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Lil' Lavery
02-10-2006, 16:21
Figured I'd start this typically explosive thread two years in a row (it tends to be a big thread because of the amount of attention paid to week 1 regionals, and that VCU is typically webcasted).
Anyways, who's coming to the biggest and best regional in America? 116 will be back for the 7th time.
SURVIVORfan44
02-10-2006, 16:23
I'll definitely be here, but I'll be volunteering. Hopefully my team from back home will be up here again, just maybe!
Joe Matt
02-10-2006, 16:37
I'll try, that's as much as I can say right now. Plus I have to see 384 pull the chairmans 3 years in a row Sean! ;)
Noah Kleinberg
02-10-2006, 16:44
395 is most likely coming back to Virginia this year. Looking forward to it :p
Lil' Lavery
02-10-2006, 18:09
Plus I have to see 384 pull the chairmans 3 years in a row Sean! ;)
I think we've already had this discussion. ;)
lukevanoort
02-10-2006, 18:21
587 is going, for the 7th year in a row. Look for Occam VII to be pushing hard and defending the, uhhh, whatever the goal is.
I'll be back for my 8th VCU regional.
Wetzel
We will be there. We arent registered, but we are a spilt from 1132.
I was just taking a look at the list of teams registered for VCU (http://www.usfirst.org/frc/map/index.lasso?page=event_teamlist&event=VA) and noticed a few teams traveling in from a distance. 393 from Indiana and 1002 from Georgia.
32 teams in, only 22 spots left!
Wetzel
As you mentioned 1002 will make the trip for a third time. We love this place and all of the teams. Look forward to seeing everyone in March. :D
RoboMadi
04-10-2006, 00:19
Tradition will move on............Team 612 will attend VCU Regional (7th time). Hopefully Ukrope, 7-11 and all those cool pizza places are still around ;)
Looking forward to have an awesome time!
Tradition will move on............Team 612 will attend VCU Regional (7th time). Hopefully Ukrope, 7-11 and all those cool pizza places are still around ;)
Looking forward to have an awesome time!
Ukrops, yep its still there.
Tradition will move on............Team 612 will attend VCU Regional (7th time). Hopefully Ukrope, 7-11 and all those cool pizza places are still around ;)
Looking forward to have an awesome time!
The cool pizza places are still there, but my favorite Indian place is gone. Little Caesers with their $5 large pizzas is good, but a few block further is a Piccolas Italy. Best Sicilian pizza. It is $12 for a whole Sicilian, but it weighs as much as three Caesars pizzas.
I live a few blocks away, so I guess I'll write a food guide for the VCU regional sometime in the next few months...
Wetzel
RoboMadi
04-10-2006, 09:02
The cool pizza places are still there, but my favorite Indian place is gone.
Last year, after the competition, i was told that there is a Persian restaurant somewhere around the corner (some Kabob). I heard its really good and have some **delicious** sandwiches. A food guide would be awesome!! :D
anyone hungry about VCU yet?....(laughs)
~Imad
kjohnson
04-10-2006, 10:51
I will hopefully be at VCU for my 4th year. This will be my 2nd year volunteering - Hoping to see all the VA teams again
thegathering
09-10-2006, 16:55
Team 1885 will be returning there for sure. A new rival team from Osborne Park (a local school district) is rumored to be heading there as well.
Keep an eye out for us guys in purple playing hackie sack in the commons on competition day :cool:
mrmummert
09-10-2006, 19:27
Hi...
Hopefully 1610 will be back...We did'nt get tp the state fair...but a lot of talk has gone on about going back to Richmond. Even if we don't do as well as last year (early this year) we'll still have a blast.
RoboMadi
10-10-2006, 14:43
I just checked the Team list on the FIRST site. Only 45 teams are signed up and only 9 spots are left. So that would make the total number to 54.
Just curious.......I think last year 64 teams attended VCU, making it one of the biggest regional on the East Coast. Is there a specific reason to decrease the number of teams or am i missing something?
Also, i would like to know the teams who are planning to apply for Chairmans for VCU. I know last year, it was quite a competition (with 21 entries) and Sparky 384 was able to spark another Chairmans. Lets see if its gonna be as competent as last year or what not.
I just checked the Team list on the FIRST site. Only 45 teams are signed up and only 9 spots are left. So that would make the total number to 54.
Just curious.......I think last year 64 teams attended VCU, making it one of the biggest regional on the East Coast. Is there a specific reason to decrease the number of teams or am i missing something?
As it has been said in many different threads, the regionals hold spaces for local and rookie teams. That is why there is an apparent drop in the number of teams right now.
Wetzel
Lil' Lavery
10-10-2006, 16:07
I just checked the Team list on the FIRST site. Only 45 teams are signed up and only 9 spots are left. So that would make the total number to 54.
Just curious.......I think last year 64 teams attended VCU, making it one of the biggest regional on the East Coast. Is there a specific reason to decrease the number of teams or am i missing something?
Also, i would like to know the teams who are planning to apply for Chairmans for VCU. I know last year, it was quite a competition (with 21 entries) and Sparky 384 was able to spark another Chairmans. Lets see if its gonna be as competent as last year or what not.
As Jeff mentioned, the regionals hold back spots for late registering and rookie teams. Last year VCU had 64 teams (and 5 spots left open), making it the largest regional in America (Chesapeake also had 64 teams. Toronto had 74).
Seeing as this is 116's only regional this year, we will be submitting Chairman's there. I'm willing to bet that 384, 388, 1033, 1541, and 1885 will also submit at VCU (and each has a legitimate chance to win).
Joe Matt
10-10-2006, 17:12
As Jeff mentioned, the regionals hold back spots for late registering and rookie teams. Last year VCU had 64 teams (and 5 spots left open), making it the largest regional in America (Chesapeake also had 64 teams. Toronto had 74).
Seeing as this is 116's only regional this year, we will be submitting Chairman's there. I'm willing to bet that 384, 388, 1033, 1541, and 1885 will also submit at VCU (and each has a legitimate chance to win).
I hear Grundy will not be participating this year as a team, but that's just what I hear from one of my friends, could be wrong. Don't forget 510 and 540 also in the Chairmans run....
I hear Grundy will not be participating this year as a team, but that's just what I hear from one of my friends, could be wrong. Don't forget 510 and 540 also in the Chairmans run....
I knew my team was gonna try for chairmans , but i didnt realize other teams knew too
Lil' Lavery
10-10-2006, 19:26
I hear Grundy will not be participating this year as a team, but that's just what I hear from one of my friends, could be wrong.
This is some truly upsetting news, if true. Ever since the A&E Video featuring 116 and 388 in 2001, we've been two close teams. We even tried to go bowling together during VCU (but sadly, we havn't been able to since 2004 :( , and now might not be able to again this year).
Lil' Lavery
26-10-2006, 15:10
Up to 60 teams (although I think 2074 and 2101 are really the same team, so probably 59). Sadly 393 is the only team that isn't a "regular" at VCU. 843 is making the trek down from Canada for the 3rd time in 4 years. 10 (9) rookies so far as well!
kjohnson
26-01-2007, 12:28
Up to 60 teams (although I think 2074 and 2101 are really the same team, so probably 59). Sadly 393 is the only team that isn't a "regular" at VCU. 843 is making the trek down from Canada for the 3rd time in 4 years. 10 (9) rookies so far as well!
Looks like the official count will be 66 teams:
FIRST Robotics Competition Teams Attending NASA / VCU Regional (66 teams found.)
1598 looking forward to being there again. Always a great time with the best teams in the world.:D
Metalhugginman
26-01-2007, 15:29
Team 343 - Metal In Motion - from Seneca, SC is planning to make the trip! We look forward to seeing all of our old friends, and making new ones. VCU has always been a good trip for us and this year should not be an exception. We always have a great time. We can hardly wait.
Visit our www.metalinmotion.com web page some time and see how we are doing. Hopefully, our Robot Central web cam will be up and running soon so the spying can begin. Stay tuned for the fun and see you at VCU.
BlondeNerd
26-01-2007, 15:48
339 will be there. Can't Wait!!
I figured it would be good to drop in here and announce that the Virginia FIRST Alumni Association will be hosting a mingle and coffee at the VCU regional on Saturday, March 3rd.
All those who were on a team and are now post highschool are invited to RSVP on the VirginiaFIRST website. http://www.virginiafirst.org/alumni.shtml
We need your help to reach everyone, so spread the word to your own teams alumni.
Wetzel
Priyadarshy
31-01-2007, 18:25
Seeing as this is 116's only regional this year, we will be submitting Chairman's there. I'm willing to bet that 384, 388, 1033, 1541, and 1885 will also submit at VCU (and each has a legitimate chance to win).
612 will also submit (i dont know about our whole legitimate chance stuff ;) ) , we won at Chesapeake last year we shall see what will happen this year
Lil' Lavery
31-01-2007, 18:27
612 will also submit (i dont know about our whole legitimate chance stuff ;) ) , we won at Chesapeake last year we shall see what will happen this year
Yeah, at the time I posted that, I heard you were leaning towards Chesapeake again. Good luck, and hope you guys can qualify for Championship again (either by Chairman's, EI, or winning), so we can see you there too.
RoboMadi
08-02-2007, 08:14
VCU is going to be a POWERHOUSE!
in terms of Robots (on the field) and in terms of teams (off the field; chairmans).
Any estimate on how many teams are planning to submit Chairmans? I know last year it was 25-28......
After scoring a Chairmans at Chesapeake, 612 will be coming back to their home regional :D
Good Luck to all the Teams!
robobrain0101
08-02-2007, 13:51
Team 1054 The Knightmares will definetly be coming to VCU this year.
tfisher04
12-02-2007, 09:19
Team 422's definitely coming for another year at VCU.
kichigai_kimita
16-02-2007, 13:36
Grundy's team won't be there this year, but they most likely will be next year. We've been having a bit of a hard time since we've been losing mentors and it's just been crazy. A bunch of us (I think 6 or 7 of us) that graduated from 388 are going up to volunteer at the VCU regional, and last I heard Mrs. E was talking about bringing up some of the high schoolers to volunteer just so we can still stay in touch and connected to everyone.
The CiruitRunners will be taking the most beloved 12 hour voyage, to come to one of the coolest regionals in the world. I can't wait to go up there. Just 12 short days to make a 12 hour bus ride. However, VCU is WELL worth the wait.
We too will be submitting our Chairman's Award Entry at VCU. This is going to be very tough. Good luck to all the teams.
And I can't wait to play with that monstrous globe out in front of the museum
See ya'll there. And stop by 1002's pit to say hey.
Good luck with the rest of the season.
geeknerd99
16-02-2007, 15:08
401 will be there, and we'll be taking a shot at the Chairman's. It'll be rather interesting as our new head mentor is Sparky alumni. Rather ironic that both 401 and 384 are running mecanum this year too.
I was just taking a look at the list of teams registered for VCU (http://www.usfirst.org/frc/map/index.lasso?page=event_teamlist&event=VA) and noticed a few teams traveling in from a distance. 393 from Indiana and 1002 from Georgia.
32 teams in, only 22 spots left!
Wetzel
That link doesn't bring up the list any more. Can someone post a link to the current list of teams please? Thanks!
Never mind...here it is... Linky... (https://my.usfirst.org/myarea/index.lasso?page=teamlist&event=VA)
RoboMadi
20-02-2007, 21:11
I live a few blocks away, so I guess I'll write a food guide for the VCU regional sometime in the next few months...
Wetzel
Its about time Wetzel :p
Also i know Wetzel has mentioned it before, but i'm just going to emphasis again on the VirginiaFIRST Alumni Association. Please sign up for Saturday Morning Breakfast at www.virginiafirst.org (alumni section).
Looking forward to see you guys.
Imad
Pat McCarthy
20-02-2007, 21:16
Is the VCU regional going to be webcast or broadcasted on NASA TV again this year?
RoboMadi
20-02-2007, 21:21
Is the VCU regional going to be webcast or broadcasted on NASA TV again this year?
So far there are plans for the webcast. And i'm pretty sure it will be. Unless some major issue comes up.
Imad
Seeing as this is 116's only regional this year, we will be submitting Chairman's there. I'm willing to bet that 384, 388, 1033, 1541, and 1885 will also submit at VCU (and each has a legitimate chance to win).LL - I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I think 1885 can't win a Chairman's award until their 3rd season at the earliest. This year is our second season.
Blake
PS: Thank you for the compliment.
Its about time Wetzel :p
Also i know Wetzel has mentioned it before, but i'm just going to emphasis again on the VirginiaFIRST Alumni Association. Please sign up for Saturday Morning Breakfast at www.virginiafirst.org (alumni section).
Looking forward to see you guys.
Imad
We have guides ready to give out at the Seigel Center that have local restaurants and maps.
Wetzel
mrmummert
21-02-2007, 01:03
Hello...
Besides 388 and 616 missing htis year I noticed 165 and 1279 is'nt there.
Lil' Lavery
21-02-2007, 01:21
Hello...
Besides 388 and 616 missing htis year I noticed 165 and 1279 is'nt there.
388 isn't competiting at all this year :( and 616 hasn't competed this or last year. 165 is sticking to thier home regional in Annapolis I think, and 1279's home New Jersery regional is the same weekend as VCU for the 2nd year in a row.
mrmummert
21-02-2007, 01:29
Hi...
Yeah I miss them all . We have very close ties to alumni from 616.
Kyle and John have helped us and will be volenteers this year again.
We had hoped Matt Glennon could be there....and we know he really
wanted to be there...but he has some Army pre deployment training
the same weekend.
techie_Britt
21-02-2007, 12:53
1829 is deffinatley going to be there! And we will rock. =)
<3Brittany Suzanne!
RKElectricalman
21-02-2007, 17:17
This year is gonna be great fun :) It'll be so exciting to see all the different strategies, and abilities, and then there's always that VA science Museum social, which oh-so-dearly love :cool: 8 more days!!!!!! Who's pysched?!
kjohnson
22-02-2007, 14:14
I think I might miss Das Goat (165) the most, next to my own team (616) having dissolved due to some school board issues. There was always something about the mixture of goats and robots that I enjoyed (Yes, even more than the mixture of robots with Dogs, Hokies, Knights, Pirates, Tigers and Eagles)
165 was 616's alliance partner in 2004, and we lost by 5pts, or 2 seconds, whichever you like. That was a GREAT year. And I'll never forget 1279's 2005 bot with two arms that reminded me of a tree...
But, for every team that leaves VCU, there is a rookie team that enters. I can't wait to see what the rookies have come up with this year.
Lil' Lavery
22-02-2007, 15:54
I think I might miss Das Goat (165) the most, next to my own team (616) having dissolved due to some school board issues. There was always something about the mixture of goats and robots that I enjoyed (Yes, even more than the mixture of robots with Dogs, Hokies, Knights, Pirates, Tigers and Eagles)
165 was 616's alliance partner in 2004, and we lost by 5pts, or 2 seconds, whichever you like. That was a GREAT year.
The 2004 VCU elimination rounds are, without a doubt, the best at an official FIRST event I have ever witnessed (only IRI 2006 betters it). Between the 4-robots-on-the-bar Quarterfinal match (which was also decided by 5 points), 1236's & 116's tips during the semis (both of which cost us matches), and 33's dramatic trip onto the steps in the final match, those elimination matches absolutely blew me away.
388 isn't competiting at all this year :( and 616 hasn't competed this or last year. 165 is sticking to thier home regional in Annapolis I think, and 1279's home New Jersery regional is the same weekend as VCU for the 2nd year in a row.
Wish we could be there, unfortunate conflict with NJ Regional again this year.
Team 2108 is coming!! Go team Awkward Turtle!!!
422 will be there as usual, we really have no excuse not to as its about a block away from our school
RKElectricalman
22-02-2007, 21:53
422 will be there as usual, we really have no excuse not to as its about a block away from our school
haha no joke.. it's like RIGHT there! My extra incentive to go down there from Tucker is just Krispy Kreme man.. it's like right on the way :D
VCU is gonna be slammin'
only <7days left!
kjohnson
22-02-2007, 21:59
The 2004 VCU elimination rounds are, without a doubt, the best at an official FIRST event I have ever witnessed (only IRI 2006 betters it). Between the 4-robots-on-the-bar Quarterfinal match (which was also decided by 5 points), 1236's & 116's tips during the semis (both of which cost us matches), and 33's dramatic trip onto the steps in the final match, those elimination matches absolutely blew me away.
Believe me, it was even more exciting to be on a team from the country that had little funding and to find ourselves competing with, and beating, the big dogs.
It just occurred to me that 616 knocked 165 out of the finals in 2005, after we had teamed up in 2004. Just made my picks for VCU FF too. Way too many teams to choose from so after about the first twenty I gave up.
I literally cant wait. Six days is way too long to wait to leave here. How is the weather. Us Georgia kids are hoping for some either a nice suny day, or SNOW.
Can't wait to see everyone there. And Sean, don't forget our trade. I got your hoodie waiting. lol
Sgraff_SRHS06
22-02-2007, 22:17
388 isn't competiting at all this year :( and 616 hasn't competed this or last year. 165 is sticking to thier home regional in Annapolis I think, and 1279's home New Jersery regional is the same weekend as VCU for the 2nd year in a row.
Both are attending New Jersey.
Jeremiah H
22-02-2007, 22:30
393 will be there, for sure, as long as we all survive the trip :D
I'm looking forward to the great competition that it seems is going to be out there, I hope I have time to come around and see y'all's bots, but if I'm needed in the pits, come by and say howdy, I'd love to meet ya.
JH
I literally cant wait. Six days is way too long to wait to leave here. How is the weather. Us Georgia kids are hoping for some either a nice suny day, or SNOW.
Can't wait to see everyone there. And Sean, don't forget our trade. I got your hoodie waiting. lol
not likely to get snow as its been around 60 all week, but you never know...
Joe Matt
22-02-2007, 23:22
I literally cant wait. Six days is way too long to wait to leave here. How is the weather. Us Georgia kids are hoping for some either a nice suny day, or SNOW.
Can't wait to see everyone there. And Sean, don't forget our trade. I got your hoodie waiting. lol
It's VA, not Pennsylvania. ;) Heck, all the snow melted yesterday (forming nice fog) in Ohio, let alone VA! Oh, and you don't want snow in RVA, you won't get anywhere, they can't plow and they have no salt! :eek:
joshsmithers
23-02-2007, 00:49
587 is kind-of ready.
i just realized how much i'll miss 222. i will never forget "like shooting fish in a barrel..."
good luck all!
burkey_turkey
24-02-2007, 19:50
It's VA, not Pennsylvania. ;) Heck, all the snow melted yesterday (forming nice fog) in Ohio, let alone VA! Oh, and you don't want snow in RVA, you won't get anywhere, they can't plow and they have no salt! :eek:
We can plow pretty good, and we have plenty of salt. In fact, since we havent had any major snow all year V-DOT (the plow people) are just itching to get out and plow. we had something small a week or 2 ago and they just coated everything in sand and salt and then snow barely came, if at all in some places. They do a good job plowing, its just that all the citizens think 3" of snow=armagedon and so they buy all the bread and milk from ukrops which is really annoying. the streets are crowded with cars going to the grocery store not snow :-)
Joe Matt
24-02-2007, 21:25
We can plow pretty good, and we have plenty of salt. In fact, since we havent had any major snow all year V-DOT (the plow people) are just itching to get out and plow. we had something small a week or 2 ago and they just coated everything in sand and salt and then snow barely came, if at all in some places. They do a good job plowing, its just that all the citizens think 3" of snow=armagedon and so they buy all the bread and milk from ukrops which is really annoying. the streets are crowded with cars going to the grocery store not snow :-)
You're kidding right? (no, not the everyone going to the grocery store part)
Lil' Lavery
24-02-2007, 23:35
We can plow pretty good, and we have plenty of salt. In fact, since we havent had any major snow all year V-DOT (the plow people) are just itching to get out and plow. we had something small a week or 2 ago and they just coated everything in sand and salt and then snow barely came, if at all in some places. They do a good job plowing, its just that all the citizens think 3" of snow=armagedon and so they buy all the bread and milk from ukrops which is really annoying. the streets are crowded with cars going to the grocery store not snow :-)
The 3" of snow wasn't the issue, it was the inch of ice on top of it ;)
So I suppose it wont be snowing. Atleast Ukrops will be there to console me. I can't wait to get on the road.
Good luck to everyone there.
Justin Montois
25-02-2007, 16:15
Has there been any confirmation of this regional being webcasted?
SURVIVORfan44
25-02-2007, 18:03
So...who is excited to see the VCU's first set of Robot Triplets?
Teams 1086, 540, and 384 all seem to have collaborated this year, and I can't wait to see them all in action.
Metalhugginman
26-02-2007, 13:05
When will a webcast or broadcast schedule of this regional be announced? Has anyone gotten an official word one way or another? :)
When will a webcast or broadcast schedule of this regional be announced? Has anyone gotten an official word one way or another? :)
http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/webc...onals_2007.php
gamErfrEEk
26-02-2007, 15:02
my team (3196) will be there at the regional, but we are FVC and will be attending the exhibit and be scouting out the FRC pits.
http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/webc...onals_2007.php
So what is the rest of that URL supposed to be?
Wetzel
lenergyrlah
26-02-2007, 15:34
http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/webcasts/regionals_2007.php[/url]
also, does anyone know how many rounds there are at the VCU regional (total, including practice rounds)? I need to know how many scouting sheets to print.
SURVIVORfan44
27-02-2007, 17:07
TO EVERYONE THAT WILL BE ATTENDING THE VCU REGIONAL:
In 2004, almost everyone became sick with Norwalk (the norovirus). It was a very unpleasant experience.
The event will be held in a couple of days and there have been many schools in the Richmond area that have already been contaminated with Norwalk this week. It was on the news many times, I just thought I'd warn everyone.
Some people joke about it a lot, I do sometimes; but this is a very serious issue. Wash your hands people. Use hand sanitizer at any opportunity you have.
The past two years have been great without Norwalk, let's make it three years this year.
Nate Laverdure
27-02-2007, 17:34
http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/webcasts/regionals_2007.php[/url]
lol, try again.
http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/webcasts/regionals_2007.php
It would be a really goot idea for any teams to bring Purel with them, I know there was some that appeared in out pit last year and was used a bunch. I don't know how it go there but it was really good to have. I know this year I have a small bottle that I will be carrying in my pocket all day just because I can't afford to miss anymore school :-D
geeknerd99
27-02-2007, 18:01
TO EVERYONE THAT WILL BE ATTENDING THE VCU REGIONAL:
In 2004, almost everyone became sick with Norwalk (the norovirus). It was a very unpleasant experience.
The event will be held in a couple of days and there have been many schools in the Richmond area that have already been contaminated with Norwalk this week. It was on the news many times, I just thought I'd warn everyone.
Some people joke about it a lot, I do sometimes; but this is a very serious issue. Wash your hands people. Use hand sanitizer at any opportunity you have.
The past two years have been great without Norwalk, let's make it three years this year.
I was wondering how long it'd take for Norwalk to pop up in the VCU thread...
Seriously, wash your hands and use hand sanitizer. The fact that Norwalk beat us to the regional should only make this more imperative.
Meanwhile, anyone up for some tacos this year?:p
I'm doing the good ol' Ukrop's fried chicken, or maybe starbucks, or probably just gonna skip lunch and eat a big breakfast and dinner. But that was something I didn't think about, make sure that what you are eating hasn't gone bad, as that is the easiest way to get sick.
oh yeah.. ukrops, riteaid, subway. I kinda forgot howmuch fun I had at the zonal last year :D
Are we going to the science museum like we did last year?
Science Museum is friday night I believe, and i will be there so if you wanna say hi feel free
hells ya 540 is definatly going to the science muesum and also did u guys forget about 5 guys thats also down there. also about the triplet thing .. if anyone wants to know the details about the triplets IM me at redskinsfan555
Sweet! All I remember from Science museum is the dancing robots, the pirate, the free doughnuts, and the DDR!
The globe by far was my favorite. And oh man, the Norwalk at VCU aka robosars decimated our team. We lost like half of our members on like friday or saturday. Luckily we did not bring it back to Georgia.
Joe Matt
27-02-2007, 19:38
So far the only team that has been hit by the Norwalk is 1086, the other two schools were an elementary and middle school.
lukevanoort
27-02-2007, 19:46
Oh yes, the science museum is awesome! The last couple of years I've spent just about the entire social just wandering around and checking out the exhibits, they're so cool. I'll definitely be there, probably wandering around monologuing to Josh again about 13 motor transmissions. (Although this year I believe its either 16 or 17 motors, I'm not sure which) So, if you see a dude with red or blue hair wandering by going on about "insane torque, and speed. It'd be unstoppable, it just needs a wheels to harness it, blah, blah, blah" it's probably me. Feel free to say hi, it'll at least give whoever I'm talking to a break.
The science museum is tons of fun its just kind of sad that a lot of exhibits are decaying and in need of repair but on all the drives past(i go past everyday on the way to school) it always looks like theres some sort of stuff going on so hopefully there will be a bunch of new exhibits this year.
Priyadarshy
27-02-2007, 21:27
im so pumped for VCU usually i cant sleep before the night we go to the regional but its tuesday and im bursting with excitement
good luck everyone!!!
RoboMadi
28-02-2007, 07:40
im so pumped for VCU usually i cant sleep before the night we go to the regional but its tuesday and im bursting with excitement
good luck everyone!!!
Hahahaha!
and last year was your first time..:p .... This happens to everyone who comes back to be part of a great regional.
VCU is going to be a busy regional for me......following is on the list
1. Website Evaluations
2. Robot Inspections (all 64 of 'em)
3. VIP Tours
4. VirginiaFIRST Alumni Association Breakfast
5. Team 612, itself
6. HAVING FUN!! :D
Stop by the inspection deck to say hi, it'll be fun meeting CD people in person.....w00t!
Imad
ChrisMcK2186
28-02-2007, 08:26
This is going to be awesome!! This is my rookie year and I am looking forward to it all, the robots, the fun, the comradery, the norwalk... The science museum sounds like a blast.
Chris
P.S. Isn't norwalk a sea mammal found in the antartic waters?:p Can't see that attacking people in VCU:yikes:
I got a picture from last year at the social with the pirate head on
P.S. Isn't norwalk a sea mammal found in the antartic waters?:p Can't see that attacking people in VCU:yikes:
Your thinking of a narwhal. :)
pyroslev
28-02-2007, 10:20
Andy, beat me to it in mentioning it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norovirus
This is the bug that is causing all the ruckus. Bad little bug.
That aside, the regional promises to be intense. Four teams at least with mecannums. A triple team this year from Henrico. Should prove interesting.
Joe Matt
28-02-2007, 12:08
Pretty much the whole darn county of Henrico has the norwalk. Watch out guys, remember, wash those hands, use those hand sanitisers, and don't touch your mouth!
I'll see you guys tomorrow, friday, and sunday!
If you get bored tomorrow, come and talk to me because everyone else on my team will be in the pits & i will be doing espionage
RKElectricalman
28-02-2007, 20:10
ahhh!!!! i'm not gonna be able to sleep! less than 12hrs left till VCU Opens up! krispy Kreme at 7!! MMMM, yum! see yall there!:D
ahhh!!!! i'm not gonna be able to sleep! less than 12hrs left till VCU Opens up! krispy Kreme at 7!! MMMM, yum! see yall there!:D
You better get plenty of sleep, I wan't our human player to be wide awake and alert all through the competition. And btw, remember to meet at the back parking lot at 6:10 in the morning!
Justin Montois
28-02-2007, 22:26
Good Luck to all teams! Have fun
:)
Saton472
01-03-2007, 00:52
Reminder to all teams get your radios reprogramed as well as update your software. see you all at 7:45
I'm sitting at VCU right now looking at the practice matches :D
Joe Matt
01-03-2007, 11:04
Go bug the NASA people, the web feed doesn't work.
Haha.. If you see anypeople with yellow shirts with locomotives on, say hi!
I'm sitting in the center bleachers (right in the middle)
Omg, theres no point of spoilers.. there is barely any time
Josh Murphy
01-03-2007, 11:16
Haha.. If you see anypeople with yellow shirts with locomotives on, say hi!
I'm sitting in the center bleachers (right in the middle)
Omg, theres no point of spoilers.. there is barely any time
How are the ramps? anyone getting on?
Noah Kleinberg
01-03-2007, 12:07
Is there a copy of the match schedule up somewhere yet (including practice matches)? I'm watching the webcast and it can be hard to read the numbers at the bottom due to the quality.
team384_pat
01-03-2007, 12:15
To continue watching TV press ENTER. Otherwise the unit will automatically power off.
lol..at the webcast.. great background music.. :)
Edit.. oops posted on old account..
Tom Bottiglieri
01-03-2007, 12:19
Anyone else seeing the TV GUIDE info?
LOL!
Joe Matt
01-03-2007, 12:23
Down with DVD, up with matches!
Patience...grasshopper..this video is really good.
Joe Matt
01-03-2007, 12:38
Patience...grasshopper..this video is really good.
You know that's the one thing I lack Pat. ;)
It is a good video, but I'd rather see the triad. :P
Tom Bottiglieri
01-03-2007, 12:41
So apparently 237 capped 6 in NJ.
Better step it up VCU teams.
Can someone post when they put the webcast back on the matches? I've seen the video loop twice and I could probably recite it now.
Jeremiah Johnson
01-03-2007, 13:15
I wish I were home right now... I don't have a very fast connection here at Blackhawk so the stupid thing keeps buffering... I'll definitely be glued to my laptop tomorrow morning... hooray for no class until 11:00!!
Alex Cormier
01-03-2007, 13:15
Can someone post when they put the webcast back on the matches? I've seen the video loop twice and I could probably recite it now.
i hear ya.
Justin Montois
01-03-2007, 16:34
Webcast seems to be OK right now.
Just watched Team 116, They look really strong.
|20807 61|2|_
01-03-2007, 18:16
Why thank you :) . We all are really happy that our robot actually worked especially because we only got our six wheel drive set up today ;). A lot of the teams are doing really well. For example Sparky :) 128 points i believe it was for the alliance. Great Job!
Tottanka
01-03-2007, 18:57
Can anyone tell me the highest score by now?
Anime-niac_2.9
01-03-2007, 18:59
one our mentors is using media player eleven and I'm using ten. we're in the same room, and i'm lagging by about five or more seconds.
bjimster1
01-03-2007, 19:16
Can anyone tell me the highest score by now?
I dont remember what practice match it was but one alliance was able to score 128 points 7 tubes on the bottom row.
Does anyone know when the VCU regional is going to be archived online?
Any pictures of the robots at VCU that someone can upload?
I dont remember what practice match it was but one alliance was able to score 128 points 7 tubes on the bottom row.
i dont know the other 2 but 384 was one of them.
~alex~
Also everyone remember to upload the new Master code v15 onto your robots, if you need a copy come by team422's pits and I can loan you my disk.(or bring a flash drive/cdr)
burkey_turkey
01-03-2007, 22:28
i was kind of disapointed in the practice matches today. i realize they were only practice matches, but still...there was usually one, maybe 2 robots at most that could actually get tubes on. i know for us, we were not very strong because we were letting new members get a chance to drive before we put our strong experianced ones in.
the triad seemed to be having alot of success today. it was fun sitting up in the stands and seeing the same robot come on the field with a different paint job every new match ;-) seriosuly, it was a good design though. i really like the use of the suction cup guys. one thing i noticed is all 3 of you only went for the bottom and never used your elevators. i would have liked to see you try and cap the other arms.
something else i noticed was that some ramp bots were unfolding in the middle of the field randomly. this would be a penalty if they are bigger than 72" (which they were) so i dunno what was up with that and if that will be a concern tomorrow.
i have high hopes for tomorrow. i espect to have fun, no matter what, and anxiously waiting to see how teams do the second day.
kjohnson
01-03-2007, 22:45
I just loaded some videos of a few select teams to my server.
Sparky 384 (one of the VCU Triplets)
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/Sparky_Practice.wmv
1610 (Champs last year, team I mentored)
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/1610_Practice_1.wmv
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/1610_Practice_2.wmv
343 (Champs last year, look promising with some work)
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/343_Practice.wmv
116 (Scores very well)
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/116_Practice.wmv
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/116_Practice_2.wmv
Overall I see Sparky as the best of the Triplets, mostly because of their drivers. The suction cups don't seem to work unless all three cups line up with the Ringer.
Folks,
I know that today was only practice - But one couple of minutes of fun was the match in which 1885 Robocats, 384 Sparky, and 1033 managed put 7 in a row for today's high score, 128 points. All three teams were hanging them and we came within a hair's breadth of hanging 8.
The opposing alliance was being very nice to us of course, because they were focusing on their machines more than they were on ours or the match score; but it was fun do to, none the less.
Tomorrow will be fun.
Blake
is it me or were there a lot more help requests over the announcements today than in years past?
Joe Matt
02-03-2007, 00:23
is it me or were there a lot more help requests over the announcements today than in years past?
Mr. Ukrop controls the city with an iron fist I say! AN IRON FIST!
(in response to the announcement Ukrops now has 4 towe trucks ready to towe those at the comp who parked in their parking lot)
well they now have Wifi at VCU!!
Photos now posted on the VirginiaFIRST website:
http://www.virginiafirst.org/FRC/images/thurs/index.html
Vince lau
02-03-2007, 10:48
its looks like every few matches a robot gets ring tossed with a ringer.
it also looks like they don't always rotate the rack
raymaniac
02-03-2007, 12:09
I'm watching it right now on the webcast.
This is awesome.
I tuned in just in time to see 116-complete coincidence.
No, I did not skip school to see the webcast :cool:
Tetraman
02-03-2007, 12:13
I'm a small bit disappointed with the low scoring matches. Kinda makes me worry for the rest of regionals.
raymaniac
02-03-2007, 12:18
I'm a small bit disappointed with the low scoring matches. Kinda makes me worry for the rest of regionals.
Yeah, the highest I've seen is 16-10 (116 was there :) )
Wait no, someone just got 32-20 (not sure who)
Tetraman
02-03-2007, 12:27
Yeah, the highest I've seen is 16-10 (116 was there :) )
Wait no, someone just got 32-20 (not sure who)
There was an 86-30...but so far...it's all 10 points or less to 0.
Justin Montois
02-03-2007, 12:58
There have been some low scores, I think some of which may be contributed to drivers still feeling out their robots. You will see higher match scores tomorrow and especially during elimination rounds. Looks like things are running well and one more thing...FLAME ON!;)
P.S.: Good Luck to all teams competing for the VCU Regional Chairman's Award. This regional has some of the best Chairman's award team's and I'm happy I don't have to pick. Good Luck!
high score at VCU so far:
red alliance: 108
116 got 7 in a row but incurred 20 points in penalties, home zone violation at the end of match.
let it be noted, there was no defense played against them.
high score at VCU so far:
red alliance: 108
116 got 7 in a row but incurred 20 points in penalties, home zone violation at the end of match.
let it be noted, there was no defense played against them.
And the seven in a row was on the middle level not the lower level like I would have expected...
Yeah, but now it appears that people have their number. That last match (from what I saw while the stream get cutting on and off) between them and the CircuitRunners #1002 showed that defense is a big factor that has to be accounted for in other regionals.
I worked in my office most of the day and was able to keep VCU up on a second computor. I did not keep track of the score, that is available on line. What I did keep track of was how many ringers of any type scored, how many times a robot scored on a ramp and how many ringers were
scored during auton. I was able to see 62 matches. Total ringers scored 210 or 3.4 per match. Total times a ramp was used to score: 40 or 0.6 per match. Total ringers scored in auton: 5 or 0.1 per match. Just as an obervation, unless there was a blow out of six or seven ringer rows, if a team was able to score on a ramp/lift they one. Auton was not a factor at all, especially if compared to last year were many teams had all ready won the match coming out of auton. Anyone else have any comments on today's action at VCU?
Joe Matt
02-03-2007, 17:39
Awards on Thursday:
Volunteer of the Year:
-Koca Family
Autodesk Visualization Award:
-116
Imagery Award:
-1262
Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award:
-1731
Xerox Creativity Award:
-1095
Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award:
-1086 (but not the others?)
Entrepreneurship Award:
-928
Judges Award:
-1413
Website Award:
-2068
Regional Woodie Flowers Award:
-Marshall Turner, 384
StephLee
02-03-2007, 19:48
I worked in my office most of the day and was able to keep VCU up on a second computor. I did not keep track of the score, that is available on line. What I did keep track of was how many ringers of any type scored, how many times a robot scored on a ramp and how many ringers were
scored during auton. I was able to see 62 matches. Total ringers scored 210 or 3.4 per match. Total times a ramp was used to score: 40 or 0.6 per match. Total ringers scored in auton: 5 or 0.1 per match. Just as an obervation, unless there was a blow out of six or seven ringer rows, if a team was able to score on a ramp/lift they one. Auton was not a factor at all, especially if compared to last year were many teams had all ready won the match coming out of auton. Anyone else have any comments on today's action at VCU?
I watched every match today (being home sick does have its advantages) and kept notes for every match. I kept track of red/blue keepers/ringers/bonuses(and what height), the score of the match with a note for any penalties, the number of robots moving in autonomous and the number out of those who had possession of a keeper. I put all the results into an Excel spreadsheet, and I'll keep adding them in tomorrow morning.
Once I have the spreadsheet finished and cleaned up a bit, I'm going to upload it onto CD. I think it's a good way to informally gauge how the game is being played overall, although I'd like to have stats from another regional as well since there's so much variation between them.
Anyway, for what it's worth, here are the totals so far at VCU:
Number of ringers scored: 225
Number of spoilers out: 17
Number of spoilers on rack: 1
12 inch lifts: 37
4 inch lifts: 18
Average alliance score: 15.52238806
Average ringers per alliance: 2.472527473
Autonomous movement: 101
Autonomous keeper attempts: 53
Autonomous keepers scored: 6
high score at VCU so far:
red alliance: 108
116 got 7 in a row but incurred 20 points in penalties, home zone violation at the end of match.
let it be noted, there was no defense played against them.
We were in that match, but we didn't think to play defence after our keeper got stuck around our flag so we stayed in one spot the whole game. 122 let their ramps out early.... again, so they had to stay in the home zone and couln't help.
Nate Laverdure
02-03-2007, 22:06
Average alliance score: 15.52238806
Average ringers per alliance: 2.472527473
Woah, sig-figs!
I worked in my office most of the day and was able to keep VCU up on a second computor. I did not keep track of the score, that is available on line. What I did keep track of was how many ringers of any type scored, how many times a robot scored on a ramp and how many ringers were
scored during auton. I was able to see 62 matches. Total ringers scored 210 or 3.4 per match. Total times a ramp was used to score: 40 or 0.6 per match. Total ringers scored in auton: 5 or 0.1 per match. Just as an obervation, unless there was a blow out of six or seven ringer rows, if a team was able to score on a ramp/lift they one. Auton was not a factor at all, especially if compared to last year were many teams had all ready won the match coming out of auton. Anyone else have any comments on today's action at VCU?
My only comment is to say that you summed it up pretty well. Even when I looked at the match scores from NJ (I was not able to watch that today), it appears that 30 or 60 bonus points could have swayed the match in all but a hand-full of matches.
I too watched a few matches as well at school and quickly realized the same thing - LOW SCORING. If you ramped - you usually won, but the number of successful ramping/lifting was much lower than you'd think. Alliances getting on ramps often had the problem with the robot just driving up on them - alignment, clearance, steepness, etc..
pyroslev
02-03-2007, 23:07
One team that had a simple ramp had channel ramp that only got your 4 inches or 15 points. 1655 has their ramps U shaped so you are guided in. A lot of teams have it L shaped to guide it in but they end up falling through a space and beaching themselves.
Steepness/clearance is proving to be an issue. That is often solved with a simple push. But it's nothing that is no expected. There are always little things. THAT is part of the fun of a first weekend regional!
Wow, 116 and 1086 have been very impressive today.. I wouldn't be surprised if 116 (if they stay focused) wins this thing!
StephLee
03-03-2007, 00:12
Because of the interest in the stats I took, I've posted the Friday stats spreadsheet as a whitepaper for anyone who's interested.
Wow, 116 and 1086 have been very impressive today.. I wouldn't be surprised if 116 (if they stay focused) wins this thing!Didn't any of you out there notice that until a spot of bad luck in their sixth and final match of today, a Rookie (2068) went 5 and 0 and held first place???
Not too shabby for a first year team that got organized in 4Q06. They are one of the good ramp bots here.
When 2086's alliance lost in that sixth match, that is when 116 excellent ring-hanger got a chance to move up into the #1 slot.
Blake (from Richmond Va)
We were in that match, but we didn't think to play defence after our keeper got stuck around our flag so we stayed in one spot the whole game. 122 let their ramps out early.... again, so they had to stay in the home zone and couln't help.Right - And before 122 let their ramps out, 1885 held them at bay so that 116 could hang the rings that went up early, without having to deal with getting pounded by 122....
Blake
kjohnson
03-03-2007, 07:01
VCU Match 63:
Two keepers scored in autonomous by the blue alliance: 1610 and 1086 scored.
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/VCU_2_in_Auto.wmv
Watching the webcast, I really like the MC and Announcer, who are they?
Watching the webcast, I really like the MC and Announcer, who are they?
The MC is Jeff Seaton, and he's probably the most well-spoken MC I've heard in all my years (after him there's Blair and Dave V).
Joe Matt
03-03-2007, 09:28
VCU Match 63:
Two keepers scored in autonomous by the blue alliance: 1610 and 1086 scored.
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/VCU_2_in_Auto.wmv
That wasn't 1086, that was 540, 1086 is all black. ;)
StephLee
03-03-2007, 10:37
Only one serious attempt to spoil a row so far; that surprises me. There was one on the rack yesterday but it was thrown there by a human player and didn't cover anything.
gamErfrEEk
03-03-2007, 10:43
Where can I find the webcast of the event at?
StephLee
03-03-2007, 10:57
Where can I find the webcast of the event at?
http://www.virginiafirst.org/FRC/webcast.shtml
Tim Delles
03-03-2007, 12:12
Just curious if i can pick them all through the elims. Here are my picks
1. 620 , 1086 , 1731
2. 2068 , 343 , 612
3. 1095 , 1598 , 2021
4. 928 , 1610 , 623
5. 2028 , 1599 , 619
6. 2108 , 540 , 843
7. 116 , 1885 , 435
8. 414 , 1033 , 384
Quarter Finals
1 v. 8
2 v. 7
3 v. 6
4 v. 5
Semi-Finals
5 v. 8
2 v. 3
Finals
2 v. 8
Winners: 2068 , 343 , 612
Finalists: 414 , 1033 , 384
QF
1<8
2=7 It is a toss up, but I think 7 will win
3>6
4<5
SF
1<4
6>7
Finals
1>7
The winner is whoever wins 2 vs 7
Alex Cormier
03-03-2007, 12:16
1. 620 , 1086 , 1731
2. 2068 , 343 , 612
3. 1095 , 1598 , 2021
4. 928 , 1610 , 623
5. 2028 , 1599 , 619
6. 2108 , 540 , 843
7. 116 , 1885 , 435
8. 414 , 1033 , 384
Quarter Finals
1 v. 8
2 v. 7
3 v. 6
4 v. 5
Semi-Finals
5 v. 1
2 v. 6
Finals
1 v. 2
Winners: 620 , 1086 , 1731
Finalists: 2068 , 343 , 612
One of the announcers is Gene Falendez, mentor on team 343.
StephLee
03-03-2007, 12:35
I could be entirely off, but based on what I've seen...
1. 620 , 1086 , 1731
2. 2068 , 343 , 612
3. 1095 , 1598 , 2021
4. 928 , 1610 , 623
5. 2028 , 1599 , 619
6. 2108 , 540 , 843
7. 116 , 1885 , 435
8. 414 , 1033 , 384
Quarter Finals
1 v. 8
2 v. 7
3 v. 6
4 v. 5
Semi-Finals
4 v. 8
7 v. 3
Finals
8 v. 7
Winners: 414 , 1033 , 384
Finalists: 116 , 1885 , 435
George1902
03-03-2007, 12:42
3, 4, 7, and 8 win quarters; 7 and 8 win semis; 7 wins finals.
QF:
1 v 8 =1
2 v 7 =7 (in three matches)
3 v 6 =3
4 v 5 =5
SF:
1 v 5 = 1
3 v 7 = 7
F:
1 v 7
7 wins the regional
1. 620 , 1086 , 1731
2. 2068 , 343 , 612
3. 1095 , 1598 , 2021
4. 928 , 1610 , 623
5. 2028 , 1599 , 619
6. 2108 , 540 , 843
7. 116 , 1885 , 435
8. 414 , 1033 , 384
Quarter Finals
620 , 1086 , 1731 vs. 414 , 1033 , 384
2068 , 343 , 612 vs. 116 , 1885 , 435
1095 , 1598 , 2021 v. 2108 , 540 , 843
928 , 1610 , 623 v. 2028 , 1599 , 619
Semi-Finals
414 , 1033 , 384 vs. 2028 , 1599 , 619
116 , 1885 , 435 vs. 1095 , 1598 , 2021
Finals
414 , 1033 , 384 vs. 116 , 1885 , 435
Winner: 414 , 1033 , 384
StephLee
03-03-2007, 13:09
8th over 1st, an upset! 15-16, with four ringers for the 8th alliance and one 4inch ramp for the 1st.
Joe Matt
03-03-2007, 14:48
The alliance with 384 lost due to no ramp. :(
StephLee
03-03-2007, 14:57
The alliance with 384 lost due to no ramp. :(
I agree, that kind of proved how important ramps are in this game.
Joe Matt
03-03-2007, 14:58
2108 , 540 , 843 will win VCU this year by prediction.
Joe Matt
03-03-2007, 15:09
NEW 2008 GAME HINT: Not just interact with the field and what you know about, but have to interact with other robots what they do. Put yourself in the minds of your future alliance partners and opponenets. Not just about driving a robot onto a ramp.
Competition
Finalists:
928, 1610, 623
NASA Langley/VCU Regional Winners:
2108 , 540 , 843
CONGRATS! A ROOKIE! A TRIPLET! A CANDAIAN! WELL DONE! I'm very proud of all of you! Amazing well played by 928, 1610, and 623 too!
Awards
Volunteer Award (Sat):
John Evans
General Motors Industrial Design Award:
343
Motorola Quality Award:
384
Johnson & Johnson Sportsmanship Award:
393
DaimlerChrysler Team Spirity Award:
1541
Judges Award (Sat):
116
Rookie Inspiration Award:
2108
Rookie All Star Award:
2068
Highest Rookie Seed Award:
2068
Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award:
1541
Regional Engineering Inspiration Award:
1002
Regional Chairmans Award:
612
Thank you everyone to a great regional and spreading the word of FIRST! I hope to see you guys at a regional or Championship!
I am shocked that #1, #2 and #7 all were knocked out. I thought that #2 vs #7 was the match that would decide the winner. I love the #4 alliance and think they will win. They both have a great scorer (1610-#4 and 540-#6) but 623 is the best ramp I have seen.
Andrew Blair
03-03-2007, 15:45
Wow, tipping red card in the final finals match. That wouldn't have been called in 2006.
Alex Cormier
03-03-2007, 15:46
Wow, tipping red card in the final finals match. That wouldn't have been called in 2006.
no big arms in '06. :P
Wow, tipping red card in the final finals match. That wouldn't have been called in 2006.
Just when you thought it was over... unreal.
Tottanka
03-03-2007, 15:49
That red card was painfull i'd bet..
But the alliance DQ was unfair to my opinion cause the blue alliance were much better and fully deserved the win..even if 1610 wasnt tipped they still wouldnt have won that match, evenm if they scored another ringer and climbed the ramp...
Heretic121
03-03-2007, 15:50
According to FIRST's website...
Congrats 540 2108 843!!!!
Andrew Blair
03-03-2007, 15:51
According to FIRST's website...
Congrats 540 2108 843!!!!
Haha, sounds like somebody was a little quick off the trigger...
That red card was painfull i'd bet..
But the alliance DQ was unfair to my opinion cause the blue alliance were much better and fully deserved the win..even if 1610 wasnt tipped they still wouldnt have won that match, evenm if they scored another ringer and climbed the ramp...
A rule is a rule is a rule is a rule.
Besides there still is game three
According to FIRST's website...
Congrats 540 2108 843!!!!
they havnt won yet...one of the teams called a timout. because of a DQ in match 2 of finals... so its a 1-1 tie.
Snappel328
03-03-2007, 16:04
I'm watching the feed live on nasa.com as we speak.
Congrats, 540, 2108, and 843 ;)
Congrats 2108 540 843!!!!
rookie team winning the regional...awesome!
Jetgrindradio00
03-03-2007, 16:06
I'm watching the feed live on nasa.com as we speak.
Congrats, 540, 2108, and 843 ;)
That turtle team with the ramps was amazing;it worked everytime. Congrats!
yodameister
03-03-2007, 16:06
Congrats 2108 540 843!:) It was a great finals match.
Congrats to the winning alliance, especially 2108. It's amazing that a rookie team can win as an alliane captain at such a big regional.
I was not a fan of the red alliance's strategy. 623 would have been better off playing defense for at least a little while and then retreating to the alliance station to deploy their ramps. With some more defense the outcome might have been different.
Joe Matt
03-03-2007, 16:44
Jeff is one snappy dresser!
Snappel328
03-03-2007, 17:01
Good job to 2108 for Rookie Inspiration and 2068 for Highest Rookie Seed and Rookie All-Star. :D
1. 620 , 1086 , 1731
2. 2068 , 343 , 612
3. 1095 , 1598 , 2021
4. 928 , 1610 , 623
5. 2028 , 1599 , 619
6. 2108 , 540 , 843
7. 116 , 1885 , 435
8. 414 , 1033 , 384
Quarter Finals
620 , 1086 , 1731 vs. 414 , 1033 , 384
2068 , 343 , 612 vs. 116 , 1885 , 435
1095 , 1598 , 2021 v. 2108 , 540 , 843
928 , 1610 , 623 v. 2028 , 1599 , 619
Semi-Finals
414 , 1033 , 384 vs. 2028 , 1599 , 619
116 , 1885 , 435 vs. 1095 , 1598 , 2021
Finals
414 , 1033 , 384 vs. 116 , 1885 , 435
Winner: 414 , 1033 , 384
Some of your info is wrong. Here is correct data. http://virginiafirst.org/FRC/images/Elimination%20Rounds_2007_final.jpg
Nicodemus
03-03-2007, 19:11
I was there it was an amazing match... I'm sorry we weren't with them for the final one but 1599 shall be remembered for a different reason... anyway my real post is to congratulate 2108 and also ask where I could get a copy of the webcast for today... I want to get the portion of it from match 83 where they start calling us out for Bitting the wire on our control system.
StephLee
03-03-2007, 19:43
The full stats spreadsheet isn't ready for posting yet, but here's a taste of what I've found out:
Average ringers per alliance (all matches): 2.5
Average ringers per alliance (elimination only): 2.7
Average points per alliance (all matches): 18.6
Average points per alliance (elimination only): 35.9
Throughout the entire competition...
408 ringers
9 keepers
1 spoiler (thrown by a human player)
79 twelve-inch lifts
31 four-inch lifts
3943 points scored (after penalties)
Here's something I found interesting...
In the eliminations, there were 1292 points after penalties. Unpenalized, however, the score was 1462*. Of those 1462 points, 1020 were scored by 12" lifts and 90 were scored by 4" lifts. This leaves only 352 points scored by ringers and keepers for all of the eliminations.
So it breaks down like this, in percentages of total points:
12" lifts - 70%
ringers/keepers - 24%
4" lifts - 6%
It would seem ramps are exceptionally important in the eliminations, at least at VCU. I'll be interested to see if the same is true for other regionals as well.
*This number could be slightly off due to the fact that I didn't write down the unpenalized scores, so I had to go back and add points back in. The cause of inaccuracy is when an alliance scored 3 ringers; this could be either 6 points if they weren't directly in a row or 8 points for a row, but I had no way to tell since all penalties were 10 points. However, the variation is minimal; 1462 assumes all the sets of 3 were in rows, and if you assume they were not, it comes to 1447.
Well I'm gonna try and give credit to 422 for helping the winners so much;)(We loaned a backup battery to 540 for the finals and our hacksaw and sawzall to 843 a number of times, not to mention all the cheering!)
But on a serious note, way to go guys, that was an amazing final match, it was very well played by both sides.
BlondeNerd
03-03-2007, 21:30
The competition was so much fun! Though my team didn't do statistically well, we learned a lot. I even had the distinction of falling asleep ON the robot while everyone was in the pits...and no one noticed. Bumpers are comfy! Congrats to all of the award winners!
burkey_turkey
03-03-2007, 21:42
congratulations to the winners of the VCU regional. although my team didnt do too well (an easy scapegoat is the 'random' scheduling) i think we have learned alot and look forward to the phily regional. Everyone at VCU did a great job and it was once again the best regional in the country.
LordTalps
03-03-2007, 21:43
Wanted to congratulate Team 2068, Osbourn Park. You guys did an awesome job as a first year team winning 3 awards (highest rookie seed, website award, rookie all-star), as well as beating our alliance in the quarter-finals (A-grade defense on one of the top scorers at the event). Only drawback is I question how far you'll get towards the Rookie All-Star award at nationals, but if we can do it so can a team a couple miles down the road ;) Great job guys.
Priyadarshy
03-03-2007, 22:07
612 wants to thank 1002 for helping us cheer in our playoff run, also their help and support throughout the regional, also playing football with them was fun! AND congratulations to 1002 for winning engineering inspiration at VCU
OK BEING FROM 540 Id like to thank everyone, the finals was such a rush and I personally as human palyer wasent sure of we were gonna make it .. THANKS SOO MUCH CANADA AND TURTLES!!!!!!!!!!! and ya the red card was painfull , but ya know stuff happens we didnt mean too.
Lil' Lavery
03-03-2007, 23:04
What a regional, VCU once again proves that it is the best regional in FIRST. I can assure you that 116 had a total blast. I couldn't be more proud of my team, and all the other teams at VCU than I am right now. We might not have ended up on top, but there isn't any better way to go down than that!
I am shocked that #1, #2 and #7 all were knocked out. I thought that #2 vs #7 was the match that would decide the winner.
We thought [hoped] that too. If 435's radio didn't have trouble during match 3, or if 612's wheel didn't break in the semis, who knows what could have happened. Regardless, the finalists did a terrific job.
mrmummert
03-03-2007, 23:12
Hello everyone..
It was a great day for Me...all during build and then during the qualification
matches things did'nt go well...and then we end up as finalist..Wow.
The important thing to Me this year was just helping get the team there
so the kids could be a part of it and be inspired by it...
I'd like to congradulate our partners 928 (for picking us) and 623.
Also congrats go out to 2108 (nice to see a rookie take it) 843 and 540.
Also congrats to 2068 for the rookie all star award and top rookie seed
as that was us in 2005. They were right next to us in the pits.
I'd also like to give Brandon Martus a big Thanks and well done for the work
He and the crew from IFI did...they were great at fixing bugs (there's our teams). I was a bit surprized He came to our regional.
I like how close it was at the end...see four weeks ago things were so bad
I did'nt even know if we would even be able to go...then things did'nt go well
during matches...and to end up as finalists...was so great...almost as
great as last year for us.
Well have fun guys and have a good year on and off the feild.
Ya I think 540 and 843 were happy that we picked them and they probably thought they would never be picked because they were somewhat high up in the ranking but we picked them based on their skills. By the way I am the guy in the turtle costume. Thanks to everyone who was cheering us and thanks to our alliances.
Wow, tipping red card in the final finals match. That wouldn't have been called in 2006.
Man we were so mad. I thought it was over. Everyone knows that that one was really our win. Anyone know when the match archives will come out. I want to really see that match. I thought that 1610 had pushed against the Canadians and knocked them over. Anyways, we still won. Man this rookie years has been great.
Mentor from Team 2108 here.
When looking from the stands, I knew that it was going to be a DQ instead of a 30 point penalty, but all it really meant is that we went 3-0 in the final round.
A funny thing happened at the team social, too, Team 2068 came to us asking to be their alliance member. It took them a minute to realize that we weren't Team 343. I said "no takebacks" but I guess they didn't take it seriously.
Bomberofdoom
04-03-2007, 04:03
Congratz 540, 2108 and 843. First time I heard the Awkward Turtles being announced as rookies I put my full attention on them. That was an amazing Finals, just absolutly amazing, couldn't keep my eyes of my comp' sreen(watching all the way from Israel).
I'd like to say to you guys that you've been an inspiration to me and my team and we're hoping that we'll win the regionals just like you guys did.
Congratulations blue alliance and I hope to be seeing you in the Championships :D
Mentor from Team 2108 here.
When looking from the stands, I knew that it was going to be a DQ instead of a 30 point penalty, but all it really meant is that we went 3-0 in the final round.
A funny thing happened at the team social, too, Team 2068 came to us asking to be their alliance member. It took them a minute to realize that we weren't Team 343. I said "no takebacks" but I guess they didn't take it seriously.
I really thought that it was only going to be the Canadians robot to be DQed and they would just cancel their points. I would be fine with that. But making the whole alliance be DQed was not expected and I was very mad for about 6 minutes. The very last match was very close, because all of the same number of tubes were up for each alliance. Red alliance had 1 robot 1' off the ground (I think). Our alliance had 2 robots and from my view they looked like a foot off the ground but I was not too sure. Anyone remember which robots where 4" and which where 12? I was so happy that I barely looked.
http://www.virginiafirst.org/FRC/images/Elimination%20Rounds_2007_final.jpg
blakwyte
04-03-2007, 16:51
big ups to 2108 for sweeping the tournament as a rookie ... you guys had some amazing ramps and i was definitely putting up the awkward turtle sign when the final buzzer went off :D 540 and 843 were both scoring machines and excellent drivers ... congrats to all of you and we'll definitely be seeing you in atlanta
wondering: does anyone have any idea where i can find some footage of the final rounds?? kinda interested in seeing how it actually looked, it was all a blur to me from behind that darned plexiglass :D
burkey_turkey
04-03-2007, 17:13
from what i hear, 540 had volunteered to record the matches for soap, but with the commotion of the finals i hope it got done. id like to see not only some vids but some nice still pics of the finals. the last match was incredible, it was truley how the game was meant to be played.
Rob2713g
04-03-2007, 17:17
We recorded on Friday and Saturday. We had some issues at the beginning of Friday and missed matches between 11 and 1 (our tape popped out early). We got everything else including awards ceremonies. On Monday, a student is going to convert the footage from VHS to digital. We will then proceed to posting it. I hope it will be up soon.
big ups to 2108 for sweeping the tournament as a rookie ... you guys had some amazing ramps and i was definitely putting up the awkward turtle sign when the final buzzer went off :D 540 and 843 were both scoring machines and excellent drivers ... congrats to all of you and we'll definitely be seeing you in atlanta
wondering: does anyone have any idea where i can find some footage of the final rounds?? kinda interested in seeing how it actually looked, it was all a blur to me from behind that darned plexiglass :D
Ya I want to see the footage too. Especially the second final match.
I think one of the reasons why we were able to take it to the win is because we had good team dynamics:
540: Excellent scoring
843: Average scoring, Average defense
2108: Excellent defense + ramps
I was worried in the semi-finals against the 2068 alliance, but after 540 pulled that awesome manoeuvre, I knew we were going to win. The problem with having only a ramp robot, is that if you deploy early in the game, you're pretty much unable to do anything else, so instead of having 3 robots on the field at once, you only have 2.
To be brutally honest, I think that this year's game is a disappointment. I think that during design, they didn't realize how difficult it would be to get ringers onto the rack. From day 1, I thought that going end-game for the 60 bonus points was the way to go, and our team tried to build ramps so that most robots could get onto them. I guess bonus points to us because we tried to design around other people's robots and that we "got" this year's message. Oh well, here's to next year hoping that we have flying game pieces again!
Priyadarshy
04-03-2007, 17:52
i hope you are kidding about the game being a disappointment sure the qualificatoin matches werent high scoring but in the tournament we lost to you (2108's alliance) by one ringer and we had an oppurtionity to put on those two but someone on ur alliance played intense defense that was an amazing game and in the finals we saw the best of both worlds ramps and rack
also we would have had a better chance in the 3rd match but our wheels broke in match 2 of the semis when the turtles pinned us to the side haha
I still think that the game is a disappointment not because of the lack of high scoring, but rather the lack of excitement. Sure the finals were exciting because it was the best of the best, but the qualifying matches were pretty tame and couldn't hold much attention in the crowd. Last year's game was immensely exciting because there was more emphasis on contact and scoring, but then again, I guess I have something for projectiles.
Bluefire66
04-03-2007, 19:10
hay how "yall" doing just like to say hay and much much thanks to the akward turtles for choseing us for the finals and having the by far best lifting robot at VCU(just my opinion :P) but jut made it home couple of hours ago from VCU (15 hour drive to canda) o and another thanks to team 540 making my heart stop when they raced back to home base at the very last seconds to ensure our victory in i think the semi finals i could be wrong but yea cya you all later!
burkey_turkey
04-03-2007, 20:23
just a comment about the soap videos,
http://soap.circuitrunners.com/2007/movies/
thats the link to the videos. its interesting cause theres a folder 'va' thats empty and a folder 'va_ken' that has the VCU matches on it. some matches are missing (including my teams first match) and there isnt a nice GUI yet but the videos are there for download and thats what matters.
missing matches are 6,7,21-26,29-45,and if there wre matches past 61 they arent there either. there arent any tournament/awards vids yet either
lenergyrlah
04-03-2007, 20:34
hey great job everyone -- it was my first regional & i totally had a blast!
Thanks especially to team 346 for replacing the cylinder for our ramp release -- I built the ramp myself & it was really sad when the piston got bent. Ya'all totally saved us!
SURVIVORfan44
04-03-2007, 21:03
My thoughts about this year's VCU Regional:
The game wasn't nearly as excited as last year's game. This year's game was a lot less defensive and less brutal. I am a volunteer; and this year, I didn't pick up many broken pieces from robots. Last year, I couldn't even pick up the balls because I was so busy picking up pieces of pieces of robots that had been smashed off. I like seeing a less brutal game if it means less excitement. It would hurt to know that you work for so long, only to have your robot be destroyed by another robot playing defense. Last year, I felt like all of the teams were prepared and had very decent robots. This year, I felt like the teams weren't as prepared and the robots were not as impressive as last year's to me.
However, there were so many teams that shocked me. The rookies impressed me the most. 2108 and 2068 come to my mind when I think of the word "rookie". These teams did better than most of the teams at the regional. They did better than some of the teams that are veterans to the competition. They deserve a lot of credit.
There are some other teams that usually do not do so well in previous years that shocked me this year.
It was also nice to see different teams win the awards this year. I sort of felt like the same teams were winning the same awards over and over again so it was very nice to see different teams win for once.
I was more than happy to see that 612 won the Chairman's this year--they earned it.
To the three teams that won-2108, 540, and 843--these teams deserved to win. They were the true underdogs for nearly the entire event. They pulled together and worked with some intense teamwork shown by no other alliance. Not to mention the alliance was led by a rookie team.
In my eyes, any of those alliances could have won easily. It was all about collaboration and those three teams that won had it all.
The three teams that won were very diverse. We have the Canadian team, the veteran team/triplet, and last and certainly not least--the rookie team.
Diversity is a good thing. ;-)
Teams that stick out in my mind:
1033--I'd be afraid to compete against them.
343--very quick, great tube manipulator
612--after they took off the ramp, they became a threat.
1885--very impressive, the ramp along with the arm.
116--fast, quick, and precise. (I picked them to win as soon as I saw their robot on the field)
1610--one of the best autonomous programs, very fast and effective.
team222badbrad
04-03-2007, 21:14
587 is kind-of ready.
i just realized how much i'll miss 222. i will never forget "like shooting fish in a barrel..."
good luck all!
Sorry we are sticking to PA this year.
Going to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
thegathering
04-03-2007, 21:28
Congrats to 2068 for winning the Rookie All Star Award.
Prince William County now has one heck of a track record having 2 teams consecutively win their Regional Rookie All Star Awards. :cool:
Hopefully we can collaborate in the future and get all of the schools in our county involved in FIRST!
My thoughts about this year's VCU Regional:
The game wasn't nearly as excited as last year's game. This year's game was a lot less defensive and less brutal. I am a volunteer; and this year, I didn't pick up many broken pieces from robots. Last year, I couldn't even pick up the balls because I was so busy picking up pieces of pieces of robots that had been smashed off. I like seeing a less brutal game if it means less excitement. It would hurt to know that you work for so long, only to have your robot be destroyed by another robot playing defense. Last year, I felt like all of the teams were prepared and had very decent robots. This year, I felt like the teams weren't as prepared and the robots were not as impressive as last year's to me.
However, there were so many teams that shocked me. The rookies impressed me the most. 2108 and 2068 come to my mind when I think of the word "rookie". These teams did better than most of the teams at the regional. They did better than some of the teams that are veterans to the competition. They deserve a lot of credit.
There are some other teams that usually do not do so well in previous years that shocked me this year.
It was also nice to see different teams win the awards this year. I sort of felt like the same teams were winning the same awards over and over again so it was very nice to see different teams win for once.
I was more than happy to see that 612 won the Chairman's this year--they earned it.
To the three teams that won-2108, 540, and 843--these teams deserved to win. They were the true underdogs for near the entire event. They pulled together and worked with some intense teamwork shown by no other alliance. Not to mention the alliance was led by a rookie team.
In my eyes, any of those alliances could have won easily. It was all about collaboration and those three teams that won had it all.
The three teams that won were very diverse. We have the Canadian team, the veteran team/triplet, and last and certainly not least--the rookie team.
Diversity is a good thing. ;-)
Teams that stick out in my mind:
1033--I'd be afraid to compete against them.
343--very quick, great tube manipulator
612--after they took off the ramp, they became a threat.
1885--very impressive, the ramp along with the arm.
116--fast, quick, and precise. (I picked them to win as soon as I saw their robot on the field)
1610--one of the best autonomous programs, very fast and effective.
Thanks for the compliment! We hope to compete at Las Vegas so we will definitely go to the Championship Event.
Nuttyman54
04-03-2007, 22:20
just a comment about the soap videos,
http://soap.circuitrunners.com/2007/movies/
thats the link to the videos. its interesting cause theres a folder 'va' thats empty and a folder 'va_ken' that has the VCU matches on it. some matches are missing (including my teams first match) and there isnt a nice GUI yet but the videos are there for download and thats what matters.
missing matches are 6,7,21-26,29-45,and if there wre matches past 61 they arent there either. there arent any tournament/awards vids yet either
does anyone happen to know why the feed turns upside-down and green during some parts of the videos? was that an error in the live webcast or in the upload?
geeknerd99
04-03-2007, 22:42
Looks like an encoding error to me, especially with the audio still intact. Not the first time I've seen upsidedown and green with audio still there.
missing matches are 6,7,21-26,29-45,and if there wre matches past 61 they arent there either. there arent any tournament/awards vids yet either
We ran 8 matches a team for a total of 88 matches. We ran 68 on Friday and 20 Saturday morning.
Wetzel
kjohnson
05-03-2007, 12:01
I will also post this link in this thread since it did happen at the VCU regional.
Final match 2: 843 gets DQed for tipping 1610.
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/1610tipped.wmv
In my eyes, any of those alliances could have won easily. It was all about collaboration and those three teams that won had it all.
The three teams that won were very diverse. We have the Canadian team, the veteran team/triplet, and last and certainly not least--the rookie team.
Diversity is a good thing. ;-)
I agree completely! From the beginning I have thought that the ability to drive and work as one in the alliance would win!
I have to say that as a first year parent volunteer, I am totally pleased with the results of our team's efforts. They built a robot that could place ringers and that had a low angle ramp with room for 2 bots on the top at 14" (even when a wheel went over the edge and dropped, they still qualified for the full 30 points). I personally feel privileged to have been a part of it. The cooperation between the teams as they strategized before each match just got better as the days went along too.
In the end, the game was finally understood and the winning alliance knew that to win meant getting the longest line of consecutive ringers as well as 2 robots over 12" for the full 60 points. I think the next regionals and championship tournaments will show the full potential of the game and we will see the spoilers brought to bear too (something that really hadn't matured during this regional). The final winning alliance will have to master all of these skills and strategies to climb to the top...
Hey, sorry for the subject change, but I'm writing an article on this year's VCU regional for my Journalism 1 class (arrgh, worst class ever) and I need some quotes. (btw, the article won't be read by very many people)
So just tell me, preferably in under 35 words, what you thought of the regional (if you attended), and give me your team's number and name. If you would give me your first and last name too that would be nice.
p.s. This is my senior year in high school and my first year on Team 116, so the regional in Richmond was the first competition I've been to. But yeah, it ain't gonna be my last. Epsilon Delta for lyfe.
blakwyte
05-03-2007, 13:48
i think that for the ringers to really be useful we're going to have to see alot more of what 116 was putting up ... 7 ringers in a row is nothing to laugh at.
but with the heavy defence that was played ever since that match, 116 didn't have a chance to put up those kinds of numbers no matter how hard they tried. 116 was paired with 122 in every match, and 122 was an aggressive, motivated defensive team. they pushed the envelope quite a bit (they were the only team i saw with a yellow flag) but they sure kept 116 from putting up those rings. if a team can accomplish more with defence than they can with spoilers, even against the most versatile and highest scoring robot in the competition (besides maybe 1610 and 540), then i don't see any reason why spoilers will be used at all in atlanta.
the match where epsilon delta put up those 7 ringers was really a turning point in the game. after that match everyone's mindset did a 180 from offence, and putting up rings, to defence and ramping up. 116 was seeded first up until that match, but afterwards they quickly dropped, and our friends from 620 went straight to the top. the other ramp teams also did astronomically better after this match, 2108 went straight to the finals as did 623. admittedly we also saw 540 and 1610 at the finals but they never would have made it without the aggressive counter defence and awesome ramping capabilities of the ohmies and awkward turtle.
i think this game is going to be even more defensive in georgia, and that ramp bots are going to be dominating the qualifiers from now on. awkward turtle's ramps are definitely going to be doing virginia proud in atlanta.
kjohnson
05-03-2007, 14:03
but with the heavy defence that was played ever since that match, 116 didn't have a chance to put up those kinds of numbers no matter how hard they tried. 116 was paired with 122 in every match, and 122 was an aggressive, motivated defensive team. they pushed the envelope quite a bit (they were the only team i saw with a yellow flag)
414 also received a yellow flag. They were the short 6 wheel drive bot with a wide wheelbase that played nothing but hard defense.
i think this game is going to be even more defensive in georgia, and that ramp bots are going to be dominating the qualifiers from now on. awkward turtle's ramps are definitely going to be doing virginia proud in atlanta.
Awkward Turtle is from North Carolina...;)
kjohnson
05-03-2007, 14:29
I just finished loading all my pictures from VCU:
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=95
If you want any of the full size images, just PM or email me (nukemknight@gmail.com) the image number.
blakwyte
05-03-2007, 14:38
Awkward Turtle is from North Carolina...;)
lol ... go me :D at least 540's from virginia though ... and they are technically from the virginia regional area, since there's not really a regional closer to them :)
blakwyte
05-03-2007, 14:51
414 also received a yellow flag. They were the short 6 wheel drive bot with a wide wheelbase that played nothing but hard defense.
yeah i remember them ... i don't see why they built that thing if all they were going to do was hit people with it. not exactly the spirit of FIRST imho
SURVIVORfan44
05-03-2007, 15:19
yeah i remember them ... i don't see why they built that thing if all they were going to do was hit people with it. not exactly the spirit of FIRST imho
That's one of the realizations one must come to in FIRST. There are some teams that build their robots strictly for defense. Last year, there was a team that only had a suction cup and they would attatch themselves to the opposing alliance and pull of pieces of their robot. (if possible)
The refs did not like this and the suction cup had to be taken off.
Nuttyman54
05-03-2007, 15:28
That's one of the realizations one must come to in FIRST. There are some teams that build their robots strictly for defense.
There are also plenty of teams whose robots either don't work quite how they intended, or who find that they're much more valuable as defense (eg. 1281 at Waterloo last year).
414 from what I can remember was built to be a scoring robot but because of weight they cut out these systems and so they were left with the strong defensive bot that they had at VCU.
blakwyte
05-03-2007, 16:10
414 from what I can remember was built to be a scoring robot but because of weight they cut out these systems and so they were left with the strong defensive bot that they had at VCU.
900 did the same thing. they were playing with ramps and a scoring mechanism thursday but they ended up having to pull everything off to fit in under weight. this is much more understandable than building a purely defensive/potentially damaging robot. i don't understand how that is educational, rewarding or even enjoyable. you don't build anything that complicated, you don't score points and you don't really even have a chance to succeed. maybe they have fun ripping apart other people's hard work?
burkey_turkey
05-03-2007, 17:26
414 also received a yellow flag. They were the short 6 wheel drive bot with a wide wheelbase that played nothing but hard defense.
yeah i remember them ... i don't see why they built that thing if all they were going to do was hit people with it. not exactly the spirit of FIRST imho
team 422 noticed that they were a defensive bot, as we were paired against them EVERY SINGLE MATCH. we were the target of their defense every single match as well, and since we were never paired with another strong offensive robot our alliances never got any rigners placed. i dont think 414 went too far though, they wre just playing the game. they were next to us in the pit, loaning us stuff and we them. they apologized for constantly smashing our robot, and we admited we would do the same thing in their position. after they got their yellow flag, we scored a few ringers the next match but had no ramps to climb up so we lost, and from them on we got smashed by different teams in our 7th and 8th matches.
cziggy343
05-03-2007, 17:37
So just tell me, preferably in under 35 words, what you thought of the regional (if you attended), and give me your team's number and name. If you would give me your first and last name too that would be nice.
"I thought that at the VCU Regional that the level of competition wasnt as high as I thought it would be, until the elimination rounds. Then those teams showed how it was supposed to be played."
btw, can anyone tell me how to start a thread? thanks!
Hope thats good enough!
cyall at Palmetto!
(thanks 2068 and 612, it was a good run)
So just tell me, preferably in under 35 words, what you thought of the regional (if you attended), and give me your team's number and name. If you would give me your first and last name too that would be nice.
"I thought that at the VCU Regional that the level of competition wasnt as high as I thought it would be, until the elimination rounds. Then those teams showed how it was supposed to be played."
Hope thats good enough!
cyall at Palmetto!
(thanks 2068 and 612, it was a good run)
Thanks for the quote. Some quotes from other people would be nice. (^_^)
I totally agree with you. My team, along with 1885 and 435, lost in the quarter-finals to 343's alliance. At the end of Friday 116 was ranked #1, and if we had stayed in the top we would've chosen 343 for our first round pick. As it was we got 1885, a team we liked and worked well with.
aksimhal
05-03-2007, 18:38
Hi,
Does anyone have any video's of the matches at VCU?
Craig1989
05-03-2007, 20:08
That's one of the realizations one must come to in FIRST. There are some teams that build their robots strictly for defense. Last year, there was a team that only had a suction cup and they would attatch themselves to the opposing alliance and pull of pieces of their robot. (if possible)
The refs did not like this and the suction cup had to be taken off.
Incorrect, the suction cup was 100% as by refs, inspectors and GDC, it was not removed. Secondly it was not designed to pull of pieces of robots nor did it ever do that. I don't mean to hijack this topic but I had to correct your post. For more info try:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?p=466224#post466224
SURVIVORfan44
05-03-2007, 20:15
Sorry, someone must have told me wrong info. I thought they refs had told the team to take it off but I guess not?
I actually thought I remembered seeing the robot without the suction cup. Maybe not?
Craig1989
05-03-2007, 20:24
You may have done at ramp riot or the state fair scrimmages, we made some changes to experiment new ideas.. however at VCU regional it was on for the entirety. Our robot also had several other features but it seems this is the one that caught everyones eye. :cool:
Frinkahedron
05-03-2007, 20:26
Looks like we had one serious spoiler attempt during the playoffs. I just found this picture which shows 612 defending a spoiler attempt from 435 in the quarterfinals.
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=778
That was the match we ended up scoring 100 points :D
Our alliances each had one win, and it was the tiebreaker match... In my opinion, that was possibly the most exciting match at VCU. Even though we lost, we still put up a good fight.
cziggy343
05-03-2007, 20:43
I totally agree with you. My team, along with 1885 and 435, lost in the quarter-finals to 343's alliance. At the end of Friday 116 was ranked #1, and if we had stayed in the top we would've chosen 343 for our first round pick. As it was we got 1885, a team we liked and worked well with.
yeah, i am pretty much the master student scouter for team 343, and we were hoping yall would win ur last match so yall would pick us. we knew that could b a kick butt combination. but, and we thought our alliance would b kick butt. but there's still nationals! hope to see yall there.
uggh.. we took our arm off for some repair and the team that was going to pick us thought that our robot was broken, so they picked someone else. I dunno exactly what happened.. but I wish there was better communication, because I think that we had a chance to go to nationals for the first time
There are also plenty of teams whose robots either don't work quite how they intended, or who find that they're much more valuable as defense (eg. 1281 at Waterloo last year).
That is exactly why we tried to pick something simple for our rookie year. We wanted defense and ramps that any team could get on.
LordTalps
05-03-2007, 21:03
That is exactly why we tried to pick something simple for our rookie year. We wanted defense and ramps that any team could get on.
The only thing I DON'T like about that, is it's not ambitious. An ambitious rookie team (as far as what I know and have heard says) can make an excellent impression on judges. Our team worked a high-goal shooter last year that was quite complex. It was a turret with vertical and horizontal motion, such that the camera could determine where it needed to be from any given spot on the field (if we could make the shot). Suffice to say the entire robot was slow and didn't work extremely well, but we did two things:
1- Learned a LOT. We learned the mad pace, among so much technologically, that you're going to need next year to keep your track record of success. I was ready for a horrible last week, and spent 74 amazing hours working at Robotics in the last 7 days. We had learned all sorts of ways to use and manipulate the camera, which we applied this year to autonomous (even though we never turned it on at competition), and expanded upon with other sensors. Learning a lot is important, cause you're not able to get the rookie awards anymore. You're now in the full running with the rest of us -- and oh boy will you have catching up to do.
2- Impressed the judges. Now of course, I can't speak for the judges all by myself, but we did win the Rookie All-Star award at the World Championships....
blakwyte
05-03-2007, 21:04
There are also plenty of teams whose robots either don't work quite how they intended, or who find that they're much more valuable as defense (eg. 1281 at Waterloo last year).
i think this years competition was a lot more complicated than last years as far as building a bot that could do everything (which is what we did) ... we barely fit our building into the 6 weeks and we didn't have as much time as we would've liked as far as actual driving practice. in retrospect i think that keeping it simple, like awkward turtle did by just building that ramp bot, allows a team to score a lot better if they're teamed with alliance members who specialize in other areas. however, there are way to many variables as far as ramp-only robots go. how do you know that the teams you're allied with have planned to be able to climb ramps at all?
cziggy343
05-03-2007, 21:14
That is exactly why we tried to pick something simple for our rookie year. We wanted defense and ramps that any team could get on.
yeah, in 2000 (which seems like a lifetime ago) was our rookie year. we were ambitious and wanted to do everything. we did and succeded pretty well. we apparently impressed the judges b/c we won the rookie all-star award (i remember this even though i was seven, isnt that amazing?). but if the resources are there, be ambitious, even if it is your first year.
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