2009 Boilermaker Regional [Archive]

Mr.D

18-01-2009, 20:28

I will be making a complete DVD of the house feed. Plans are being made to make copies for anyone wanting copies at the event with a DVD duplicator.

If you are interested in a DVD copy, plan to bring 4 blank DVDs and be sure to let me know.

There will be a Friday morning, Friday afternoon, Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon DVD made. I will be using DVD+ disks.

Chris Fultz

18-01-2009, 21:33

Cyber Blue is there!

Mark Pendergast

19-01-2009, 16:40

Team 1760 Robo-Titans will be at the Boilermaker.

It is our only event, so we give it all we have.

Wayne Doenges

01-02-2009, 08:46

Where is every one staying?
We are still negotiating with two hotels on rates.

zebrabots

25-02-2009, 09:42

Our team is looking for a ride from our hotel, which is the Hilton at the Levee Plaza, on Friday to and from the contest. Any takers? We have about 30 team members.

its da PAT!!!

25-02-2009, 10:07

I know that I will be staying in my bed at home for BMR :D

Kyle Love

25-02-2009, 10:41

For those of you who love the team social (I know I do), last I heard, the Co-rec (place where dodgeball and basketball have been), will not be included with the team social this year. I'm at about 98% sure that it won't happen. There will still be a dinner after competition on Friday, the time will also be good for high school students to ask Purdue students about their experiences at Purdue.

A side note about the social stuff, there is tons of green space behind the co-rec where "pick up" games could take place at possibly. If not, there are plenty of areas where activities can be organized.

Taylor

25-02-2009, 12:20

Kyle Love

25-02-2009, 12:27

We're bummed about the lack of social (though we understand the reasoning behind it), but we'll come well-prepared with frisbees & footballs, and I imagine more than a few of the students will bring their Magic cards. Who says you can't make your own fun?

There is a dorm across from the intramural fields (just happens to be my dorm) that magic can happen in probably (since it's spring break and nobody will be here).

Austin H

01-03-2009, 14:43

Team 2197 will be bringing the game, we'll let you guys keep it, but we expect a championship in return.

Oh, we might have binary buttons too.

100010010101

samir13k

06-03-2009, 23:49

Team 2197 will be bringing the game, we'll let you guys keep it, but we expect a championship in return.

Oh, we might have binary buttons too.

100010010101

Go 10111011101!!! See u guys at BMR!

jtdowney

07-03-2009, 08:03

There is a dorm across from the intramural fields (just happens to be my dorm) that magic can happen in probably (since it's spring break and nobody will be here).

Since we are eating in Ford we could move a few pickup games into the quad, plenty of open area there.

Austin H

07-03-2009, 15:35

Go 10111011101!!! See u guys at BMR!

And Team 100010010101 will gladly meet Team 10111011101 there!

Schnabel

08-03-2009, 01:46

And team 000000101101 will gladly meet team 100010010101 there!

Al Skierkiewicz

08-03-2009, 11:51

Wildstang will be there with tie dye on. I will also be inspecting robots, so please be ready with all the latest software loaded, and your gaming adapter wired to the dedicated PD output not a 20 amp breaker.

Richard Wallace

08-03-2009, 12:49

And team 000000101101 will gladly meet team 100010010101 there!OK, Eric. Your team's number clearly has the most leading zeroes in its binary representation. But Kil-A-Bytes 010000000000 have the most trailing zeroes, and the most zeroes overall.

Q: Which BMR team's binary representation has the most ones? Which has the most consecutive ones?

jtdowney

08-03-2009, 13:45

Q: Which BMR team's binary representation has the most ones?

2783 (0000101011011111)

Which has the most consecutive ones?

2040 (0000011111111000)

jtdowney

08-03-2009, 13:48

Here is the total list in case anyone else wants to know their teams binary representation.

45 0000000000101101
111 0000000001101111
135 0000000010000111
234 0000000011101010
292 0000000100100100
393 0000000110001001
447 0000000110111111
451 0000000111000011
461 0000000111001101
554 0000001000101010
829 0000001100111101
868 0000001101100100
1000 0000001111101000
1018 0000001111111010
1024 0000010000000000
1327 0000010100101111
1501 0000010111011101
1529 0000010111111001
1555 0000011000010011
1646 0000011001101110
1720 0000011010111000
1741 0000011011001101
1747 0000011011010011
1760 0000011011100000
2040 0000011111111000
2081 0000100000100001
2171 0000100001111011
2197 0000100010010101
2360 0000100100111000
2368 0000100101000000
2749 0000101010111101
2783 0000101011011111
2856 0000101100101000
2867 0000101100110011
2909 0000101101011101

Taylor

08-03-2009, 16:16

There was a day, not too long ago, when every team had to know its own binary number. It was set on the driver station.

Al Skierkiewicz

08-03-2009, 22:02

No matter how you spell it 111 still has a lot of ones.

Chris Fultz

09-03-2009, 23:04

45 0000000000101101
234 0000000011101010

hey baker, this implies that 234 is 1 up on 45 ....

you gonna take that?

samir13k

10-03-2009, 01:58

man, 1024 Kil-a-Bytes had it easy (10000000000)

...so does 1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,1024,2048 (idk if all those teams exist)
they all have only 1 "1" in their Binary numbers

Team 135

10-03-2009, 07:52

Team 135 will be bringing their winning robot, 2009 Midwest Regional Runners up!!!

Also we will be bringing a younger team that ever before. Previously our team has been solely seniors, this year we will have juniors and seniors, with a junior driving the bot!

Cannot wait to get to the regional and see all of my fellow Indiana teams as well as the visitors from other states!

Qbranch

10-03-2009, 10:22

man, 1024 Kil-a-Bytes had it easy (10000000000)

...so does 1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,1024,2048 (idk if all those teams exist)
they all have only 1 "1" in their Binary numbers

Hey, that's my line! :ahh:

I was going to say our team has the least number of ones because it's a straight power of 2... but, well looks like you have to be quick around here.

As far as which exist, I know 1 exists (Jugg-A-Pult last year), 4 is team Element that's for sure, 16 is of course Bomb Squad, 256 I've heard of, then we'll skip to 1024 which I hear is rumored to exist... :rolleyes:

See you all at BMR. I won't be able to make it any day but Saturday, but I'll be there!

-q

samir13k

12-03-2009, 00:01

Hey, that's my line! :ahh:

I was going to say our team has the least number of ones because it's a straight power of 2... but, well looks like you have to be quick around here.

As far as which exist, I know 1 exists (Jugg-A-Pult last year), 4 is team Element that's for sure, 16 is of course Bomb Squad, 256 I've heard of, then we'll skip to 1024 which I hear is rumored to exist... :rolleyes:

See you all at BMR. I won't be able to make it any day but Saturday, but I'll be there!

-q

For some reason i was counting the powers of two and the exact words that went through my head were "OMG Kil-a-Bytes" and I ran to my computer and posted...

PS. 1501 will "bring the ding"

Wayne Doenges

15-03-2009, 09:12

Here's another reason to attend Boilermaker.
Team 1501 (my team :) ) will be having their annual Count-theRivets contest. If you can guess how many rivets were used on Skyhawk, without going over, you will win a 1 gig iPod Shuffle donated by Elston Enterprises.

Fireworks 234

16-03-2009, 08:43

Only 3 days and 5 hours left! :yikes: It's gonna be fun!

See ya there everybody!

Crump

16-03-2009, 11:59

yes... 1024 be coming to BMR this year, and for those of you wondering what we're going to change this time.... well... you'll just have to wait and find out :D

See everybody there!!!!

Greg McCoy

16-03-2009, 13:43

I just wanted to remind everyone about the parking situation...there should be plenty of parking in the garage caddy-corner from the Armory, but there are a few places you *shouldn't* park, particularly those not marked for an "A" pass (not having an "A" pass will be okay for the regional).

More details are available here:

Parking Information (http://regional.purduefirst.org/index.php?page=parking)
Team Pit Equipment Load-in and Load-out (http://regional.purduefirst.org/index.php?page=loadin)

Also, unique to the Boilermaker Regional are several campus tours. This is a great opportunity to see the Purdue campus, as well as the nuclear reactor, nanotechnology, aeronautical labs, nanotechnology, computer-integrated manufacturing and more. Be sure to check this out!

Enrichment Activities (http://regional.purduefirst.org/index.php?page=enrichment)

I think that's it...be sure to check out the website (http://regional.purduefirst.org) for more details. See you Thursday!

jason_zielke

18-03-2009, 10:55

IndySam

18-03-2009, 19:32

Cold front moving through tonight, lots of rain and a few storms. Once it gets through we will have nice sunny sky's for the rest of the weekend.

Almost perfect weather, just a little chilly with highs in the high 40's to low 50's. Bring a light jacket or hoodie and enjoy a nice Indiana weekend.

Bandgeek80001

18-03-2009, 19:40

Hey!

This is our team's rookie year and first competition, so we're excited to get there! It sounds like it's going to be fun!

~2867

Andy Baker

18-03-2009, 20:01

Almost perfect weather, just a little chilly with highs in the high 40's to low 50's. Bring a light jacket or hoodie and enjoy a nice Indiana weekend.

I should be ok, dressed in layers. :)

AB

IndySam

18-03-2009, 20:26

I should be ok, dressed in layers. :)

AB

You could make a habit out of it.

Wayne Doenges

18-03-2009, 20:56

Indiana weather changes so fast that people have died, from heat exhaution, trying to shed extra layers quickly enough :D

lenny8

19-03-2009, 00:23

so excited i cant sleep!:D See you al there.

Greg McCoy

19-03-2009, 01:29

Are there any plans to webcast the Boilmaker Regional this year?

Hopefully, I'll keep you posted.

Molten

19-03-2009, 05:49

Are there any plans to webcast the Boilmaker Regional this year?

It looks to be a very strong set of competitors this year and since the number of teams attending is small, we should see some great matchups.

http://regional.purduefirst.org/index.php?page=webcast

Thats all I found and its a dead link. Hope they fix it soon.

Ryan Dognaux

19-03-2009, 07:43

http://regional.purduefirst.org/index.php?page=webcast

Thats all I found and its a dead link. Hope they fix it soon.

I'm sure Greg is working on it :] There shouldn't be any problems, we always manage to get it up and running at some point on Thursday.

Can't wait to see all the teams tomorrow and Saturday, Boiler Up!

Greg McCoy

19-03-2009, 13:41

Indeed :]

Information on the Boilermaker Regional webcast is available here (http://regional.purduefirst.org/index.php?page=webcast). Let me know how it looks...you might need the latest version of Windows Media Player (11).

jason_zielke

19-03-2009, 15:50

Jimmy Nichols

20-03-2009, 06:36

Good luck to all this weekend! 1038 will have a small scout crew there on Saturday to check out the action at our near and dearly missed Boilermaker.

Fireworks 234

20-03-2009, 07:28

Good luck to all this weekend! 1038 will have a small scout crew there on Saturday to check out the action at our near and dearly missed Boilermaker.

Feel free to stop by the 1747 pit :) we'd be glad to see you guys again!!!

Jimmy Nichols

20-03-2009, 10:05

Feel free to stop by the 1747 pit :) we'd be glad to see you guys again!!!

Unfortunately I won't be able to make it, but our on the field coach and drive team will be there along with one of our CAD students.

Good Luck! I'll be watching.

Qbranch

20-03-2009, 11:49

Good luck to all this weekend! 1038 will have a small scout crew there on Saturday to check out the action at our near and dearly missed Boilermaker.

Woo 1038 FTW!!! :D

-q

A_Reed

20-03-2009, 12:41

I wonder if the field crew found their little golden memento from the Pitt. field crew yet?

Good luck teams!

Dave Flowerday

20-03-2009, 15:39

BMR just lost all power! 2 seconds after a match ended the whole venue went dead.

Elgin Clock

20-03-2009, 15:48

BMR just lost all power! 2 seconds after a match ended the whole venue went dead.

Oops! :ahh:

Dave Flowerday

20-03-2009, 16:00

Apparently we blew a 400 amp (!) breaker.. Power's back but now they're trying to get the field going again. Seems like FMS might be having issues. I'm surprised they don't have a UPS on that.

Dave Flowerday

20-03-2009, 16:27

They can't get the scoring system running again so we're done with matches for the day.

efoote868

20-03-2009, 16:27

So, I've been watching this thing on webcast for the last 45 minutes... why'd they have to Rick Roll us at the end?
Oh well. I'm coming up to watch tomorrow though. Should be fun.

WRENCHMOM

20-03-2009, 16:40

I have been watching on and off for most of today and just came back to see what was going on ......thanks for the info! Tomorrow should be a fun one to watch! Good Luck all!:D

whlspacedude

20-03-2009, 18:37

That happened during our match!
Now we get to try again. We sat in the drivers station for the better part of a half hour.

Wayne Doenges

21-03-2009, 06:55

What was the last thing heard before the power outage?
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Dude, what does this switch do?

Josh Hambright

21-03-2009, 08:46

A_Reed

21-03-2009, 13:39

A_Reed, yes we found the memento you left us, it actually came in handy this morning when we had a small water spill on the announcer table.

As far as the power outage, yes we blew a 400amp breaker and during the restart process we had some minor communication issues between the FMS software and some field elements. Of course as soon as we sent the teams over to the awards ceremony next door we got it back up and running.

Looking to still finish within a half hour of where we should finish today, watch and learn how fast matches can be run.

Hmm, disrespecting the towel + power outage...must be the Cope curse (http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/messages/chrono/13383165). Cincinnati, Tennessee and Arizona have learned of it's power, will you?

Just kidding, how many matches behind are you guys anyways? Good luck catching up!

(p.s. I only put my name on it, the other guys at the table thought it was a sign of good will and peace!...lol)

Aren_Hill

21-03-2009, 15:38

Talk about an upset, whoa
congrats to 1024, 868, 292

EricLeifermann

21-03-2009, 15:47

Talk about an upset, whoa
congrats to 1024, 868, 292

When you score a SC on your own alliance it has a tendency to sway a match..

congrats to all teams in the finals, those were some great matches.

Aren_Hill

21-03-2009, 16:19

the fact they were close enough for the supercell to make the jump still speaks for their alliance

kirtar

21-03-2009, 18:13

Congratulations to teams 868, 1024, and 292. Great matches, looking forward to seeing you in Atlanta. Thanks to our alliance partners 45 and 234 for the great alliance, hope you all get to Einstein.

Molten

21-03-2009, 19:28

Those were some amazing matches today.

To me though, the number one surprise team for this was team 1000. When I first saw it, I didn't know what to think. It just seemed too simple to be effective. However, they did manage to be one of the least scored on teams and a reliable empty cell herder. Not to mention they could push with the best of them. I never could figure out though, what was their secret? Was it the fact that their weight was so low? Was it just that their driver was awesome at dodging? Anyone know if there was a secret or what it was?

Luckyfish05

21-03-2009, 20:11

PantherTech would love to thank our alliance partners 868 for picking us and 1024 for also working with us! Man was that a fun alliance to watch and be apart of. Can't wait to see you guys in Atlanta.

We would also like to congratulate 234, 45, and 461 for three awesome matches. You all have very effective robots.

Thanks to the Regional committee members for putting on the regional, as always the team had a blast and enjoyed participating in an event close to home.

Also a shout out to 451 Cat Attack for cheering with us during the elimination rounds. Thanks you guys! I cheered with you a couple of years ago when you won the West Michigan Regional, and I guess things circle back!

Congrats all teams! We'll see you at the Championships!

Schnabel

21-03-2009, 20:55

First I wanted to say thanks to all for everything! I had a blast.
With that said, the TechnoKats were haging out in the parking lot for almost an hour after the awards, and we noticed a laptop case with a corporate laptop, a purse, and a hoodie left in the parking lot. If this is yours, I dono the contact process, but we submitted it to the regional lost and found.

samir13k

21-03-2009, 21:07

Bandgeek80001

21-03-2009, 21:28

From 2867,

I'll say that it was an awesome rookie year experience! It was really cool to work with the teams there, and some of the stats that other teams kept up were amazing. One team even predicted fairly accurately how much we would win by....

The brackets were fun to watch, and the final matches were the most exciting.

Good job to everyone who was there, and thanks for making it a great end to our season. Looking forward to next year!!!

Dan2081

21-03-2009, 21:32

God, great regional.
We were dissappointed since this was our only competition this year, first time that 2081 hasn't qualified for nationals :(. We were hoping to get the engineering inspiration award again but w/e. 2081 is going to be a powerhouse soon, when they were talking about the "team of only a few years that seems to be established as the rest of them" while regarding the chairman's I'm pretty sure they were talking about us. I expect a chairman's award in our near future.
Good job to 135 1000 and 829! as well as the Winners

kirtar

21-03-2009, 21:32

I can honestly say "I never expected that to happen".

I was in awe that 1024 was picked since their rank was extremely low, but they got everything fixed and when game time came they showed everyone what they can do and how well they can do it. (ps that means they got their A-game going!)

BMR was full of upsets including the 8th alliance defeating the 1st alliance, and the 4th alliance beating the 2nd alliance. It was a very unpredictable turnout!

Congrats to the winning alliance, and good luck in Atlanta! Show them that Indianas got game!
This is a great year for Indiana teams. With teams on the winning alliances at Buckeye (1747), DC (45, 234) Boilermaker (868, 292, 1024), St. Louis (71) as well as the Finalists at Buckeye (868, 1018), Midwest (135), and Boilermaker (45, 234, 461) among other great competitors, I think Indiana ought to give some teams up north *cough* *Michigan* *cough* a run for their money (yes I'm aware of the repeats and I may have missed a couple).

Also keep in mind that the seeding system is not perfect. I was actually surprised that 1024 was not picked earlier. Despite their ranking by seed, their performance was actually pretty good. However, the upsets in the eliminations were quite epic (even though I was on the uhhh... more undesirable side of one of them). Hope everybody's gearing up for the Championship, because I'm looking forward to seeing Indiana teams in Einstein.

Chris Fultz

21-03-2009, 22:21

Congratulations to 868, 292 and 1024 for the Regional Win.

Congratulations to 45 for the Regional Chairmans.

Congratulations to all of the award winners - the judges made great choices!

Thank you to the Planning committee and all of the staff and volunteers for another awesome Boilermaker Regional.

And, thank you to all of the teams that made this such a great, competitive event. What an awesome 2 days of matches!

lenny8

21-03-2009, 22:54

thank you everyone for a great final regional of my final year (as a student:D )
a big thanks to 1747 2360 and 554 for every thing.

also congrats to my boys at 868 great job you guys earned it.

ChrisMix

21-03-2009, 23:08

thank you everyone for a great final regional of my final year (as a student:D )
a big thanks to 1747 2360 and 554 for every thing.

also congrats to my boys at 868 great job you guys earned it.

How are you going to forget 829?! Lol.

Qbranch

21-03-2009, 23:27

Wow, what a Saturday. I laughed, I cried, I kissed three bucks goodbye. :]

I'm really glad to see my team finally getting the robot dialed in. It always looked like it had the potential to score but just had a few missing touches. Congratulations to all the team members and mentors that made this possible!

1501: Never got to ask what was up with the shooter, but you guys stay classy. I've never seen such an aura about a robot before... beautiful piece of work.

868: Thanks for making the pick, and 292 thanks for being a great alliance partner. I'm glad we could work together and win it. Wooo!

45: Awesome outfits. Jake, Elwood AND Mother Superior? Genius! There should be an award for great team themes. Sweet robot too, loved the 600w fan, very cool.

111: I can't get enough of watching your crab drive. It's about as smooth running as your drive team.

234: You've got one rapid fire machine there. Definitely a force to be reckoned with in Atlanta.

Great job teams for making this a FANTASTIC weekend for all in attendance.

Woo! :D

-q

lenny8

22-03-2009, 01:24

How are you going to forget 829?! Lol.

my bad mills:ahh: also 829 for making it even more fun for us:cool:

EricH

22-03-2009, 01:29

Who won the Technology award? The listed team didn't attend the regional. Also, 1501 won Imagery, correct? (Listed team--1510--wasn't there.)

Ben Martin

22-03-2009, 08:20

Congrats to 868, 292, and 1024 for winning the event.

Congrats to 45 for the Chairman's Award.

Thanks to 461, 829, 868, 1646, and 1741 for scouting with us at Boilermaker--it was a great help to have the best scouts of so many teams compiling data.

william.walk

22-03-2009, 10:20

Thank you 868 & 292 for picking us to be your 3rd alliance member. A special thanks out to the coaches, drivers, operators, and human players for working so effectively together.

Congratulations to all of the teams that made the elimination rounds for all of the well played and exciting matches. Thank you to 45, 234, and 461 for some of the most exciting matches of the event in the finals. By the way, you three make for one tough alliance.

To all of the teams at the event, nice job on designing and building your robots.

Crump

22-03-2009, 10:38

i would like to thank 868 for picking such a low sead team (us)... obviously our record said we weren't quite up to par but i believe we showed what FIRST is all about.. this game cannot be won by any one team, it takes lots of teamwork, perseverance, and confidence to win anything in the FIRST community....

again.. thanks you 868 and 292 for the awesome alliance partners.. we'll cya in A-TOWN

i would also like to congratulate 829(DIGITAL GOATS!!) on their gracious professional award.. i don't think there was anybody more deserving.. in case anybody wants to know how close the goats and Kil-a-Bytes are... we had two matches where we played against each other and everytime we we both joking and laughing with the other team about 'dumping on them'.. so yes.. Goats.. you guys rock! cya at IRI!!

and the Kil-a-Bytes will see everybody who's going in Atlanta!!!

P.S.- for those who were wondering what we changed at Purdue.. we changed drivers and we perfected our traction.

P.S.S- and for those who are keeping track of us.. we've changed something on our robot every regional.. and yes.. there will be yet another change for Atlanta :D CYA THERE!!!

IndySam

22-03-2009, 11:44

What a great weekend, another fantastic regional put on by the BMR planning committee and the best crew in the business. Every regional should be run and officiated like this weekend.

Big congrats to winning alliance 868, 292, and 1024. Only way I could have been happier is if we won. Also congrats to the runners 45, 234 and 461. You guys were an amazing alliance, sorry I rooted against you guys but I had to root for the Indy teams and our old friends from Russiaville.

461, you guys are so deserving of a win. Thanks for letting us scout with you. I promise you will be on the top of my rooting list from now on until you get that win.

Congrats to 1529 for your first ever elimination appearance. The first of many to come.

1018, what a fantastic year for our old friends from the NW side. I love playing with you guys.

Congrats to the girls from 2360 for being an alliance captain for the first time and a great job picking your alliance partners. Few veterans could have picked so well.

Congrats to 45 on the Chairman's Award. It's well deserved. I know we wouldn't be the team we are without all of you help through the years.

Congrats to Ben for winning the Purdue scholarship.

Thanks to 1000 for picking us. When I first saw your robot I wasn't impressed but when you ran away from us like a scalded dog in practice my jaw dropped. Well done. And also a big thanks to 135 for being a great alliance partner. We came so close to being in the finals.

111 please come back to BMR every year, you guys raise the level of competition and make us all work harder.

Luke Pike

22-03-2009, 12:02

1501: Never got to ask what was up with the shooter, but you guys stay classy. I've never seen such an aura about a robot before... beautiful piece of work.

Thanks, Qbranch. During practice day, I discovered that the camera just couldn't keep up with the really fast robots, possibly because it was lower on the bot than others. Therefore most shots after that were manually controlled (by me). Also, our robot handles the game pieces slowly, which made us an ineffectual scorer. So instead, we adapted and used strategies that our robot was not designed to do to win matches, making the most of the scorers on the alliance and helping them to score big. Although this got us far, there was some amazing robots out there competing against us and even though we lost to them, we lost because they were better and not because we didn't try our hardest.

So thanks to all the teams that we played with, and also to the teams we competed against, for making it a great competition.

Also, 1501 won Imagery, correct? (Listed team--1510--wasn't there.)

Yes we did. That was one of the great takeaways from BMR, winning two awards, the imagery award and the safety award.

Dan2081

22-03-2009, 14:16

I gotta say gratz to the driver from killabytes. I dont remember his name but talk about best regional ever... (he won the regional AND the 15,000$ purdue scholarship!)

lenny8

22-03-2009, 14:49

so what was the highlight of the event?

rick.oliver

22-03-2009, 16:58

so what was the highlight of the event?

As a visitor on Saturday, there were a few bright spots. It was great to see so many of our IN friends who competed at Buckeye. I especially enjoyed watching 1747 (our Alliance Captain at Buckeye) team up with 1018 (the Alliance Captain of the Buckeye finalists). While it was unfortunate for 2360, it was even sweeter when our sister team from Kentucky, 554, was called in to play. Then, the three went on to win two matches against a very good number one alliance and advance.

I was also impressed with the strategy executed by 868, 292 and 1024 as they won the second Finals match and extended it to the rubber match. 45, 234 and 461 played great all trough the eliminations. Quite a finale.

Ryan Dognaux

22-03-2009, 17:26

Congratulations to 868, 292 and 1024 for winning the regional. Talk about a heck of a finale.

Also congrats to 234, 45, and 461 for playing some really great elimination matches.

45, you guys deserve the Chairman's Award so much. We were all ecstatic and will be pulling for you in Atlanta.

Thanks to 1741 and 2081 for picking us for the elimination rounds. I think Boilermaker showed just how relevant defense can be in this game.

I'd like to personally thank all the current and past Purdue FIRST members who came to this regional. It was a very special ten year anniversary weekend and shows exactly how your experiences in FIRST can continue at the college level. As was said during the awards ceremony, Purdue FIRST alone has impacted over 20,000 people since its inception.

It's a very rare thing found here in Indiana and I hope all of the students attending the regional look into Purdue University as an option for college after high school.

Bendavnel

22-03-2009, 18:54

I gotta say gratz to the driver from killabytes. I dont remember his name but talk about best regional ever... (he won the regional AND the 15,000$ purdue scholarship!)

Thanks dan. Yeah that was by far one of the best weekends of my life. I will definitely remember it for many years to come. I owe everything to my coaches, mentors, and teammates. Roboitcs has been pretty much the biggest part of my life throughout HS.

After the teams great success last season we had alot to prove this year. It wasnt as perfect as i had envisioned it at the first two regionals and even during qualifications at BMR but that all changed during what were by far the most exciting elimination matches i have ever expirenced. Im glad that we could pull out the win and qualify for Atlanta. What a way to go out as a senior.

Thanks to teams 45, 234, and 461 you guys were an amazing alliance and serious force to be reckoned with. You all have great robots and i cant wait to see all of you in Atlanta.

To teams 868 and 292. Thanks for letting us join you guys. It was seriously an amazing expirence for my team and for myself personally. I hope both of you are going to atlanta, i cant wait to see you guys again.

Finally to all of the other teams that attended BMR, and all of the volenteers and judges thanks for making it such an amazing experience. I can imagine all the hard work and dedication that it must have taken to pull of a regional like this and i cant wait untill next year when i can help in putting on this fantastic event.

Molten

22-03-2009, 19:40

One thing to note: 234 and 45 had many very tough matches to even get to the finals. Despite them being the teams that everyone was watching, they had many worthy adversaries. Also, I'm glad that 45 got their fan working. I heard that they were having troubles with it on practice day and it would have been disappointing had they not got it working.

Alan Anderson

22-03-2009, 20:49

Also, I'm glad that 45 got their fan working. I heard that they were having troubles with it on practice day and it would have been disappointing had they not got it working.

We never did figure out what was going on with that.

In several early matches, the robot took off and went forward at full speed with the propeller running for the entire autonomous period -- but the code doesn't have an option to do that! Then, for the rest of the match, everything worked except the propeller. After it had happened several times, the drive team brought the robot back to the pit with it still powered on, to see if we could do some diagnostics and figure out the cause of the problem. We did determine that the propeller safety sensor was working electrically but the software was reporting it always active, even when it was physically disconnected from the Digital Sidecar, but that didn't explain the incorrect autonomous mode. After a remote reboot of the robot controller from the Driver Station, all was normal, so we are confident it wasn't a hardware issue.

The stuck safety sensor lights a specific LED on our operator console, so it was possible for the drive team to watch for it and reset the robot before the start of a match (though it might have delayed things a little). Fortunately, it never seemed to happen again.

Taylor

22-03-2009, 21:29

so what was the highlight of the event?

For us, it was defensively holding the 45/234/461 powerhouse to its lowest score of the event (DC as well). At one point our driver had both 45 and 234 pinned in a corner for what seemed like 20 seconds. 2040 (Team Spirit winner) and 1327 (WFFA winner) made a great alliance with superb strategy - if it weren't for a couple unfortunate-for-us supercells, things would have been very different. It was an honor playing with you guys, and it was an honor to lose to the eventual finalists.

Hooray for an all-Indiana finals! The cities of Carmel, Russiaville, Indianapolis, Kokomo, and West Lafayette were well-represented. Other notable Indiana residents: Brant Bowen and David Kolberg, the Outstanding Volunteer and WFFA winner. With 45 winning the Chairman's, everybody BMR is sending to Atlanta is from the Hoosier (read: Boiler) state.

I had the pleasure of serving as a volunteer for the first time, as a queuer and pit announcer. Not only was I able to gain some insight as to how a real event runs (which may come in handy when it's time for CAGE Match 2009 - October 3rd, mark your calendars!), but I was able to see how mature and professional the teams were. We were ahead of schedule on Friday until the electrical mishap, and we not only made up several matches on Saturday morning, but finished on schedule as well! I don't care what the team numbers said, on Friday there were no rookies there.

Collin Fultz

23-03-2009, 11:38

I wonder if the field crew found their little golden memento from the Pitt. field crew yet?

I thought after SB 40 and SB 43 the Terrible Towels would be white with black stripes.

We were 8 matches behind on Saturday morning and ran 5:30 match times all day Saturday to only finish 25 minutes behind.

A big thanks goes to all of the teams at the competition for working with us through the trouble.

Contrats to everybody at the competition...it was a blast.

IndySam

23-03-2009, 11:46

I thought after SB 40 and SB 43 the Terrible Towels would be white with black stripes.

We were 8 matches behind on Saturday morning and ran 5:30 match times all day Saturday to only finish 25 minutes behind.

A big thanks goes to all of the teams at the competition for working with us through the trouble.

Contrats to everybody at the competition...it was a blast.

BTW Collin, I thought your Friday awards speech was great.

Chris Fultz

23-03-2009, 16:21

BTW Collin, I thought your Friday awards speech was great.

obviously good parenting* ;)

* absentee father, strong mother

EricH

23-03-2009, 21:58

Molten

23-03-2009, 22:11

Once again, Fantasy FIRST would like to know who won the Delphi Driving Tomorrow's Technology Award. Team 2393 (listed) did not attend, and not knowing who really won is holding up our scoring. If you know, please post here or in the Season Long Fantasy FIRST thread.

Can't really recall who won it myself to be honest. I think it started with an 8. I know thats not very helpful, but thats all I recall.

PS: not positive about that either

Ryan Dognaux

23-03-2009, 22:28

Might have been 868, but don't quote me on that.

I also forgot to mention how ecstatic our team was to win a judge's award for our efforts with PG^(RED). Please take a few seconds and go check out all the cool / funny robotics-related shirts at our online store: http://pg1646.spreadshirt.com
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efoote868

23-03-2009, 22:36

I'm a little jealous that I've graduated, and wasn't on the team when 868 finally won a regional.
I was there Saturday, with my little brother (2) and little sister (10). My parents tell me he's still talking about the robots. I think you have them hooked. :p

I have to say, what an amazing series of matches. Saturday was the only day in my college life that I've hesitated cheering Boiler Up! with the crowds, simply because I couldn't root against my old team. :ahh:

I know that 868 won some programming award, but I do not know which one. It was given out on Friday though.
When can I look forward to some videos?
-e.foote

EricH

23-03-2009, 22:39

I know that 868 won some programming award, but I do not know which one. It was given out on Friday though.
Innovation in Control is given out on Fridays; 868 won it.

Can anyone confirm 868 also winning Technology, or was it someone else?

Andy Baker

24-03-2009, 08:35

Can anyone confirm 868 also winning Technology, or was it someone else?

I believe that team 393, the Full Metal Jackets, won the Delphi Driving Tomorrow's Technology Award for their innovative steering design.

EricH

24-03-2009, 14:33

I believe that team 393, the Full Metal Jackets, won the Delphi Driving Tomorrow's Technology Award for their innovative steering design.
That makes sense, now. The winner was entered as 2393, which would be a simple mistype that wasn't caught. If it's 393, then that's much easier to understand.

Molten

24-03-2009, 14:37

Chris Fultz

24-03-2009, 14:43

234 was part of the alliance impacted by this.

The announcer counted down to go, and there was a delay before the clock started. The HP's started on the "go" instead of the clock.

The rule states that you go based on the clock for the start of the match and for the start of tele-operated.

We had a 10 point penalty for each moon rock that was touched.

Fireworks 234

24-03-2009, 14:45

Something I noticed: During one of the matches there was a confusion between starts. The bell sounded about 5 seconds before the autonomous started with the clock. A team(not sure which) had already scored like 4 moonrocks not realizing the clock problem. They ended up getting 40 points of penalties. Anyone else find this as bizarre? I know they shot before the official beginning, but isn't that a bit of a harsh penalty considering field problems?

Actually the one that I think you are talking about had a 30 pt penalty on one team 20 pt penalty on another team and 10 pt penalty on another (All of which were on the same alliance) And the other alliance had a 10 pt penalty. They said the reason was that they were supposed to be watching the clock for the start, not listening to the announcer.

IndySam

24-03-2009, 14:51

Something I noticed: During one of the matches there was a confusion between starts. The bell sounded about 5 seconds before the autonomous started with the clock. A team(not sure which) had already scored like 4 moonrocks not realizing the clock problem. They ended up getting 40 points of penalties. Anyone else find this as bizarre? I know they shot before the official beginning, but isn't that a bit of a harsh penalty considering field problems?

It was pointed out at one of the drivers meetings to not go on the sound of the announcer but to wait for the clock to start. Can't be more clear than that.

We lost a bunch of points in our first QF match because of the outpost specialist from another team did this. I think we ended up with a score of 8 :)

Al Skierkiewicz

24-03-2009, 15:03

Unfortunate rookie mistake as I remember.

Ryan Dognaux

24-03-2009, 15:04

Actually the one that I think you are talking about had a 30 pt penalty on one team 20 pt penalty on another team and 10 pt penalty on another (All of which were on the same alliance) And the other alliance had a 10 pt penalty. They said the reason was that they were supposed to be watching the clock for the start, not listening to the announcer.

We were definitely one of the teams in that match and it threw our human player for a loop. However, he knew from then on to follow the clock on the field and not what the announcer said or what field noises were made.

Yes, it's unfortunate, however it was mentioned at the driver's meeting and everyone should have known about it, especially by the elimination rounds.

laurenlacy

24-03-2009, 16:12

To all those who attended and volunteered at the 2009 BMR I just wanted to give a big THANK YOU! I was working in queuing so I had an opportunity to interact with members from all teams, and I truly think the Boilermaker Regional has one of the best groups of students and volunteers possible at a regional.

A few personal highlights...

Outstanding volunteer award--could not have gone to a more deserving candidate. Brant is a major asset both to the regional and to Purdue FIRST Programs.

Teams 45, 135, 292, 554, 829, 1646, 1747, and 2783 -- you guys were some of the funnest drive teams to talk to at the event. Your exuberance definitely made my queuing time 1000% more fun, thanks for talking to me :-)

Queuing Team -- What an AWESOME job guys! I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to work with you. You guys did your job with a cheerful attitude and we definitely managed to get the event running a lot smoother, even after the power outage on Saturday. Hands down some of the best people I've ever worked with.

Purdue FIRST Programs and WBI -- Thanks to all the PFP and WBI members past and present who came to this year's competition... it was great meeting many of you at the 10 years of WBI dinner, and to echo what Dognaux said... Purdue FIRST Programs has impacted more than 20,000 students throughout its existence! That's awesome! I am so proud to be a part of the organization.

and finally, Team 2783 and all of the other rookie teams! -- Being a rookie is not easy, and all of you pulled it off with grace and style. 2783 you were some of the nicest people to work with, I can't wait to see what you do in Atlanta. Take it by storm!

THANKS to everyone who came, I can't wait for next year!

Molten

24-03-2009, 16:28

It was pointed out at one of the drivers meetings to not go on the sound of the announcer but to wait for the clock to start. Can't be more clear than that.

Yeah, I suppose. But then I wonder, why have the announcer count down?

Taylor

24-03-2009, 16:49

Yeah, I suppose. But then I wonder, why have the announcer count down?

Why have an announcer at all?

To bring in the spectators. The naming of all the teams before the matches, the 3-2-1-GO, the play-by-play, all that is to create an exciting atmosphere that may be enjoyed by FIRST novices and veterans alike.

Ryan Dognaux

24-03-2009, 17:43

Yeah, I suppose. But then I wonder, why have the announcer count down?

Emcee's are there to introduce the team numbers on each alliance and generally hype up the event. Also, they alert the drivers and audience that the match is about to begin. If the matches just began on their own, well, I'd think we'd have even more penalties happening.

Game announcers are there for play-by-play purposes, also hyping up the event. Matches would be much more boring to the outside spectators if there was no play-by-play taking place.

I would hope no one would take either of these volunteer positions lightly, they're some of the most difficult and exhausting ones at a competition.

Molten

24-03-2009, 21:46

No, I mean nothing against any of the volunteers. No volunteers=no regional. I understand all of their importance. But couldn't we have a recorded countdown instead of the current sound to ensure that the beginning lines up? Not really complaining, just seems like something that could be avoided.

MGoelz

25-03-2009, 15:33

I just want to congratulate the winning alliance of 1024, 868, and 292. Thank you for the great competition and some really exciting matches!

Also great job to the TechnoKats on winning Chairman's. You deserve it! And thank you for once again asking us to join you on your alliance. Thank you to 461 for joining us as well. We loved working with all of you from 45 and 461.

Thank you to the planning committee, the volunteers, the refs, and the judges for making it a great regional, despite the power issue on Friday. :)