2016 MAR(FMA?) Mt. Olive Discussion [Archive]

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Owen Busler

28-02-2016, 13:30

davidono

28-02-2016, 22:57

Lets get some projected rankings and winners. As well as who were looking forward to see. I'm looking forward to see 303,1676, 222,1403, and 219.

PayneTrain

28-02-2016, 23:29

Good afternoon all! Team 303 and I are very excited for the Mt. Olive competition this year. Thought id start a thread to post information or questions about the event.

Here are some of the links to get started:

Team Info Packet: https://goo.gl/wKvepB
Pit/School Map: https://goo.gl/I1YtJj

Webcasts:

Day 1 (March 5th) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM-cQnOA3nw
Day 2 (March 6th) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddDCaKKvCJM

Cant wait to see everyone this year!

If you care for an answer to the question your title asks, Mid-Atlantic Robotics is the name on the checkbook and FIRST Mid-Atlantic is the name on the website. I don't know what name you get on your banners...

davidono

28-02-2016, 23:35

The name we get on the banner is "MAR FIRST robotics {Event Name} district competition" winner

Libby K

28-02-2016, 23:45

The name we get on the banner is "MAR FIRST robotics {Event Name} district competition" winner

That's likely because banners were ordered before the (poorly-timed) FIRST HQ rebrand announcement.

As of the new branding rules, all regions must refer to themselves as "FIRST [Place]" to keep things consistent, which means the days of calling it MAR on the public-facing side are coming to an end. I've been trying to be diligent about it, but it's probably going to go over as smoothly as the transition from Nationals to Championship... :ahh:

Back to topic - 1923 is very excited for Mt. Olive! Always a great event and we're all really hype to start competition season. Looking forward to it!

jds2001

29-02-2016, 00:37

Akash Rastogi

29-02-2016, 00:41

I'm a ref and looking forward to it! By any chance, can I bum a ride with a team (or anyone else) in the mornings from the Holiday Inn where I'm staying? Alternatively, is Uber available there? If not, I might have to *gasp* get on a phone and call a taxi! What are those things again? (spoiled NYC guy here!)

I need to be at the venue by 7:30AM on Saturday.....

Unfortunately Uber is not available in Mt. Olive, as far as I know.

You should definitely be able to find another team there who can help with transportation.

I am not sure if I will be in Mt. Olive for the event, otherwise I would offer.

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alephzer0

29-02-2016, 08:52

I'm really looking forward to seeing what the other teams in MAR came up with! I'm sure the event will be a blast.

techhelpbb

29-02-2016, 09:37

I'm a ref and looking forward to it! By any chance, can I bum a ride with a team (or anyone else) in the mornings from the Holiday Inn where I'm staying? Alternatively, is Uber available there? If not, I might have to *gasp* get on a phone and call a taxi! What are those things again? (spoiled NYC guy here!)

I need to be at the venue by 7:30AM on Saturday.....

There are taxi services in the area.
If you really get stuck send me a PM and I'll try to help.
Just be aware I am the CSA at the event so - late is not an option.
I figure by Saturday morning I'll be up to my eyeballs in spare parts.

Cam877

29-02-2016, 10:17

Always looking forward to Mount Olive, it is consistently the most fun, crazy event I attend every year. Can't wait to see you all there, it should be one hell of a competition! :)

Hallry

29-02-2016, 17:42

1676 is excited as always for the 2016 Mt. Olive District. It's one of the districts we've gone to each year since the inception of MAR, and 11/193 never fail to host a great event.

Like in years past, 1676 will be recording full-field footage of the competition and will be posting it ASAP to our official YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/Team1676). If you want a sneak peak of our robot before this weekend, we'll be premiering our reveal video during the FIRST Updates Now Premiere Night tomorrow (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142868) and then publishing it on our YouTube Channel as well.

Can't wait to see everyone this weekend!

The name we get on the banner is "MAR FIRST robotics {Event Name} district competition" winner

Better than FIRST Roboitcs (http://i.imgur.com/pHnkmc9.jpg)! :rolleyes:

techhelpbb

01-03-2016, 10:44

I hear we may have a team with a bad OM5P-AN radio coming to Mount Olive.
I just ordered 2 spares to cover that from Amazon.

Anyone else coming to Mount Olive going to be walking in already in need of 'spare parts'?

Let me know now so I can order/grab what I need.
I have whole robots I own myself but that doesn't mean I have multiples of a particular part.

Plan ahead or get your rear caught in a bind :D
Help me, help you :D

Brian Sherman

01-03-2016, 11:11

That's likely because banners were ordered before the (poorly-timed) FIRST HQ rebrand announcement.

As of the new branding rules, all regions must refer to themselves as "FIRST [Place]" to keep things consistent, which means the days of calling it MAR on the public-facing side are coming to an end. I've been trying to be diligent about it, but it's probably going to go over as smoothly as the transition from Nationals to Championship... :ahh:

That's exactly what happened. The banners, trophies, FMS, etc. will all say MAR District.

The legal name for the organization remains "Mid-Atlantic Robotics". The board approved a D.B.A. (does business as) to reflect FIRST's branding request. Personally I still use the "MAR" acronym on all board and committee documents. I don't see it as an issue to continue using "MAR" though once the IT committee establishes the official branding standards next summer, we'll all know.

Good Luck to all teams at the Mt Olive District!

axiomofdarkness

01-03-2016, 12:46

It will be interesting to see how Mt. Olive compares to Palmetto. Hopefully we see some higher-scoring games. Maybe even a multi-ball autonomous.

Owen Busler

01-03-2016, 13:52

It will be interesting to see how Mt. Olive compares to Palmetto. Hopefully we see some higher-scoring games. Maybe even a multi-ball autonomous.

Are you alluding that 1403 has a two ball auto?

axiomofdarkness

01-03-2016, 21:55

Are you alluding that 1403 has a two ball auto?
I wish it were so. No, I'm just curious about how long it will take to start seeing teams with multi-ball autos.

jds2001

01-03-2016, 22:03

I wish it were so. No, I'm just curious about how long it will take to start seeing teams with multi-ball autos.

It'd be hard to legally do, since you can't break the plane of the midline during auto. But anything is possible.... :)

007agentHP

01-03-2016, 22:17

team 5624 is excited to be playing a mount olive as last year we went to spectate. good luck to all teams there. :)

team222badbrad

03-03-2016, 11:05

I hear we may have a team with a bad OM5P-AN radio coming to Mount Olive.
I just ordered 2 spares to cover that from Amazon.

Anyone else coming to Mount Olive going to be walking in already in need of 'spare parts'?

The replacement radio has been received and tested during our remaining robot access period time.

Today we also received one as a spare or for use on our practice robot.

techhelpbb

03-03-2016, 11:53

The replacement radio has been received and tested during our remaining robot access period time.

Today we also received one as a spare or for use on our practice robot.

More toys for everyone else :D

team222badbrad

03-03-2016, 11:56

More toys for everyone else :D

Just pray you don't have to play with them. ;)

We spend 2/3rds of our Robot Access Period playing with ours and let me tell you that wasn't fun poking around in our electronics with our 13" tall bot.

If we only had a spare at that time to swap in to verify the issue...

techhelpbb

03-03-2016, 12:01

Just pray you don't have to play with them. ;)

We spend 2/3rds of our Robot Access Period playing with ours and let me tell you that wasn't fun poking around in our electronics with our 13" tall bot.

If we only had a spare at that time to swap in to verify the issue...

Sounds like my idea of fun:
I mean I now bought 3 of these out of my own pocket.
Merely accepting whatever issue FIRST engineering incurred I am now potentially exposed to.

If this is my idea of fun: imagine what my idea if trouble is ;)

team222badbrad

03-03-2016, 13:17

Sounds like my idea of fun:
I mean I now bought 3 of these out of my own pocket.
Merely accepting whatever issue FIRST engineering incurred I am now potentially exposed to.

If this is my idea of fun: imagine what my idea if trouble is ;)

I used to buy a lot out of my own pockets too, but this year I asked for our team leaders credit card number since I do most of the purchasing for the team. I just mainly donate 3D printed parts now. That's a little bit better on my wallet.

The funny thing is that he ordered the replacement radio last Saturday during our first un-bag session after we realized it might be the radio. He asked if he should do 2nd day shipping. After a little discussion we said no especially since AM might have a few days lead time to ship.

Luckily I contacted Open Mesh on the 1st about the bad radio and today I have a brand new one in my hands. I just need to send the bad one in. Talk about great customer service!

007agentHP

05-03-2016, 21:40

Those were some great matches out there today. we saw a lot of great robots, and team 5624 is glad to have been part of the alliance that set the high score at 140 points (even though i think that will be broken in playoffs).

Hallry

06-03-2016, 00:32

Here is 1676's full-field match footage of Saturday's Qualification matches https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPUJJPXRAlEQ-j-E2PVJjWTkBn920n6Jy. I'll post an update tomorrow night with videos of all of Sunday's Qualification and Elimination matches, along with (hopefully) Alliance Selections and the Awards Ceremony.

Libby K

07-03-2016, 10:00

Congratulations to 1257, 5624 and 1676 on the win!

Just wanted to bump this thread to say a gigantic
THANK YOU
To FRC 11 & 193 for being such wonderful hosts.
We always love playing at their event, but this year they absolutely went beyond the call of duty as hosts and as gracious professionals.

I don't want this to be too sappy or sob-story-ish but I felt I needed to offer a public thank you, times a million-billion-zillion, to all of the folks who offered us support.

For those who took the other entrance into the school & didn't see it, my car caught on fire (https://twitter.com/libbyk/status/706464083835486208) on the road between our team's hotel & the school. (Everyone is safe and unharmed - material things are replaceable, people are not. We're very lucky that the problem was noticed before the car turned into a fireball, and that we had the gas station on the corner to pull into so we weren't a hazard to the buses & cars coming up the road for the event.)

Not only did the police, fire & EMS folks who responded have connections to the team (some alumni and kids-of-volunteers), but volunteers, judges and even some team cars stopped along the way to make sure we were alright. Another thank-you to the car of judges who stopped - I didn't catch their names... and went to the event, grabbed my mother and drove her to the scene, without being asked. Handling that for us helped our other mentors & chaperones not have to manage swapping out cars AND getting our busload of kids settled amidst the panicky morning.

The first thing 11/193's parents, mentors, and kids did when we came in was make sure make sure our kids were comfortable, we had everything ready to go for competition, and that we didn't lose anything event-critical for the team. They helped us print paperwork that we needed, offered to drive to a store for laptops, chargers, clothes for those in the car (so we didn't smell like smoke & rubber all day) and even set us up a 'quiet room' so we could decompress if need be... believe me, I used the heck out of that room in the morning.

You guys are always a class act, but this just went so above and beyond.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.

P.S.:
Thanks to our partners, 11 and 3142 - great working with you as always! & thank you to 1228 (LabView experts) for working with us to try to get 3142 an autonomous mode. It was awesome of you to help out. :)

Akash Rastogi

07-03-2016, 11:23

Not only did the police, fire & EMS folks who responded have connections to the team (some alumni and kids-of-volunteers), but volunteers, judges and even some team cars stopped along the way to make sure we were alright.
[snip]
The first thing 11/193's parents, mentors, and kids did when we came in was make sure make sure our kids were comfortable, we had everything ready to go for competition, and that we didn't lose anything event-critical for the team. They helped us print paperwork that we needed, offered to drive to a store for laptops, chargers, clothes for those in the car (so we didn't smell like smoke & rubber all day) and even set us up a 'quiet room' so we could decompress if need be... believe me, I used the heck out of that room in the morning.

You guys are always a class act, but this just went so above and beyond.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.

P.S.:
Thanks to our partners, 11 and 3142 - great working with you as always! & thank you to 1228 (LabView experts) for working with us to try to get 3142 an autonomous mode. It was awesome of you to help out. :)

The community 11 is a part of is its biggest asset. The team's roots run incredibly deep. Everyone up in Waterbury was also glad you guys were all safe.

Funny story - even 228's third alliance partner this weekend, 3719, is mentored by a MORT alum. We're everywhere :ahh:

Happy you are all safe, these freak accidents can be incredibly scary so I hope none of you are shook up too badly. A few days off for a sanity check are definitely in order.

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DonRotolo

07-03-2016, 20:24

my car caught on fire (https://twitter.com/libbyk/status/706464083835486208) on the road between our team's hotel & the school."Ghaaa!" doesn't even begin to cover it.

Now that everyone is OK, you KNOW you're going to win at any "a funny thing happened on the way to competition" story contests, hands down...

(I can't imagine the thoughts going through one's head upon hearing "hey, your car's on fire!" Gotta be surreal.)
You guys are always a class actYes they are.

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Hallry

07-03-2016, 20:45

Finally got a chance to catch up on some much-needed sleep.

What a weekend it was. We started off Saturday by breaking one of our transmissions in our first match (I'm not the guy to ask about it, but it sounds like a 43-tooth somehow got worn down), causing us to not move in our next match and work on our robot through the following one. Thanks so much to MORT for helping us get some replacement parts. We made it back on the field just in time for our fourth match - in which our intake fell off. Needless to say, between all of that and some other mechanical issues, our spirits weren't too high.

Thanks so much to 1257 and 5624 for having faith in us and picking us for your alliance. We've gotten a lot of compliments about our defense in the eliminations, but it truly was a team effort, and we won it together. Can't wait to see you both again at Bridgewater-Raritan in a few weeks.

Huge congrats to 5624, 303, and 1923 on well-deserved Judges, EI, and Chairman's Awards. It was great to see all of our friends again, and we wish everyone the best of luck in the weeks to come. And Libby and 1923, we are so glad that everyone is okay after your retelling of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" on Sunday morning.

1676's full-field footage of all of the Qualification and Elimination Matches, as well as the Alliance Selection and Awards Ceremony, has been posted on our YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPUJJPXRAlEQ-j-E2PVJjWTkBn920n6Jy. We hope you enjoy, and apologies for the view being partially blocked by our team standing up in certain elimination matches...we were, well, excited :).

P.S. MORT, very few things beat the feeling of looking in awe at the field with your awesome lighting and "Gold on the Ceiling" playing over the speakers. Thank you for putting on a great event year after year.

Ken5736

08-03-2016, 08:42

Great webcast!! Very exciting final rounds!
Did team 56 break down in quarters? I expected them to go further then QF rounds.