2009 IRI- Who has applied?

[Kyle Love]

<This is an unofficial thread>

So, who all has applied for the 2009 Indiana Robotics Invitational?

Team 1646 Boiler Precision Guessworks have!

[Chris Fultz]

234 has submitted.

:)

[Joe Reel]

PantherTech, team #292 has applied.

[Matt_Kaplan1902]

1902 has just submitted.

[Travis Hoffman]

Someone please post when they receive their email acknowledging receipt of application.

(I printscreened the "Thank you for your submission!" screen, just in case. :cool: )


EDIT - we received it.

[Kyle Love]

I recieved an email stating "Thank you for applying for the 2009 IRI. You will soon be contacted on your status of your application" about 2 minutes after I clicked submit.

[arnaldo]

1649 has applied.

[WRENCHMOM]

1625 Winnovation has enthusiastically applied!:D

[IndySam]

829 has applied!

[ATannahill]

so far we have:

234
292
829
1625
1646
1649
1902

[Ben Martin]

1747 will, if we haven't already

[Mark Holschuh]

Team 2194, Fondy Fire, has respectfully submitted, and is ready to fire up this competition!

[Jetweb]

179 just threw our name into the hat

[The Lucas]

MOE applied.

[cnepo]

868 applied today! yay!

Super excited!:)

[Lowfategg]

2753 applied,

Have to see if we get accepted. :D

[Jacob Paikoff]

Krunch applied

[mrs. p]

PINK did too

[Neal G]

217 has also applied, and I believe Paul will be MCing again.

[Ice Berg]

Team 694 has just applied!

Now we wait...

[Barak Shelef]

2230 would have loved to apply, but it's hard getting half way around the globe more than once a year for the championship, anyways :P good luck everyone... So far from the list my money's on x-bacon and swamp... they had great robots on Galileo this year :P

[ATannahill]

79 179 217 233 234 292 365 694 829 868 1625 1646 1649 1747 1902 2194 2753

[Craig Roys]

1718 applied last night...here's hoping we make it this year!

[Adam Freeman]

HOT's application has been submitted!

[SamC]

330 Has submitted.

[Brad Voracek]

399 has applied.

It will be our first time... =)

[Josh Fox]

I'm not entirely sure if we've applied yet, but if not Team RUSH will be.

I can't wait for this year. After ending up in last place place in 2007 (72 out of 72) with many robot failures, to making the semi-finals after beating 217 and 71 in the quarters I can't imagine what's going to happen this year.

[HighLife]

245 Applied.

[Ricky Q.]

After a one year absence, 269 has applied and looks to get back in the IRI mix.

[Kevin Kolodziej]

1675 has applied and is ready to deliver!

And I REALLY want to play in the mentor tournament =)

[ShotgunNinja]

Team 2970 has applied.

(Now to tell the mentors... :o )

EDIT: Wow, a lot of good teams that I remember from Nationals going as well. If we are accepted, then there's going to be a lot to talk about. See you if I see you!

[ketaki_shashank]

1124 is applying for the first time!

[J SMITH]

1024 has submitted.:)

[Andy Baker]

45 has applied.

[nahstobor]

612's in the hat.

[Cory]

Team 254 has applied.

[CSideris28]

1155 has submitted our first ever IRI application. :)

[Dan2081]

2081 is putting in our first app ever:)
wish us luck

[AndyB]

171 has applied.

[David Brinza]

980 has applied.

[Chris is me]

1714 has applied, though we weren't in the last big list of numbers ?

[Chris Fultz]

1714 has applied, though we weren't in the last big list of numbers ?

That big list of numbers is just a compilation of who is posting here in this thread.

We will not post a list of who has applied - only an invitation list and wait list.

[Jon Jack]

Team 1538 just applied for the first time...

[ShortBang]

2199 applied. Hopefully well make it, even though we didn't qualify for nationals. Hopefuly a 19-8-0 record, a semi and finalist finish, and an Industrial Design award throws some weight in the consideration.

If not, some of us are thinking of making a road to watch and admire anyway.

[David Kelly]

NOTE TO ALL: Multiple submissions do not improve your chances of getting accepted. Please do not submit multiple times. Thanks. :)

[Wetzel]

1884 is polishing our submission.

[lady lighting]

68 will be their too!!
c u all there!:)

[Libby K]

1923 has applied but has not yet received an email confirming our submission.

[Ice Berg]

1923 has applied but has not yet received an email confirming our submission.

It may have been marked as spam. I have gmail, and it thought it was spam.

[Matt382]

Team 1816 "The Green Machine" has applied.

[Taylor]

1529 has applied.

[Libby K]

It may have been marked as spam. I have gmail, and it thought it was spam.

Yup- Gmail caught the IRI email address as spam- let that be an FYI to all those who submitted with a gmail address as contact info! :) I've made sure it's now marked as "Not Spam". Wouldn't want to miss anything.

[Ralph Lambert]

Team 1094, the River City Robots Channel Cats, and Fish Boy have registered.

[Mike Martus]

47 Applied.

[Karin1649]

1649 has Applied! :D

[KHall]

OK. As of the time/date of this posting, here's what I've got from going through this thread:

:) 45 Teams have applied
They are team #'s - 27, 45, 47, 67, 68, 79, 92, 171, 179, 217, 233, 234, 245, 254, 269, 330, 365, 399, 694, 714, 829, 868, 890, 1024, 1094, 1124, 1155, 1529, 1538, 1625, 1646, 1646, 1649, 1675, 1718, 1747, 1816, 1884, 1902, 1923, 2081, 2194, 2199, 2753, 2970

Some interesting factoids:
Farthest distance (approx. mileage) Team #1884 (London) - 3981 miles
Followed by the California teams - #254 (1941 miles); #330 (1822 miles); #890 (1812 miles); #399 (1789 miles); #1538 (1787 miles).
Next are the Florida teams - #179 (954 miles); #233 (852 miles); #70 (827 miles); #1902 & #1649 (826 miles).

So far there are: 5 teams from CA; 1 from CT; 1 from DE; 5 from FL; 2 from IL; 10 from IN; 1 from the UK; 1 from MD; 7 from MI; 1 from MN; 1 from MO; 2 from NJ; 2 from NY; and 6 from WI.

:ahh: WOW!!

Good Luck to everyone on receiving an invitation and a special GOOD LUCK to the IRI decision making committee!
:eek: :confused: Who to choose?

[Greg Needel]

2775 has applied.

[Andy Baker]

As of May 4th (around noon), here is an official list of teams who have applied thus far:

16
27
33
45
47
48
67
68
71
79
101
107
111
141
171
179
233
234
245
254
269
292
330
341
365
393
399
447
461
469
503
537
612
694
829
830
832
868
876
888
910
980
1000
1024
1038
1094
1108
1114
1155
1327
1501
1503
1529
1538
1625
1646
1649
1675
1714
1718
1720
1730
1732
1739
1741
1747
1760
1816
1902
1923
1985
2039
2056
2081
2194
2199
2265
2338
2387
2474
2753
2775
2826
2834
2851
2970
3006

I believe that is a total of 87 teams. If your team is not on this list, and you think that you have registered, you need to apply again OR send an email to "pc AT indianaroboticsinvitational.org".

Thank you,
Andy B.

[Chris is me]

2826

Oh man. I'm excited. Repeat of 10,000 Lakes anyone ?_?

What would be REALLY cool is (hoping all of the relevant teams qualify) a totally random qualification match comes up with 1714 / 2826 / Someone versus 2970 / 79 / Someone. Minnesota Double Regional Winner Faceoff!

[Aren_Hill]

come on 217 where ya at your not on andys official list, you know you wanna sign up
/bad pun/ or are you chicken?:D /bad pun/

(and yes i do see the post on the first page, i just had to get a dumb joke out of the system lol)

[Wetzel]

1884 has now submitted. Still looking for all the money to make the trip, have some hope it can get knocked loose. LON-IND flights are not cheap! You think we can take the robot as a carry on? :yikes:

Wetzel

[IndySam]

I love seeing all the rookie teams that have applied. Great job guys.

[Paul Copioli]

We just applied. I was at the Vex World Championship and just got back home to have a chance to apply.

[SentientCitrus]

SparX has applied! Looking forward to what should be an excellent competition again this year.

[The Lucas]

Oddly, not a single team from the Newton finals
1507 121 177 vs 1918 85 135

I would expect that would change when atleast the Indiana team,135 (finalist), applies ;)

[Tottanka]

148, 968, 121 and 987 haven't applied?
i wanted to see them at IRI...

[sgreco]

148, 968, 121 and 987 haven't applied?
i wanted to see them at IRI...

I definitely agree. I'd want to see 1717 and 1771 too.

[Jimmy Nichols]

1038 has applied! Looking forward to getting together with all of our friends and making new ones.

[Mrpresident1776]

Oddly, not a single team from the Newton finals
1507 121 177 vs 1918 85 135

I would expect that would change when atleast the Indiana team,135 (finalist), applies ;)

1507 will apply today after school! I hope we make it!

[cmwilson13]

1771 has applied this will be our first time we can't wait:)

[TD78]

148, 968, 121 and 987 haven't applied?
i wanted to see them at IRI...

Oh, we would love to apply, but it's just not in the cards for this year...

Hopefully next year!

[Jared Russell]

What an incredible list of teams! I don't envy the task that Andy and Chris have before them...

[Rob Colatutto]

Team 1622 has also applied for the IRI. This would be the teams first time submitting for entry.

[AdamHeard]

I definitely agree. I'd want to see 1717 and 1771 too.

I'd love to see 1717 there too, but the odds are slim with the way their program is run (new group of students every year).

[Cory]

968 will not be applying.

987 said they probably wouldn't be applying either, but that was a month or two ago.

[Andy Baker]

Those who have applied...

16
27
33
39
45
47
48
67
68
71
79
101
107
111
116
135
141
171
179
217
233
234
245
254
269
292
330
341
365
393
399
447
461
469
503
537
612
694
829
830
832
868
876
888
910
973
980
1000
1024
1038
1094
1108
1114
1126
1155
1327
1501
1503
1529
1538
1622
1625
1646
1649
1675
1714
1718
1720
1730
1732
1739
1741
1747
1760
1771
1816
1884
1902
1923
1985
2039
2056
2081
2194
2199
2265
2338
2387
2474
2753
2775
2826
2834
2851
2970
3006

... puts us at 96 teams.

According to Fultz's IRI white paper, invites will go out May 12th (one week from today). I think that we had 102 applications in '07 and 97 apps in '08. We may set a new high mark this year.

Thanks to all.

Andy B.

[thefro526]

816 just submitted their app. =D

[ebmonon36]

1018 has applied.

[Chris Fultz]

Those who have applied...
... puts us at 96 teams.
Andy B.

unofficially, i have 104 applications in my mailbox (might be a few duplicates)..

[Billfred]

Oh, we would love to apply, but it's just not in the cards for this year...

Hopefully next year!
I know the feeling--we've decided to pass as well. (No money budgeted, plus no school representative, the lion's share of our kids off doing other things...)

Next year, though, I will renew the push to bring some chicken up to balance out the pork. ;)

[dwaynetrip3119]

I know the feeling--we've decided to pass as well. (No money budgeted, plus no school representative, the lion's share of our kids off doing other things...)

Next year, though, I will renew the push to bring some chicken up to balance out the pork. ;)
It was possible for your team to raise the money. All it takes is a team effort. Fundraising was our main method of raising money since we only had one sponsor at that time. Too bad we didn't raise enough for ATL but it could have worked for your team.

[Taylor]

I count 20 Indiana teams. That means we're missing 10. As state hosts, I believe we need a perfect 30/30 attending to welcome our out-of-state (and country) brethren and sistren(?).

[dwaynetrip3119]

do indiana teams get a automatic invite if they apply?

[IndySam]

do indiana teams get a automatic invite if they apply?

not any more.

[Taylor]

do indiana teams get a automatic invite if they apply?

The Early Career teams do!

Seriously, the methods the IRI staff use to decide who to invite and who not to invite is a closely guarded secret, and it often changes year-to-year.

[David Kelly]

If anybody tried to register for IRI this morning, you may have received a message saying not more applications will be accepted. This was a mistake. I had inadvertantly put the incorrect time to close the form. Registration will close today at 6:00pm. Please don't wait until the last minute to sign up! Email us at pc [at] indianaroboticsinvitational.org if you have any probmems.

Thanks,
-DK

[dwaynetrip3119]

this afternoon could you update the teams that applied?

[Andy Baker]

this afternoon could you update the teams that applied?


Sure!

Here is the list of applied teams, as of yesterday (May 7th):

16
27
33
39
45
47
48
67
68
71
79
101
107
111
116
135
141
148
171
179
217
222
233
234
245
254
269
292
330
341
365
393
399
447
461
469
494
503
537
612
694
816
829
830
832
868
876
888
910
973
980
1000
1002
1008
1018
1024
1038
1094
1108
1114
1126
1155
1327
1501
1503
1507
1529
1538
1622
1625
1646
1649
1675
1714
1718
1720
1730
1732
1739
1741
1747
1760
1771
1816
1884
1902
1923
1985
2039
2056
2081
2194
2197
2199
2265
2338
2387
2474
2753
2775
2826
2834
2851
2970
3006
3119

That makes 106 teams. I think that one or two more have applied this morning, but my latest info is from last night (Thursday).

Andy

[Chris is me]

Man, this anticipation is killing me. A weekend until they announce the 72 teams and I won't have classwork to distract me!

(not like it's ever suceeded at distracting me from robotics but I digress)

Is anyone dreaming up any giant mods for IRI? I've got some new strategies and possibly some code changes in mind for our team, but nothing structural, yet. I'm dreaming of a corner load autonomous to throw 4 more balls into our feeder, and if my measurements are right (they're not) an empty cell loader in the front.

[Akash Rastogi]

816, 1771, 2753...

I <3 you guys for applying. :D

[Greg Needel]

Is anyone dreaming up any giant mods for IRI?




2775 is converting our practice bot to a co-axial swerve drive. Based on testing at our site and pending acceptance to IRI, we will decide which one to bring.

[sdcantrell56]

If we get in I think we're planning on making the drivetrain faster, and increasing the firing rate even more.

[Collin Fultz]

Sure!

Here is the list of applied teams, as of yesterday (May 7th):

...



Of that list only 56 of those teams were on the initial invite list last year. I'm not sure of those who were on the wait list ended up coming.

[Akash Rastogi]

If we get in I think we're planning on making the drivetrain faster, and increasing the firing rate even more.

You mean....

If we get in I think we're planning on taking Akash with us because he's the coolest and can fit inside the robot.

[Meredith Novak]

2775 is converting our practice bot to a co-axial swerve drive. Based on testing at our site and pending acceptance to IRI, we will decide which one to bring.

So you weren't kidding when you said there was not much to do in Jackson...let us know when you start running "simulation mode."

-

[dwaynetrip3119]

im so nervous!!!! only a few days to go to they announce. If we do get invited though, I hope that we go with a design that was idealized by a close friend of 3119.

[sdcantrell56]

You mean....

Of course I meant sneak Akash to Indiana with us.

[dwaynetrip3119]

what time exactly will the teams be announced?

[Chris is me]

The IRI website says invitations will be sent on May 12.

[MissDaisyGirl]

I'm excited to find out!!

[Taylor]

what time exactly will the teams be announced?

Exactly when AB and CF get around to it on May 12th.
(they're a bit more dependable than Billfred with his caption contest)

[dwaynetrip3119]

I hope its in the morning lol.

[Chris is me]

It would be really cool if it was 12:01 Indiana time (1 hour!) but somehow I doubt that. I'll be stalking CD to see if we get in, maybe it'll make up for the final I have tomorrow morning if we do.

[Chris Fultz]

Everything should be posted before noon on 12 May.

[Mrpresident1776]

If we get in I think we're planning on making the drivetrain faster, and increasing the firing rate even more.

1507 did this with our drivetrain. We swapped a pair of sprockets out for slightly larger ones (25%) and it really helped.Highly recommended!

[dwaynetrip3119]

AHHHHHHH!!!!!! WE MADE IT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chris is me]

^_^ ^_^ ^_^

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Okay now what's the fastest way to send money to Indiana? ^_^

Congratulations to all of the great Wisconsin teams who made it in! Let's go!

[Andy Baker]

Here is what is being sent out to the teams:

------------------------------------------

We have invited 82 teams to the 2009 Indiana Robotics Invitational. Below are the teams, in team number order. Please doublecheck the list for your team number. The first 72 teams to complete the registration process and send payment will be accepted. The IRI invitation acceptance form will be avalable online at 11:59pm on May 12. If there are several invitation acceptances completed on the same day, the field may be expanded slightly above 72.

Please mail your check to: **Note this is a different name than 2008**

Indiana Robotics Invitational
Attn: Lloyd Gough
Perry Meridian High School
401 West Meridian School Road
Indianapolis, IN 46217

Checks should made payable to Perry Meridian High School
Credit cards will NOT be accepted

16 Bomb Squad
27 Team RUSH
33 Killer Bees
39 The 39th Aero Squadron
45 TechnoKats
47 Chief Delphi
48 Delphi E.L.I.T.E.
67 Heroes of Tomorrow
68 Truck Town Thunder
70 More Martians
71 Team Hammond
79 Krunch
101 Striker
107 Team R.O.B.O.T.I.C.S
111 Wildstang
116 Epsilon Delta
118 The Robonauts
135 Black Knights
148 Robowranglers
179 Children of the Swamp
217 ThunderChickens
222 Tigertrons
233 The Pink Team
234 Cyber Blue
245 Adambots
254 The Cheesy Poofs
269 CooneyTech Robotics
292 PantherTech
330 Beach Bots
341 Miss Daisy
365 Miracle Workerz/MOE
393 Full Metal Jackets
399 Eagle Robotics
447 Team Roboto
461 Westside Boiler Invasion
469 Las Guerrillas
503 Frog Force
829 The Digital Goats
830 Rat Pack
832 Chimera
868 TechHOUNDS
888 Robotiators
910 The Foley Freeze
973 Greyhound Robotics
980 ThunderBots
1000 Cybearcats
1008 Team Lugnut
1018 RoboDevils
1024 Kil-A-Bytes
1038 Thunderhawks
1108 Panther Robotics
1114 Simbotics
1155 Sciborgs
1327 SBotz
1501 Team THRUST
1503 Spartonics
1507 Warlocks
1529 CyberCards
1538 The Holy Cows
1622 Team Spyder
1625 Winnovation
1646 Boiler Precision Guessworks
1649 EMS
1675 Ultimate Protection Squad
1714 More Robotics
1720 PhyXTGears
1741 Red Alert Robotics
1747 HBR
1760 Robo-Titans
1771 North Gwinnett Robotics
1884 The Griffins
1902 Exploding Bacon
1923 The MidKnight Inventors
2039 Rockford Robotics
2056 OP Robotics
2194 Fondy Fire
2199 Robo-Lions
2753 Team Overdrive
2775 Liberty-DeWALT Robotics
2826 Wave Robotics
2970 eSchool eBots
3119 The Rockets


Please contact us if you have any questions at pc-at-indianaroboticsinvitational.org.


Thank you,
IRI Planning Committee

[robodude03]

All right, we made it in! I am really looking forward to this since this will be our first time.

[Libby K]

1923 is looking forward to the IRI. I've gone, personally, every year, but this is the first time for the team. Can't wait! :)

[Magnechu]

Predictions, go. :P

[johnr]

Fun,fun and more fun

[Magnechu]

1) 1625 67 217 1714
2) 111 1114 45 1024
3) 234 2753 68 179
4) 148 254 222 233
5) 71 399 2056 503
6) 1771 973 33 1902
7) 118 16 27 2775
8) 1155 2970 365 330


I know I missed some good teams but I did this quick. If I have time I'll do a more in depth predicition.

Winnovation seeds first and selects the clear two best teams in Lunacy, HOT and Thunderchickens. Fellow champion Wildstang moves up to #2 (Chickens were #2 originally) and selects Simboticss and Technokats: a good defense and offense mix. These two alliances go to three matches in every single playoff match, but meet in the finals, with the #2 alliance winning by 20 points in match 3.

:P this is fun

[Jared Russell]

What a field.

[Adama]

I have been waiting for three years for my team to be on this list.:yikes: It should be an awesome experience.:)

[JaneYoung]

AHHHHHHH!!!!!! WE MADE IT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to your team, Dwayne. It has been fun but also knuckle-biting, reading your excited and anxious posts. Good luck at IRI!

Jane

[smurfgirl]

Wow, what an unbelievable list! I'm excited for my first IRI... too bad my team won't be coming with me since we didn't make the cut. :( There's always next year I guess.

[Travis Hoffman]

Although the information is usually duplicated on the IRI website, a reminder to all invitees to check your spam email filters for IRI communications - our invite email was devoured by my work spam filter. :yikes:

[dwaynetrip3119]

Congratulations to your team, Dwayne. It has been fun but also knuckle-biting, reading your excited and anxious posts. Good luck at IRI!

Jane
Thanks! Ive been sitting here in class just waiting for the announcement. Since we were not able to pay for atl in time, we really wanted to compete at IRI to really show what we are made of and show how gracious our team is toward others and more. I gave it all i had in that application and it turned out to be a winner!!

[Aren_Hill]

1) 1625 67 217 1714


The alliance selection is 1-8,1-8 not 1,1 2,2 3,3 4,4 5,5 6,6 7,7 8,8 lol
I mean id absolutely love to be with 217 and 67 but im doubting itll happen

ya never know though...

[Chris is me]

1) 1625 67 217 1714


Not going to happen but this made me smile just thinking about it. I wanna be along for THAT ride.

[Adam Freeman]

I want to confirm the acceptance form will be available tonight @ 11:59pm, not this afternoon at 11:59am....correct.

[Chris is me]

1) 111 67 1771 179
2) 217 1625 68 222
3) 1114 148 1714 233 (optimistic placement of own team required ^_^)
4) 2753 2970 2826 2775 (ROOKIE ALLIANCE)
5) 234 71 2056 503
6) 45 399 1902 27
7) 118 973 33 330
8) 1155 254 365 16



Since I don't know enough (yet!) about all 82 teams to make my own prediction I modified this somewhat. I'll have a proper prediction (as well as a scouting book with every team there in it) sometime in a few weeks.

[MattB703]

..... afternoon at 11:59am....correct.

????

isn't that still morning?

[Steve Ketron]

Although I see a lot of top notch teams in the eliminations, I would find it hard to believe that 910 would not be picked if not one of the alliance captains.

[Kyle Love]

I want to confirm the acceptance form will be available tonight @ 11:59pm, not this afternoon at 11:59am....correct.

Correct. 11:59 PM on May 12th.

[Taylor]

Fearless prediction for IRI: 45-234-1024 will be an elimination alliance.

[Magnechu]

Ah :P My fault. Will do a revised predictions list(s) later then. Haha, silly me.

[dwaynetrip3119]

just wondering....can a rookie team participating in the competition also participate in the early career challenge?

[David Brinza]

just wondering....can a rookie team participating in the competition also participate in the early career challenge?
From the IRI website (http://indianaroboticsinvitational.org/2009/?page_id=36): Early Career / Pre-Rookie Teams are not part of the 72 Team IRI field of teams.

It seems likely that a rookie team competing in the field of 72 will be excluded from participating in the Early Career Challenge.

[XaulZan11]

Although I'm disapointed we didn't make it, I feel a little better when looking at some of the other teams that were not invited. When you have two teams playing Saturday afternoon at the Championship, the top pick at one of the tougher regionals, and many finalist and semifinalists, not get invited, you know you have a strong field of teams. I'm glad I'm not in the position of choosing which teams to invite.

Anyway, my prediction (or teams I would like to see win) is 111-68-469-910.

[David Kelly]

I want to confirm the acceptance form will be available tonight @ 11:59pm, not this afternoon at 11:59am....correct.


It's this evening because I haven't made the registration page yet. :yikes:

[robodude03]

What a field.

LOL you're telling me.

[EricH]

Looks like CA gets a strong presence (8 West Coast teams, 7 of which are CA) this year. A few years ago for dodgeball you guys were complaining that the "West" was all "Midwest". Now, do you still have the Poof balls, so you can really have an East vs. West matchup?:D

This is probably the strongest showing that the West Coast has yet sent to IRI.

[Cory]

What is the timing of "sent payment". Is it date received, or date postmarked?

[Matt382]

Although I'm disapointed we didn't make it, I feel a little better when looking at some of the other teams that were not invited. When you have two teams playing Saturday afternoon at the Championship, the top pick at one of the tougher regionals, and many finalist and semifinalists, not get invited, you know you have a strong field of teams. I'm glad I'm not in the position of choosing which teams to invite.

Anyway, my prediction (or teams I would like to see win) is 111-68-469-910.

We are also dissapointed we didn't make the cut after a great performance at North Star, even though it wasn't one of the tougher regionals. Good luck to all the teams! (especially 2970 and 79, great job in MN!)

[AndyB]

I was pretty shocked at 1816's missing of the cut as well. You guys, along with Krunch and eBots were among the best at Northstar.

[Brad Voracek]

11:59 pm...


Which timezone... ? =p

[dabeast13]

I see you guys making out all these alliance predictions and i find myself wondering why you left team 79 out of the elimination teams. I would find it strange indeed if they weren't chosen at IRI. Team 2970 is really looking forward to IRI. This should be one heck of a competition!!!

[Akash Rastogi]

I see you guys making out all these alliance predictions and i find myself wondering why you left team 79 out of the elimination teams. I would find it strange indeed if they weren't chosen at IRI. Team 2970 is really looking forward to IRI. This should be one heck of a competition!!!

Look at the team list again please. IRI is one place where extremely competent teams get left out. That's the way this field works. Either you fit into a strategy or you don't. There's also plenty of teams who applied and didn't get in when they could be argued to replace some on the list. Its just tough.

By the way, I so wish 968 could've applied and gone :(

[Pat Fairbank]

11:59 pm...


Which timezone... ? =p
It's up as of now... so UTC-2? :)

[JaneYoung]

I think if you were to put a pin in the map for each of the teams that have been listed, you would allow yourself to see a broader view. If you step back away from the actual robot competition possibilities and look at some of these teams such as the Hall of Fame teams that have been extended invitations, you will see a broader picture still. If you look at some of the mentors that support and have continued to support these teams, you have an increasingly broader picture. I'm sure if you could read the essay submissions, they would offer insight to the growth and development of each of these teams, casting a brighter light and illuminating the solid opportunities that await everyone who participates, who watches, and who learns from the IRI 2009 event.

The event planners go to great lengths to provide a well-rounded event, including the opportunities for the newly forming teams. They also value and support the very real importance of giving back, of charity, of doing what you can to improve circumstances.

Making predictions is a great deal of fun and I'm sure teams are over the moon with that aspect of the IRI event, but there is so much more to this competition. I think it was planned to be that way. I also think it was very very difficult for the selection committee to make the final cuts, leaving teams off. These folks have bigger hearts than most. I think they grow them that way in Indiana.

Just an .02. :)

[Jon Jack]

Our check is in the mail (next day delivery) and we've formally accepted our invitation!

[EricH]

By the way, I so wish 968 could've applied and gone :(
Psst... Don't tell anyone, but Devastator, their twin, is coming, or rather, on the list.

[Akash Rastogi]

Psst... Don't tell anyone, but Devastator, their twin, is coming, or rather, on the list.

Yea yea, I know.. but still....

After their season being cut short, I'd love to see 968 take the win at IRI.

=/

[OZ_341]

Assuming that a team has accepted the invitation on time to be in the first 72 teams completing the process, when would you be notiifed that you are officially on the list?
I saw from the registration info that the acceptance phase ends on May 22nd and that the list is frozen in July, but it does not say when you will be notified of your final status.

I just don't want to tell the kids we are in and then be wrong.

Thanks in advance to anyone answering this question. :)

[Chris is me]

Man, I was going to wait until our team meeting tonight to get the information to fill out the acceptance form, but I'm super nervous that by waiting 18 hours all of the spots will be taken :(. What's a troubled IRI rookie to do?

[Cory]

Man, I was going to wait until our team meeting tonight to get the information to fill out the acceptance form, but I'm super nervous that by waiting 18 hours all of the spots will be taken :(. What's a troubled IRI rookie to do?

The thing that really matters is when your check gets in. Accepting the form right now doesn't get you into the top 72-it's only half the equation.

[Jimmy Nichols]

Our check is in the mail (next day delivery) and we've formally accepted our invitation!

ditto

[Chris Fultz]

to answer a few questions -

1. it is postmark date and time.

2. you cannot do the early career and IRI comp both

[Travis Hoffman]

48 has accepted, and payment is on its way. FedEx Priority Overnight.

Since I was one of the "early adopters", I want to make sure - did anyone who filled out the form after 11:59 receive any email response other than "Thank you for your submission! Please contact us for any questions"?

[Jimmy Nichols]

48 has accepted, and payment is on its way. FedEx Priority Overnight.

Since I was one of the "early adopters", I want to make sure - did anyone who filled out the form after 11:59 receive any email response other than "Thank you for your submission! Please contact us for any questions"?





That was the response I received this morning when I submitted at ~4:45AM.

I dropped it regular mail, hope it gets there in time.

[wendymom]

Application complete and check sent overnight as of 11:30am. Cant wait!!!!

[Chris is me]

48 has accepted, and payment is on its way. FedEx Priority Overnight.

I hate to say it, but previous posts indicate they're going by postmark rather than date of receipt.

to answer a few questions -

1. it is postmark date and time.

[The Lucas]

Sure!

Here is the list of applied teams, as of yesterday (May 7th):

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.
.

68
71
79
101
107
111
116
135
141
148
171
179
217
222
233
234
245
254
269
292
330
341
365
393
399
447
461
469
494


Here is what is being sent out to the teams:

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We have invited 82 teams to the 2009 Indiana Robotics Invitational. Below are the teams, in team number order.

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.
.

70 More Martians
71 Team Hammond
79 Krunch
101 Striker
107 Team R.O.B.O.T.I.C.S
111 Wildstang
116 Epsilon Delta
118 The Robonauts
135 Black Knights
148 Robowranglers
179 Children of the Swamp
217 ThunderChickens
222 Tigertrons
233 The Pink Team
234 Cyber Blue
245 Adambots
254 The Cheesy Poofs
269 CooneyTech Robotics
292 PantherTech
330 Beach Bots
341 Miss Daisy
365 Miracle Workerz/MOE
393 Full Metal Jackets
399 Eagle Robotics
447 Team Roboto
461 Westside Boiler Invasion
469 Las Guerrillas
503 Frog Force


Psst... Don't tell anyone, but Devastator, their twin, is coming, or rather, on the list.

Speaking of twins any idea what happened with the Martian Twins?

In the first post quoted 494 applied but not 70 as of May 7th. In the invitation post, 70 is invited but not 494. 70 was the more accomplished twin in terms of FiM points but obviously they have the same robot and both teams were at IRI 08.

I am wondering:
A. Did both teams apply? (seems likely)
B. Is this a trend where IRI is getting more selective and can't take both twin robots of the collaborating teams? (not necessarily a bad thing, as Jane says, IRI covers a broad scope of FIRST)

[Libby K]

1923 filled out the acceptance form at midnight, and according to UPS our check should be in tomorrow morning at 10:30. :)

As excited as I am for competition, the emotion running through my head is pride. I'm extremely proud of the students on 1923 (as captain, and the one who does all the organizational work, I'm referred to more often as 'team mommy' than a student) for all the hard work they put in this season. I hope the mentors, teachers, and students on all the other invited teams are just as proud to be recognized for their efforts. Y'all did it! Congratulations.

[Stu Bloom]

Payment hand delivered first thing this morning ... :D

[dwaynetrip3119]

Wow so many teams have already sent their payment. I really hope that my administrator can pay in time. I put so much into this not for my team to go.

[robodude03]

1923 filled out the acceptance form at midnight, and according to UPS our check should be in tomorrow morning at 10:30. :)

As excited as I am for competition, the emotion running through my head is pride. I'm extremely proud of the students on 1923 (as captain, and the one who does all the organizational work, I'm referred to more often as 'team mommy' than a student) for all the hard work they put in this season. I hope the mentors, teachers, and students on all the other invited teams are just as proud to be recognized for their efforts. Y'all did it! Congratulations.

I have to say that I am in the same boat as you. This is one of our most successful years of competition in this program. Getting invited to IRI is just the cherry on top, a very big cherry :P Needless to say I am proud of our team's efforts this year and as you mentioned I am sure many others are proud of their respective teams. Ditto on the congrats!

[AdamHeard]

I hate to say it, but previous posts indicate they're going by postmark rather than date of receipt.

It's still worth it for reliability and tracking sake.

[Chris Fultz]

Assuming that a team has accepted the invitation on time to be in the first 72 teams completing the process, when would you be notiifed that you are officially on the list?


We will post an update of teams that are fully registered on Monday night (18th).

[Ralph Lambert]

Team 1094, the River City Robots Channel Cats, and Fish Boy are disappointed about not making the cut this year. We really enjoyed the competition for the last three years. There is always next year.

There are some awsome teams and robots on the list. Good luck to all!

[Tom Bishop]

832 put in our acceptance at about 1:20am on the 12th and our check is going overnight today. Hopefully it will get there in time:cool:

[ShotgunNinja]

Wow so many teams have already sent their payment. I really hope that my administrator can pay in time. I put so much into this not for my team to go.

Hey, how many teams have put in payment? I really don't want 2970 to be kicked off the list either...

[Chris Fultz]

As of noon today, we have confirmation and full registration completed for the 56 teams listed below. If you think you are complete, and not listed here, please send an email to: pc@indianaroboticsinvitational.org with details.


1 16 Bomb Squad
2 33 Killer Bees
3 45 TechnoKats
4 47 Chief Delphi
5 48 Delphi E.L.I.T.E.
6 68 Truck Town Thunder
7 70 More Martians
8 71 Team Hammond
9 79 Krunch
10 107 Team R.O.B.O.T.I.C.S
11 148 Robowranglers
12 217 ThunderChickens
13 234 Cyber Blue
14 245 Adambots
15 254 The Cheesy Poofs
16 269 CooneyTech Robotics
17 292 PantherTech
18 341 Miss Daisy
19 365 Miracle Workerz/MOE
20 461 Westside Boiler Invasion
21 469 Las Guerrillas
22 503 Frog Force
23 829 The Digital Goats
24 830 Rat Pack
25 832 Chimera
26 888 Robotiators
27 910 The Foley Freeze
28 980 ThunderBots
29 1000 Cybearcats
30 1008 Team Lugnut
31 1018 RoboDevils
32 1024 Kil-A-Bytes
33 1038 Thunderhawks
34 1108 Panther Robotics
35 1114 Simbotics
36 1501 Team THRUST
37 1503 Spartonics
38 1529 CyberCards
39 1538 The Holy Cows
40 1625 Winnovation
41 1646 Boiler Precision Guessworks
42 1649 EMS
43 1675 Ultimate Protection Squad
44 1714 More Robotics
45 1720 PhyXTGears
46 1741 Red Alert Robotics
47 1747 HBR
48 1760 Robo-Titans
49 1771 North Gwinnett Robotics
50 1902 Exploding Bacon
51 1923 The MidKnight Inventors
52 2056 OP Robotics
53 2194 Fondy Fire
54 2199 Robo-Lions
55 2753 Team Overdrive
56 2970 eSchool eBots

[OZ_341]

Thanks Chris! We are really looking forward to playing with the "Big Kids". :)

[OZ_341]

We are also offering the loan of our 2009 twin and full technical support to any pre-rookie team that wants to compete in the early career event.
We will work with the event organizers and follow their lead in selecting a worthy organization. We sincerely hope that organizations take advantage of the nice opportunity that the early career event provides.

[Akash Rastogi]

Woot! East Coast is SO well repped here. :cool:

[Jared Russell]

How long does it take to get from the IRI venue to the Indianapolis airport? Got an, erm, important date early the following day...

[Wetzel]

1884 has made the final decision not to go. We were extremely happy to be accepted, but we did not fully budget for the trip, and with next years funding uncertain, the team decided to roll the money over to next year and plan to raise additional funding from the outset for a second event next year.

That said, I think I will still be there with my wife. :)


Wetzel

[Cory]

How long does it take to get from the IRI venue to the Indianapolis airport? Got an, erm, important date early the following day...

It's been ~30-45 min for me the last 2 years, depending on traffic.

[dwaynetrip3119]

there is still a chance for us!!! :) :)

[Stu Bloom]

How long does it take to get from the IRI venue to the Indianapolis airport? Got an, erm, important date early the following day...It's been ~30-45 min for me the last 2 years, depending on traffic.

New airport terminal open - entrance moved several miles west, PLUS MUCH construction on Indy highways currently. DEFINITELY allow at least 45 minutes travel time from Lawrence North (depending on time of day/traffic).

[CSideris28]

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances team 1155 will not be able to attend.

[Jon Jack]

When will we get another list of registered teams?

[sgreco]

I'm getting a little nervous, because none of the world champions are on that list, I hope 111 and 67 still intend to go.

[Chris is me]

So as the applications roll in and I suddenly realize I have little better to do with my free time, I'm working on assembling an "IRI Book" of teams chock full of information on them that I've gathered through TBA / FIRST / etc. Here's what I have so far as a sample with my own team's information. Is this a good idea? If I get enough interest, I'll compile it for all 72 teams.

Any suggestions for additional fields of information? If there's enough interest and you've changed something and want it reflected in the book, PM me. (also if stuff like ball capacity isn't easily findable for your team's robot PMing me would be nice, again if there's interest in the thread for this book)

[Travis Hoffman]

Is this a good idea?

In a word, yes. :) Whether you elect to publish the end result or not.

Nice, clean format.

[Stu Bloom]

So as the applications roll in and I suddenly realize I have little better to do with my free time, I'm working on assembling an "IRI Book" of teams chock full of information on them that I've gathered through TBA / FIRST / etc. Here's what I have so far as a sample with my own team's information. Is this a good idea? If I get enough interest, I'll compile it for all 72 teams.

Any suggestions for additional fields of information? If there's enough interest and you've changed something and want it reflected in the book, PM me. (also if stuff like ball capacity isn't easily findable for your team's robot PMing me would be nice, again if there's interest in the thread for this book)

Nice ...

I suggest adding an entry for traction control (Y/N) - maybe to include type?
Also (as part of drivetrain?) steering - tank, crab/swerve, ackerman, etc ...

[IKE]

So as the applications roll in and I suddenly realize I have little better to do with my free time, I'm working on assembling an "IRI Book" of teams chock full of information on them that I've gathered through TBA / FIRST / etc. Here's what I have so far as a sample with my own team's information. Is this a good idea? If I get enough interest, I'll compile it for all 72 teams.

Any suggestions for additional fields of information? If there's enough interest and you've changed something and want it reflected in the book, PM me. (also if stuff like ball capacity isn't easily findable for your team's robot PMing me would be nice, again if there's interest in the thread for this book)

That is awesome. Oh and the Crystal bot is really sweet! I am assuming it is all Polycarb right?

[Chris is me]

That is awesome. Oh and the Crystal bot is really sweet! I am assuming it is all Polycarb right?

Yeah, our robot's 100% polycarbonate. We work in a plastics shop so it's just easier that way, and we can laser cut acrylic to use as a template for routing out holes and edges and stuff. And then people think it looks cool ^_^ The only metal is in the gearboxes, motors, shafts, and some chain on the front wheels.

Oh, do you have a picture of your modified robot? I couldn't find any of how it looked in Atlanta.

Nice ...

I suggest adding an entry for traction control (Y/N) - maybe to include type?
Also (as part of drivetrain?) steering - tank, crab/swerve, ackerman, etc ...

I could get a traction control field (but then i'd highlight our team's complete lack of it :P ).

The second part will be part of drivetrain. "Drive" is supposed to be "Tank" in this picture. I should probably put "4 [8] wheel tank" for teams that double up on wheels too I guess, but I never found that mattered and it's a lot harder to count from some pictures so I might skip out on that.

So if anyone has any robot pics or information, please PM me so I can save time manually counting Orbit ball fire rates in videos. Stuff like ball capacity / traction control that's hard to find out from a pic would help too, as would pics if you've made mods since the last CD / TBA pic you've posted.

[A-train]

When is the cut off date for registration? I tried to find it, but didn't. :confused:

[wendymom]

What if you added a field about the drive team. Experienced vs new drivers?

[Cory]

When is the cut off date for registration? I tried to find it, but didn't. :confused:

The first 72 teams to accept their invitation and mail a check are in.

[waialua359]

Is RAWC and Poofs both attending this year?

[Nick Orlando]

Oh, do you have a picture of your modified robot? I couldn't find any of how it looked in Atlanta.


You could just put a picture of the 67 HOTBOT and call it good ^.^

BUZZ XIV (http://www2.huronvalley.k12.mi.us/schools/mhs/activity/hot_team/HOTPhotoAlbum/2009Photos/2009-04-15-19%20Championship%20Event/slides/IMG_0984.JPG)

This is a picture of our team giving the killer bees the most improved peer award in Atlanta, so far as going out of our division to do so :D. I must say their robot 1 ups ours with industrial conveyor belting and crab drive.

[Akash Rastogi]

Is RAWC and Poofs both attending this year?

I've been told RAWC is not attending. :(

[Chris is me]

Something I'll need from all teams going to IRI that want good information in the IRI Book is their ball capacity, if they have traction control or not, and if you plan to have an autoloading autonomous (driving up to your HP and receiving moon rocks somehow). The rest of the stuff on the sheet I can get from TBA and your robot picture. It would be easier if you got this information to me but it's not a big deal. Some teams that have robot profiles on their website or list info with their pic on CD Media I've managed to find ball capacity information for.

Man, this kind of stuff I find really fun for some reason. I'm glad you guys liked the data sheet, it gives me an excuse to learn about every robot at IRI :D

[NickE]

I've been told RAWC is not attending. :(They did not apply.

[Aren_Hill]

When is the cut off date for registration? I tried to find it, but didn't. :confused:

Aaron....we're registered already..... money in and everything....

[Chris Fultz]

We will post another update late Tuesday (26th), after the holiday weekend.

Several more teams are now confirmed.

[ShotgunNinja]

I'm sorry, but the e-mail address we gave doesn't seem to be receiving the invoices from the application process. Is there any way that we could get direct confirmation of the payment/acceptance for team 2970? Thank you.

[Dan2081]

*sigh* 2081 can't wait to be watching the webcast

[IndySam]

We will post another update late Tuesday (26th), after the holiday weekend.

Several more teams are now confirmed.

what's your definition of late? :)

[Wetzel]

what's your definition of late? :)

It's only 2230, give them some time to let it get really late.

Wetzel

[Chris Fultz]

what's your definition of late? :)

Probably Thursday, due to travel :)

[Chris Fultz]

If you think you are complete, and not listed here, please send an email to: pc@indianaroboticsinvitational.org with details.


1 16 Bomb Squad
2 33 Killer Bees
3 45 TechnoKats
4 47 Chief Delphi
5 48 Delphi E.L.I.T.E.
6 68 Truck Town Thunder
7 70 More Martians
8 71 Team Hammond
9 79 Krunch
10 107 Team R.O.B.O.T.I.C.S
11 148 Robowranglers
12 217 ThunderChickens
13 234 Cyber Blue
14 245 Adambots
15 254 The Cheesy Poofs
16 269 CooneyTech Robotics
17 292 PantherTech
18 341 Miss Daisy
19 365 Miracle Workerz/MOE
20 461 Westside Boiler Invasion
21 469 Las Guerrillas
22 503 Frog Force
23 829 The Digital Goats
24 830 Rat Pack
25 832 Chimera
26 888 Robotiators
27 910 The Foley Freeze
28 980 ThunderBots
29 1000 Cybearcats
30 1008 Team Lugnut
31 1018 RoboDevils
32 1024 Kil-A-Bytes
33 1038 Thunderhawks
34 1108 Panther Robotics
35 1114 Simbotics
36 1501 Team THRUST
37 1503 Spartonics
38 1529 CyberCards
39 1538 The Holy Cows
40 1625 Winnovation
41 1646 Boiler Precision Guessworks
42 1649 EMS
43 1675 Ultimate Protection Squad
44 1714 More Robotics
45 1720 PhyXTGears
46 1741 Red Alert Robotics
47 1747 HBR
48 1760 Robo-Titans
49 1771 North Gwinnett Robotics
50 1902 Exploding Bacon
51 1923 The MidKnight Inventors
52 2056 OP Robotics
53 2194 Fondy Fire
54 2199 Robo-Lions
55 2753 Team Overdrive
56 2970 eSchool eBots

As of Tuesday, 26 May, add these to the list -

57 - 116
58 - 135
59 - 222
60 - 330
61 - 868
62 - 67
63 - 111

closing in on 72.
2 teams frrm the invite list have declined.

[lenny8]

this list is so exciting i cant wait for us and 111 to have an epic battle again.

[Chris is me]

Woot, we might get a chance to play the world champs 111 and 67. As if I needed another reason to get excited.

After watching a few dozen matches from regionals all around, I've worked up a really cool new strategy for our robot and team at IRI, taking advantage of some capabilities we never used on our robot while making ourselves less vulnerable to common defensive and offensive tactics other teams use.

I'm slowly but surely working on the IRI book. I have most of the data for about 10 teams right now, and I'll pick up the pace when I finish my last class. Should be done sometime in June so there's time for you to tell me I guessed your ball capacity wrong.

[Dreadfulsoul]

this will be a great event, 67 and 111 might not even be togeather which would make for some great matches. My favorites here are 33, 67, 71, 111, 148, 254, 330, 469, 503, 1024, 1902, 2753 and of course 68! hopefully the event will be on web cast, because i don't think i'll be able to go

[Lowfategg]

Cool, an awesome event just got even more awesome.

This is just too much awesomeness for me. :D

[ShotgunNinja]

56 2970 eSchool eBots


Thanks! :D

[OZ_341]

Teams 341 and 365 are looking for teams to cost share for our trip to IRI. We are looking at the list and this idea would probably make sense for teams 2753, 222, and 1923.

I don't want to hijack the thread so if you are interested, please send me a PM with an email address. It would probably be best if the response is from whoever does your travel arrangements.

Miss Daisy is really looking forward to a great time at IRI.

Best wishes!

Al Ostrow

[Jetweb]

179's check landed on thursday, hopefully were not to late to make the list.

I have my fingers crossed :ahh:

[Collin Fultz]

List of confirmed teams as of 2 June 2009:

1 16 Bomb Squad
2 33 Killer Bees
3 45 TechnoKats
4 47 Chief Delphi
5 48 Delphi E.L.I.T.E.
6 67 Heroes of Tomorrow
7 68 Truck Town Thunder
8 70 More Martians
9 71 Team Hammond
10 79 Krunch
11 107 Team R.O.B.O.T.I.C.S
12 111 Wildstang
13 116 Epsilon Delta
14 118 The Robonauts
15 135 Black Knights
16 148 Robowranglers
17 179 Children of the Swamp
18 217 ThunderChickens
19 222 Tigertrons
20 234 Cyber Blue
21 245 Adambots
22 254 The Cheesy Poofs
23 269 CooneyTech Robotics
24 292 PantherTech
25 330 Beach Bots
26 341 Miss Daisy
27 365 Miracle Workerz/MOE
28 393 Full Metal Jackets
29 399 Eagle Robotics
30 461 Westside Boiler Invasion
31 469 Las Guerrillas
32 503 Frog Force
33 829 The Digital Goats
34 830 Rat Pack
35 832 Chimera
36 868 TechHOUNDS
37 888 Robotiators
38 910 The Foley Freeze
39 980 ThunderBots
40 1000 Cybearcats
41 1008 Team Lugnut
42 1018 RoboDevils
43 1024 Kil-A-Bytes
44 1038 Thunderhawks
45 1108 Panther Robotics
46 1114 Simbotics
47 1501 Team THRUST
48 1503 Spartonics
49 1529 CyberCards
50 1538 The Holy Cows
51 1625 Winnovation
52 1646 Boiler Precision Guessworks
53 1649 EMS
54 1675 Ultimate Protection Squad
55 1714 More Robotics
56 1720 PhyXTGears
57 1741 Red Alert Robotics
58 1747 HBR
59 1760 Robo-Titans
60 1771 North Gwinnett Robotics
61 1902 Exploding Bacon
62 1923 The MidKnight Inventors
63 2056 OP Robotics
64 2194 Fondy Fire
65 2199 Robo-Lions
66 2753 Team Overdrive
67 2826 Wave Robotics
68 2970 eSchool eBots

Approaching 72...

[Chris is me]

67 2826 Wave Robotics

Hell yeah! Wisconsin represent!

Now which is more likely to happen... a third qualifier match against 1625 in a row (this time it'll be fair, I swear) or a second qualifier match ("in a row") with 2826?

Or better yet... both at the same time.

This event has me drooling.

[Raumiester2010]

Lets see if Michigan Pounds again

I'm rooting for a re-match

68, 217, and 247

VS.

67, 111, and 971

:eek:

lets get ready to Rumble!!!!

only problem is 971 wont be there...

[hayleybayley217]

only problem is 971 wont be there...
another problem...
247 will not be there either?!
lets just take it 2 vs. 2 :P

[Akash Rastogi]

Lets see if Michigan Pounds again

I'm rooting for a re-match

68, 217, and 247

VS.

67, 111, and 971

:eek:

lets get ready to Rumble!!!!

only problem is 971 wont be there...

I could see that match happening. In place of 971 could be Foley Freeze. That would be an epic match.

[Aren_Hill]

only problem is 971 wont be there...

We'll sub in....the championship booklet says we're from indiana so why cant we be from michigan too? :D (illinois ftw)

[Jetweb]

I want to see the Florida teams form an alliance.

1649, 79, 179, 1902 now that would be fun :yikes:

[EricH]

Let's see if CA forms an alliance. 254, 330, 399, 980, two of whom have previous IRI championships.

[Akash Rastogi]

My choice of NJ/PA alliance:

222, 2753, 1923

[Chris is me]

I could see 1714 / 2970 / 2826 / 1675 happening. A fairly flexible alliance with a superscorer in 2970, a consistent all around player in 2826, and a quick multiple-dump turret with defensive support in 1714, with backup from what I predict will be the best defense at the event. All Wisconsin winners... just none that won _in_ Wisconsin. Leave that to Fondy Fire.

While we didn't average 24 balls plus in Atlanta like we did in Minnesota, I'm looking for ways to change that. Intake changes, better utilization of the empty cell, adopting some Michigan strategy is the name of the game for us. Gotta figure out a niche for us among the sea of power dumpers and nimble turreted shooters :D

[sgreco]

Let's see if CA forms an alliance. 254, 330, 399, 980, two of whom have previous IRI championships.

That alliance would be absolutley ridiculous.

I also want to see, 1114 2056 and 1625 against 111 217 and 67...

[Travis Hoffman]

That alliance would be absolutley ridiculous.

I also want to see, 1114 2056 and 1625 against 111 217 and 67...


One hopes the match scheduling process results in a balanced distribution of the "great" teams so every team in attendance gets to play both with and against them, with no bias one way or the other.

[Aren_Hill]

That alliance would be absolutley ridiculous.

I also want to see, 1114 2056 and 1625 against 111 217 and 67...

we'll start workin on that accent eh?

[sgreco]

we'll start workin on that accent eh?

Oh...are you guys from Canada now too?:ahh:

[hillale]

Oh...are you guys from Canada now too?:ahh:

I go to school in the UP, might as well be dontcha know!? :cool:

[Greg Needel]

update?

[Chris Fultz]

Here is the update as of June 1.
70 Teams Confirmed.


16 Bomb Squad
33 Killer Bees
45 TechnoKats
47 Chief Delphi
48 Delphi E.L.I.T.E.
67 Heroes of Tomorrow
68 Truck Town Thunder
70 More Martians
71 Team Hammond
79 Krunch
107 Team R.O.B.O.T.I.C.S
111 Wildstang
116 Epsilon Delta
118 The Robonauts
135 Black Knights
148 Robowranglers
179 Children of the Swamp
217 ThunderChickens
222 Tigertrons
234 Cyber Blue
245 Adambots
254 The Cheesy Poofs
269 CooneyTech Robotics
292 PantherTech
330 Beach Bots
341 Miss Daisy
365 Miracle Workerz/MOE
393 Full Metal Jackets
399 Eagle Robotics
447 Team Roboto
461 Westside Boiler Invasion
469 Las Guerrillas
503 Frog Force
829 The Digital Goats
830 Rat Pack
832 Chimera
868 TechHOUNDS
888 Robotiators
910 The Foley Freeze
980 ThunderBots
1000 Cybearcats
1008 Team Lugnut
1018 RoboDevils
1024 Kil-A-Bytes
1038 Thunderhawks
1108 Panther Robotics
1114 Simbotics
1501 Team THRUST
1503 Spartonics
1529 CyberCards
1538 The Holy Cows
1625 Winnovation
1646 Boiler Precision Guessworks
1649 EMS
1675 Ultimate Protection Squad
1714 More Robotics
1720 PhyXTGears
1741 Red Alert Robotics
1747 HBR
1760 Robo-Titans
1771 North Gwinnett Robotics
1902 Exploding Bacon
1923 The MidKnight Inventors
2056 OP Robotics
2194 Fondy Fire
2199 Robo-Lions
2753 Team Overdrive
2775 Liberty-DeWALT Robotics
2826 Wave Robotics
2970 eSchool eBots

[VEN]

Hey, can someone tell me when IRI is?

[EricH]

Hey, can someone tell me when IRI is?http://www.chiefdelphi.com/event/countdown? says it's 7/31-8/1.

[VEN]

Awesome, thanks! I looked around but couldn't find it.

[OZ_341]

This message is for any mentors, volunteers, or chaperoned students that may be traveling to IRI from Eastern PA, NJ, NY, MD or DE.

Teams 341 and 365 are sharing a 47 passenger coach bus to IRI and we have about 5 or 6 seats left. If you want to join us, the cost is about $85 round trip. The bus will leave on July 30th at 5 AM from Ambler, PA and return by the early evening on August 2nd. (Ambler is about 30 minutes north of Philadelphia)

If you are interested, please send me a PM.

Thanks!

Al Ostrow

[Chris is me]

1714's been playing with our robot a lot at demos and stuff, and we're making some changes for IRI. Since we're such a highly anticipated team and all :P But we have a little of a dilemma.

We have a Long Range Mode now for firing the Empty Cell 6 feet away, so we don't leave ourselves vulnerable for a pin by slamming against the Fueling Station. (We could take off a transmission on a CIM and go 12, but then we overshoot on dumps)

Removing the camera will let us hold 1-2 more balls, so we're doing that as like many other teams we never actually used it. We now have a human loading autonomous bringing us from an initial load of 7 balls to 12, and it's fast enough that we can sometimes snag and hold a robot down with it (and hey, balls in the trailer of the opponent by the HP are just as many points as if they were in our robot, right?).

The tricky part for us is figuring out how to increase the capacity of our robot even further, in under 6 pounds. The rough idea being thrown around was to make the front "diverter" bay wider, but to do that we'd have to use another motor to make a magic ball unjammer (not too big a deal if we can design it) and cut off signatures by Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers (much bigger deal, but at least Dave Lavery's is safe! :D ).

What changes are you expecting to see robots make at IRI? What are you making? and do you have any advice for us if you know our robot? (personally I bet more than half the teams will autoload)

[Raumiester2010]

We auto load

we haven't made many changes in our system, just sped everything up so we can be even more lethal.

it is also fun to look at the team listings too to see who is represented, Michigan is represented well :D just glancing, i managed to count at least 12 MI teams. that is 1/6 the field coming from the Great Lakes State ^-^

[Jon Jack]

Changes!? What Changes?!

Wasn't the robot supposed to be done back in February? Aw, man... Now I gotta get the kids back together *sigh* :rolleyes:

[Nick Lawrence]

Wait, we can work on robots.... OUTSIDE OF BUILD WINDOWS???!!!

It took me all year to get used to it.


-Nick

[robodude03]

We auto load

we haven't made many changes in our system, just sped everything up so we can be even more lethal.

it is also fun to look at the team listings too to see who is represented, Michigan is represented well :D just glancing, i managed to count at least 12 MI teams. that is 1/6 the field coming from the Great Lakes State ^-^

Most of our time has been spent fixing the battle damage caused by the Curie Finals :P We will most likely be adding some new autonomous modes to our robot, but no big changes otherwise.

[OZ_341]

We are adding a gyro to improve autonomous and also re-assembling our twin for use by pre-rookies in the Early Career matches.

All together it should not take too much time. (famous last words!) :rolleyes:

[OZ_341]

Hi Everyone!

If any team that is staying at the Spring Hill Suites and has overbooked thier rooms, we would love to take over any extras that you might have.

We are about 3 rooms short.

We would deeply appreciate any help with this issue.

Thanks for considering this request.

Al Ostrow
Team 341

[OZ_341]

Hi Everyone!
If any team that is staying at the Spring Hill Suites and has overbooked thier rooms, we would love to take over any extras that you might have.
We are about 3 rooms short.
We would deeply appreciate any help with this issue.
Thanks for considering this request.
Al Ostrow
Team 341

Thank you to everyone that offered their help with our hotel situation. We recently had our problem solved and now have enough rooms.

As always, the spirit and concern shown by the teams on CD leaves you speechless. We look forward to meeting everyone at IRI. :)

Best Wishes!

Alan Ostrow
Team 341

[Chris Fultz]

Final team list will be posted by July 5th.

[SushaK]

461 will be there for sure! i'm excited, this should be a fun competition to attend.

does anyone know if volunteers are still needed? since i graduated i don't get to be as active in the event as the rest of the team and the underclassmen...

[Raumiester2010]

Most of our time has been spent fixing the battle damage caused by the Curie Finals :P We will most likely be adding some new autonomous modes to our robot, but no big changes otherwise.

heh heh heh, sorry about that... what did we do to you? (we being our driver)

[robodude03]

heh heh heh, sorry about that... what did we do to you? (we being our driver)

LOL, no worries. That's the name of the game in the finals :P We had some broken ultrasonic sensors, broken lexan, broken gyro. All has been fixed now and our lexan now has stitches with a band aid. I'll post a pic of the band aid, our drive team got a kick out of that one.

[ShotgunNinja]

Hey, anyone know if it's against the rules to replace the main internal breaker on the power distribution board with a larger (ie. Higher wattage) one?

If not, I have a lot of stuff to do so our robot doesn't blow another fuse during a match... ::ouch::

Our captain just now realized that we don't have unlimited amperage and that there's no such thing as electromagnetic feedback from the CIM motors, and that our two giant fans, onboard compressor, belt motors, drive motors, mini-belt motors, and solenoid setup don't draw more amperage than the main breaker fuse will allow.

So it's up to me, the programmer, to fix the robot so it still has all of those devices, and they still can be pushed up to their limits, without blowing the fuse. Before the end of the month.

I kinda feel like that guy from the Apollo 13 mission... ::ouch::

[ATannahill]

From the website

Robots must meet the design and safety requirements of the 2009 “Lunacy” Game....The Referees reserve the right to Disqualify or require Repair or Modification to any robot that appears to be unsafe or is operating outside of the “Lunacy” rules and guidelines.

I would say no.

[AdamHeard]

Hey, anyone know if it's against the rules to replace the main internal breaker on the power distribution board with a larger (ie. Higher wattage) one?

If not, I have a lot of stuff to do so our robot doesn't blow another fuse during a match... ::ouch::

Our captain just now realized that we don't have unlimited amperage and that there's no such thing as electromagnetic feedback from the CIM motors, and that our two giant fans, onboard compressor, belt motors, drive motors, mini-belt motors, and solenoid setup don't draw more amperage than the main breaker fuse will allow.

So it's up to me, the programmer, to fix the robot so it still has all of those devices, and they still can be pushed up to their limits, without blowing the fuse. Before the end of the month.

I kinda feel like that guy from the Apollo 13 mission... ::ouch::

Have you really had issues tripping that?

We pulled A LOT of juice this year, and never had that issue.

[acidrain2012]

FMJ 393 will be there, provided we can figure out why our wireless isn't working......:confused:

[Akash Rastogi]

FMJ 393 will be there, provided we can figure out why our wireless isn't working......:confused:

Have you reset your gaming adaptor and removed the WPA encryption from your last event?

[acidrain2012]

Yes. We know its a hardware problem, we just haven't found it. Everything else on the robot works, so we're sure we will have it done in time. Thanks for the suggestion though.:)

[Chris is me]

Hey, anyone know if it's against the rules to replace the main internal breaker on the power distribution board with a larger (ie. Higher wattage) one?

If not, I have a lot of stuff to do so our robot doesn't blow another fuse during a match... ::ouch::

It is not.

Our captain just now realized that we don't have unlimited amperage and that there's no such thing as electromagnetic feedback from the CIM motors, and that our two giant fans, onboard compressor, belt motors, drive motors, mini-belt motors, and solenoid setup don't draw more amperage than the main breaker fuse will allow.

PM me with random details and I'll see if any of my team's electronics guys have any tips, but it sounds like something has to go or run at reduced power. Which is a shame, as you guys had in my mind one of the top 15 robots in Lunacy at full capacity...

[AdamHeard]

It is not.



PM me with random details and I'll see if any of my team's electronics guys have any tips, but it sounds like something has to go or run at reduced power. Which is a shame, as you guys had in my mind one of the top 15 robots in Lunacy at full capacity...


I don't see modifying the PDB as being legal, or necessary, in any way.

[Chris is me]

I was more referring on how to cut down on devices to save power if it is necessary. If it's not, then there's no problem, if it is, then stuff has to go.

[EricH]

Chris, until we know a) if we'll get a new one next year and b) whether or not the rules change to allow that modification next year, I would assume that modifying it is illegal.

Even for IRI, I don't think I'd modify it.

Remember, it is part of the control system.

[Chris is me]

I didn't mean to suggest modifying the PDB in any way. I was more on the line of suggesting stuff to change, like putting a different motor on the fans or cutting one fan or something.

[EricH]

Well, you did say that modifying the PDB wasn't against the rules... At least, that was the impression I got, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who got that. IRI rules, it might not be illegal. FRC standard rules, it would be--and if we aren't getting another PDB next year in the KOP, then you'd have to get it yourself.

Actually, if the pneumatics mentioned aren't used much (and the total Clippard allowance wasn't used), the offboard compressor rule could be invoked. The 5-lb. "fudge factor" is more than 2-3 Clippard tanks, IIRC.

Could some motor functions be combined or reduced in duration? That would save some headache.

[Chris is me]

Oh, I'm dumb, I meant to say it is not legal. I didn't really read the question too closely... :(