumble, that is :yikes: )

Billfred

13-09-2012, 23:08

Glad to see BE is kicking butt! Hopefully someday I'll get back up there, with team or with self. :)

Akash Rastogi

13-09-2012, 23:17

3929 is excite.

Brandon_L

14-09-2012, 01:35

3929 is excite.

I must say the same for us kind sir. Will be my first time there, looks like an amazing teams list, and ohmygod evil sundae is the best idea on the east coast.

Alexa Stott

01-10-2012, 16:03

Hey everyone! We have some exciting news from BEHQ!

We are pleased to announce the first ever Brunswick Eruption Facebook Photo Contest. The rules are simple:

Always practice safety first.
All photos must appropriate.
You don’t necessarily have to be in uniform, but it should be obvious which team you are with (i.e. a display of team colors, number, mascot, or some other indicator should be in the photo).
Your photo should feature at least this year’s robot.
Photos must be submitted by midnight on October 27th.
To submit, upload your photo to Brunswick Eruption’s Facebook wall and include your team number in the post.
Be creative! Remember, you’re not just preparing any old off-season—Brunswick Eruption is the ultimate November New Jersey Hawaiian robotics getaway!

Upload your photo to Brunswick Eruption's Facebook wall (http://www.facebook.com/BrunswickEruption) and they will be added to our Facebook Photo Contest album. Full details are available at http://be.raiderrobotix.org/facebookcontest.html.

Each team that enters will receive 50 Aloha Award points and the team with the most likes will earn a whopping 250 points!

Good luck!

Siri

02-10-2012, 10:58

If anyone is interested in a collaborative scouting effort:
1640 is going to have a very bare-bones crew at Brunswick (because we're volunteering here (http://wiki.team1640.com/index.php?title=Downingtown_FIRST_LEGO_League_Tune _Up_2012)), but we'd love to loan someone a few scouts hopefully in exchange for sharing information. Even if you wouldn't want to share the actual info, there are several teams with great systems that my scouts would love to work on/learn from. Reply or PM if you're interested! Thank you

Hallry

02-10-2012, 19:17

If anyone is interested in a collaborative scouting effort:

PM-ed! :)

dellagd

02-10-2012, 19:35

Libby K

22-10-2012, 23:02

Hello all!
I've had the honor of working with the Brunswick Eruption crew this year on volunteer management and some event coordination.

That said, please VOLUNTEER! I've still got some roles to fill.

http://be.raiderrobotix.org/volunteer.html

See you guys soon!

Alexa Stott

24-10-2012, 20:13

I'd also like to remind everyone of the awesome awards we are giving away at this year's BE!

One of them is the Aloha Award, which is a scavenger hunt designed to get teams to show their spirit for their team, FIRST, and BE. Some tasks can be completed at the event, while others require some preparation. The list of challenges is available at http://be.raiderrobotix.org/alohaaward.html.

Secondly, we will be honoring Mike Wade, a longtime NASA employee and friend of FIRST who was a driving force behind the growth of off-seasons in this area. His most notable and outstanding characteristics were his hard work, persistence, and ruthless dedication to FIRST. We encourage teams to submit a 600 word essay nominating a mentor from their team who they believe embodies those characteristics as well. The deadline for the Mike Wade Memorial Award is this Saturday, October 27. Essays can be submitted at http://be.raiderrobotix.org/mikewade.html.

Billfred

24-10-2012, 22:11

I signed up to volunteer today. First time going back to BE since the borderline-loony 1618+2458=4076 run of 2007 (http://chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/29231). I'm excited!

DonRotolo

25-10-2012, 20:42

That's a shame Billfred, because this year a last minute, unavoidable engagement has me unable to attend BE for the first time in 8 years. But I guess it is good that you're volunteering, I am sure Libby is apreciative.

Kristian Calhoun

27-10-2012, 18:48

This is a last call reminder for Mike Wade Memorial Award submissions! Please nominate a mentor from your team at http://be.raiderrobotix.org/mikewade.html if you have not done so already.

Also, if you did not see today's announcement via the BE Twitter (https://twitter.com/brunseruption) or Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/BrunswickEruption) pages, we will be raffling off a brand new iPad mini as well as an 8GB NOOK HD. Raffle tickets will cost $5 each and can be purchased at the event.

Kristian Calhoun

01-11-2012, 11:37

A lot of teams have been informing us that they will not be able to access their tools and robots in time for Saturday due to school closures. Additionally, the power situation in North Brunswick is quite finicky and our own school has been closed for the last 4 days. As such, we are postponing Brunswick Eruption, planning to reschedule the event for November 17th.

Please let us know if you will be able to attend the new date. We wish you all a safe and speedy recovery from the hurricane.

An e-mail blast will be sent to teams shortly, followed by a website update.

Wayne C.

01-11-2012, 11:48

Brunswick Eruption postponed

With the widespread devastation from Hurricane Sandy and our school sitting powerless we sadly need to postpone BE to November 17th (pending approvals)

Folks wouldn't believe the state of things here in NJ. We know numerous people along the coast who are now homeless. Power MAY be back in the coming week. Many of the major roads are blocked with downed lines and trees.

Anyway we hope to see all 42 teams come back in two weeks. Please pass the word about the change to those you know. Teams please contact either Bharat, Kristian or I to confirm your team's attendance on the 17th. And if you have a team still looking to get in I suspect there will be slots available. Follow the Brunswick Eruption website for the latest news

Hope all is well with our neighbors. Take care of home and family first- then we play robots

WC

OZ_341

01-11-2012, 11:49

Team 341 will make every effort to attend on the 17th and support BE.
I will check with our transportation department when school re-opens.
Should be OK!
Be safe guys!

Siri

01-11-2012, 12:45

We anticipate and are definitely looking forward to attending a rescheduled BE if possible. Best wishes to everyone out there and take care! Please tell us if there's anything we can do to help, guys. We fared relatively well out here (downed tree damage, some localized flooding and couple-day power outages), and we want to help everyone get back on track.

Alexa Stott

01-11-2012, 17:42

I encourage people to like us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/BrunswickEruption) and/or subscribe (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/subscribe.html) to our email list in order to stay up to date with everything as we move forward to reschedule the event.

Thanks for bearing with us on this one, everyone!

Billfred

01-11-2012, 19:21

Thanks for bearing with us on this one, everyone!

If any event gets a free pass, it's Brunswick Eruption.

The new date clashes with a fundraiser for 2815, so I will have to pass on BE again. But best of luck to everyone in their recovery.

Wayne C.

06-11-2012, 15:47

So far we have only heard from about 30 percent of our teams regarding attending the new date of Nov 17th. I know many of the teams are still in the dark or haven't been to their schools yet.

We need to know who will attend and who wont so we can plan and rent tables, etc..

PLEASE let us know ASAP.

The event will go on- if it doesn't kill us first!!

WC:cool:

team222badbrad

07-11-2012, 01:10

Wayne,

I don't know if Scott contacted you yet, but 222 will be unable to attended due to our annual fundraising event which is scheduled for the 17th.

We decided it would be too difficult to bring a skeleton crew as the fundraiser requires the majority of our small team to run.

222 hopes everyone is recovering quickly from Sandy's east coast destruction. ::ouch::

Kristian Calhoun

09-11-2012, 17:37

Thanks to all the teams who have replied so far. We're currently up to 22 confirmed attending teams: http://be.raiderrobotix.org/teams.html

We are still waiting to hear back from the following teams:
369
395
1302
1807
2458
3607
3167
3637

Additionally, we have extended the deadline for Mike Wade Memorial Award submissions to Wednesday, November 14th. Nominations can be submitted at http://be.raiderrobotix.org/mikewade.html.

Again, thanks everyone for your continued support of Brunswick Eruption. We hope to see you at BE on the 17th (or at Ramp Riot tomorrow)!

OZ_341

14-11-2012, 12:51

Team 341 is really looking forward to playing at BE on Saturday!
Last chance to "Rebound Rumble".

Kristian Calhoun

14-11-2012, 16:49

Team 341 is really looking forward to playing at BE on Saturday!
Last chance to "Rebound Rumble".

Our team had a great time at Ramp Riot last weekend and we're excited Miss Daisy is making a return to BE!

We have 29 teams (http://be.raiderrobotix.org/teams.html) confirmed to attend Brunswick Eruption this Saturday.

I have attached the Brunswick Eruption 11 Team Information Packet, which was sent to all team contacts in an e-mail blast this afternoon. It contains reminders of items to bring, what to do upon arrival, the event schedule, and other highlights.

A webcast of the event will be available at: http://be.raiderrobotix.org/webcast.html

We have created a mobile web app for smartphones, which will be updated throughout the event: http://be.raiderrobotix.org/mobile.html

Match scores will also be tweeted live from @BrunsEruption (https://twitter.com/brunseruption) in the same format used by @FRCFMS with the hashtag #FRCBE.

Finally, as a reminder, we will be hosting a food drive to benefit the North Brunswick Food Bank, as well as a shoe drive to recycle any old or unwanted footwear. Any donations to either drive would be greatly appreciated and the teams that donate the most to each will receive special tiki trophies.

See you on Saturday!

Siri

16-11-2012, 12:19

1640 is very sorry that we won't be able to attend BE. :( We were only recently able to get into our shop after some serious damage at Ramp Riot, and it turns out we're beyond repair (both money and shop time) to be ready for Brunswick. We'd be limping around on 1-2 swerve wheels. ::ouch::

We'll sure miss everyone! It's a sad surprise end to our (really great) season. :o I'll still be there with my ref hat on, hopefully with a few volunteers but we also have to fix the bot for some upcoming demos. (Feels like build season already...) We've definitely learn a lot about designing for 100+ matches. We'll be ready for 2013!

Jared Russell

16-11-2012, 12:54

We've definitely learn a lot about designing for 100+ matches.

Definitely. We're starting to run low on critical spare parts as well - winning Brunswick Eruption will be as much about "who's left" as "who's best". ::ouch::

Kristian Calhoun

16-11-2012, 19:18

Here's the pit layout for the event. See you all tomorrow!

Akash Rastogi

16-11-2012, 21:30

I'm gonna be rooting for a small team from Hamilton, NJ - 2495

These guys spent their time after Duel on the Delaware tuning their shooter and creating a new drop down intake.

Please go check them out tomorrow! They have great bridge handling and balancing skills and a shooter that is pretty consistent from the key.

http://imgur.com/CBz3u

^ New mods. You can sort of make out the clear polycord on the front roller.

dellagd

16-11-2012, 23:46

A pre-rookie team, St Huberts High School, will be competing at Brunswick tomorrow with our mini-robot (It competed at Ramp Riot as 2606).

Make sure you give them a nice welcome!

Brandon_L

17-11-2012, 02:05

Kristian Calhoun

17-11-2012, 10:46

The Brunswick Eruption webcast is live at http://be.raiderrobotix.org/webcast.html !

Akash Rastogi

17-11-2012, 12:49

Alliances?

Webcast was dead last I checked.

Kristian Calhoun

17-11-2012, 14:08

Alliances?

Webcast was dead last I checked.

The webcast is still up and running on our side of things, there's just no audio (and hasn't been - A/V issues...)

Alliance selections just finished:

1. 341, 25, 3637
2. 5303, 1075, 1143
3. 103, 2590, 2606
4. 4067, 888, 613
5. 869, 2607, 1626
6. 41, 1279, 1807
7. 2458, 2495, 371
8. 369, 1923, 1089

The evil sundae contest will take place at 2:30 with elimination rounds following immediately after.

Kristian Calhoun

17-11-2012, 14:13

Just tried it and the webcast is working. See attached.

Akash Rastogi

17-11-2012, 14:45

Yeah it's good for me now.

R.C.

17-11-2012, 20:28

Is there an archive of matches? I was unable to tune in.

Thanks,

-RC

Kristian Calhoun

18-11-2012, 19:05

Here are the results from yesterday's event:

Winners: 341, 25, 3637
Finalists: 103, 2590, 2606
Hoku Award Winner: 613
Aloha Award Winner: 1626
Mahalo Award Winner: 2607
Food Drive Champion: 806
Shoe Drive Champion: 806
Evil Sundae Survivor: 806
Best Autonomous Mode: 341
Best Balancer Award: 4067
Smart Play Award: 103
Mike Wade Memorial Award: Mr. Jerry Ely from 1089
Future Glory Award: 2606 (Pre-rookie from St. Hubert High School)
Big Kahunas: Roger Weiss, Jennifer Hammill and Anthony Schamper

Match Results: http://be.raiderrobotix.org/matchresults.html

Is there an archive of matches? I was unable to tune in.

Thanks,

-RC

We unfortunately don't have an archive of the webcast—it's something we'll work on having for next year's event. If any teams have match videos, let us know and we'll compile them into a single playlist.

I'll do a longer write up/thank you post soon.

waitwhat?

20-11-2012, 11:17

Team 869 had a great time at BE this year! We were really excited to grab a spot and get the change to compete one last time with our Rebound Rumble bot. We had a great season and this was the perfect way to retire our notorious little "D-Bot".

Thanks to our awesome alliance 2607 the RoboVikings and 1626 Falcon Robotics, it was a blast teaming up together!

Also congratualtions to the winning alliance, Team2 341, 25, and 3637, we always enjoy competing with such high caliber teams!

Lastely thanks to Team 25 and the BE planning commitee for putting on yet another successful off season event!

Johnbot

20-11-2012, 16:20

Brunswick Eruption was a blast this year!
It's a shame 103, 2590, and 2606 couldn't get their triple balance, but the finals were still interesting, and I'm proud of the drive team from St. Huberts.

341, 25, and 3637 were an amazing alliance, and I thought it was hilarious during their first semi-final match against 869, 1626, and 2607. We, as the blue alliance, were ahead in the first few seconds of teleop, but only by a very small margin, and the announcer said "The blue alliance is actually ahead!"