FLR Robots

[Koko Ed]

This is where all of the robots participating in the Finger Lakes Regional are posted so we can get a good look at who has what.

20 HostRocket.com/General Electric Volunteers/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/Advanced Manufacturing Techniques Inc./Viatalk/Lockheed Martin-KAPL/Bank of America/Trustco Bank & Shenendehowa High School
65 GM Powertrain & Pontiac Northern High School
67 General Motors Milford Proving Ground & Huron Valley Schools
68 General Motors Engineering Structural Development Laboratories/3 Dimensional Services/Easter Seal Society of Michigan & Oakland County Area Schools
73 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated/Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. & Edison School of Engineering & Manufacturing High School
84 DuPont/NE PA Tech Prep Consortium & Athens Area School District & Northeast Bradford School District & Towanda Area School District & Troy Area School District
145 P&GP/TBDI, Inc./Norwich Glass & Norwich HS & Unidilla Valley HS & DCMO BOCES & Sherburne-Earlville HS
174 UTC Carrier & Liverpool High School
191 Xerox Corporation & J. C. Wilson Commencement Academy
211 Eastman Kodak Company & John Marshall High School
229 Division by Zero - Clarkson SPEED Program & Massena Central High School & Salmon River High School
250 Capital Region Robotics Team / GE Volunteers / GlobalSpec / RPI & Colonie Central High School
272 Visteon Automotive Systems/TPS Golf -- AimPoint Technologies/Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center/Montgomery County Community College & Lansdale Catholic High School
316 BE&K/DuPont CCRE/Dupont Chambers Works/DuPont Engineering/PSEG/Salem County Community College/South Jersey Robotics, Inc & Salem County High Schools
340 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated & Churchville-Chili High School
365 DuPont Engineering/DuPont CCRE/First State Robotics & MOE Robotics Group
378 Delphi Thermal/UAW 686 & Newfane High School
424 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated & Churchville-Chili High School
578 Gleason Works & Fairport High School
639 AccuFab Inc / BAE Systems / BorgWarner Morse TEC / Innovative Dynamics, Inc / Innovative Metal Works / IPEI / Kionix / Triad Foundation / VFW Post 961 & Ithaca High School
768 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Fred Needel, Inc. & Brauckmann Family & Clash Family & Woodlawn High School
1126 Xerox Corporation & Webster High Schools
1405 Hoselton & The Charles Finney High School
1450 Xerox Corp & Ben Franklin Educational Campus
1503 General Motors - St. Catharines Powertrain & OPG & Westlane Secondary School
1507 Delphi & Lockport High School
1511 Harris Corporation & Penfield High School
1518 JRLON & Palmyra-Macedon High School
1551 Bausch & Lomb Corp/Lake Country Woodworkers/Mitchell-Joseph Insurance/Mount Hope Medical/Keenan Group, Inc. Realtors & Naples Central School
1559 Corning Tropel & Victor High School
1585 Discount Tent Renter & Red Jacket High School
1591 ITT Industries Space System Division & Greece Central High Schools
1713 New York Air Brake & Thousand Islands High School
1728 Bausch & Lomb/Rochester Institute of Technology & School Without Walls High School, Rochester City School Distri
1743 Singularity Clark LP / Caterpillar Inc & City Charter High School
1765 ERIE 1 BOCES
1930 Lee Garelick/Read's Ice Cream/Rochester Software Associates/Cleaning with Care/Gripa/Mark's Remodeling & Rush Henrietta
2053 BAE Systems & Union-Endicott High School
2228 Alstom / Xerox Corporation / Sage Rutty Financial / Vuzix / n-tara / Southco / eCompanyStore / Guida's Pizza / Kirkwood Oil / Crossbridge Financial Group Inc. & Honeoye Falls-Lima High School
2340 Xerox Corporation & Nazareth Academy High School

[Koko Ed]

This is where all of the robots participating in the Finger Lakes Regional are posted so we can get a good look at who has what.

20 HostRocket.com/General Electric Volunteers/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/Advanced Manufacturing Techniques Inc./Viatalk/Lockheed Martin-KAPL/Bank of America/Trustco Bank & Shenendehowa High School
65 GM Powertrain & Pontiac Northern High School
67 General Motors Milford Proving Ground & Huron Valley Schools
68 General Motors Engineering Structural Development Laboratories/3 Dimensional Services/Easter Seal Society of Michigan & Oakland County Area Schools
73 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated/Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. & Edison School of Engineering & Manufacturing High School
84 DuPont/NE PA Tech Prep Consortium & Athens Area School District & Northeast Bradford School District & Towanda Area School District & Troy Area School District
145 P&GP/TBDI, Inc./Norwich Glass & Norwich HS & Unidilla Valley HS & DCMO BOCES & Sherburne-Earlville HS (ttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/DarkFlameGTS/FIRST/2008/DSC06958.jpg)
174 UTC Carrier & Liverpool High School
191 Xerox Corporation & J. C. Wilson Commencement Academy (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/713/7133d074c75971c5127ed280ad50d9c4_m.jpg)
211 Eastman Kodak Company & John Marshall High School
229 Division by Zero - Clarkson SPEED Program & Massena Central High School & Salmon River High School
250 Capital Region Robotics Team / GE Volunteers / GlobalSpec / RPI & Colonie Central High School
272 Visteon Automotive Systems/TPS Golf -- AimPoint Technologies/Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center/Montgomery County Community College & Lansdale Catholic High School
316 BE&K/DuPont CCRE/Dupont Chambers Works/DuPont Engineering/PSEG/Salem County Community College/South Jersey Robotics, Inc & Salem County High Schools
340 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated & Churchville-Chili High School (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/a35/a35456b1b5fbdaa9f8423302d46e31c2_l.jpg)
365 DuPont Engineering/DuPont CCRE/First State Robotics & MOE Robotics Group (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/9a5/9a53acd38a10880f92171109983b564d_l.jpg)
378 Delphi Thermal/UAW 686 & Newfane High School
424 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated & Churchville-Chili High School (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/a35/a35456b1b5fbdaa9f8423302d46e31c2_l.jpg)
578 Gleason Works & Fairport High School
639 AccuFab Inc / BAE Systems / BorgWarner Morse TEC / Innovative Dynamics, Inc / Innovative Metal Works / IPEI / Kionix / Triad Foundation / VFW Post 961 & Ithaca High School
768 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Fred Needel, Inc. & Brauckmann Family & Clash Family & Woodlawn High School
1126 Xerox Corporation & Webster High Schools
1405 Hoselton & The Charles Finney High School
1450 Xerox Corp & Ben Franklin Educational Campus
1503 General Motors - St. Catharines Powertrain & OPG & Westlane Secondary School (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/04a/04a5c167b7ad8690580018a4d1ffea33_l.jpg)
1507 Delphi & Lockport High School
1511 Harris Corporation & Penfield High School
1518 JRLON & Palmyra-Macedon High School
1551 Bausch & Lomb Corp/Lake Country Woodworkers/Mitchell-Joseph Insurance/Mount Hope Medical/Keenan Group, Inc. Realtors & Naples Central School
1559 Corning Tropel & Victor High School
1585 Discount Tent Renter & Red Jacket High School
1591 ITT Industries Space System Division & Greece Central High Schools
1713 New York Air Brake & Thousand Islands High School
1728 Bausch & Lomb/Rochester Institute of Technology & School Without Walls High School, Rochester City School Distri
1743 Singularity Clark LP / Caterpillar Inc & City Charter High School
1765 ERIE 1 BOCES
1930 Lee Garelick/Read's Ice Cream/Rochester Software Associates/Cleaning with Care/Gripa/Mark's Remodeling & Rush Henrietta (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/071/0718617745d9fe1046bdda7ef27bd6d8_l.jpg)
2053 BAE Systems & Union-Endicott High School
2228 Alstom / Xerox Corporation / Sage Rutty Financial / Vuzix / n-tara / Southco / eCompanyStore / Guida's Pizza / Kirkwood Oil / Crossbridge Financial Group Inc. & Honeoye Falls-Lima High School
2340 Xerox Corporation & Nazareth Academy High School

[Shelbo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL225-76zI0
Here's the link to our 'bot.:yikes:

For discussion of our 'bot:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64781

Two weeks 'til FLR!

[Jaybee1405]

Here's a decent pic of 1405 around week 4 of the build season. I forgot to take pics after that.

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/1746/080208225205xr5.jpg

[jgannon]

1743: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/30491

[DarkFlame145]

the link is bad for 145 up there. the link is ttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/DarkFlameGTS/FIRST/2008/DSC06958.jpg instead of http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/DarkFlameGTS/FIRST/2008/DSC06958.jpg

But tyvm for making this topic.

[Jay Trzaskos]

I'm just as excited to see pictures of all these robots, so why not use a great function Chris and The Blue Alliance have set up, so it will be even easier than before?

check out this thread (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64248&highlight=tba) and send in a picture of your teams robot to give everyone a chance to check it out.

[DarkFlame145]

so many good bots this year.

[kevin.li.rit]

596 will rock your socks off.

[Jaybee1405]

596 will rock your socks off.

Kevin is slightly confused. For some reason he thinks that he is still on 596, although he is clearly displaying a picture of himself working closely with 1405.

[kevin.li.rit]

Kevin is slightly confused. For some reason he thinks that he is still on 596, although he is clearly displaying a picture of himself working closely with 1405.

Just wait until you get your socks rocked off.

[Koko Ed]

Just wait until you get your socks rocked off.
Apparently someone got their socks rocked off.:rolleyes:

[kevin.li.rit]

Not yet, but in a few weeks, I will be the only one with socks.

[commodoredl]

Here's team 578's bot, Marvin:
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u134/danlavoi/PICT0169.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u134/danlavoi/PICT0162.jpg
Also the youtube videos we have:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDXdFw8Stfc (First test launch)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK8c43Irf5E (Second test launch)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA_7waJdzIo (Robot Promo video)

[Optimizer]

We have pictures of the robots from the Penfield rally on our site. All are attending FLR:

#0191 "The X-Cats" (Rochester; Xerox):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010063

#0211 "MAK" (Rochester; Kodak):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010029

#0340 "GRR" (Churchville-Chili; Bausch & Lomb):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010069

#0378 "The Circuit Stompers" (Newfane; Delphi):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010074

#1507 "Warlocks" (Lockport; Delphi):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010080

#1511 "Rolling Thunder" (Penfield; Harris):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010034

#1551 "The Green Machine" (Naples, NY; Bausch & Lomb):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010044

#1559 "Devil Tech" (Victor, NY):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010079

#1591 "Greece Gladiators" (Greece, NY; ITT Industries):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010025

#2340 "Naz.a.r.e.X" (Rochester; Xerox):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010049
(A rookie team, and an all-girl school).

Enjoy!!

[Koko Ed]

We have pictures of the robots from the Penfield rally on our site. All are attending FLR:

#0191 "The X-Cats" (Rochester; Xerox):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010063

#0211 "MAK" (Rochester; Kodak):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010029

#0340 "GRR" (Churchville-Chili; Bausch & Lomb):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010069

#0378 "The Circuit Stompers" (Newfane; Delphi):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010074

#1507 "Warlocks" (Lockport; Delphi):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010080

#1511 "Rolling Thunder" (Penfield; Harris):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010034

#1551 "The Green Machine" (Naples, NY; Bausch & Lomb):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010044

#1559 "Devil Tech" (Victor, NY):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010079

#1591 "Greece Gladiators" (Greece, NY; ITT Industries):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010025

#2340 "Naz.a.r.e.X" (Rochester; Xerox):
http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/album38/P1010049
(A rookie team, and an all-girl school).

Enjoy!!

That's our practice bot. Similar but very different from our actual bot.

[SSMike]

Here's (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/30671?) the picture of our robot on CD-Media. Other pictures from a FIRST tech exhibition with 3 other local teams can be found here (http://picasaweb.google.com/atassarotti/TechValleyFIRSTROBOTICSExhibition03), however since they were taken by a Team 250 mentor, most are associated with the Dynamos.

[DarkFlame145]

I was wondering how many of you guys have filled out that email the 2228 (CougarTech) sent out about the cards?

[Koko Ed]

I was wondering how many of you guys have filled out that email the 2228 (CougarTech) sent out about the cards?

I heard about what they are intending to do.
Very ambitous.
I wish them luck.

[Koko Ed]

20 HostRocket.com/General Electric Volunteers/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/Advanced Manufacturing Techniques Inc./Viatalk/Lockheed Martin-KAPL/Bank of America/Trustco Bank & Shenendehowa High School
65 GM Powertrain & Pontiac Northern High School
67 General Motors Milford Proving Ground & Huron Valley Schools (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/d28/d281e6e671831f678543a0e798288f69_l.jpg)
68 General Motors Engineering Structural Development Laboratories/3 Dimensional Services/Easter Seal Society of Michigan & Oakland County Area Schools
73 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated/Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. & Edison School of Engineering & Manufacturing High School
84 DuPont/NE PA Tech Prep Consortium & Athens Area School District & Northeast Bradford School District & Towanda Area School District & Troy Area School District
145 P&GP/TBDI, Inc./Norwich Glass & Norwich HS & Unidilla Valley HS & DCMO BOCES & Sherburne-Earlville HS (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/DarkFlameGTS/FIRST/2008/DSC06958.jpg)
174 UTC Carrier & Liverpool High School
191 Xerox Corporation & J. C. Wilson Commencement Academy (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/713/7133d074c75971c5127ed280ad50d9c4_m.jpg)
211 Eastman Kodak Company & John Marshall High School (http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/albums/album38/P1010029.jpg)
229 Division by Zero - Clarkson SPEED Program & Massena Central High School & Salmon River High School
250 Capital Region Robotics Team / GE Volunteers / GlobalSpec / RPI & Colonie Central High School (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/4ef/4ef7e08cef6da42bd6f6a1de2aabfce7_l.jpg)
272 Visteon Automotive Systems/TPS Golf -- AimPoint Technologies/Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center/Montgomery County Community College & Lansdale Catholic High School
316 BE&K/DuPont CCRE/Dupont Chambers Works/DuPont Engineering/PSEG/Salem County Community College/South Jersey Robotics, Inc & Salem County High Schools
340 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated & Churchville-Chili High School (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/a35/a35456b1b5fbdaa9f8423302d46e31c2_l.jpg)
365 DuPont Engineering/DuPont CCRE/First State Robotics & MOE Robotics Group (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/9a5/9a53acd38a10880f92171109983b564d_l.jpg)
378 Delphi Thermal/UAW 686 & Newfane High School (http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/albums/album38/P1010074.jpg)
424 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated & Churchville-Chili High School (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/a35/a35456b1b5fbdaa9f8423302d46e31c2_l.jpg)
578 Gleason Works & Fairport High School (http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u134/danlavoi/PICT0169.jpg)
639 AccuFab Inc / BAE Systems / BorgWarner Morse TEC / Innovative Dynamics, Inc / Innovative Metal Works / IPEI / Kionix / Triad Foundation / VFW Post 961 & Ithaca High School
768 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Fred Needel, Inc. & Brauckmann Family & Clash Family & Woodlawn High School
1126 Xerox Corporation & Webster High Schools
1405 Hoselton & The Charles Finney High School
1450 Xerox Corp & Ben Franklin Educational Campus
1503 General Motors - St. Catharines Powertrain & OPG & Westlane Secondary School (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/04a/04a5c167b7ad8690580018a4d1ffea33_l.jpg)
1507 Delphi & Lockport High School (http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/albums/album38/P1010080.jpg)
1511 Harris Corporation & Penfield High School (http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/albums/album38/P1010034.jpg)
1518 JRLON & Palmyra-Macedon High School
1551 Bausch & Lomb Corp/Lake Country Woodworkers/Mitchell-Joseph Insurance/Mount Hope Medical/Keenan Group, Inc. Realtors & Naples Central School (http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/albums/album38/P1010044.jpg)
1559 Corning Tropel & Victor High School (http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/albums/album38/P1010079.jpg)
1585 Discount Tent Renter & Red Jacket High School
1591[/B] ITT Industries Space System Division & Greece Central High Schools (http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/albums/album38/P1010025.jpg1713 New York Air Brake & Thousand Islands High School
1728 Bausch & Lomb/Rochester Institute of Technology & School Without Walls High School, Rochester City School Distri
1743 Singularity Clark LP / Caterpillar Inc & City Charter High School (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/183/18394a81fa1d7acd5f14801dbe1ea66e_l.jpg)
1765 ERIE 1 BOCES
1930 Lee Garelick/Read's Ice Cream/Rochester Software Associates/Cleaning with Care/Gripa/Mark's Remodeling & Rush Henrietta (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/071/0718617745d9fe1046bdda7ef27bd6d8_l.jpg)
2053 BAE Systems & Union-Endicott High School
2228 Alstom / Xerox Corporation / Sage Rutty Financial / Vuzix / n-tara / Southco / eCompanyStore / Guida's Pizza / Kirkwood Oil / Crossbridge Financial Group Inc. & Honeoye Falls-Lima High School
2340 Xerox Corporation & Nazareth Academy High School (http://warlocks1507.com/gallery/albums/album38/P1010049.jpg)

[Jaybee1405]

Ed you forgot my reply!!

[Koko Ed]

Ed you forgot my reply!!
Are you bringing your robot to FLR like that?
If not I'd rather have a week six picture of your robot please.
No more teasers.

[jagman2882]

I heard about what they are intending to do.
Very ambitous.
I wish them luck.

what are they doing???

[kevin.li.rit]

Are you bringing your robot to FLR like that?
If not I'd rather have a week six picture of your robot please.
No more teasers.

Ed, he crated up the robot so I couldn't take a picture before ship.

[Tetraman]

174 is ready to go!

http://snobot.org/snobot/Pages.aspx?page=2008week6

[Koko Ed]

what are they doing???
They want to make a trading card of every single robot this year to distribute.
That's 1500 cards!:eek:

[Koko Ed]

Ed, he crated up the robot so I couldn't take a picture before ship.

That's alright.
There's 20 other teams that don't have their robot picture up for some reason or another. Those team will have their picture up here March 6th. I will personally see to that.

[DarkFlame145]

lol when i get home I will make sure to check this out to see them better. I dont get a lot of time to check out other bots.

[Jaybee1405]

Are you bringing your robot to FLR like that?
If not I'd rather have a week six picture of your robot please.
No more teasers.

It's not a teaser, I stated that it is the most recent picture I have. I figured it would help since it shows that we have steering capabilities and 4 CIM's. Better than a blank line with no URL.

[Koko Ed]

It's not a teaser, I stated that it is the most recent picture I have. I figured it would help since it shows that we have steering capabilities and 4 CIM's. Better than a blank line with no URL.

I will get the actual robot picture on the 6th and put it up here.

[kevin.li.rit]

I'll get an X-Ray Picture of it on Wednesday the 5th.

[pafwl]

Sorry this took so long. I was convalescing after the 6 week build. I am now going through withdrawal. :confused:

But then I realized it is almost time for FLR! :D

Hope this works....

http://www.frc272.com/galleries/LC%20Robots%202008%20-%20Last%20days%20before%20ship/1/imgLg/272_2008.jpg

[Jaybee1405]

JB's 2008 FLR Power Rankings for FIRST Overdrive.
2-26-08

1. 1126 SparX (from what I've heard about their bot this year)
2. 272 Cyber Crusaders (shooters will succeed)
3. 67 HOT (looks like a great arm coupled with great drivetrain)
4. 340 GRR (linkage seems to be working efficiently, once again)
5. 365 MOE (another great looking arm design)
6. 578 Blue Lightning (their kicker is awesome)
7. 191 X-Cats (only seen practice bot, but they're perennial all stars)
8. 1511 Rolling Thunder (will be higher if hurdling can speed up)
9. 250 Dynamos (have to see launch mechanism in depth, should be higher up if good)
10. 2340 NAZ.a.r.e.X (rookie sleeper! very solid design, should be a good herdbot)

On the bubble: 1743 Short Circuits (best non-hurdler at FLR?), 145 T-Rx (have to see video of lift), 1930 Comets (needs wd-40 =P), 316 Lunatecs, 639 Code Red, 1503 GM Spartonics

*No offense to other teams that have posted info (174, 211, 378, 424, 1507, 1551, 1559, 1591), I needed more info on most of these teams to include them

*Still waiting on pics from 20, 65, 68, 73, 84, 229, 768, 1126, 1450, 1518, 1585, 1713, 1728, 1765, 2053, and 2228

*Note this did not include 1405, my team, because I would be biased =)


*Ya ya I didn't attend the Rally so this isn't a "scientific" study but whatev.



So anyone else have predictions for FLR (from the little we've seen so far)?

[Alex Cormier]

JB's 2008 FLR Power Rankings for FIRST Overdrive.
2-26-08

1. 1126 SparX (from what I've heard about their bot this year)
2. 272 Cyber Crusaders (shooters will succeed)
3. 67 HOT (looks like a great arm coupled with great drivetrain)
4. 340 GRR (linkage seems to be working efficiently, once again)
5. 365 MOE (another great looking arm design)
6. 578 Blue Lightning (their kicker is awesome)
7. 191 X-Cats (only seen practice bot, but they're perennial all stars)
8. 1511 Rolling Thunder (will be higher if hurdling can speed up)
9. 250 Dynamos (have to see launch mechanism in depth, should be higher up if good)
10. 2340 NAZ.a.r.e.X (rookie sleeper! very solid design, should be a good herdbot)

On the bubble: 1743 Short Circuits (best non-hurdler at FLR?), 145 T-Rx (have to see video of lift), 1930 Comets(needs wd-40 =P), 316 Lunatecs, 639 Code Red, 1503 GM Spartonics

*No offense to other teams that have posted info (174, 211, 378, 424, 1507, 1551, 1559, 1591), I needed more info on most of these teams to include them

*Still waiting on pics from 20, 65, 68, 73, 84, 229, 768, 1126, 1450, 1518, 1585, 1713, 1728, 1765, 2053, and 2228

*Note this did not include 1405, my team, because I would be biased =)


*Ya ya I didn't attend the Rally so this isn't a "scientific" study but whatev.



So anyone else have predictions for FLR (from the little we've seen so far)?

most of that is ridiculous.. but thats what opinion are for...

heres what i have from my head. this comes from what i have seen and heard.


1. 1126
2. 67
3. 250
4. 316
5. 1511
6. 578
7. 365
8. 639
9. 272
10. 65

[DarkFlame145]

JB's 2008 FLR Power Rankings for FIRST Overdrive.

145 T-Rx (have to see video of lift)



No one got any footage of our bot running when we where testing it out in our gym on the carpet. But I did get some footage of the lift when we where frist testing it. But it's sideways cause i got it with my camera.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/DarkFlameGTS/FIRST/2008/th_P1190063.jpg (http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/DarkFlameGTS/FIRST/2008/?action=view&current=P1190063.flv)

Joe are you going to be there the first day (the 6th). Hopfully you will be able to take a look at our bot then. I know our bot last year wasn't the greatest and couldn't do anything but drive around, but this was a whole new year and a better one. Our bot may not look the nicest, but it will preform great at the end of our practice day. We try our hardest with our limited funds =).

[commodoredl]

JB's 2008 FLR Power Rankings for FIRST Overdrive.
2-26-08

1. 1126 SparX (from what I've heard about their bot this year)
2. 272 Cyber Crusaders (shooters will succeed)
3. 67 HOT (looks like a great arm coupled with great drivetrain)
4. 340 GRR (linkage seems to be working efficiently, once again)
5. 365 MOE (another great looking arm design)
6. 578 Blue Lightning (their kicker is awesome)
7. 191 X-Cats (only seen practice bot, but they're perennial all stars)
8. 1511 Rolling Thunder (will be higher if hurdling can speed up)
9. 250 Dynamos (have to see launch mechanism in depth, should be higher up if good)
10. 2340 NAZ.a.r.e.X (rookie sleeper! very solid design, should be a good herdbot)

On the bubble: 1743 Short Circuits (best non-hurdler at FLR?), 145 T-Rx (have to see video of lift), 1930 Comets (needs wd-40 =P), 316 Lunatecs, 639 Code Red, 1503 GM Spartonics

*No offense to other teams that have posted info (174, 211, 378, 424, 1507, 1551, 1559, 1591), I needed more info on most of these teams to include them

*Still waiting on pics from 20, 65, 68, 73, 84, 229, 768, 1126, 1450, 1518, 1585, 1713, 1728, 1765, 2053, and 2228

*Note this did not include 1405, my team, because I would be biased =)


*Ya ya I didn't attend the Rally so this isn't a "scientific" study but whatev.



So anyone else have predictions for FLR (from the little we've seen so far)?

I like that nice single digit ranking for Blue Lightning. Sure beats where we were last year :p

I went to the rally for a few matches so I got to see teams like Nazerex and Rolling Thunder perform.
IMO, Rolling thunder performed quite well at the rally. Apart from a disappointing fall in the first match, they hurdled rather quickly, were able to knock a ball off the overpass while moving, and were speedier than most teams at making laps.
Nazerex had a bit of trouble driving their robot and didn't look like they had been able to practice with it during the build season. They ran into the field structures several times (Sometimes pushing it out of position needing a field reset!). I think if they can get their driving ability set they could do well.

I haven't heard any of the comments on Webster yet, anyone want to enlighten on what exactly is making them so good?

So based on what I have heard and what I have seen, my rankings:

1. 1126
2. 272
3. 67
4. 340
5. 578
6. 365
7. 1511
8. 191
9. 250
10. 378 (Saw their robot at the Rally, had a simple efficient way to knock balls off (Similar to 272's pool noodles), and picked up and hurdled the balls pretty efficiently.)

Also, 2228 has a photo of their robot in the trading card pdf they emailed and put on their site (Not a good one, but yeah) plus there are pics on their website.
www.hflrobotics.com

[Alex Cormier]

I haven't heard any of the comments on Webster yet, anyone want to enlighten on what exactly is making them so good?



yeah... so why are they on your and Joe's list?

I have knowledge of them and how they will do as i have been to a few meetings and stuff. I surely know they do not leak out information until after a competition or two.

[commodoredl]

Joe had them at number one, and since it sounded like he had heard things saying that they were good enough to warrant number one. If they were good enough for him to rank them first based on word of mouth, that's good, and I feel I can put them at the top for now until I find out more.

[Jaybee1405]

General note: I do not believe NAZ is one of the top 10 robots at FLR. This was a simulated seeding list, and I put them on for two reasons:
1. They're the only rookies, I cut them a break (maybe they're reading this and are gaining in confidence haha, who knows).
2. Herders and lapbots may be seeded just as high as hurdlers this year.

Joe are you going to be there the first day (the 6th). Hopfully you will be able to take a look at our bot then. I know our bot last year wasn't the greatest and couldn't do anything but drive around, but this was a whole new year and a better one. Our bot may not look the nicest, but it will preform great at the end of our practice day. We try our hardest with our limited funds =).
Yea I'll be there Thursday. I'll stop by your pit at some point when the programmers kidnap the robot =P. And I definitely know where you're coming from when you say limited funds.

yeah... so why are they on your and Joe's list?

I have knowledge of them and how they will do as i have been to a few meetings and stuff. I surely know they do not leak out information until after a competition or two.

I have knowledge of their entire robot as well ---------. I live in Penfield, just 10 minutes from Thomas. I have friends on the team and I know parents of team members. I'm sure I don't know nearly as much as you, but I am impressed from what I've heard.

I find your comments very demeaning.

[DarkFlame145]

Yea I'll be there Thursday. I'll stop by your pit at some point when the programmers kidnap the robot =P. And I definitely know where you're coming from when you say limited funds.





Ok, if you drop by, just ask for Dennis (that's me) if you need anything.

[Tetraman]

FLR is gonna be HUGE ROCHESTER! HUUUUUU-JA!

[Jaybee1405]

FLR is gonna be HUGE ROCHESTER! HUUUUUU-JA!
Good marketing idea. Get Billy Fucillo to do a commercial from the field house right during the heat of FLR!

[Koko Ed]

FLR is gonna be HUGE ROCHESTER! HUUUUUU-JA!

Don't EVER do that again, Evan!:rolleyes:

[Tetraman]

Don't EVER do that again, Evan!:rolleyes:

haha. sorry. :p

Had to do it.

[DarkFlame145]

LESS THEN A WEEK GUYS AND GALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On another note I have a funny little thing about how our bot got to Rochester. On the ship date it got picked up in Norwich, NY by truck and went to Syracuse (2 to a 2.5 hour drive). Then what ever shipping company we had to use put out robot on a plain and flew it to Rochester a flight that was all of 16 minutes. Where it got back onto a truck and went to RIT. Idk why our robot spent more time on the tarmac then it was in the air, but to someone at the shipping company it makes sense to fly stuff from cities there are about an hour apart.

[Alex Cormier]

any updates?

[Tim Delles]

LESS THEN A WEEK GUYS AND GALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On another note I have a funny little thing about how our bot got to Rochester. On the ship date it got picked up in Norwich, NY by truck and went to Syracuse (2 to a 2.5 hour drive). Then what ever shipping company we had to use put out robot on a plain and flew it to Rochester a flight that was all of 16 minutes. Where it got back onto a truck and went to RIT. Idk why our robot spent more time on the tarmac then it was in the air, but to someone at the shipping company it makes sense to fly stuff from cities there are about an hour apart.


The reason for this is that it is actually cheaper for the company to fly it. Most likely a shipment of other things had just come in that were flying to Rochester anyways. And instead of paying 2 different loading teams to load the crate onto a truck and pay a driver to drive it there then unload it and drive back, why not use the people that are already being paid? Makes it a lot cheaper for a company, especially one that does this so many times a day.

[DarkFlame145]

that is true and makes more sense.

[Jaybee1405]

Favorite robot of Thursday: 272.

They have an electromagnet that pulls back a slingshot (using 2 FP's) and then they turn the magnet power off and it launches. It was awesome to watch.

[Greg Needel]

That's alright.
There's 20 other teams that don't have their robot picture up for some reason or another. Those team will have their picture up here March 6th. I will personally see to that.

some of us are anxiously waiting ed....

[Greg Needel]

That's alright.
There's 20 other teams that don't have their robot picture up for some reason or another. Those team will have their picture up here March 6th. I will personally see to that.

some of us are anxiously waiting ed....