View Full Version : FRC190's Robot in 30 Minutes
Steve Kaneb
06-01-2014, 21:39
Think outside the box!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FyQQt_3u0Y
Never give up! We put several iterations into this system before we could get it to work as shown.
Good luck to all the other RI30M teams!
Short Stuff
06-01-2014, 21:44
Correct me if I am wrong, but to me that does not quite look like it will fit within the rules regarding appendages extending above the 60 inch limit.
Billfred
06-01-2014, 21:53
Correct me if I am wrong, but to me that does not quite look like it will fit within the rules regarding appendages extending above the 60 inch limit.
This is 190's (infamous) 2008 robot. :)
Zebra_Fact_Man
06-01-2014, 21:55
Nailed it.
I see no rules broken here.
Short Stuff
06-01-2014, 21:57
OK I did not realize that:)
BrendanB
06-01-2014, 21:59
Man we are really behind! Looks sweet your 2008/2011 robots were very cool!
I find it funny, I guess that video format is a WPI thing! One of our students used the same template after Battlecry this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jibVkEqZ_B8
Nuttyman54
06-01-2014, 22:10
How the heck did you re-string that elevator in less than 30 minutes?
...I loved this robot.
It was one of those game-breaking robots that the GDC changed the rules for. Crappy for 190, but it was a great risky idea.
190 has a few rules attributed to their outside-the-box ways.
Ty Tremblay
06-01-2014, 22:40
What? The suction cup still works? How many iterations does that make?
AndyBare
06-01-2014, 23:10
I believe you can only go above 60 inches when in YOUR GOALIE ZONE. Your scoring goals are behind the other teams goalie zone. So...
Jay O'Donnell
06-01-2014, 23:29
I believe you can only go above 60 inches when in YOUR GOALIE ZONE. Your scoring goals are behind the other teams goalie zone. So...
This isn't a serious robot, it's just some guys taking an old robot and having some fun with the new game.
AndyBare
06-01-2014, 23:35
I figured. I was just making sure they knew.
Dave McLaughlin
07-01-2014, 01:16
Did I see some shoe wheels on there, or was that a lens flare?
Rishabhgadi
07-01-2014, 11:38
I believe you can only go above 60 inches when in YOUR GOALIE ZONE. Your scoring goals are behind the other teams goalie zone. So...
Yea but it is only supposed to. Be 6in in diameter, and it's the 2008 robot
Lil' Lavery
07-01-2014, 11:51
...I loved this robot.
It was one of those game-breaking robots that the GDC changed the rules for. Crappy for 190, but it was a great risky idea.
190 has a few rules attributed to their outside-the-box ways.
Change the rules? No. 190 built an edge case that was designed to break the game, and the GDC simply clarified that they would indeed recieve a <G22> penalty each rotation of the arm. Though, at their first event, it wasn't called that way and their robot still wasn't overly competitive compared to more "traditional" designs.
Change the rules? No. 190 built an edge case that was designed to break the game, and the GDC simply clarified that they would indeed recieve a <G22> penalty each rotation of the arm. Though, at their first event, it wasn't called that way and their robot still wasn't overly competitive compared to more "traditional" designs.
Direction Of Traffic – ROBOTS must proceed around the TRACK in a counter-clockwise
direction. Once a ROBOT has CROSSED a LANE MARKER or FINISH LINE, it shall not
break the plane of the line by moving in the clockwise direction. A PENALTY will be
assigned for each infraction.
One could argue that their robot actually never moved in a clockwise direction, thus not violating the rule.
Rypsnort
07-01-2014, 12:14
goes to show how ideas from past years can be used this year.
Lil' Lavery
07-01-2014, 13:46
One could argue that their robot actually never moved in a clockwise direction, thus not violating the rule.
Every rotation of their arm including the robot entering the zone clockwise from their current position. The CW and CCW references were relative to the field, meaning entering hte zone CW from their current position incurred a G22 penalty.
Regardless, this discussion is not something that really needs to be brought up again. While 190 in 2008 is one of those "infamous" robots (along with 1519 in 2008, 68 in 2003, etc.), the topics here have been hashed out repeatedly and the rulings are no longer particularly relevant.
ColleenShaver
07-01-2014, 14:05
In all seriousness, this was supposed to be a fun post to get a few laughs. As the Styx song goes "[we've] got too much time on [our] hands"
We know it's certainly not legal for the 2014 because of a variety of reasons.
Additionally, the legality of our 2008 robot does not really matter. It's been 6 years! No one except our team, the referees at our events, and the GDC has all the information on exactly what happened, so those are the only folks with any real authority to comment on the matter. It was what it was, it is what it is, so let's all worry about the 2014 game!
One could argue that their robot actually never moved in a clockwise direction, thus not violating the rule.
In all seriousness, this was supposed to be a fun post to get a few laughs. As the Styx song goes "[we've] got too much time on [our] hands"
We know it's certainly not legal for the 2014 because of a variety of reasons.
Additionally, the legality of our 2008 robot does not really matter. It's been 6 years! No one except our team, the referees at our events, and the GDC has all the information on exactly what happened, so those are the only folks with any real authority to comment on the matter. It was what it was, it is what it is, so let's all worry about the 2014 game!
My bad... Didn't mean to bring up old an thread.
It was pretty funny seeing 190 tangled in that rats nest at BAE that year. :)
Austin1018
08-01-2014, 17:30
I see only one rule broken...
You cannot extent into the goal (Outside of the playing field) to make the score. Seen here, this is broken ;)
Every rotation of their arm including the robot entering the zone clockwise from their current position. The CW and CCW references were relative to the field, meaning entering hte zone CW from their current position incurred a G22 penalty.
Regardless, this discussion is not something that really needs to be brought up again. While 190 in 2008 is one of those "infamous" robots (along with 1519 in 2008, 68 in 2003, etc.), the topics here have been hashed out repeatedly and the rulings are no longer particularly relevant.
118 in 2012...
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