Florida Regional 2007

[Adam Richards]

So. Who's going to the regional in FIRST that needs air conditioning for its outdoor pits?

[Michelle Celio]

So. Who's going to the regional in FIRST that needs air conditioning for its outdoor pits?
I didn't think the pits where that bad last year, minus the lack of power on what was it Friday morning? Maybe just more openings in the tent.

From what my team mates tell me, if you were out side last year, you should be inside this year. And since we were outside this year, that should be a problem.

And being across from Pink in the outdoor pits is like :ahh:. (no offence to Pink, but all that pink just glows against the white of the tarp.)

I'm kind of hoping that the social will have more teams attend this year than last year.

Note: If you see 1065 playing hacky sack, come join us. We don't bite and always enjoy some new people to play with.


Also: What do people think of referring to the regional as CFR (Central Florida Regional)? I tend to hear allot of people call it FLR but when ever I hear that I think of Finger Lakes...

[Joe Matt]

Money/school permiting, I'd love to come to this regional. I'll try guys ;)

[i like dirt]

You guys can guarantee we'll be there, but that's a long time from now.

[Michelle Celio]

You guys can guarantee we'll be there, but that's a long time from now.It may seem like a long time now, but once January comes along, it'll come up and bite you in the bott (bad robot humor :D)!

I'm kind of ecstatic about this years turn out. It seems to have allot of out of state teams signed up already.

Here's the team list:
http://www.usfirst.org/frc/map/index.lasso?page=event_teamlist&event=FL

[mrs. p]

well, PINk is registered. we've always been in the outdoor pits. can't wait for january!!

[Arefin Bari]

well, PINk is registered. we've always been in the outdoor pits. can't wait for january!!

Team 1345 can't wait to get there. It will be another agressive competition as always. =)

At the same time, I would like to welcome team 34, 56, 69, 157 and 1027 to the Florida regional. We floridians will make sure that you have a good time down here.

[aztech75]

I can't wait to come to the Florida Regional!!!

The Aztechs have never come to the florida regional so it should deffenently be an adventure.

See you all there,,

Tom 157

[wedellm]

So. Who's going to the regional in FIRST that needs air conditioning for its outdoor pits?

Team 1158 from Collbran, Colorado has registered. Looking forward to completing with and against 233. Last time was the Colorado Regional.

[mrs. p]

we had a blast in colorado that year. climbing what you considered a hill, we considered a mountain and of course our kids in board shorts "snowboarding" on the tops of rubber maid containers. the florida regional will be awesome as always.

[Dan Richardson]

1902 will be representing again this year, the florida regional is in our backyard so we'll be ready compete. Something like 3/4 of our mentors either currently attend UCF or have attended UCF, and about 30% of our graduating seniors from last year attend there, so hopefully we're looking to bring home the bacon!

Oink Oink Boom.

[Adam Richards]

Team 1345 can't wait to get there. It will be another agressive competition as always. =)

At the same time, I would like to welcome team 34, 56, 69, 157 and 1027 to the Florida regional. We floridians will make sure that you have a good time down here.Don't forget 230...

Somehow I fear this may be the beginning of a N.E.R.D. invasion :rolleyes:

[Dan Richardson]

Filled already? Holy wow. I can't wait for the super regional next year lol! Then again who can beat florida weather during the late winter.

[aztech75]

At the same time, I would like to welcome team 34, 56, 69, 157 and 1027 to the Florida regional. We floridians will make sure that you have a good time down here.


hahaha i can't wait to see what u crazy floridians have in store for us

[psquared89]

Team 245's going for the first time this year. For the last few years we've gone to Sacramento, but we've decided to switch it up. It'll be nice to go out of robotics the same way I came in (I went to Nationals [as it was called way back when] with my brother when I was in 4th grade, seems a fitting regional for my senior year...)

Also, I hope there are some people down there who play Ultimate Frisbee (the best sport ever, I might add), as Team 245 officially challenges any team man (or woman) enough to face us!

[Freddy Schurr]

I will be cheering for Team 56, all the way from New Jersey.

[Tim Arnold]

1523 will be there! Expect more little green men to be scattered around ;)

Anyone interested in a Xbox tourney? We have quite a bit of experience running Cat-5 cables all over hotels (a favorite line of those involved has become "We need more lamps!"; the lamps had two outlets on the front, and were daisy-chained to create a last minute power strip. We had roughly 7 lamps in one room by the end of the night. Also, running cable five stories straight up was interesting... :p). A local LAN Center recently opened (Internet MAYhem (http://www.internetmayhem.com/)) and if something similar is available near the arena it would be perfect! It's never too early to start scouting out this sort of thing ;).

[lallamavolador]

Unfortuanately Ramtech 59 will not be joing you guys this year at Florida Regional, we have decided to go to Las Vegas regionals, we are trying to get some donations to make both Florida and Las Vegas regional possible, but if we don't go we will be cheering for you guys at heart. Keep the spirit alive, florida is known for the spirit!! SHOW IT!!

[Adam Richards]

I will be cheering for Team 56, all the way from New Jersey.Ah, finally! We'll be able to show some of you from the Mid-Atlantic how we do it in FL! :]

1523 will be there! Expect more little green men to be scattered around ;)

Anyone interested in a Xbox tourney? We have quite a bit of experience running Cat-5 cables all over hotels (a favorite line of those involved has become "We need more lamps!"; the lamps had two outlets on the front, and were daisy-chained to create a last minute power strip. We had roughly 7 lamps in one room by the end of the night. Also, running cable five stories straight up was interesting... :p). A local LAN Center recently opened (Internet MAYhem (http://www.internetmayhem.com/)) and if something similar is available near the arena it would be perfect! It's never too early to start scouting out this sort of thing ;).I know there's a lan center on campus, but it might be PC-only. There's also one off-campus, so I'll have a look online later to see where exactly it is off of Alafaya Trail.

Unfortuanately Ramtech 59 will not be joing you guys this year at Florida Regional, we have decided to go to Las Vegas regionals, we are trying to get some donations to make both Florida and Las Vegas regional possible, but if we don't go we will be cheering for you guys at heart. Keep the spirit alive, florida is known for the spirit!! SHOW IT!!Your team will be missed this year! I know last year it was very hard to miss your team, as you guys didn't stop dancing for 3 days! :ahh:

[Michelle Celio]

Also, I hope there are some people down there who play Ultimate Frisbee (the best sport ever, I might add), as Team 245 officially challenges any team man (or woman) enough to face us!
I've never really seen Ultimate Frisbee at the Florida regional, but keep in mind last year was my first year and I was a bit preoccupied with hacky sack.

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It looks like there is going to be another regional / FCAT conflict, can anyone confirm?

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Unfortuanately Ramtech 59 will not be joing you guys this year at Florida Regional, we have decided to go to Las Vegas regionals, we are trying to get some donations to make both Florida and Las Vegas regional possible, but if we don't go we will be cheering for you guys at heart. Keep the spirit alive, florida is known for the spirit!! SHOW IT! That's sad to hear. You guys were so enthusiastic last year, fun to be around. The best of luck to you at Las Vegas.

[Gary Dillard]

WE'RE IN!!!!!

The principal at Palm Beach Central High School came up with the $6000 entry fee, and team 1889 will be competing at Central Florida. I've been working with the team for a little over 2 months now and I'm pretty excited about it - a good group of kids and a dedicated / motivated teacher in the engineering academy.

Time to design that "(pink) powdercoat painted, precision machined, fully automatic mega-arm" :)

[Tytus Gerrish]

WE'RE IN!!!!!

The principal at Palm Beach Central High School came up with the $6000 entry fee, and team 1889 will be competing at Central Florida. I've been working with the team for a little over 2 months now and I'm pretty excited about it - a good group of kids and a dedicated / motivated teacher in the engineering academy.

Time to design that (pink) powder coated mega-arm :)

yay just in time for the semester to end and not having evening classes that keep from the meetings. WOOT! I Have a team To mentor Now With no Less than Gary, Who's desk is on the opposite side of the building here. Taht R0>< |\/|y 20X ()|= work will be much more fun with Robots involved

[Katusha]

Team 168 will be there! Our team is pumped and ready for any challenge!!! ha ha we should start a DDR Competition!!! Or at least a Halo comp in the hotels! who's in?:rolleyes:

[Billfred]

I'm in for another year of volunteering--once again, I'll be the dork who goes to Florida for Spring Break without ever hitting the beach. :P

[Michelle Celio]

Team 168 will be there! Our team is pumped and ready for any challenge!!! ha ha we should start a DDR Competition!!! Or at least a Halo comp in the hotels! who's in?:rolleyes:
There is a resturant in student union (I'm not even going to attempt to spell it) who has a DDR machine, I went there a few months back, and unless they have fixed it the left pad's right arrow is broken. So for DDR, I suppose it is bring your own pads.
I'm in for another year of volunteering--once again, I'll be the dork who goes to Florida for Spring Break without ever hitting the beach. :P
Depending on when you arrive/leave, I could possibly arrange for the beach to come to you :). I think it's great that you travel as far as you do to participate in this regional. It's much appreciated.

[Dan Richardson]

The name of the resteraunt is Wackadoos. They actually have a small arcade and billiards its a cool little place. Tho I would much prefer some good games of Guitar Hero 2. heh

[RKElectricalman]

Hey! does anyone know the max amount for this regional? The the usfirst site doesn't include it :(

Appreciate the help in advance, thanks!

[Gary Dillard]

Hey! does anyone know the max amount for this regional? The the usfirst site doesn't include it :(

Appreciate the help in advance, thanks!

I think it was 42 officially when registration opened and it filled up; website says 47 now. When I spoke with the regional chairman a few weeks ago he said they had 10 spots held for rookie teams and there were only 4 teams on the wait list at that time. I think last year there were 51 in attendance, so given all that I would guess 52 is the "real" number.

[Gary Dillard]

Looks like my guess was right.

In new FIRST site, click on "What's going on in my area" at the top of the page, then select Florida, and FRC in pull down menu's

Florida Regional
Orlando, FL USA
Dates: 3/8/2007 - 3/10/2007
View the 47 teams registered for this event
Pending Teams: 1
Open Capacity: 5

[RKElectricalman]

appreciate all the help :) thanks guys!

[bjimster1]

1029 will be in attendance, looking forward to some good competition

[EricS-Team180]

*woohoo!* for Gary and 1889! S.P.A.M.'ll be there. Can't wait to see all of our FL friends and meet the outta state teams.

So, 1902...after last year's FL regional and this year's FL VEX regional...is a re-re-match in the offing? :D

[George1902]

So, 1902...after last year's FL regional and this year's FL VEX regional...is a re-re-match in the offing? :D
I'd rather be on your side this time, Eric. ;-]

Good luck this build season!

[Ryan Albright]

i will be showing up for a couple of hours a day. Hope to see everyone

[rocketdawg3000]

We would be there...but it's the week of testing at our school so we won't be going.

[MarsBOtkid]

1523 06 finalists will be there. Cant wait......

[Jeff 801]

Team 801 will be there

[Maximus123]

1523 will be there! Expect more little green men to be scattered around ;)

Anyone interested in a Xbox tourney? We have quite a bit of experience running Cat-5 cables all over hotels (a favorite line of those involved has become "We need more lamps!"; the lamps had two outlets on the front, and were daisy-chained to create a last minute power strip. We had roughly 7 lamps in one room by the end of the night. Also, running cable five stories straight up was interesting... :p). A local LAN Center recently opened (Internet MAYhem (http://www.internetmayhem.com/)) and if something similar is available near the arena it would be perfect! It's never too early to start scouting out this sort of thing ;).
team 425 will gladly play in the xbox tourny. i usually set up our own network anyways, and any networking problems i can fix and i have any length of cable.
i'd like to also say welcome and good luck to all the new teams coming down and all the rookies who this is thier first competition. and this is extended to all the teams attending this fantastic competition.

[luiferotiz]

Well the Riddlers r goin to b back n we hope we will c all from the last to years and to pink hope u guys enjoyed the donuts u got from us last yr lol. team 1065+1543+hacksack=fun. more people got 2 join in. to all florida teams wit myspace check out the group for all florifa teams at
http://groups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=groups.groupProfile&groupid=101524329&Mytoken=FDDC872B-E7D0-4D29-B156EAF6F62649916778636

[brinsy625]

Note: If you see 1065 playing hacky sack, come join us. We don't bite and always enjoy some new people to play with.

Team 230 will be there no doubt and well definitly be playing some hacky sack with you guys... Can't wait though should be a really fun regional... If anyone else is staying at the French quarters otel let me know i love hanging out with some new people from not around here

[redbarron]

Team 1270 will be there!! We missed it last year. But 2 years ago we had a blast including making it to the finals. Good luck to everyone and see you in march!

[jcatt]

Team 1251 will be there for sure!!! Where bringing our A games so watch out!!!LOL!!!:D

[RoboMadi]

I'll be there!!

Volunteering and Documenting teams for my Smithsonian Project. Any takers? If you or your team has done something extraordinary, please let me know. Thanks

Imad

[POLISH703]

Hello, I am Joe from team 703 in Saginaw, Michigan. For spring break I get the pleasure of coming to Orlando for a week. I found out last night that the Florida Regional is in the same time frame that I will be there.

Is there any teams that will be attending this regional who are willing to adopt a teammate (me) for a day. I am pretty sure my other Non-FIRST friends will find other things to do then watch robots, but I for one am always up for watching a FIRST event. I am looking forward to seeing you all there.

[Arefin Bari]

Hello, I am Joe from team 703 in Saginaw, Michigan. For spring break I get the pleasure of coming to Orlando for a week. I found out last night that the Florida Regional is in the same time frame that I will be there.

Is there any teams that will be attending this regional who are willing to adopt a teammate (me) for a day. I am pretty sure my other Non-FIRST friends will find other things to do then watch robots, but I for one am always up for watching a FIRST event. I am looking forward to seeing you all there.

Come on over and join any team you would like, they will all welcome you to the team. =)

[wendymom]

Hello, I am Joe from team 703 in Saginaw, Michigan. For spring break I get the pleasure of coming to Orlando for a week. I found out last night that the Florida Regional is in the same time frame that I will be there.

Is there any teams that will be attending this regional who are willing to adopt a teammate (me) for a day. I am pretty sure my other Non-FIRST friends will find other things to do then watch robots, but I for one am always up for watching a FIRST event. I am looking forward to seeing you all there.

Hi Joe:

You are welcome to come hang out with 1902 Exploding Bacon...but you have to learn the cheer.

[Dan Richardson]

Hi Joe:

You are welcome to come hang out with 1902 Exploding Bacon...but you have to learn the cheer.

Wendy Do you ever sleep? heh.. yeah but hey joe come on our way we already have tons of college mentors you can hang out with!

[POLISH703]

Wendy Do you ever sleep? heh.. yeah but hey joe come on our way we already have tons of college mentors you can hang out with!

Thanks man. I am already looking forward to it. I have heard about your team before and your crew sounds like alot of fun. You can even put me to work if you want.

[JaneYoung]

...but you have to learn the cheer.

:eek: not sure how, but I had 'forgotten' how loud you guys are...
more items to pack - ear plugs. That'll work...:eek:

[wendymom]

:eek: not sure how, but I had 'forgotten' how loud you guys are...
more items to pack - ear plugs. That'll work...:eek:


For all attending the Florida Regional please pack:

ear plugs...it does get loud
Throat lozenges....you will lose your voice
Sunscreen.....half the pits are outside
umbrella hats.....in case it rains


I'll list more as I think of them

[POLISH703]

You guys have pits outside, whats with that? I guess something like that would never cross my mind in Michigan.

[swamp_child]

179 is going (duh) i was wondering if anyone on 233,180, 108, 1902, 1251, or 1345 wanted to trade shirts?

[Mike Norton]

Hello, I am Joe from team 703 in Saginaw, Michigan. For spring break I get the pleasure of coming to Orlando for a week. I found out last night that the Florida Regional is in the same time frame that I will be there.

Is there any teams that will be attending this regional who are willing to adopt a teammate (me) for a day. I am pretty sure my other Non-FIRST friends will find other things to do then watch robots, but I for one am always up for watching a FIRST event. I am looking forward to seeing you all there.
__________________


Hi Joe. If you would like to hang out with team 61 We could use the help. We are coming down from New England and we have a short staff. So we could put you to work.

[POLISH703]

Hi Joe. If you would like to hang out with team 61 We could use the help. We are coming down from New England and we have a short staff. So we could put you to work.


It just keeps getting better and better.

[goredsoxfrevr1]

Team 1649 Lakerbotix will be there! We will of course be defending our '06 title, and hopefully succesfully.

[James1902]

179 is going (duh) i was wondering if anyone on 233,180, 108, 1902, 1251, or 1345 wanted to trade shirts?

I'll trade, find me in the pits, you'll hear me

[Barry Bonzack]

Hello, I am Joe from team 703 in Saginaw, Michigan. For spring break I get the pleasure of coming to Orlando for a week. I found out last night that the Florida Regional is in the same time frame that I will be there.

Is there any teams that will be attending this regional who are willing to adopt a teammate (me) for a day. I am pretty sure my other Non-FIRST friends will find other things to do then watch robots, but I for one am always up for watching a FIRST event. I am looking forward to seeing you all there.

We have a small team and could use another scout, I'm sure!


So who wants to start Fantasy FIRST for this? as soon as some one does, I'm in.

[Tytus Gerrish]

will the paramedics be on call?

[Adam Richards]

will the paramedics be on call?Probably Tytus, but that doesn't mean bring the flamethrower or the high-pressurized air powered NERF guns. ;)

[Arefin Bari]

Probably Tytus, but that doesn't mean bring the flamethrower or the high-pressurized air powered NERF guns. ;)

His flamethrower got stolen. :rolleyes:

[Dan Richardson]

His flamethrower got stolen. :rolleyes:

Thats still probably the single funniest thing I've ever heard. I'm sure someone just threw it away thinking it was a spud gun. Atleast I hope, that thing is dangerous.

[swamp_child]

So who wants to start Fantasy FIRST for this? as soon as some one does, I'm in.

How do we do it?
ill join in.
my alliance pick 179 180 233

[Michelle Celio]

How do we do it?
ill join in.
my alliance pick 179 180 233

People sign up

Then pick ONE team at a time...yada yada

I'll sign up if someone starts it... aka seconding Barry's comment. :)

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I just got word that there will be NO TEAM SOCIAL =[

[James1902]

hmm...looks like someone should start a FF Florida leauge, any volintiers

1902 was going to try to do a team social but it got shot down. Maybe something else will happen

[Tytus Gerrish]

1902 was going to try to do a team social but it got shot down. Maybe something else will happen

Too bad that thing you guys put topgeather as 1083 at the bowling ally was prety cool

[Arefin Bari]

hmm...looks like someone should start a FF Florida leauge, any volintiers

1902 was going to try to do a team social but it got shot down. Maybe something else will happen

Social in Wendy's neighborhood...

... at this point, I run for my life. =)

[David Guzman]

We can still get together and go to the bowling ally, can't we?:rolleyes:

:D It wouldn't be an official FIRST social, but as long as there is firsters it should be tons of fun.

[goredsoxfrevr1]

hmm...looks like someone should start a FF Florida leauge, any volintiers

1902 was going to try to do a team social but it got shot down. Maybe something else will happen

I'm in if someone starts it...

my picks:

1649
179
1251

[Michelle Celio]

I'm in if someone starts it...

my picks:

1649
179
1251

I'm going to start it (or get someone I know to), once I find out what thread to put it in.

Again, You pick one team, then someone else picks another team. And I'm pretty sure..No Duplicates.

[swamp_child]

I'm going to start it (or get someone I know to), once I find out what thread to put it in.

Again, You pick one team, then someone else picks another team. And I'm pretty sure..No Duplicates.

if you can only pick one team, i'm going to be pretty egotistical here, i reserve 179

[Jaine Perotti]

if you can only pick one team, i'm going to be pretty egotistical here, i reserve 179If a FF FLorida Regional League is created, you won't be able to pick or reserve teams until 1) everyone who wants to participate has expressed interest, and 2) a draft system/order has been created. So hold your horses - wait until someone starts the thread and it is your turn to pick before picking. :D

For reference, check out the Fantasy FIRST league subforum to see how it works:

http://chiefdelphi.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=128

[Michelle Celio]

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54230

Started. Giddy up! lol

[wendymom]

Social in Wendy's neighborhood...

... at this point, I run for my life. =)

Arefin:

Are you trying to get me divorced.....although....we could just block off the street like we did with the rack.....HUMMMMMMm

[Dan Richardson]

Block Partay!!!! Wait thats my neighborhood too, I don't want to have to clean up.

The social we are talking about is the one we were trying to do at UCF. The college of engineering put the one on the past two years and maybe that will be up again.

[MarsBOtkid]

my pic would be:

1523
233
179

[wendymom]

We can still get together and go to the bowling ally, can't we?:rolleyes:

:D It wouldn't be an official FIRST social, but as long as there is firsters it should be tons of fun.

We can go to the bowling alley however.......they have leagues until 10pm. could make for a late night but I will double check

[Dan Richardson]

Univeristy Bowl is the one that 1083 used to send people too, not as nice as Aloma but they have more lanes, and is closer to the venue.

[Pat Arnold]

I'd rather be on your side this time, Eric. ;-]

Good luck this build season!

Well, I'm glad you were in our alliance!:)
Looking forward to seeing Team 1902 (and all the other teams) at UCF for some Rock 'N' Roll fun - hope your wheels hold up this year.

[MarsBOtkid]

Originally Posted by George1902
I'd rather be on your side this time, Eric. ;-]

Good luck this build season!


I feel we did well as an alliance:cool: . 180 Did an excellent job last year, can't wait to see you all again this year at UCF

[James1902]

- hope your wheels hold up this year.

yeah us to:o

[Dan Richardson]

Originally Posted by George1902
I'd rather be on your side this time, Eric. ;-]

Good luck this build season!


I feel we did well as an alliance:cool: . 180 Did an excellent job last year, can't wait to see you all again this year at UCF



Heh yeah it was certainly an honor to be partnered with you and 357 last year it was quite the exciting run. It was a shame our wheels failed in the finals but somehow we still got those balls in auton mode ! haha

[Arefin Bari]

hope your wheels hold up this year.

Trust me, their wheels aren't failing this year. Take a look at their robot (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/26796?) this year. They are using the AM performance wheel.

[Barry Bonzack]

Once again team 1390 plans to serve as a welcoming committee for out of state teams.

Team 1390 would like to welcome all out of state FIRST teams to our home. We are forming a welcoming committee and would love to greet these teams as they are getting off of their plane/bus with a warm Floridian welcome. We would like to provide these teams with information on attractions in the area including theme park maps and brochures, dining information, directions, traditional Florida hotspots (air-boat rides and gator hunting), and whatever else information that a team would like to have to make their stay here more enjoyable. Please contact me (bonzack@aol.com) if your team would like us to greet you and let us know what attractions you are interested in and we'll gather information for you. This will also give our teams' students a chance to socialize and make new friends before the hectic and chaos of a robotics competition. We welcome all out-of-staters, please let us know what we can do to help make your stay in Orlando more enjoyable!

[EricS-Team180]

Arefin:

Are you trying to get me divorced.....although....we could just block off the street like we did with the rack.....HUMMMMMMm

...is there room to park the S.P.A.M bus? :D

[RoboMadi]

Once again team 1390 plans to serve as a welcoming committee for out of state teams.

What about out of state (of mind) crazy volunteers? :D

Imad

[Dan Richardson]

...is there room to park the S.P.A.M bus? :D

lol we could just shut down the street again like when we had the rack out there!! If spam came I'd have a giant pool party!

[Arefin Bari]

What about out of state (of mind) crazy volunteers? :D

Imad

Barry has left that responsibility up to me. :D

btw, did he call you and say "good luck" yet?

[RoboMadi]

Barry has left that responsibility up to me. :D

btw, did he call you and say "good luck" yet?

I'm just gonna shake my head and draw your attention to this (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=586497&postcount=13) post....;)

Imad

[MattLi]

How's the temp. in the stands/pits. Is it really hot?

[Michelle Celio]

How's the temp. in the stands/pits. Is it really hot?

The stands are pretty good. The INDOOR pits are good too. But if your team is in the outdoor pit, it gets really warm and by warm...I mean hot, it is Florida...

[Barry Bonzack]

What about out of state (of mind) crazy volunteers? :D

Imad

My house is open to any out of town college students that are volunteers or team mentors that need a cheap place to stay.

[Doug Leppard]

Trust me, their wheels aren't failing this year. Take a look at their robot (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/26796?) this year. They are using the AM performance wheel.

Good eye. We got burnt on last years wheels. So we spent extra to do it right this year.

[brinsy625]

The stands are pretty good. The INDOOR pits are good too. But if your team is in the outdoor pit, it gets really warm and by warm...I mean hot, it is Florida...

hmm good point... well speaking of gorgeous weather whos up for some ultimate frisbee or hacky sack during lunch

[MattLi]

hmm good point... well speaking of gorgeous weather whos up for some ultimate frisbee or hacky sack during lunch

Ultimate Frisbee? Can I join?

[Michelle Celio]

Just a quick update on Weather.

Weather.com says:

Thursday: Isolated T-Storms
76°/61° | 30% chance of rain
Friday: Isolated T-Storms
80°/60° | 30% chance of rain
Saturday: Sunny
82°/61° | 20% chance of rain

again, this is Florida...this could change at any moment.

[Billfred]

again, this is Florida...this could change at any moment.
We know. (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/25102) ;)

[hipsterjr]

So. Who's going to the regional in FIRST that needs air conditioning for its outdoor pits?

Team 342 will be there. We were stuck in the tents last year, with black team shirts.:eek: We have black shirts again! I almost fainted on the field, but that was proably due to only 3 hours sleep and 2 energy drinks! Thanks for the fortcast.

[Dan Richardson]

If you guys have been wondering where you will be this year a map of the floor lay out has been up for a while now. (http://www.floridafirstregional.com/2007OrlandoFloorDiagram.pdf)

Looks like they are doing the low number, high number thing again!

[bjimster1]

If you guys have been wondering where you will be this year a map of the floor lay out has been up for a while now. (http://www.floridafirstregional.com/2007OrlandoFloorDiagram.pdf)

Looks like they are doing the low number, high number thing again!

thanks, dan i didnt see this.
hmm whats up with the random arrangement?

we're inside this year i think i like being in the tent better though. w.e.

[Arefin Bari]

I should start the slogan, "Why can't I be next to the exploding bacon piggies."

[MattLi]

We know. (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/25102) ;)

Some of us don't live in Florida. Some of us are getting our toes frozen off in Michigan. :p

[i like dirt]

I cant wait for this regional to start! Only 9 hours till gates open, ill try to sleep, but i probably wont. Then again, Sleep Depravation and FIRST go hand in hand.:eek:

[techtiger1]

7:00 am and it's a beautiful day out so far team 1251 is ready to rack and roll. Can't wait to see everyone at the Florida regional, it should be a good one.

Good luck,
Drew Dizzle !

[Brandon Holley]

wow, i just watched 233, and I am very impressed with their robot (not like I wasn't before). They are putting up 6-8 tubes around teh whole rack (top, middle, bottom rows).


Also, the team with the spine arm....that thing looks AWESOME, I cant wait to see it actually function.

[Madison]

wow, i just watched 233, and I am very impressed with their robot (not like I wasn't before). They are putting up 6-8 tubes around teh whole rack (top, middle, bottom rows).


Also, the team with the spine arm....that thing looks AWESOME, I cant wait to see it actually function.

I'm impressed that you're able to see anything. This is the tiniest webcast I've ever run across and I can't make out anything of note.

[akshar]

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/robotics/first/ucf-regional-2007/

there is a link next to the small feed and you can open it in WMP or realplayer and get a bigger size.

[Luckyfish05]

I'm impressed that you're able to see anything. This is the tiniest webcast I've ever run across and I can't make out anything of note.
At least it's right side up, I got the reflector I think and have audio and an upside down picture! Oh well, it's only practice day :).

[Tom Bottiglieri]

The announcers need to learn what things are called. The foot?

[Kevin Thorp]

Are the match starting times posted anywhere online?

[KatiePendock]

Are the match starting times posted anywhere online?

A good question. I haven't found them yet...but if you do, please post a link or something!

I'm a little saddened by the webcast. Right when 245 came on the field it blurred horribly. At least the sound's good : ) I'm using WMP. Can't really read the info at the bottom consistently either. Hope it's better tomorrow!

[Bomberofdoom]

Good luck Florida teams! I've seen some of you playing the practices, I've seen very interesting tactics. Autonomous was nice in some cases(which usually the rest where doing nothing). I already found a fav' bot, the one with the 180 arm that can do 90 degree pinch twist with an autonomous times that setes their arm towards the human player, can't remember the team number.:o

I'll be watching you guys in the seeding and tournament. :cool:

Oh, and the quality is much better than the VCU one's, thanks allot for the comfertness!:D
Good luck!:)


One more thing, how do they show online? I was hoping there could be a way we could try to show our regionals too.

[Justin]

Hi Everyone,

Watching the practices. Question, the site (http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/robotics/first/ucf-regional-2007/) references RealPlayer but I can't find any sign of a Real based stream is there one or is there just the Windows Media? Perhaps there will be a real stream tomorrow?

Thanks...Good luck to all the New England teams representing down in sunny Florida!!!,

Justin

[Vince lau]

i just saw a human player score a ringer on the opposide side of the rack. anybody get that on video?
it was team 108, 408, 1543 vs 157,1027, 2152

[Nawaid Ladak]

i just saw a human player score a ringer on the opposite side of the rack. anybody get that on video?
it was team 108, 408, 1543 vs 157,1027, 2152

I was there, team 108's human player scored that,

btw, my $0.02
The competition in florida is WEAK, with the exception to 56,179,233,79 and 1902

othing else really impressed me besides 1889's defensive tactics, i say forget taht arm and play defense like that every match, and you might find yourselfs in the elimination rounds

[ducttapedude]

I was there, team 108's human player scored that,

btw, my $0.02
The competition in florida is WEAK, with the exception to 56,179,233,79 and 1902

othing else really impressed me besides 1889's defensive tactics, i say forget taht arm and play defense like that every match, and you might find yourselfs in the elimination rounds

Dude...its practice day, half the robots werent on the field, I wouldn't be too quick to judge how this competition is gonna go

[Kristian Calhoun]

I was there, team 108's human player scored that,

btw, my $0.02
The competition in florida is WEAK, with the exception to 56,179,233,79 and 1902

othing else really impressed me besides 1889's defensive tactics, i say forget taht arm and play defense like that every match, and you might find yourselfs in the elimination rounds

I tuned into the webcast at around 3:30, and caught the last hour and a half of it. I did get to see teams 179, 79, and 1902 play, but I was also impressed by team 1065. In both rounds of their last practice match, the two robots on their alliance (1902 and 386 if I recall correctly) were able to climb their ramps. Team 386 was also able to score in autonomous during the last practice match.

[IdyllsOfLife]

Anybody know where I can get archives of the video BEFORE the regional ends?

[KatiePendock]

Good luck tomorrow everyone! I'll be watching the webcast once I'm out of class....so be awesome!

[wsansewjs]

LOL Use the SOAP!

-Josh S.

[Darkforces]

Hey I'm from the team with the spine arm. Tonight during inspection the tip of our arm snapped.:ahh: We have two extra rods so it isn't that big of a deal but now or mechanical guys are going to be focused on that all morning and i was just curious if any teams could lend us a hand so we can get the manipulator that goes on the arm working. I understand that everyones going to be very busy tomorrow morning but if you have anyone you can spare for the morning we would greatly appreciate it. Oh and another update about our robot or programmer finished the drivercentric program tonight so hopefully it works tomorrow.:D

[swamp_child]

I'll try to help, we dont have a lot of mechanical stuff to do, and i don't code.

[Gabe Salas Jr.]

The announcers need to learn what things are called. The foot?

At practice today, it was either Arefin Bari (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/member.php?u=4104), Dan Richardson (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/member.php?u=3745), or Barry Bonzack (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/member.php?u=7233).

I bet it was Arefin. :p

[Gabe Salas Jr.]

I already found a fav' bot, the one with the 180 arm that can do 90 degree pinch twist with an autonomous times that setes their arm towards the human player, can't remember the team number.:o

I believe that was 1592 the Bionic Tigers (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27325).

[Barry Bonzack]

The announcers need to learn what things are called. The foot?

From 6.2.2 of The Arena section

The end of the leg has a retaining plate, known as the SPIDER FOOT, made of a 10-inch diameter disk of diamond plate aluminum. The SPIDER FOOT prevents GAME PIECES from falling off once they are placed on the SPIDER LEG.


Calling the matches today was a fun experience. I'm impressed with the performance of many of the robots that came to compete for practice matches.

[BoyWithCape195]

Is anyone having alot of trouble with the webcast?

[Bharat Nain]

It cuts out sometimes but its ok now.

Can someone post a picture of the match list? Please please pleaseeee i'll give you positive rep :p

[dez250]

Yes i couldnt get it to play for more than 3-5 seconds on my laptop. After those issues, i opted to open the webcast in WMP on my desktop directly through the Link (http://mfile.akamai.com/18569/live/reflector:38772.asx?bkup=31192&prop=n) and it has seemed to work nice since then.

[Mark Jones]

Why are there so many no shows at UCF? 233 did not make a practice nor there first qualification match. Robot inspection too tough?

[Brandon Holley]

whats going on down there...every other match is a 3 on 1??

[Nuttyman54]

why are the refs using tape measures before the matches? haven't the robots been inspected?

[Bharat Nain]

whats going on down there...every other match is a 3 on 1??

That's what I was wondering. I think the robot inspections are very very strict at UCF.

why are the refs using tape measures before the matches? haven't the robots been inspected?

Sometimes the robots were not completely within their starting dimensions. In other regionals, they let it go because normally there is no advantage and they are pretty close in their starting dimensions. Actually, I think most robots usually are.

[nuggetsyl]

In match 13 i saw a row of 6 that should have not counted. At least in nj if there was a tube under another tube hanging on the bottem row it did not count.

[Rob]

At BAE ringers that had another on the floor under them were counted. In my opinion, that is the correct way to score these, otherwise you can get free spoilers just by pushing any tube on the floor under ones scored on the bottom row.

Keep in mind this is my opinion based on observations, I do not have the rules in front of me right now.

This is certainly something that should be asked about during the The drivers meeting with the refs.

Good luck

RAZ

In match 13 i saw a row of 6 that should have not counted. At least in nj if there was a tube under another tube hanging on the bottem row it did not count.

[Bharat Nain]

At BAE ringers that had another on the floor under them were counted. In my opinion, that is the correct way to score these, otherwise you can get free spoilers just by pushing any tube on the floor under ones scored on the bottom row.

Keep in mind this is my opinion based on observations, I do not have the rules in front of me right now.

This is certainly something that should be asked about during the The drivers meeting with the refs.

Good luck

RAZ


HANGING: a GAME PIECE is considered HANGING if its’ weight is fully supported by a SPIDER
LEG and it has been released by the POSSESSING ROBOT. A GAME PIECE is not considered
HANGING if it is supported by the SPIDER FOOT


Technically, it cannot be considered to be HANGING and therefore it should not count.

[Vince lau]

anybody know whats wrong with 233 robot? and why it hasn't come out yet

[soap108]

anyone know why we dont have scores / rankings on the first site?

at least we have the webcast.

[BillyGoats]

anybody know whats wrong with 233 robot? and why it hasn't come out yet

Rumor has it they can't get there arm working. :confused:

[TD78]

Technically, it cannot be considered to be HANGING and therefore it should not count.

True...

Does seem a little ridiculous though...a team can score a ringer, but then have it disallowed because another tube was pushed up against it, even though clearly it had been scored? Is so, I hope teams figure out that there are still two other rows to score on. :)

[Bharat Nain]

True...

Does seem a little ridiculous though...a team can score a ringer, but then have it disallowed because another tube was pushed up against it, even though clearly it had been scored? Is so, I hope teams figure out that there are still two other rows to score on. :)

It does. I posted this in Q&A. We shall wait for a response.

[Brandon Holley]

It does. I posted this in Q&A. We shall wait for a response.

At NJ, Sky would kick out the tube that was underneath that tube...if it still hung, it counted

[Richard Wallace]

anyone know why we dont have scores / rankings on the first site?

at least we have the webcast.Scoring on the FIRST site for Wisconsin and Pittsburgh, but not for Florida, FLR, Bayou, Great Lakes, or the west coast events (AZ and LA, where it is still too early.). Don't know why. I'm pretty sure we had STL results up right from the beginning of Friday last week. I'm sure they are working on it at all events and results will show up soon.

[BoyWithCape195]

Team 79 has the best robot/driver combination I have seen this year...$0.02

[dez250]

Scoring on the FIRST site for Wisconsin and Pittsburgh, but not for Florida, FLR, Bayou, Great Lakes, or the west coast events (AZ and LA, where it is still too early.). Don't know why. I'm pretty sure we had STL results up right from the beginning of Friday last week. I'm sure they are working on it at all events and results will show up soon.

Bayou is up too, Roc and Fl may just be a lack of internet connections [to the Field Management System].

[Richard Wallace]

Bayou is up too, Roc and Fl may just be a lack of internet connections [to the Field Management System].Interesting.

Right now, I can see standings for Bayou, but not match results.

Probably you are right about the cause; not all venues get good internet connections.

[Gertlex]

How unfortunate. I've got the webcast working (becuase there isn't one of GLR :( ) and it's lunch break. I'm taking my laptop to math class and watching there too...

Stupid college classes:mad:

[Justin]

Looks like a great regional down there in FL. Don't know how the New England teams are doing, no rankings :-( But you guys have a great MC and a blast from the past. Greg Hale who use to MC New England while Woodie was off at the other new regionals like New Jersey, etc. back in 98. Question does Greg still work at Disney?? Just curious.

Thanks,

Justin

[Madison]

Looks like a great regional down there in FL. Don't know how the New England teams are doing, no rankings :-( But you guys have a great MC and a blast from the past. Greg Hale who use to MC New England while Woodie was off at the other new regionals like New Jersey, etc. back in 98. Question does Greg still work at Disney?? Just curious.

Thanks,

Justin

The last I saw, Greg was the Chief Safety Officer of the Walt Disney Co., and was assigned to that position after a series of accidents at the parks led to some bad PR. I'm not sure he still holds that position.

[Jonathan Norris]

Watching the webcast I have seen a tonn of good ramp bots. This seems to be the regional of the ramp bots :p

At least most of them are the full type of ramp bots (not the slot bots) with alot of space to get up on them.

[Kyle]

I just got the webcast to work 1902 is looking really good. that was a impressive Congo line you guys had going on there seem like an exciting regional.

[Brandon Holley]

Wow 79 is a very very impressive machine....i believe they just removed a spoiler! :eek:

[Tom Bottiglieri]

79 and 1902 seem to be the power houses. Should be an exciting eliminations.

[KatiePendock]

Wow, that was fun to watch the competition today on the webcast! Which bot had it's arm taken out? I missed the number of it...:ahh:

Looking great everyone! Tomorrow's gonna be awesome, and I think I'll actually wake up before noon because FIRST is just that exciting! ^_^

[Kristian Calhoun]

Congrats to the following teams on their award wins! :

1902 - Imagery
56 - Innovation in Control
386 - Creativity
69 - Delphi's Driving Tomorrow's Technology
342 - Entrepreneurship
1270 - Judges' Award
1065 - Website (Way to go Michelle and the rest of the webteam! :))
Warren Boudreaux - WFA

[Lil' Lavery]

79 and 1902 seem to be the power houses. Should be an exciting eliminations.

179 is also doing pretty well from the few matches I've been able to watch. They seem to be able to score 3-4 a match, then get back to deploy their ramps.
1902s biggest advantage is the keepers I think (they have had the most impressive autonomous I've seen at UCF), but they are getting harassed a lot during driver control. When left alone they are brutal.
I think 79 became the first team to remove a spoiler as well.

From what I heard about practice day, 233 seemed impressive when they took the field (granted, this is all second hand knowledge). I missed their matches today though, and they missed several this morning.

[PandaMan]

They did go out once today (around 3:00ish), but it looked like they were having some problems with their arm.

[BoyWithCape195]

I saw pink compete in two matches today. In one of them they scored about 2 to 3 tubes and in the second match I saw a tube got stuck on their flag in auto. and they could not get it off.

[akshar]

From what I heard about practice day, 233 seemed impressive when they took the field (granted, this is all second hand knowledge). I missed their matches today though, and they missed several this morning.

the match i saw,right after lunch, 233 was pretty much shut down by 744, they were able to get one or two ringers on i think, and then were simply pushed around

[Ryan Albright]

Congratulations to all teams. I was there all day Saturday and I am saw some good robots. Good to see old friends to. Unfortunately being an adult is no fun and I had to work all day and couldn’t see any matches. Its sad to here about 233's robot, they always have a strong robot I hope they can get it working. 79 has an impressive robot, but they always do.

On a different note. The stuff I am hearing about next years regional is really exciting and I can’t wait to start volunteering again.

Good luck to all teams tomorrow hopefully I can stop by after I get off work.
I am the person wearing the "vintage" (as someone put it on Thursday) PAW 710 shirt.

[bjimster1]

This is the transcript of the matches that our scout was able to compile. It has a few matches missing around lunch and it dosn't have the first one. Also, if there are any inaccuracies, please post them. Enjoy.

[Swampdude]

Here's my update:
yes 79 is awesome. I haven't seen a lot of matches, but our scouting has them as best scorer. 1902, 179, 56, 1523 are all averaging 4+ per match. there are another 7 or so 2-3 cappers. Then you have about 6 good ramps - 312, 180, 179, 1345, 69, 86. But another 12 or so that don't work. We've tried to climb 2 ramps today that didn't work. Our I/R sensor we use for autonomous won't work in the halogen lights. We score every single time at the practice field. But it refuses to work on the playing field. So frustrating.... 386, and 1902 have great autonomous. It think there might be more, but I haven't seen them. Pinks arm was tearing itself apart, but they had somone rush new parts to them and got back up and running. I guarantee they will be in finals and do very well. They were just unlucky with 744 chasing them their 1 match today, and no other partners. We're still seeing repetitive match alliances. We've got quite a few w/ and against 665 and 435. But I've seen much worse, I think 1902 had 5 or 6 matches against 1 team (glad it wasn't us). We've had bad luck with pairings etc. but hopefully we can get in a good alliance in the end. It's going to be a rough set of finals in Florida, ramps and ringers everywhere, don't miss it!
As far as the 3 on 1's, I can tell you that our inspection took over an HOUR! I can't fathom how they planned to get 51 inspections done with that level of detail. It was brutal..... What they were doing measuring bots on the field and such, I don't know. Maybe they finaly backed off on the inspection requirements to get the bulk through and then followed up on the field. I know this morning they still had 28 inspections to go....

[Aeolus]

Yeah, our arm was experiencing some unexpected/unwanted problems right after our first qualifying match on thursday. Essentially, the outer tower was being crunched in from rotating it, due to the inertia of the manipulator once the tower stopped moving (its a bit heavier than we expected...). Finally, after lunch today, we were able to fix it so we should running well tomorrow. Drivers are starting to get the hang of it as well. As a side note, thanks to all the teams out there that offered to help throughout the morning while we were working to get our bot up and running! See y'all tomorrow and good luck!

[Winged Wonder]

Brenton (above) pretty much summed up everything about our little robot issues. Worry not, tomorrow we should be back in business, with legal bumpers and fitting within the 72 inch box or whatever and all of this other nonsense that occured. It might just be me, but it seems like the judges like to judge us hard because we're a veteran team.

On another note, whats up with the ref sometimes removing a keeper from a robot and sometimes not? In one match we got the keeper hung up on the flag from our robot after autonomous period had ended... I thought they had to remove it at the end of autonomous, because I had seen that at a webcast from last week. But I didn't see it happen at UCF so I figured the rule had changed... but no, because a few hours later, I saw a ref run onto the field after autonomous and remove a keeper from a robot. I'm not yelling at the refs or anything... I'd just like to know what's up?

Oh, and no more tinted safety glasses? I knew the reflective ones that are dark like sunglasses were illegal (someone on my team got yelled at for them on Thursday) but today a lot of us were yelled at because our lenses are tinted pink. If I recall correctly, the rule only states that the dark ones arent allowed, but the tinted ones are ok. So why the rule change? Its rather inconvenient, since our team already spent a ton of money to buy enough safety glasses so that everyone on the team would have some. If they were going to change things, this would have been nice to know at Kickoff. But thats just me.

Good luck to everyone tomorrow!

[lukevanoort]

Oh, and no more tinted safety glasses? I knew the reflective ones that are dark like sunglasses were illegal (someone on my team got yelled at for them on Thursday) but today a lot of us were yelled at because our lenses are tinted pink. If I recall correctly, the rule only states that the dark ones arent allowed, but the tinted ones are ok. So why the rule change? Its rather inconvenient, since our team already spent a ton of money to buy enough safety glasses so that everyone on the team would have some. If they were going to change things, this would have been nice to know at Kickoff. But thats just me.
From Team update #5
FIRST requires all teams to bring and supply, for each competition, ANSI approved
non-shaded safety glasses for its team members, mentors, and guests.
For our purposes, amber lenses that allow for better/brighter vision are considered
tinted, not shaded, and their use is allowed at FIRST events. Sunglasses or deeply
shaded safety glasses used in our indoor event environment are not acceptable.
Depending on how you interpret this, specifically the last sentence, it can either make the pink safety glasses legal or illegal. The amber bit suggest that they'd be illegal due to them being neither clear nor amber, but the last sentence suggest they'd be legal because it is not a dark shading, unfortunately it is not clear which is the correct interpretation. Personally, I'd lean towards the illegal bit, since there is a very noticeable improvement in vision when using amber safety glasses esp. in low light condiditons, I can't imagine pink safety glasses offer the same benefits. (although I've never worn pink safety glasses)

[Duke_of_Hazard]

the match i saw,right after lunch, 233 was pretty much shut down by 744, they were able to get one or two ringers on i think, and then were simply pushed around

i heard through the grapevine that 744 changed their wheels to face us. made me feel a little better :)

[IdyllsOfLife]

Depending on how you interpret this, specifically the last sentence, it can either make the pink safety glasses legal or illegal. The amber bit suggest that they'd be illegal due to them being neither clear nor amber, but the last sentence suggest they'd be legal because it is not a dark shading, unfortunately it is not clear which is the correct interpretation. Personally, I'd lean towards the illegal bit, since there is a very noticeable improvement in vision when using amber safety glasses esp. in low light condiditons, I can't imagine pink safety glasses offer the same benefits. (although I've never worn pink safety glasses)

You can see just fine. Your world just turns a different color. Seeing in pink is how it should be!

[BoyWithCape195]

On another note, whats up with the ref sometimes removing a keeper from a robot and sometimes not? In one match we got the keeper hung up on the flag from our robot after autonomous period had ended... I thought they had to remove it at the end of autonomous, because I had seen that at a webcast from last week. But I didn't see it happen at UCF so I figured the rule had changed... but no, because a few hours later, I saw a ref run onto the field after autonomous and remove a keeper from a robot. I'm not yelling at the refs or anything... I'd just like to know what's up?


From what I have seen, the keeper is only removed from a robot when it could easily be scored without the team wanting to deliberately score it. For example, if a robot is holding a keeper directly above a spider leg but never let go during the auto mode, the refs will remove it. The reason for this is, if the keeper falls onto a spider leg after the auto mode is complete, the way the match is played and the outcome could be drastically different.

[Kit Gerhart]

the match i saw,right after lunch, 233 was pretty much shut down by 744, they were able to get one or two ringers on i think, and then were simply pushed around
We are changing the tires on our center wheels which should give us more traction. I guess we'll find out tomorrow. I think we are up against Team 744 two more times.

[Jonathan Norris]

From what I have seen, the keeper is only removed from a robot when it could easily be scored without the team wanting to deliberately score it. For example, if a robot is holding a keeper directly above a spider leg but never let go during the auto mode, the refs will remove it. The reason for this is, if the keeper falls onto a spider leg after the auto mode is complete, the way the match is played and the outcome could be drastically different.

At BAE the head ref removed the keeper every time, just look at the first match (where he kinda destroyed a keeper :p). I agree that consistency would be nice sometimes.

[Nawaid Ladak]

most teams were either not ready or procrastinated to do them the morning of (today) and it was crazy

idk what was up with pink, but i think alot of the teams falling into that area the 2-4's 1-5's 1-4's, 2-3's, all got alot of talking to do.

(how does 233 have 8 matches, if they are 1-5, and someone stated above, that they got two more matches, this =8 there are 68 Qualification matches, so with 51 teams (each team would go around twice every 17 matches). so yes, that does =8, but my team only has 7 matches as far as what i saw on the page,)

if this is correct, my current team that im mentoring can end up 4-4. kool

like i said, alot of the teams had trouble inspecting, therefore most of the morning matches were empty, and thats why the standings are deceiving. so for those teams that are making their alliance lists tonight, wait till tomorrow and you guys will see alot of more talent (or at least i hope).

btw speaking of inspections, the match 1694 was up with 1062 and 179, i think match 48, the inspector apparently forgot to sign the paper and give it to the ref. therefore we couldn't play that match, which we could have won by 179 climbing up our ramp...

...is there going on with the volunteering, Barry, someone answer me please,

(btw, for those of you who wern't there afterwards, Barry got his hair dyed orange, thanks to team 1902)

[Barry Bonzack]

Wow, that was fun to watch the competition today on the webcast! Which bot had it's arm taken out? I missed the number of it...:ahh:

Looking great everyone! Tomorrow's gonna be awesome, and I think I'll actually wake up before noon because FIRST is just that exciting! ^_^

That was 1889 and 1390 getting tangled up together. 1390 was playing counter defense against 1889's advances on team 69. 1889 did have a ringer in possession. 1889's arm got caught in 1390's forklift, the robots tried to untangle themselves, and 1889 fell over snapping their arm off in the process. 1390 had to get rid of the 1889's blue ringer still attached to 1889's arm before climbing up 69's ramp.

It was a close call, I think a penalty could have gone either way. It was definitely not intentional to tip, nor break off 1889's arm. The 1390 students immediately asked 1889 if there was anything we could do to help repair the arm, but they said it was an easy fix and not to worry about it.

[IdyllsOfLife]

We are changing the tires on our center wheels which should give us more traction. I guess we'll find out tomorrow. I think we are up against Team 744 two more times.

I know the match list is generated randomly, but how is it that we'll be against 744 for a total of 4 times? Twice yesterday and twice today? I don't think we're the only ones either; there seem to be alot of repetitive matches.

[IdyllsOfLife]

like i said, alot of the teams had trouble inspecting, therefore most of the morning matches were empty, and thats why the standings are deceiving. so for those teams that are making their alliance lists tonight, wait till tomorrow and you guys will see alot of more talent (or at least i hope).


I've been into this for one year, but also I noticed that this year's regional has a lot more no shows than last year. And I don't think rankings always mean anything anyway because it usually conflicts with scouting data....

Also, there are way more penalties this year. Like every other match has a penalty on at least one side. Is this unusual as compared to last year or did I just not notice last year?

[Duke_of_Hazard]

I've been into this for one year, but also I noticed that this year's regional has a lot more no shows than last year. And I don't think rankings always mean anything anyway because it usually conflicts with scouting data....

Also, there are way more penalties this year. Like every other match has a penalty on at least one side. Is this unusual as compared to last year or did I just not notice last year?

yes, there are more penalties this year, but theres much more possibility this year for them as well.

PS- GET TO THE BUS!

[IdyllsOfLife]

yes, there are more penalties this year, but theres much more possibility this year for them as well.

PS- GET TO THE BUS!

Ohoho, I'm posting this from the bus with my wireless aircard. Yes, that's burnage for you.

[slickguy2007]

The Alliances:

1. 69, 56, 1029
2. 1902, 179, 108
3. 1027, 79, 342
4. 1251, 1270, 86
5. 801, 1523, 744
6. 180, 233, 1889
7. 1592, 312, 157
8. 1557, 1543, 1065

Enjoy.

[Joe Matt]

Thanks Aaroon.

Good to see Tatsu up there, sad not to see the Knights though. :(

[nuggetsyl]

i am picking allince 2 and 3 to meet in the semi finals

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Alliance 2 looks good.

What is this quarantine stuff?

[nuggetsyl]

The Alliances:

1. 69, 56, 1029
2. 1902, 179, 108
3. 1027, 79, 342
4. 1251, 1270, 86
5. 801, 1523, 744
6. 180, 233, 1889
7. 1592, 312, 157
8. 1557, 1543, 1065

Enjoy.

1-8 1 wins
2-7 2 wins
3-6 3 wins
4-5 4 wins
1-4 4 wins
2-3 2 wins tough to call this one
2-4 2 wins

[KatiePendock]

That was 1889 and 1390 getting tangled up together. 1390 was playing counter defense against 1889's advances on team 69. 1889 did have a ringer in possession. 1889's arm got caught in 1390's forklift, the robots tried to untangle themselves, and 1889 fell over snapping their arm off in the process. 1390 had to get rid of the 1889's blue ringer still attached to 1889's arm before climbing up 69's ramp.

It was a close call, I think a penalty could have gone either way. It was definitely not intentional to tip, nor break off 1889's arm. The 1390 students immediately asked 1889 if there was anything we could do to help repair the arm, but they said it was an easy fix and not to worry about it.


Good thing that it was a fairly easy fix!

The alliances are shaping up quite nicely...can't wait for 1pm!

Quarantine? That sounds new... So now no fixing/tweaking a bot during lunch?

[Brandon Holley]

1 beats 4 in SF 1

2 beats 6 in SF 2



2 takes it for the win

[Nuttyman54]

I just missed the announcement about why they're replaying two of the QF matches. Something about a technical problem. Does anyone have the full story?

[Luckyfish05]

In my cutting in and out webcast, I believe that I heard them say something about the radios not working correctly.

[Bongle]

Intermittent radio problems are affecting both alliances. They decided to continue, and told teams to just assume that it is part of the conditions to play under, since it (apparently) affects everyone fairly.

They also made an announcement to not bury your radio in your robot.

I'm thinking it's pretty funny that 342, 79, and 1027 all have blue bumpers and trim despite being on the red alliance.

[Luckyfish05]

Yuck I would not want to be playing under those conditions. It's very frustrating. Bongle, we've got two red shades (pink is just red with white in it) on the blue alliance. It's all just kinda ironic, I think they should just switch sides so we know what alliance they are on and we don't have to use the flags anymore.

[Dan Petrovic]

This is interesting.

I'm watching the webcast and I see all of the teams going straight for the top two rows. At GSR, everyone was fighting for the bottom row.

It's amazing how much strategies differ between regions.

[PandaMan]

Team 86 has a very reliable ramp/lift mechanism. It looks to be easy to climb, and lifts every time.

[Jonathan Norris]

180's ramp is massive...

i bet who ever wins between 1902 179 108 and 233 180 1889 wins the finals, those alliances are just too strong.

[Nuttyman54]

these are definitely some of the best matches I've seen this year. Great job teams!

[Kristian Calhoun]

Finals: 108 179 1902 v 1251 86 1270

That last semi final match was really close, with the #2 alliance pulling out the win 10-8 over 233, 180 and 1889.

EDIT: The 1902, 179, 386 [replacement for 108] alliance just won the first match 16-4.

Also does anyone know why the number four alliance is red instead of blue? I always thought that the higher seeded alliance was red...

[George A.]

Finals: 108 179 1902 v 1251 86 1270

That last semi final match was really close, with the #2 alliance pulling out the win 10-8 over 233, 180 and 1889.

EDIT: The 1902, 179, 386 [replacement for 108] alliance just won the first match 16-4.

Also does anyone know why the number four alliance is red instead of blue? I always thought that the higher seeded alliance was red...

In the quarterfinals and semifinals that's the case. But in the finals the left side of the ladder gets the red side, and the right side of the bracket gets the blue side.

[Chrisms]

Good job to everyone, and congratulations to 1270, 86 and 1251

That was a really close final match, I enjoyed watching it.

Good job tech tigers :)

[KatiePendock]

Wow! What an amazing end! Congrats to 1270, 86, and 1251!

Congrats to all the winners of various things at the awards ceremony, too ^_^

[BoyWithCape195]

I think the winning alliance took everyone by surprise!

[PandaMan]

Congratulation to 1270 - 86 - 1251! You guys played some amazing matches. (Gotta love 86's ramp)

[Po-ser]

That was an intense final match! I'm surprised ramps didn't play into strategy as much earlier on. Towards the end, it looked like everything was getting decided in the last 25 seconds... Anyhow, congrats to the winners!

[Ed Coleman]

As I have alway figured, ramps make all the difference. Congrats to the winners. That was an awesome finals.

[nightdragon]

Thanks to all the teams that supported us. Way to go Red Dragons! I was not able to make it to the Florida Regional due to my wife being pregnant, but watched the matched on the webcast! What a great job!
I talked to our team a little while ago...something I did not notice was that team 86 busted their transmission in the 1st finals match. The next two matches they sat back and just acted as the ramp (what a great ramp). Amazing job to them and our partners, 1251, for scoring ringers! See you and 86 at the Championship!

[aallen88]

Congrats to the winning alliance :-D.

Especially to 1251, I'm very proud of you guys and was psyched when I found out you guys took another regional. Soooo proud of my tech tigers!!

[swamp_child]

Finals: 108 179 1902 v 1251 86 1270

That last semi final match was really close, with the #2 alliance pulling out the win 10-8 over 233, 180 and 1889.

EDIT: The 1902, 179, 386 [replacement for 108] alliance just won the first match 16-4.

Also does anyone know why the number four alliance is red instead of blue? I always thought that the higher seeded alliance was red...
we beat them in 2 on 3, because we missed the deadline to put in the sub by like 10 seconds.

[Greg Marra]

Video from the Florida Regional (http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/matchlist.php?eventid=9) will be on The Blue Alliance Match Archive System in a matter of minutes, just as soon as I can encode and upload it, thanks to SOAP (http://soap.circuitrunners.com/2007/movies/).

[wsansewjs]

I was completely surprised that my team, 1521, and 1270 took the regional at that last match. I never knew that we were going into the finals. It was intense and fun. Big thanks to everyone who makes the event possible and all of the teams that showed up and share Gracious Professionalism there. I am glad that Florida Regional's home feeling and welcoming hearts made the event a blast that will never be forgotten. Congrats to all the award winners and finalists! We will see you guys at the Championship! :D Take it easy and we all have a lot of things ahead of us beside the events including community services, and spreading FIRST.

Thank you,
-Josh Simpson
Webmaster - Media Specialist of Team Resistance
http://www.teamresistance.org/

[Doug Leppard]

Congratulation to 1270 - 86 - 1251!

You played a great game taking us down to the wire. We were lucky to be in the finals having to play with only two bots especially against the likes of 180 233 and 1889.

I feel honored that we made #2 seed and #2 in finals in one of the toughest regionals.

[Cowmankoza]

Congratulation to 1270 - 86 - 1251!

You played a great game taking us down to the wire. .

You guys had an amazing alliance, 1902 was such an amazing scorer, 179 played some amazing defense in the first 2 matches, and in the last match your offense was impressive. And finally 386, you guys gave us a run for it as well, your autonomous mode scared us a little bit. overall congrats to the #2 allaince, great job on everyones part.

[Winged Wonder]

First of all, many kudos to 1270, 86, and 1251!

The Florida Regional for 2007 will definitely be one of my most memorable regionals. We went from being seeded DEAD LAST to getting in the #6 seeded alliance (THANK YOU S.P.A.M.!) with another amazing robot (HAZE! (thats 1889, right? Tytus dont kill me if i got it wrong...)), and then making it to the semifinals.

Yeah, the radio issue was irritating... everyone on my team was genuinely thrilled about being able to replay quarterfinal #4.

SigmaC@TS, Children of the Swamp, Exploding Bacon, and Voltage, you all were an incredible alliance to go against... after you took us out we were rooting for you the whole time! Congratulations on getting so far, in the end it was really close and either of you could have won it.

And KRUNCH, congrats on getting Chairmans again. :)

[ahanktcd]

I'd like to say, on behalf of Team Voltage, that our team had an EXCELLENT time at regionals this year! It was a privilege playing with 1902 and 179!

Even with 233's mechanical troubles, we hope you had a great time! You guys have a really good chance in Atlanta and we hope we can be allied with you!

Hope to see some of you in South Carolina and at Championships!

[Adare180]

Congrats to 1251, 1270, and 86! This year's Florida Regional was definitely memorable.

I am proud of all the teams there, and of SPAM's aliance into the semifinals. It felt different to be choosing Pink, but with Haze, and the luck of replaying the first match, we were great.

Hopefully we can all reunite at the championships to form as strong of an alliance, minus the radio interference. :D

Once again, congratulations to all the teams, and I can't wait to see everyone in Atlanta!

[Kit Gerhart]

I'd like to say, on behalf of Team Voltage, that our team had an EXCELLENT time at regionals this year! It was a privilege playing with 1902 and 179!

Even with 233's mechanical troubles, we hope you had a great time! You guys have a really good chance in Atlanta and we hope we can be allied with you!

Hope to see some of you in South Carolina and at Championships!To say that we were thrilled to be picked by S.P.A.M. is an understatement. Considering what we had demonstrated in the qualifying matches, we felt lucky to be picked at all, and then to get picked in the first round by one of the best teams in the competition---it was great. Thanks, guys, and we'll see you in Atlanta, and some of you in Vegas.

[Warren Boudreau]

To say that we were thrilled to be picked by S.P.A.M. is an understatement. Considering what we had demonstrated in the qualifying matches, we felt lucky to be picked at all, and then to get picked in the first round by one of the best teams in the competition---it was great. Thanks, guys, and we'll see you in Atlanta, and some of you in Vegas.

Actually, the choice was quite easy.

SPAM was looking for the best arm-only robot that was left to choose from. Watching your two qualifying matches on Friday showed us that you could do it.

After that, we were looking for a good defensive robot and we were very familiar with 1889's capabilities.

It was a blast having the chance to play with Pink, rather than against them. In all of my years with the team, I cannot recall ever having the opportuninty, either in qualifying or eliminations.

And it is always a blast to play with Gary and Tytus. What other mentors do you know who break dance during the elimination rounds?

[Gary Dillard]

And it is always a blast to play with Gary and Tytus. What other mentors do you know who break dance during the elimination rounds?

A scene not likely to make it to the SOAP regional archives, I'm sure, unless it comes with a parental warning.

This was a very emotional event for me, after 9 years with SPAM and working with Ty on a new and growing team. I couldn't be prouder of my friends young and old. The winners, the losers (you're all winners ;) ), and everyone in between was gracious above and beyond expectations.

Thanks to SPAM for picking us - thankfully we got our radio problems fixed (after changing out the modem, cable AND RC control) or I would have been sick for letting you down. I'll echo Warren's sentiments about Pink - never got to team with you and always wanted to. I told my teammates before alliance selection that you would be picked even though you were ranked last, because you deserve it.

Congrats to George and EB - I already told you how I feel in my extended hug after the match; we probably should have ripped off some chest hair after that. To the champions - you have alot to be proud of for your performance and behavior.

And to Krunch - keep setting the standard. We'll keep trying to reach it.

[swamp_child]

Is it safe to say the Florida regional, is the best and hardest regional in all of FIRST?

[Bharat Nain]

Is it safe to say the Florida regional, is the best and hardest regional in all of FIRST?

I invite your team to New Jersey regional next year to play among some of us northeast teams. Then you can judge.

[mizscience]

1-8 1 wins
2-7 2 wins
3-6 3 wins
4-5 4 wins
1-4 4 wins
2-3 2 wins tough to call this one
2-4 2 wins

wow, you were dead on - except for #4 beating #2 for the Regional win

:]

[swamp_child]

But he based his prediction on the original alliance, ours was altered, and who knows, maybe if we had 108 we would have won

[waialua359]

we chose NJ because we thought it would be the most competitive and toughest.
I'm glad that we came!:D
I'm sure FL and SVC is just the same......

[Cowmankoza]

I have to extend huge thanks from myself and all of 1251 for team 1270 and team 86 helping us on the road to victory. 1270, you were amazing, great scorers who held your own under the hard hits of some of the teams there. 86, you guys played some amazing D and your ramp was amazing, also, your cart's toolbox was a lifesaver in those short fix times. Altogether, we couldn't have done it without either of you and see you at nationals!!

[Gary Dillard]

wow, you were dead on - except for #4 beating #2 for the Regional win

:]

Actually, 6 beat 3 in the quarterfinals

[technoL]

But he based his prediction on the original alliance, ours was altered, and who knows, maybe if we had 108 we would have won

That would have been lovely! But congrats to 1251, 86, and 1270 though! Those finals were surely intense!

[Winged Wonder]

I invite your team to New Jersey regional next year to play among some of us northeast teams. Then you can judge.

I've been to regionals in the northeast. New York and Boston... I know a couple of years ago (way before my time) our team went to Jersey and Toronto too. We've also been out west... Denver, Washington State... We've been to a lot of different regionals. But from my experience, the northeast regionals I went to (New York 04, Boston 06) never seemed as hard as the Florida Regional (04-07), and I always wondered why it never got reputation for being a hard regional. Granted, no regional is every really easy... but Florida always seems to be very competative... we have amazing veteran and rookie teams. So, I would say from my experience, the Florida Regional is one of the hardest/most competative, and thats part of what makes it so great!

oh and ahanktcd, trust me, we all had a great time. We werent dancing the whole time for nothing... we were enjoying the competition, in spite of our little mechanical issues. :) Thanks for your concern, and we look forward to seeing you in Atlanta, along with everyone else! :)

[POLISH703]

Just wanted to say thank you to team 1902 for letting me be with them for the day. Great Job at the Regional, it was a pleasure being around you guys for the day. Good luck at future regionals.

I also want to thank team 157, The Aztecs for giving me a ride back to my hotel. Thank you all so much.

[technoL]

One more thing...NO MORE OUTDOOR PITS!!!

No more power outages, long bumpy walks, or freezing right in front of the AC. Believe it or not, it was often colder in the tent than it was in the arena. FIRST handled it really well and it was fun experience nonetheless...

[Bharat Nain]

I've been to regionals in the northeast. New York and Boston... I know a couple of years ago (way before my time) our team went to Jersey and Toronto too. We've also been out west... Denver, Washington State... We've been to a lot of different regionals. But from my experience, the northeast regionals I went to (New York 04, Boston 06) never seemed as hard as the Florida Regional (04-07), and I always wondered why it never got reputation for being a hard regional. Granted, no regional is every really easy... but Florida always seems to be very competative... we have amazing veteran and rookie teams. So, I would say from my experience, the Florida Regional is one of the hardest/most competative, and thats part of what makes it so great!


New York is not a hard regional and neither is boston. At least this year, New Jersey was way more competitive than Florida. Other years, results vary. You will find that while many "big name" teams do not come to New Jersey, the level of competition is stiff. My only complain against New Jersey is that teams only got 7 official rounds.

[Cowmankoza]

New York is not a hard regional and neither is boston. At least this year, New Jersey was way more competitive than Florida.

On behalf of all teams at the Florida regional, come on down and try your luck next year, then we can talk about how competitive it really is:D

[Bharat Nain]

On behalf of all teams at the Florida regional, come on down and try your luck next year, then we can talk about how competitive it really is:D
Maybe 2009, we're off to hawaii next year :p

[swamp_child]

look at all the famous teams we have, 179 180 233 and 1251, 1902, the team who created SOAP (108) i mean come on

[ducttapedude]

New York is not a hard regional and neither is boston. At least this year, New Jersey was way more competitive than Florida. Other years, results vary. You will find that while many "big name" teams do not come to New Jersey, the level of competition is stiff. My only complain against New Jersey is that teams only got 7 official rounds.

I agree that Boston and New york(especially the one we went to) were extremly easy competitions with many rookie teams in comparison to other NE competitions and the FL regional, I would not go as far as to say that the NJ regional is more competitive than FL, if so, not by much, from what I hear there are alot of industry sponsored teams up there that have very efficient robots, as som1 else has already mentioned, next year is hawaii : D, 09 soudns like a good year for Jersey, our team has been wanting to go to a more competitive competition like NJ for our second regional because we ususually go to new competitions in new locations

[Nawaid Ladak]

Maybe 2009, we're off to hawaii next year :p

Why go to Hawaii, come on down to the FLORIDA SUPER-REGIONAL next year

o btw: i think i figured out the problem with the radios. did anybody else notice that there was A LOT of construction going on for a Saturday afternoon???

[swamp_child]

speaking of environmental problems, was any one else using IR getting messed up by the spotlights?

[Barry Bonzack]

look at all the famous teams we have, 179 180 233 and 1251, 1902, the team who created SOAP (108) i mean come on

Can't forget that 86 has had an extremely good robot for both last year and this year. 79 also always shows up with an excellent robot and Always a great Chairman's entry.

Also Team 56 from NJ was in attendance at the Florida Regional this year. That NJ team had one one of the best arms in the competition, I can see a good argument both ways.



By the way. Does anyone know any home remedies for getting your voice back?

[kathimm1]

out of curosity in match 7 anyone know why the red alliance had only one bot on the field and the blue had 3.

[technoL]

I'm not sure about that particular match, but I do know that in many of the early matches there were quite a few teams that did not show up for their matches --either because they didn't pass inspection or they still were working on their bot. Before lunch Friday, there were a lot of 2 on 3 matches.

[swamp_child]

cause people were still finishing robots, probably.

[kathimm1]

still it wasnt right for them to continue since red had only 1bot and blue had 3. watch the match. i was not there for those before match 4 cause im from far away and had school.our team is entered in the Drexel university competition and no others. same in the next match except red had 2bots and blue had 3.

[technoL]

They are not going to hold up the matches and confuse the match schedule because teams are not ready to compete. Although there might have been a bit of a problem with the teams that could not put a robot on the field (I know about 233's story) it is vital to keep the matches moving in a timely manner, even at the sake of a whole alliance.

[Nuttyman54]

Matches must go on, with or without robots. Team 971 missed a number of matches last year to get our robot running (which, it never managed to do properly)

This is one of the many reasons good scouting is so important.

[kathimm1]

233 that was one of the teams that was not there and was supposed to. can u tell me why.

[Kit Gerhart]

out of curosity in match 7 anyone know why the red alliance had only one bot on the field and the blue had 3.
I know why one of the robots, 233, wasn't there. We had major structural issues with our tower which were awaiting repairs. We, like all teams in this situation, feel badly about letting our alliance partners down. The possibility of "no shows" affecting other teams is a down side of the alliance system which has been part of FIRST since 1999, though there are also many good points to the alliance system.

We'll try to do better next year, and make it to all of our matches.

[Nuttyman54]

I know why one of the robots, 233, wasn't there. We had major structural issues with our tower which were awaiting repairs.

Just out of question, but did the lack of quick access to band saws, drill presses and the like have much of an impact on the time it took to repair the robot?

[kathimm1]

match 10 red alliance was missing 1 bot team 1842. anyone know why. just wondering so our team has a heads up for our regional.

[sovierr]

To say that we were thrilled to be picked by S.P.A.M. is an understatement. Considering what we had demonstrated in the qualifying matches, we felt lucky to be picked at all, and then to get picked in the first round by one of the best teams in the competition---it was great. Thanks, guys, and we'll see you in Atlanta, and some of you in Vegas.

The only reason you guys were not snatched up before we picked was that teams were paying too much attention to the rankings and win/loss results. After you fixed your technical problems, you guys had some hard luck losses. We were paying attention to your ability to score quickly, on all levels, in autonomous, and while being bothered by opponents - oh and also your ability to climb ramps.

We had a good alliance, and maybe we can work together in Atlanta. I'd love the chance to walk around in one of those pink wigs!

[kathimm1]

match 10 red alliance was missing 1 bot team 1842. anyone know why. just wondering so our team has a heads up for our regional.

[Kit Gerhart]

Just out of question, but did the lack of quick access to band saws, drill presses and the like have much of an impact on the time it took to repair the robot?Yes, and milling machines.

[soap108]

I think this year's FL Finals double underscores the need to mix in the award ceremony with the finals. Let's take a page from the championship.

Congrats to all alliances.

KA-108 :cool:

[MarsBOtkid]

Florida regional was AMAZING. many excellent teams were there.
I would like to thank a few people that helped us or complimented us along the way.
Arefin: Thank you for you wise words and team compliments.
Team 179: Being an amazing alliance and letting us test and tune our robot at you "swamp scrimage" (and for the transmissions)
also ALL of our aliance partners were amazing and we appreciate all of your help.
And ofcourse there were so many teams and people along the way that made Florida an exciting regional!!

Thanks to the engineering award
WE WILL SEE YOU ALL AT NATS

[waialua359]

team 25 and 233, you can get your wish......as you both plan on attending the hawaii regional next year with us veteran hawaii teams, teams 359 and 368. I believe 233 won a regional with our fellow hawaii robotics team 368 in seattle/portland in 2003, I forget? team 25 is the only team to have prevented us from getting to a regional finals as we have made it 6 times in our 7 times attending a regional since 2000, with two regional championships......
Teams 254 and 330 will be there I assume.......
NJ plans on sending teams 11, 75?, and a few others who I will be working with to get them and anyone else a Hawaii packet.
All of you FL teams should come as our weather is very similar to yours during this time!
The Hawaii regional is GUARANTEED to be during the 5th week of regionals.

Hope all of us are having a great season so far!!!

We are next going to Vegas which surely will be tough with 4 FL teams and 254, 4, 39, 108, etc!!!

[mizscience]

The only reason you guys were not snatched up before we picked was that teams were paying too much attention to the rankings and win/loss results. After you fixed your technical problems, you guys had some hard luck losses. We were paying attention to your ability to score quickly, on all levels, in autonomous, and while being bothered by opponents - oh and also your ability to climb ramps.

We had a good alliance, and maybe we can work together in Atlanta. I'd love the chance to walk around in one of those pink wigs!


I'm pretty sure teams pick their alliance partners based on more than wins/losses and rankings. If that were the case, the top 8 would pick each other and only the top 24 teams would ever have a chance of going to the finals rounds. As that's not the case, I'm sure everyone has their reasons for picking - or not pinking in this case - who they did.

:]

[mrs. p]

team 25 and 233, you can get your wish......as you both plan on attending the hawaii regional next year with us veteran hawaii teams, teams 359 and 368. I believe 233 won a regional with our fellow hawaii robotics team 368 in seattle/portland in 2003, I forget? team 25 is the only team to have prevented us from getting to a regional finals as we have made it 6 times in our 7 times attending a regional since 2000, with two regional championships......
Teams 254 and 330 will be there I assume.......
NJ plans on sending teams 11, 75?, and a few others who I will be working with to get them and anyone else a Hawaii packet.
All of you FL teams should come as our weather is very similar to yours during this time!
The Hawaii regional is GUARANTEED to be during the 5th week of regionals.

Hope all of us are having a great season so far!!!

We are next going to Vegas which surely will be tough with 4 FL teams and 254, 4, 39, 108, etc!!!

yes, 233 did win the seattle regional with 368. i think it was the first time i tried chocolate covered macadamia nuts. as for las vegas, 233 will also be there. i believe 5 florida teams are coming and we are ready!

[Kit Gerhart]

yes, 233 did win the seattle regional with 368. i think it was the first time i tried chocolate covered macadamia nuts. as for las vegas, 233 will also be there. i believe 5 florida teams are coming and we are ready!Yep, Florida Teams 59, 79, 108, 233, and 1902 will be there. It will be fun.

[JaneYoung]

It will be fun.

It was soooo much fun to dance with PINK this past weekend. It's cool that those smooth moves are going to Vegas. :)
Jane

[waialua359]

Is it safe to say that all you FL teams will be watching the Vegas regional during the 5th week of competitions, with a lot of heavy hitters there, including the home team, 987, the High Rollers!:ahh: