View Full Version : Build a FRC bot in 3 days... Challenge Accepted.
Andrew Rudolph
23-12-2012, 18:56
We had a crazy thought this summer during one of our iR3 meetings, what if we built an FRC bot in 3 days and documented the whole thing online?
Well, we decided this was a challenge we could undertake. And in doing so we could help all of those teams out there who don't have experienced mentors to help quickly prototype parts and figure out the basics of an FRC bot. Compressing the entire build season into 3 days will give these teams an insight that they might not get until the season is over, thus making them more competitive. And its fun.
We might fail, we might succeed, but definitely will learn something, so you should follow along at www.robotin3days.com (http://www.robotin3days.com/) on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/robotin3days) or on Twitter @RobotIn3Days (https://twitter.com/robotin3days).
Check out this video as an introduction to robot in 3 days:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8NFRu9QtO5Y
http://www.robotin3days.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cropped-ir3d-squregear-inline.jpg (http://www.robotin3days.com)
Is Bacon trying to do this or is IR3?
Andrew Rudolph
23-12-2012, 19:03
Is Bacon trying to do this or is IR3?
This is a separate thing from iR3 and Bacon. Its its own beast.
This is a separate thing from iR3 and Bacon. Its its own beast.
Oh so its not like Bacon's competition bot?
Andrew Rudolph
23-12-2012, 19:17
Oh so its not like Bacon's competition bot?
Not at all. This is a way to show teams all over the world in a compressed format some ideas on a bot for this years game.
Do you have a schedule on how you are going to do the 3 days?
emekablue
23-12-2012, 20:01
Why three days and not a week or one day or something like that?
Littleboy
23-12-2012, 20:04
Don't give FIRST ideas...we like our 45 day build season. They can make it shorter. Never underestimate the power of the GDC.
Fun fact: During the summer, the engineers for FRC and the GDC test out the game by building robots. Some of the robots are completed in as little as 24 man hours!
Sounds like a great place to intern!
Dan Richardson
23-12-2012, 21:59
Do you have a schedule on how you are going to do the 3 days?
Schedule is forthcoming, we will try to hit all the major tenets of a build season I.e. Strategize, Ideate, Build, Test and Adjust. Those four stages will most likely be truncated to 3 and supplanted with the more aptly named phased approach: "Don't Panic", "Consider Panicing" and "Why havent we been panicing?" We will be putting this schedule together and hope to have it released prior to kickoff.
Why 3 days? Well that's when most early prototyping and strategizing should take place, so we feel it'll offer the most bang for its buck. Plus, 6 weeks is just entirely too long and an awful lot of time to be spending mucking about machine shops and practice fields.
Why did we choose 3? As the good book doth say:
First shalt thou begin to create the Holy Robot, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then posteth thou thy Holy YouTube Videos of Antioch towards thy viewers, who being inspired by sight, shall be challenged to do better.
Littleboy
23-12-2012, 22:14
Will you guys be working strait through the 72 hours (with shifts of people - half working, half sleeping) or will you be only working during the day?
Calvin Hartley
23-12-2012, 22:22
Sounds like a fun challenge. I'm looking forward to the results!!
First shalt thou begin to create the Holy Robot, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then posteth thou thy Holy YouTube Videos of Antioch towards thy viewers, who being inspired by sight, shall be challenged to do better.
Hahaha this made my night. :D
Andrew Rudolph
23-12-2012, 22:25
Will you guys be working strait through the 72 hours (with shifts of people - half working, half sleeping) or will you be only working during the day?
I don't think we will sleep much.
First shalt thou begin to create the Holy Robot, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then posteth thou thy Holy YouTube Videos of Antioch towards thy viewers, who being inspired by sight, shall be challenged to do better.
Yes... Just... Yes...
holygrail
23-12-2012, 23:35
First shalt thou begin to create the Holy Robot, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then posteth thou thy Holy YouTube Videos of Antioch towards thy viewers, who being inspired by sight, shall be challenged to do better.[/QUOTE]
One, two, five!... I mean three!
As the coach of a team entirely based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail, I truly appreciate that quote. I also appreciate what you guys are trying to do for the FIRST community. Good luck and thanks for being an inspiration. We will be watching.
http://www.robotin3days.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cropped-ir3d-squregear-inline.jpg
Good luck and I look forward to seeing the results of your endeavor! On a side note, Why did you choose this particular sequence of colors for your logo? I'd usually expect to see either green-yellow-red or red-yellow-green.
DonRotolo
23-12-2012, 23:48
I just love this idea and I can't wait to see it realized.
Gigakaiser
24-12-2012, 03:22
I'm wondering if the numerous threes in the game hints, this 3 day challenge, and this challenge's logo are connected in some way. It's difficult to imagine since this isn't an official FIRST post, but now whenever I see a three i start thinking about the upcoming game.
Andrew Rudolph
24-12-2012, 11:42
I'm wondering if the numerous threes in the game hints, this 3 day challenge, and this challenge's logo are connected in some way. It's difficult to imagine since this isn't an official FIRST post, but now whenever I see a three i start thinking about the upcoming game.
I wish we knew what the game is, but no we are in the dark like everyone else. Although if somehow our logo is related we will all have a good laugh...then get back to work.
Dan Richardson
24-12-2012, 12:31
Good luck and I look forward to seeing the results of your endeavor! On a side note, Why did you choose this particular sequence of colors for your logo? I'd usually expect to see either green-yellow-red or red-yellow-green.
Alphabetical Order, Green, Red, Yellow. Our logo is also kind of like a mood ring the colors change with how we are feeling.
You're probably right about the clue thing. The real announcement is that everyone will have just 3 days :-).
As far as the official clue goes, we love meatloaf, hate water, and don't mind pie.
Richard Wallace
24-12-2012, 14:14
Good luck and I look forward to seeing the results of your endeavor! On a side note, Why did you choose this particular sequence of colors for your logo? I'd usually expect to see either green-yellow-red or red-yellow-green.If the usual starting sequence red, yellow, green corresponds to ready, aim, fire ...
then this sequence corresponds to fire, ready, aim.
Typical of the build season sequence practiced by many team (including several of mine) --- build, think, plan.
Dan Richardson
26-12-2012, 07:44
If the usual starting sequence red, yellow, green corresponds to ready, aim, fire ...
then this sequence corresponds to fire, ready, aim.
Typical of the build season sequence practiced by many team (including several of mine) --- build, think, plan.
We've formed a committee and determined that we prefer this reasoning to all others.
Also, we'll be releasing a few videos about our approach to strategy, planning, build etc...
The first, is listed here (http://youtu.be/ex3WGs08NWk)
Let us know if there is something specific that you'd like to see before kickoff. We may just have the power to make it happen.
George1902
27-12-2012, 16:45
If anybody can do this, it's got to be these guys. Remember, folks, these are the inventors of Modulox gearboxes. Modulox is going to give team iR3 a HUGE advantage in one of the most time-consuming parts of an FRC build season: prototyping and manufacturing of gearboxes.
Add to the fact that they're 3 long-time veterans of FIRST, both as students and mentors, and I bet they can do it without even altering their sleep schedule.
Daniel Felix
27-12-2012, 17:40
This'll be interesting. And I'm sure very inspirational! Looking forward to seeing the results. You guys should definitely be the first in the community to publish a robot teaser just for kicks :p
cgranata
27-12-2012, 19:34
team 1396 built a robot in 1 day!
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/18269
Dan Richardson
29-12-2012, 21:44
This'll be interesting. And I'm sure very inspirational! Looking forward to seeing the results. You guys should definitely be the first in the community to publish a robot teaser just for kicks :p
We sure hope so! At least, one of the first! The actual robot will not compete in an official FRC competition, so it may be dqed for not really teasing anything :-)
In regards to the earlier questions about our build schedule. We've released a new vlog addressing our plans and some tips to develop a schedule.
Video here:
http://youtu.be/9fDgZR4OXIw
Blog and resources here:
http://www.robotin3days.com/gantt-chart-and-schedule-for-first-robotics-season/
Andrew Rudolph
29-12-2012, 22:00
team 1396 built a robot in 1 day!
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/18269
I remember this, we were at the championship that year with teams and were very inspired by you guys.
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