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Brandon_L

26-10-2010, 21:02

Figured I'd kick off the topic. So who's returning to NJ? What do you expect? Any rookies or first time NJers coming?

I think Its going to be a blast as always!

rcmolloy

26-10-2010, 21:09

Well Brandon, like I stated in our PM's we will be returning to NJ after our two year hiatus. I am SO excited that we are too since the playing field is very even for everyone. This provides teams that are going to be in other regionals an introduction to the game and how to play it. I know this will be very important when we go to Philly as well. I truly cannot wait until the regional though. I know for a fact that it will be very competitive and fun as well.

DonRotolo

27-10-2010, 20:01

1676 is looking forward to it!

Brandon_L

27-10-2010, 20:49

Teams I personally enjoy seeing every year:

1676 - I just like you guys. First thing I look for at NJ is usually your trailer in the parking lot :P
2016 - Awesome bot every year
224 - Made our last '09 match the match I remember most to this day.
816 - Lovin' that fro. Had fun helping you guys out for that entire half second this year, just to see you beat us later. haha.
303 - Thanks to them, we got our first trip into the eliminations.
1089 - All around huge help.
1923 - Helped us a ton in '09

rcmolloy

29-10-2010, 06:44

Just a quick piece of info for everyone, we are registered for NJ as of yesterday. :cool:

Cyberphil

29-10-2010, 19:55

Personally, I miss the NJ atmosphere. Our team decided not to go last year, but I loved the intensity, the venue, and the people! Although there are always the set up problems, those are at every regional. If it were up to me, NJ would be our first pick.

Im sure a few of us will be visiting, as always, to say a brief hello to everyone.

Good luck to every team attending!!!! :D

thefro526

01-11-2010, 16:32

816 will be back in Jersey once again. Hopefully we'll be able to improve upon our Finalist Performance from last year.

816 - Lovin' that fro. Had fun helping you guys out for that entire half second this year, just to see you beat us later. haha.

There is more to our team than my hair, you know. :P

And let me know if there's anything we can do to pay back the help you gave us last year. You're more than welcome to come practice with us towards the end of Build Season.

rcmolloy

01-11-2010, 18:40

There is more to our team than my hair, you know. :P

I really needed to quote that one Dustin.

Brandon_L

01-11-2010, 21:48

There is more to our team than my hair, you know. :P

SINCE WHEN!?!?!

Nah just kidding. You guys are awesome though.

Teams I personally enjoy seeing every year:
224 - Made our last '09 match the match I remember most to this day.

Eeek, that numbers supposed to be 1228 not 224. oopsies!

Lynxy

04-11-2010, 16:20

Waldo's coming back, if you can find us!

DoctorSnuggles

04-11-2010, 16:44

I've never been to this regional before.
Last year was my 1st and I'm looking forward to this the new year and new challenges.
I guarantee I will be huddles in a corner somewhere.

DonRotolo

05-11-2010, 00:41

Waldo's coming back, if you can find us!
Yay Waldo! It'll be great seeing all you folks again - last time was Toronto and Chairman's....

Brandon_L

06-11-2010, 23:41

Waldo's coming back, if you can find us!

YAY! You guys are legendary on our team haha. We miss you!

Mark McLeod

07-11-2010, 07:59

NJ's initial capacity has been reached and registering teams are now going directly onto the wait list.

56 teams are showing with another ~10 potential openings on the wait list.

evanms

07-11-2010, 21:41

So glad to see things filling up with haste again...last year was slow everywhere. Should I even think for new controllers?

Just volunteered as Field Supervisor today, hopefully I get it and I can see you all!

musicgurl1329

09-11-2010, 18:01

2016 will be there! :D

Sarah2729

01-01-2011, 23:57

Team 2729 will be there! Can't believe the NJ Regional is only 60 days away! Sooo excited! :)

musicgurl1329

02-01-2011, 14:00

PayneTrain

08-01-2011, 21:58

Team 422 isn't going to the New Jersey Regional this year. The schedule and distance are too conflicting. I know I will miss being in Trenton this year to watch probably the best tournament of all of the regionals because of its Week 1 slot and very skilled and large-scale veteran teams, and the historically "upstart" rookies that really know how to fly out of the gate, like Overdrive.

I'll definitely be missing 1676! I love your team, and your website! I hope to see some people from the NJ regional either in Baltimore of Richmond, VA!

flyingcrayons

13-01-2011, 17:01

George A.

04-02-2011, 20:11

As far as I know we will have a VERY packed house this year. Several teams from NJ won't be able to make it due to standardized testing that week, but that being said I argue that we will be THE most diverse regional out there.

We have

38 Teams from New Jersey
8 Teams from New York
8 Teams from Pennsylvania
1 Team from Virginia
1 Team from Maryland
1 Team from California
1 Team from Connecticut
1 Team from Canada
1 Team from Turkey
2 Teams from Brazil.

This should be a great event! And my advise posting should be coming in the next few weeks! See you all then!

Brandon_L

04-02-2011, 20:17

You'll be announcing again, I hope?

George A.

04-02-2011, 20:22

You'll be announcing again, I hope?

Yup I'll be there!

thefro526

04-02-2011, 21:33

You'll be announcing again, I hope?

Brandon, Does this question really need to be asked?

GEORGE IS LIKE THE VOICE OF NEW JERSEY. (And Philly).

Oh, and sometimes he's the German-ish voice of NJ. ;)

rcmolloy

04-02-2011, 23:18

Hey George,

If you could do us a huge favor and quote Llamas with Hats, we would personally love that. German George is also acceptable.

George A.

04-02-2011, 23:22

Haha, Llamas with hats is in my repitoire! If you can find the finals matches from last year, you'll find either match 1 or 2 is laden with pop culture references.

Brandon_L

05-02-2011, 18:49

Brandon, Does this question really need to be asked?

GEORGE IS LIKE THE VOICE OF NEW JERSEY. (And Philly).

Oh, and sometimes he's the German-ish voice of NJ. ;)

Hey, you never know!

Maybe it'll be a french accent this year..

Cody Burd

08-02-2011, 17:15

3607 is a rookie team going to be their

Akash Rastogi

10-02-2011, 23:00

I'm looking to get adopted for the weekend of NJ. Anyone want to adopt?

George A.

11-02-2011, 01:32

I'm looking to get adopted for the weekend of NJ. Anyone want to adopt?

Sure, we could always use more volunteers ;)

flyingcrayons

16-02-2011, 20:30

akash im adopting you. idk if we have extra shirts.. but im sure mr. g will have one for you if you ask nicely ;)

Akash Rastogi

16-02-2011, 20:35

Haha I think I am spoken for by a certain orange and blue team :rolleyes:

rcmolloy

16-02-2011, 20:57

Haha I think I am spoken for by a certain orange and blue team :rolleyes:

Excuse Me. :mad:

DonRotolo

16-02-2011, 21:21

We can't lure you back to black & yellow?? :rolleyes:

Akash Rastogi

16-02-2011, 21:46

We can't lure you back to black & yellow?? :rolleyes:

Haha I think I shrunk my old Pioneers shirt Don. Might need a new one and take up the offer. :p

Rob I'll just be the foster child and move from team to team on Saturday lol

nahstobor

16-02-2011, 21:49

I need to convince 612 to come back to New Jersey in 2012, it was such a great event

thefro526

16-02-2011, 22:38

Haha I think I am spoken for by a certain orange and blue team :rolleyes:

<3.

You have to wear an afro wig.

Excuse Me. :mad:

U MAD. :P

I'm sure we can pass Akash around, he's only wanted by 1089, 816, 1647, and 1676. How about each take him for 30 minute intervals?

Brandon_L

16-02-2011, 23:30

Ooooooohhhhh someones popular

:P

rcmolloy

16-02-2011, 23:44

I'm sure we can pass Akash around, he's only wanted by 1089, 816, 1647, and 1676. How about each take him for 30 minute intervals?

Akash, seems to me that you are getting around ::rtm::

Akash Rastogi

17-02-2011, 00:39

:o

lol you guys are great. Looking forward to dropping by now.

flyingcrayons

17-02-2011, 19:24

we're going to savor our 30 minutes. ok wait that sounds creepy ;)

Brandon_L

22-02-2011, 07:34

Does anyone know if there is a webcast being planned?

thefro526

22-02-2011, 09:48

Does anyone know if there is a webcast being planned?

Historically New Jersey is not Webcasted. I believe someone Webcasted it in either 2009 and 2010 but I can't remember who it was.

rcmolloy

22-02-2011, 09:55

If anything, there will be sporadic videos from different teams posted on The Blue Alliance. I believe I am asking our A/V team to film our matches.

DonRotolo

22-02-2011, 21:14

I believe someone Webcasted it in either 2009 and 2010 but I can't remember who it was.1676 did that. And we applied for permission to do it again this year, but it is entirely dependent upon the FRC gods.

AnibaS

22-02-2011, 22:15

Team 2265 had a great time in Jersey last year, and we are looking forward to coming back again!

We would especially like to thank Team 75 and 1089 for all of your help during the entirety of the competition! We look forward to seeing you all!

P.S. Keep a lookout for our Scavenger Hunt! :D

jlamotta

25-02-2011, 10:28

thefro526

25-02-2011, 12:47

1676 did that. And we applied for permission to do it again this year, but it is entirely dependent upon the FRC gods.

I really hope that you guys get the green light to webcast. I'm not entirely sure why they would say no.

delsaner

25-02-2011, 13:52

Team 1676 is going to have a booth set up within the arena for our "Postcards for Soldiers" drive. We are inviting everyone to stop by and fill out a postcard which will be sent to the men and women serving our country overseas. These postcards will be a reminder to our military of our thanks and appreciation for what they do and will let them know we support them and wish for their safe arrival home.

Please tell your team members to stop by to write a sincere message on a postcard. :)

cmarshall223

25-02-2011, 14:57

223 will be at New Jersey again! (6 DAYS!)

By the way, 1676, that's a great idea. We'll be sure to stop by. :)

Brandon_L

25-02-2011, 15:13

Can anyone share the pit layout diagram? I saw it briefly on paper today and would like to see it again.

Spatel7793

25-02-2011, 16:14

Hm...how legal would a tshirt cannon be?

CallieJ

25-02-2011, 18:47

GRT (192) is going to be at NJ this year. They've got a long plane ride.

I recommend you wander past their pit, say hi, and take a look at their animation. Or just walk up to anyone with a red mohawk and introduce yourself. They have a great group of people and incredible team initiative.

Brandon_L

25-02-2011, 19:08

To anyone from 2016:

OHHHH BOOOYY do we have a surprise for you.

Hint:
My mom's an optician for one of our sponsors, and said sponsor has a decent amount of offices. ;)

JDM

25-02-2011, 19:19

2199 can't wait to come up and meet everyone! I'm sure it will be a blast.

See you next Thursday :)

DonRotolo

25-02-2011, 22:51

GRT (192) is going to be at NJ this year.
Cool, it will be great to get to know them.

This has all the makings of an amazing regional this year: Four countries, several states, The Fro, teams we've seen and teams we've never seen in NJ, George announcing... what more do we need?

Hallry

26-02-2011, 00:05

Here is a list of teams competing in New Jersey, as well as links to any videos/pictures that I found of their robot: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92870 (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92870)

Can't wait to see all of you in 5 days!

Steven Donow

27-02-2011, 11:19

Brandon_L

27-02-2011, 11:54

What time does the regional start on Thursday? FIRST's website here (http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedfiles/robotics_programs/frc/events/2011/2011_NJ_Agenda.pdf) says load-in is at 9:45, however the NYC/NJ FIRST regional website here (http://nycnjfirst.org/blog/2011/02/24/2011-nj-first-regional-event/) says its at 7:45.

The schedule I have (which was emailed to all the mentors) says that the doors will open @ 9:30 only for 3 members per team for setup/unbagging. Doors open for all @ 10:00

ZeroGAdam

27-02-2011, 13:16

Is anyone able to stream and (maybe after) archive the regional again like last year?

Phalanx

27-02-2011, 14:53

DonRotolo

27-02-2011, 14:55

That ^^ is what I have as well. Much later than years before on Thursday, maybe teams will be able to get some actual sleep that morning!

We're loading in Wednesday evening, just a lot less stressful.

George A.

27-02-2011, 17:38

Here's the published agenda from FIRST for NJ Regional

http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedfiles/robotics_programs/frc/events/2011/2011_NJ_Agenda.pdf

Wednesday, March 2, 2011
6:00PM 5 Team Reps Load-In (Bag and Tag) For Drop Off Only
9:00PM Pits Close

Thursday, March 3, 2011
9:45AM 3 Team Reps to Load-In
10:30AM Pits and Machine Shop Open
10:30AM-2:00PM Registration and inspection
12:00PM-1:00PM Lunch
2:00PM-8:00PM Practice rounds
10:00PM Pits and Machine Shop close

Thanks to NJ having HSPA testing this coming week, many school districts will not allow teams to travel. (Even though seniors don't take the tests) Since the tests end around noon we are giving teams the chance to get here so they can fulfill everything they need to do on Thursday. The practice rounds will start later and we will have 2 drivers meetings. Thanks to all the volunteers for putting in a long day to help pull this off as seamless as they can make it.

I'll have my annual "reminders" post this week, and I'll see everyone on Thursday!

thefro526

28-02-2011, 10:24

George A.

28-02-2011, 16:43

Just out of Curiosity, would anyone like me to do predictions for NJ again this year? I'm not sure if LF is still around or not, and I have a bit of fun writing them.

If anyone wants to be considered for Predictions, shoot me a PM with some robot specs or a picture or whatever. I will keep the info in the post as vague as possible.

I predict that by Saturday night we will have 3(possibly 4) teams with a champion banner, one team with a Chairman's Award trophy, and a bunch of exhausted volunteers.

Libby K

28-02-2011, 16:45

I so wish I could be at New Jersey! I will be supporting you all in spirit, with a special cheer in there for Team 1923. There's no way you could find a prouder alumni. Best of luck to everyone!

Dancin103

28-02-2011, 16:49

Just out of Curiosity, would anyone like me to do predictions for NJ again this year? I'm not sure if LF is still around or not, and I have a bit of fun writing them.

If anyone wants to be considered for Predictions, shoot me a PM with some robot specs or a picture or whatever. I will keep the info in the post as vague as possible.

I would like to know what you're thinking. :P I always find that reading well thought out predictions is very entertaining.

Cass

George A.

01-03-2011, 18:12

OK, here's my annual "Things to remember about the NJ regional"

1) This is the first year in recent memory where the forecast doesn't call for snow this week. Which is awesome. That being said the weather here is kinda wonky. Combine that with the fact that we are playing in an ice rink, please dress appropriately. It's easier to take off an extra layer if you're hot, than to try to find extra clothes if you're cold.

2) Don't save seats. If you have a group of students then it's understood you want to sit to get together for safety reasons. But if someone comes and wants to sit with you, don't be so quick to shoo them away. If there is ONE person, and you blatantly have more than one seat just let them sit, you might go a long way to spread the good word of what this program is about.

3) Safety first. Remember to wear close toed shoes, and safety goggles. If you don't have safety goggles you won't be allowed into the pits. It's black and white, no goggles no pits. We don't have nearly enough for everyone, so make sure that for everyone that will have access to your pits, you have goggles to go around (that includes parents that are visiting)

4) Please be patient. This year is our first year doing a bag and tag event. So there are bound to be some hiccups. Combine that with the fact that we are a first week event, it's only natural to become hot under the collar. Just take a deep breath and we can all get through this together.

5) Thank a volunteer. We don't get paid, we do this job for the sheer fact that we love FIRST and want to see you kids have a good time. We pull long hours, are standing around all day and barely get time to go to the bathroom sometimes. A thank you and a hand shake go a long way!

That's all I can think of for right now, but I'm sure there are things I forgot. I look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday!

nlknauss

01-03-2011, 19:21

A thank you and a hand shake go a long way!

Amen George!

Just to follow-up on what George said here, please be patient and be sure to have read the "Bag and Tag" document (http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Community/FRC/FRC_Documents_and_Updates/Attending%20a%20Bag%20and%20Tag%20Regional%20-%20Read%20This_updated%20Feb%2022(2).pdf) on the FIRST website so you are aware of the procedures the event is following. Do not forget to bring your "Robot Lock-up" form.

Looking forward to seeing that NJ spirit at the Sun National Bank Center! Go Teams!

Steven Donow

01-03-2011, 19:22

No snow this week?(haven't checked weather at all lately). Awesome! First time in a while...I know up here in Northern NJ it was beautiful out today.

One more day! So excited!

Brandon_L

01-03-2011, 19:51

Who else is going Wednesday night for drop off?

DonRotolo

01-03-2011, 21:39

2) Don't save seats.
This one bugs me the most. I'm not a confrontational kind of person, but this year I'm thinking of making an exception (and example).

rcmolloy

02-03-2011, 15:27

Heading up to the drop-off in a few with a couple of people from my team. If you see us, be sure to say hi!

...that means you Mr. Knauss

Deetman

02-03-2011, 21:21

Just a heads up for anyone attending...

I and a few of my fellow Lockheed Martin co-workers/FRC mentors will be present Friday to exhibit the 2011 FRC "Logomotion" Fifth Gear simulation. Feel free to stop by and play or say hi!

Dancin103

02-03-2011, 22:05

This one bugs me the most. I'm not a confrontational kind of person, but this year I'm thinking of making an exception (and example).

Could you please elaborate on this one?

I have never understood this. I don't understand why holding a certain amount of seats so a team can sit together is problematic. I know I will get people wanting to debate this with me, but that's not what I'm looking for, I would just like to hear Don's response.

Cass

thefro526

03-03-2011, 07:16

Since no one really knows whether or not Looking Forward will be doing predictions this year, I figured I’d so some of my own for New Jersey. Just like predictions I’ve done before, Teams will be broken down into various levels with those who are most likely to seed well being locks.
New Jersey seems to have a pretty good assortment of teams, with some Traveling as far from Brazil to compete with us. We are missing a few Regulars though, 11, 1279, 103 (Second year they skipped NJ) and 2753 (No longer an FRC team :( ) so we’ll have to see if these teams are missed.

Locks:

From everything I’ve gathered thus far, it seems that these 3 teams will make up the top tier in NJ.

25 – They’ve yet to unveil their robot this year, but as posted in another thread, it’s “2007 with a minibot”. For those of you who weren’t around in 2007, 25’s quick and robust robot coupled with good decisions and smart driving made them incredibly difficult to defeat. Assuming 25 fields a Minibot and deployment system that is as effective as their Hostbot, they’ll be just as good as ever.

2016 – The up and coming New Jersey Power House is coming off of a strong season last year and I doubt this year will be any different. Their robot shares a lot of design cues with both their 2010 robot and a certain colorful robot that made it to Einstein in 2007. With some smart driving and a little bit of luck, the Mighty Monkey Wrenches should be in the Finals once again.

816 – Coming off of a relatively good season last year, 816 hopes to finally bring home their first regional banner. They’ve fielded their best robot to date, taking notes from very successful 2007 designs and putting their own spin on it. Just like 25, if they’ve got the Minibot to back up the Hostbot, they should be a formidable opponent on the field.

Tips:

1676 – The Pascack Pi-oneers are coming off of one of those seasons that most of us dream about. In 2010 they came home with not one, but two Regional Champion Banners and were the Curie Division Finalists. Their 2011 Machine looks pretty solid and is 1676 is one of the only Machines that I’ve seen with a working Deployment System and Minibot.

1647 – LRR has a fielded another good machine, but this one might be the best they’ve built since 2007. Assuming that they can hold their ground well enough, and play through some defense, there’s no reason that Lenape won’t be playing late Saturday afternoon.

1218 – Vulcan Robotics has had a lot of Success over the last few years, with a Regional Finals Appearance in 2010 and an Einstein Appearance in 2009. If 1218 is up to their Normal Standard, they’ll be a hard team to beat.

102 – The Gearheads always bring a more than Capable Machine to New Jersey and continue to progress from there. Even though I haven’t seen anything from them this year, If history is anything to go by, expect them to start a little slow on Friday Morning and Pick their game up by the time Alliance Selections Roll around.

1089 – Team Mercury seems to have one upped their robot from last year and have built another capable machine. With a little bit of practice, they have the potential to put up quite a few tubes a match.

1860 – Cephatron looks like they’ll be fielding a more than capable machine again this year. Their Decision to go with a Tank Tread System on such and open field has me a baffled but I’m sure they’ll make it work.

1923 – The MidKnight Inventors have proven time and time again that they can build capable robots along with competing like crazy. I haven’t heard much from them this year, but I expect them to be in their usual form.

2344 – Saunders Droid Factory is back for another NJ Regional and I expect them to be just as competitive as ever.

Wildcards:

192 – GRT is making the trek from California to compete with us. I don’t believe that many people know much about this team or their robot this year, but if past performance is anything to go on they should at least be a player in the Elimination Matches.

1302 – Team Lionheart had one of those dream years in 2007. They won both the NJ and NY regional’s and led a Championship Alliance to only be knocked out by the Division Winners. Since then, they haven’t been able to attain that level of Dominance again, but if they took their notes from 2007 and applied them to this year’s game, I don’t see why they wouldn’t be competitive.

Others:

The remainder of teams in the eliminations will probably come from this list: 41, 75, 223, 293, 522, 834, 869, 1155, 1228, 1547, 2180, 2495, 2590, 2729, and 3059.

Hints:

Like every Week 1 Competition, game play is going to start off slow as teams get into the groove of the game. Penalties are going to be common along with yellow and red cards due to a lack of knowledge of the rules. Don’t be surprised if you see at least one match where more than half of the robots have been carded.

In early matches Defense will probably be non-existent as most teams focus on scoring tubes. As tube manipulators break or don’t work as intended we’ll see those teams gradually shift to defense and feeder roles in most matches. By the time eliminations roll around, the Eventual Regional Champions are going to have to fight through some heavy defense if they want to win.

Mini Bots and their deployment are going to be HUGE game changers throughout the competition. Don’t be surprised if you see many matches where teams won by just putting their minibot up the pole. “Fast” Minibots will probably be in the mid-two second mark with deployment, but most Minibots will have a total ascent time of 4 or more seconds. That being said, don’t be discouraged if you don’t have a “Fast” minibot. Even last place is worth 10 points.

Brandon_L

03-03-2011, 08:12

Others:

The remainder of teams in the eliminations will probably come from this list: 41, 75, 223, 293, 522, 834, 869, 1155, 1228, 1547, 2180, 2495, 2590, 2729, and 3059.

Been doing this for four years now, and its the first time I've ever seen anyone include us in a list like this. Awesome feeling haha.

Bharat Nain

03-03-2011, 10:45

25 – They’ve yet to unveil their robot this year, but as posted in another thread, it’s “2007 with a minibot”. For those of you who weren’t around in 2007, 25’s quick and robust robot coupled with good decisions and smart driving made them incredibly difficult to defeat. Assuming 25 fields a Minibot and deployment system that is as effective as their Hostbot, they’ll be just as good as ever.

Great review.. and you mostly correct about the "2007 with a minibot" .. (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/36604?)

Racer26

03-03-2011, 10:56

The stream on mms://sargasso-3.arc.nasa.gov/njregional just died. Any news?

Akash Rastogi

03-03-2011, 11:17

The stream on mms://sargasso-3.arc.nasa.gov/njregional just died. Any news?

Lunch break?

Before that, were they airing stuff for practice day today?

ATannahill

03-03-2011, 11:19

Lunch break?

Before that, were they airing stuff for practice day today?
All they had up was the live score/timer at the bottom with a blank video screen. From what I could gather, they weren't playing any matches, practice or not.

The Lucas

03-03-2011, 11:37

All they had up was the live score/timer at the bottom with a blank video screen. From what I could gather, they weren't playing any matches, practice or not.

Agenda (http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedfiles/robotics_programs/frc/events/2011/2011_NJ_Agenda.pdf)says practice matches 2-8pm. These Bag and Tag Regional agendas vary a bit from regional to regional.

coldfusion1279

03-03-2011, 12:39

From what I heard, state wide standardized testing shifted the times a bit.

jblay

03-03-2011, 18:26

Does anyone know if they are showing matches on the stream? I've had it open for like 20 minutes and all I've seen is the logomotion logo.

PayneTrain

03-03-2011, 18:29

Dinnertime.
Matches are supposed to start again at 6:30...

Akash Rastogi

03-03-2011, 19:52

2016 is unstoppable.

jblay

03-03-2011, 20:02

2016 is unstoppable.

They did look pretty amazing. looks like their strategy is gonna be to get the tube from the feeder station instead of having it thrown to them. with such a good acquisition system, i have to wonder why.

Chris is me

03-03-2011, 20:45

with such a good acquisition system, i have to wonder why.

I have to wonder why everyone is throwing tubes willy-nilly and everywhere. All you're doing is making it easy for your opponents to score.

Akash Rastogi

03-03-2011, 20:53

They did look pretty amazing. looks like their strategy is gonna be to get the tube from the feeder station instead of having it thrown to them. with such a good acquisition system, i have to wonder why.

We'll have to see during a real match, but to me its obvious why a team would do this. It is similar to starving the field.

Teams who look solid:
25
2016
1647
1089
2344

I'm a little disappointed by robot quality at NJ. It's the same teams who are good/not so good. Maybe we need some more mentorship/collaboration going on, Idk.

nuggetsyl

03-03-2011, 22:01

2016 is the team to beat. Not only do they have a fast mini bot they hit their mark every time.

Lowfategg

03-03-2011, 23:29

They did look pretty amazing. looks like their strategy is gonna be to get the tube from the feeder station instead of having it thrown to them. with such a good acquisition system, i have to wonder why.

We realized this after our 2nd match and changed our game play. I think being able to pick up from the feeder station will become more important during finals and as robot performance improves.

During the practice matches there were so many tubes on the field during later matches it started to be come annoying when trying to get a certain color tube.

Also, is it just me or are all the NJ tubes over inflated?

Lowfategg

03-03-2011, 23:34

We'll have to see during a real match, but to me its obvious why a team would do this. It is similar to starving the field.

Teams who look solid:
25
2016
1647
1089
2344

I'm a little disappointed by robot quality at NJ. It's the same teams who are good/not so good. Maybe we need some more mentorship/collaboration going on, Idk.

Add 1923 and 1676 to that list.

shoffing

03-03-2011, 23:43

We found a problem with our code near the end of the day, and got autonomous working at 9:50 while they were trying to shove us out the door.

The problem that was causing our robot to not move was that we were using the built-in Disabled() function to reset our pistons when we disabled the robot, but since the robot starts off disabled it would attempt to reset the pistons...which never got a chance to be declared. We'd get an error, and lose all comms while the cRIO crashed and reset itself. The next time we enabled the robot, the code would work because everything was declared. This problem has been plaguing us for a long time now, I'm so glad we fixed it. You guys are up for a surprise tomorrow, I think. I have high hopes for my team.

Good luck!
Steve, 1647 software "thing"

Brandon_L

03-03-2011, 23:48

So I walked in this morning with 2 other team members for the setup. We get to our pit and start unpacking things. I tell one to get the power cord out, and I turn around to do something. Then I start to hear a hissing noise. Turn around, and there's the kid watching a thick cloud of fire extinguisher smoke exploding out of our toolbox. After that our tools looked like they went through a nuclear holocaust.

Probably the best thing I'll ever remember from any competition, we laughed about it all day.

Akash Rastogi

04-03-2011, 00:08

Add 1923 and 1676 to that list.

I figured those two, my shortlist was just based on teams I got to watch.

Travis Hoffman

04-03-2011, 00:31

Maybe we need some more mentorship/collaboration going on, Idk.

Sounds like you do know. ;)

rcmolloy

04-03-2011, 00:39

I'm tired. So is our minibot with all the fame it recieved today.

jblay

04-03-2011, 01:02

I have to wonder why everyone is throwing tubes willy-nilly and everywhere. All you're doing is making it easy for your opponents to score.

I could not disagree with you more.

If you have a good ground loader all you are doing is making it easier for you to score. There are 18 tubes per alliance, enough to fill each alliances respective rack. I think it is a waste of time going back and forth across the field when you can have your human player throw the tube to you.

There are 18 tubes, and no rollover between matches. What are you saving them for?

Chris is me

04-03-2011, 01:03

If you have a good ground loader all you are doing is making it easier for you to score. There are 18 tubes per alliance, enough to fill each alliances respective rack. I think it is a waste of time going back and forth across the field when you can have your human player throw the tube to you.

You're saving your opponents just as much valuable time. Maybe even more.

liam.larkin

04-03-2011, 01:06

I could not disagree with you more.

If you have a good ground loader all you are doing is making it easier for you to score. There are 18 tubes per alliance, enough to fill each alliances respective rack. I think it is a waste of time going back and forth across the field when you can have your human player throw the tube to you.

There are 18 tubes, and no rollover between matches. What are you saving them for?

I think what Chris is Me is saying and what many of us are observing

1. Many of the human players can not throw across the field accuratly and consistently.
2. Many are not being very smart they are throwing in bunches often and are even throwing when none of their alliance is around
3. In addition to 1 human players have trouble throwing sometimes to even the middle of the field playing right to the other alliance.

I am confussed by all this throw throw throw. I get there is times for it but not like this

Akash Rastogi

04-03-2011, 01:13

I think what Chris is Me is saying and what many of us are observing

1. Many of the human players can not throw across the field accuratly and consistently.
2. Many are not being very smart they are throwing in bunches often and are even throwing when none of their alliance is around
3. In addition to 1 human players have trouble throwing sometimes to even the middle of the field playing right to the other alliance.

I am confussed by all this throw throw throw. I get there is times for it but not like this

Agreed, all I saw was "I'MMA THROW THIS HERE AND HERE AND HERE!!!" (very scientific statement right here).

I still think in elims, or any difficult quali match that has more than 2 competent robots, people will limit their floor loading/tube throwing.

waialua359

04-03-2011, 01:49

You're saving your opponents just as much valuable time. Maybe even more.

This may or may not be true.
I would instruct OUR human players to throw them all on the field, if and only if I knew we could score much more effectively than the other alliance.

It seemed that either throwing them all out, OR being smart and starving the other alliance, made very little difference compared to better/less effective robots.

As suspected, if two good teams with dependable minibots go up against teams that dont deploy any, its over.

Travis Hoffman

04-03-2011, 08:35

This may or may not be true.
I would instruct OUR human players to throw them all on the field, if and only if I knew we could score much more effectively than the other alliance.

It seemed that either throwing them all out, OR being smart and starving the other alliance, made very little difference compared to better/less effective robots.

As suspected, if two good teams with dependable minibots go up against teams that dont deploy any, its over.

Are you presuming that those without minibots are not bold enough to attempt to legally block those that do from deploying them?

wilsonmw04

04-03-2011, 09:00

I am noticing that all these tubes are clogging the lanes for the slot feeders. It makes it very hard to get to the slot with three tubes in your way.

Akash Rastogi

04-03-2011, 15:35

So far 2016 and 1647 have VERY fast minibots, I haven't had the chance to see 25 yet.

thefro526

04-03-2011, 16:27

So far 2016 and 1647 have VERY fast minibots, I haven't had the chance to see 25 yet.

25's got a decent minibot, but I've yet to see them deploy it yet.

Deployment seems to be more important than the speed of the minibot. Heck, we've got two (twins) sub 2 second minibots sitting on our table and can't get them to play nice with our deployment system.

nuggetsyl

04-03-2011, 20:04

2016 is firing on all cylinders. By the time they get to champs (aka drivers get a bit more practice) look out.

Coach Tom

04-03-2011, 20:33

2016's elegant design makes them agile, quick, and able to score with style and grace. I am looking forward to their next match on Saturday morning when they team with 1923 and 2180.

Also . . .
25 is much stronger than their W/L record would suggest. 1218 also impressed me a lot. Most teams seemed to get stronger as the day progressed and a lot more teams were finishing with a mini-bot.

It will be a great second day in NJ.

PayneTrain

04-03-2011, 21:33

Random Matchplay rears its ugly head with a top-eight robot in 28th.
Not that 25 should really care, seeing as any team would definitely look to them for an alliance pick at some point. Provides for some drama at least.

Andrew Zeller

04-03-2011, 21:38

I have a quick question for all teams participating at the New Jersey regional or at other regionals who are reading this post: While I know that I can view the live webcast of the matches tomorrow morning, have any teams posted videos of their qualification matches yet? Thanks.

sNeff

05-03-2011, 09:51

How did 2016 pick up that red card? I didn't see anything obvious in the match feed. Does anyone have it on youtube/etc yet?

Hallry

05-03-2011, 11:04

How did 2016 pick up that red card? I didn't see anything obvious in the match feed. Does anyone have it on youtube/etc yet?

The judges said that they picked up a tube in the opposing alliance's lane.

dodar

05-03-2011, 11:15

The judges said that they picked up a tube in the opposing alliance's lane.

From the webcast POV it looked like it was only partially in the lane. I thought it was a legal grab. And you mean referees not judges :cool:

Vikesrock

05-03-2011, 12:09

Alliances
1676, 2016, 303
423, 486, 293
1923, 25, 1860
1228, 2590, 75
2180, 816, 1302
1089, 1647, 102
2729, 1218, 192
2191, 181, 2199

sNeff

05-03-2011, 15:32

Awww GRT (and our awesome alliance mates) got knocked out in the semis =(
Looks like our pneumatic system started breaking, and then no one got minibots up on our side... =.=

Still excited to see underdog Alliance#6 up against 2016 and company. Go go underdog!

EDIT: Aww, first match goes to the crazy amazing Pioneers and Monkey Wrenches and Panthers. Not entirely unexpected, really, they earned 1st Alliance.

EDIT2: Congrats to 2016, 1676, and 303, and a double to 2016 for Chairmans. Big thanks to 1676 for hosting the webcast--I wouldn't have been able to keep up without it.

PayneTrain

05-03-2011, 16:50

Teams 303, 1676, and 2016 are your 2011 New Jersey Regional Champions.
Congrats to Panther Robotics, the Pascack Pioneers, and the Mighty Monkey Wrenches.

Akash Rastogi

05-03-2011, 17:25

Big congrats to our friends 1676 and 2016 on their Championship AND 2016 for another Chairman's. It was also great seeing my friends on 1647 and 1089 breaking through to the finals. Awesome eliminations matches.

11 is excited to playing with 1676 and 25 in Virginia. 3553 is excited to play with 816 and 1647 in Philadelphia.

DeifiedPenguin

05-03-2011, 22:41

Since I'm pretty sure I'm about the only person associated with my team who ever actually posts at all on this forum, I'll say this. Huge thanks to 1676 and 2016 for picking us as an alliance partner. I may be a bit biased, but I think it worked out great. Hope to see another good competition in Philadelphia a few weeks from now!

Brandon_L

05-03-2011, 22:55

We did horrible this year, mostly because of a drive problem we had, but it was definitely the best time I've had at NJ yet. It was awesome seeing our minibot on two other robots, although we never got it working on our own.

Good job 2016!

Oh, and HUGE thank you to 1676!

Cody Burd

06-03-2011, 05:45

thanks to teams 75 219 and 1647 for helping us build our arm and helping us get the highest seeded rookie award great time at nj regional:)

ks_mumupsi

06-03-2011, 13:34

Thank you everyone for all the great comments.. It has been a fun year and a good start for us, I am really proud of the students and all the mentors. They put in a lot of time and effort into this and it seems to have paid off.

I hope to see many of the teams from here again in St. Louis :) Good luck rest of the season.

J.Warsoff

06-03-2011, 13:40

I would like to say thank you to 2016 and 303 for helping 1676 be the winning alliance!!!! great job to everyone!!!

DonRotolo

06-03-2011, 13:44

Could you please elaborate on this one? Sure Cass. What I find is that teams tend to hold many more seats than they could fill, often in prime locations, shutting out visitors who won't be there later anyway. Holding 3 rows for a team with 50 students isn't a real problem, holding a dozen rows might be. Not to mention: The teams have the advantage of persistence. They can wait a short while and get the seats they might need without resorting to 'saving' them.

I was furious when my own team 1676 started saving seats on Saturday morning. I made my point with the well-intentioned adults leading the way. Indeed, we ultimately filled an entire section, well over 140 seats, and overflowed into whatever was available nearby.
Also, is it just me or are all the NJ tubes over inflated?Poking around backstage uncovered some inflation gauges issued by FIRST. So there tubes were within official spec. Teams take note!
25 is much stronger than their W/L record would suggest.It looked like their drive team did not have the experience driving like we've seen in past years. A careful review of matches shows that their drivers steadily improved their technique as the day went on, and by Saturday they were back to awesome. Nest stop: Virginia, with 11, 75 and us.
Big thanks to 1676 for hosting the webcast--I wouldn't have been able to keep up without it.You are most welcome. WE in turn are grateful to the NJ Regional Committee for allowing this, and NASA for the CPU cycles and connection.

BTW, all was archived and TBA will have it soon enough.
Huge thanks to 1676 and 2016 for picking us as an alliance partner. The thanks goes to your team. They performed well enough on Friday to earn that pick. And you went ahead and proved us right in elims.

I should start a thread to explain our process for picking which teams we pick.
Oh, and HUGE thank you to 1676!For what? Anyway, you are welcome!

Brandon_L

06-03-2011, 13:53

For what? Anyway, you are welcome!

We were with you in your first qualification match, against 25. One of your mentors came over for the usual pre-match meeting and when he found out that we had major drive problems (couldn't turn, at all) he got us up and running.

Although, there were more problems with it that we didn't find until it was too late (two matches to go, that late). After we got that fixed we were doing great but two matches aren't much.

I didn't get his name but he was awesome.

Can't wait to see the matches up on TBA!

BGiraud

06-03-2011, 14:38

We were with you in your first qualification match, against 25. One of your mentors came over for the usual pre-match meeting and when he found out that we had major drive problems (couldn't turn, at all) he got us up and running.

Although, there were more problems with it that we didn't find until it was too late (two matches to go, that late). After we got that fixed we were doing great but two matches aren't much.

I didn't get his name but he was awesome.

Can't wait to see the matches up on TBA!

I was wondering why you said thanks as well. You are welcome. Thank you for your help in that match. It was a rough one.

Kelsey1923

06-03-2011, 17:52

We would like to thank a few teams for making the New Jersey Regional another great competition. First off we would like to congratulate teams 1676, 2016, and 303. And yet again 2016 for winning chairmans!
We would like to also thank teams that helped us. 2016, thank you so much for everything you gave us through out the build season. Teams 816 and 1218, thank you for the parts you provided at the regional. We would like to thank teams 1647 and 1676 for letting us use your mini bots and spending countless hours making it work.
We hope to see you all in St. Louis!

ks_mumupsi

06-03-2011, 18:42

I forgot to mention in my last post, thank you to 1676 for picking us as the first pick. It was a great pleasure to play with you guys and had an absolute blast.

Also 303 you guys did a great job in the final round when our gripper failed and i know it wasnt as planned originally and a sudden change in strategy... but it was fun.

*EDIT* - I meant there should never have been a switch on our part :) 303 did a great job in the transition)

I want to thank 1089, 1647 and 102 for a great finals, and providing us with some awesome matches to watch in the semifinals :)

I finally understood better this year the amount of time and effort that all the volunteers put in to make this event happen, as well as all the members that plan this event and I want to thank all the people for making this event a great success and for being a week 1 event making it flow as smoothly as they do.

Thanks again all!!

delsaner

06-03-2011, 18:52

I forgot to mention in my last post, thank you to 1676 for picking us as the first pick. It was a great pleasure to play with you guys and had an absolute blast.

Thank you guys for being a great part of our alliance. Congratulations on Chairman's Award. From my knowledge as to what you guys do, you guys deserved that award. Good luck in DC!

We would like to thank teams 1647 and 1676 for letting us use your mini bots and spending countless hours making it work.
We hope to see you all in St. Louis!

No problem. I hope you guys can use your knowledge to improve the minibot as well as deployment. I would love to see you guys in St. Louis. Your robot is incredible, and is certainly worthy of performing in St. Louis.

Katie_UPS

06-03-2011, 20:01

Congrats 1676, 2016, and 303!

1675 will be happy to see our "little brother" team in St. Louis! :D

jblay

06-03-2011, 20:31

Poking around backstage uncovered some inflation gauges issued by FIRST. So there tubes were within official spec. Teams take note!

How many psi is that for each tube?

It looked like 25's drive team did not have the experience driving like we've seen in past years. A careful review of matches shows that their drivers steadily improved their technique as the day went on, and by Saturday they were back to awesome. Nest stop: Virginia, with 11, 75 and us.

That kind of surprises me considering they could probably start practicing with their 07 robot from kickoff.

And congrats to 303,1676 and especially 2016. Your team has really reached another level over these last 2 years and it was amazing to watch you guys in action.

Akash Rastogi

06-03-2011, 20:42

That kind of surprises me considering they could probably start practicing with their 07 robot from kickoff.

The issues 25 had were more involved with minibot/deployment. The robot seemed to be driven well, at least to me.

Coach Tom

06-03-2011, 20:43

jblay

06-03-2011, 20:55

The issues 25 had were more involved with minibot/deployment. The robot seemed to be driven well, at least to me.

I didn't get to see them in action early on. I thought their driving was very good but from what people were saying it seemed like they weren't at the same level earlier.

Wayne C.

06-03-2011, 21:17

The issues 25 had were more involved with minibot/deployment. The robot seemed to be driven well, at least to me.

Actually these drivers never drove the 07 bot
And we never had time to even test the deployment system before Thursday morning

It just came down not enough time

Overall losing was the best thing for our team because it taught us valuable lessons and brought a few folks down to earth and losing to our friends and past partners was not a bad feeling

In a month we take on VCU and I expect a much more formidable front. Gonna be fun

Wc

Hallry

06-03-2011, 21:30

Actually, I thought 303 and 2016 did a great job adjusting in the last finals match. 303 put up several game tubes while 2016 played exceptional defense. Overall, the alliance did great real time adjustments.

I completely agree with this. From the stands, the rest of 1676 was overcome with fear when they saw that something had gone wrong with 2016's claw, but we were ultimately blown away by what amazing defense they were able to play, along with 303's amazing abilities as well (recall that we lost last year's second final match due to a ball prematurely falling off the ball return system; we didn't want another thing to go wrong!). All in all, we would like to give a HUGE thanks to both teams, and congratulate everyone on a job well done, we couldn't have done it without you!

flyingcrayons

06-03-2011, 21:49

Another year, another great NJ Regional. I cant believe this is my last one as a student! so many memories, I realllyyyy hope i will be able to make it the next few years (college beckons lol). To me this was an amazing way to go out. I've never seen one of our robots make it that far at a regional, so to tmake it to the finals is incredible.

Ive been involved with scouting and strategy for 3 of my 4 years on the team, and this year was way better than any other year. I never had the chance to actually go out on the field and handcraft an alliance. I was upset about declining 2180, I love their team, but our scouting team had a partner in mind if we made it to the top 8. Lo and behold 1647 was still available after we declined 2180 and formed our own alliance. That was a fantastic bit of luck, as 1647 was one of our top 3 ranked robots at NJ at the end of quals. I was so happy i was able to pick them!

Im so proud of our alliance for not giving up after that first round beatdown. We could have played out the second match of the QF's much like the first but we figured out a strategy and WON! very proud to say we're the only alliance to beat 25 in elims in 6 (?) years! A very big shout out to 1647, your consistent scoring and beastly minibot all but guaranteed us a ton of of points. 102 played amazing defense throughout and without them, the opposing alliances would have scored at will. We formed a great strategy and made it all the way to the finals as a 6 seed! Good luck 1647 and 102 at all your future events. Sorry 25 ;)

I want to give a shout out to 2016, 1676 and 303. when i saw the final alliance selection results, I knew that if we got to the finals, we would be facing a major challenge. 2016 and 1676 were the top two robots at the event (imo). 303 was another amazing robot and when your faced with an alliance like that, you should be proud to even be in their presence lol. Congrats to you guys for the win, especially 1676 for their second NJ regional in a row! I know 1676's drivers and I personally told them how amazing they were! Good luck to all of you guys!

Congrats to 2016 for the Chairman's win! It was well deserved. I loved the rap! See you guys in DC in a few weeks and Good luck to you guys at St. Louis

Also, congrats to Lenny Bernas, from my own team on making Dean's List. Lenny contributes so much to our team and it was amazing to see his reaction when his name was called. He literally jumped out of his seat and almost tripped down the stairs in his excitement to get to the field!

That about wraps it up, I cant believe my last NJ regional is over. Upsetting that i was only able to attend one day of competition this year (i unluckily got sick on thursday and couldnt go on friday), but what a day it was. I cant wait for DC and I really hope i can come back to jersey next year!

DonRotolo

06-03-2011, 21:59

How many psi is that for each tube?
I saw somewhere official, they do not inflate to a pressure but to a size.
Overall losing was the best thing for our team because it taught us valuable lessons and brought a few folks down to earth and losing to our friends and past partners was not a bad feelingYou have no idea how relieved we were when we learned we wouldn't be facing our friends and past partners Team 25 in the finals. Testament to how scary good you guys can be.

Now let's show VA how NJ does it!
Very proud to say we're the only alliance to beat 25 in elims in 6 (?) years! Sorry 25 ;)See the above post. Thanks for the 'help'. :D

flyingcrayons

06-03-2011, 22:07

^ lol no problem. i think everyone in the arena breathed a sigh of relief when 25 was knocked out, which just goes to show the level of respect that we all have for them. it was an honor to beat them, and 1923 who also have an NJ banner, something we're striving for! it was one of those student beats master moments, like in a ninja movie or something :p

jblay

06-03-2011, 22:15

I saw somewhere official, they do not inflate to a pressure but to a size.

Is it listed anywhere what exactly that size is?

Brandon_L

06-03-2011, 22:18

kitfisto92

06-03-2011, 22:18

First off, I'd like to congratulate ALL of the teams that competed at NJ this year; it was an insanely awesome competition and all of you made it great =)

I'd also like to congratulate 2016, 1676, and 303 for winning -- you guys were AMAZING and the minute you aligned I legitimately started jumping up and down (that's pretty characteristic of me). Also, I want to congratulate 2016 on winning Chairman's and 2199 for winning EI -- NJ's a stacked regional and it's an honor to have competed with you this year.

I also want to give a shout to all of the teams that stopped by our pits/I hung out with this weekend -- you are all superstars in my book.

I'd also like to give a shout out to Team 2590; after our team worked to start them in 2008 (my freshman year), I've watched them grow and constantly have been impressed with their team and program. I'm so glad I got to hang out with y'all at this regional and CANNOT wait to do it again in DC! =)

Also, if you didn't get a chance to stop by our pit and would like our business plan and/or business plan presentation tips, PM and I'm more than happy to send it you =)

And... thanks to our alliance partners 1647 and 102 for putting up a great fight the entire regional. You were both awesome :D

Also, congrats to Lenny Bernas, from my own team on making Dean's List. Lenny contributes so much to our team and it was amazing to see his reaction when his name was called. He literally jumped out of his seat and almost tripped down the stairs in his excitement to get to the field!
Thanks Aashay -- it helps a lot when you have such a great and supportive team to inspire you. I still don't know how to even begin to express how honored and excited I am to have been selected as one of this year's winners.
And... I don't remember "tripping." Just saying. Lol

Finally, I want to congratulate the other Dean's List Award Winner from 2265, The Iron Maidens, Francesca. It's an honor to have been selected with you.

Mark McLeod

06-03-2011, 22:31

Is it listed anywhere what exactly that size is?

At events, we’re using templates to ensure game pieces are inflated consistently. The triangle template has a 7” diameter hole which is used to measure in the middle of leg (between the two corners). The template for the circle and square has a 8” diameter hole.

http://frcdirector.blogspot.com/2011/02/what-comes-between-week-zero-and-week.html

gloomy_lion

06-03-2011, 22:51

The Robo-Lions would like to thank all teams at NJ for showing us a great time! And we would especially like to thank teams 2191 and 181 for being great alliance partners, if only for two matches. Congrats to 2016, 1676, and 303! We hope to see all of you in St. Louis!

Bharat Nain

07-03-2011, 11:12

Actually these drivers never drove the 07 bot
And we never had time to even test the deployment system before Thursday morning

It just came down not enough time

Overall losing was the best thing for our team because it taught us valuable lessons and brought a few folks down to earth and losing to our friends and past partners was not a bad feeling

In a month we take on VCU and I expect a much more formidable front. Gonna be fun

Wc

I agree. Congratulations to 1676, 2016 and 303! You guys had a very well deserved win. Also, a HUGE congratulations to Pete Kieselbach for Volunteer of the year award. I'm so glad to see mentors being recognized for the time and effort put into this region and program.

thefro526

07-03-2011, 11:17

Another Fantastic NJ Regional is in the books.

Congrats to 1676, 2016 and 303 on the Win. You guys really earned it, and played some of the most exciting matches I've seen in a long time.

Congrats to the Finalist Alliance of 1089, 1647 and 102. Your upset of the #3 seed may have been one of the most unexpected victories in the history of the NJ Regional.

Also, Congrats to 2016 on the Chairmans. You guys are truly an example for us all to follow.

Thanks to 2180 and 1302 for being such strong alliance partners. You did everything we could ask, and more. I apologize for our Arm breaking in the Semi's, and thank you 2180, for choosing to keep us in to play defense.

rdlevy1215

07-03-2011, 11:52

VIDEOS!

Not much, and not as good as what TBA will get, but enough to hold us over for now at least I guess.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9309E6BAEDA0432C

Adding more now, mostly our matches and 2458s. I do have some of the elimination matches as well, Ill try to get everything I can up.

The entire regional was archived by us (1676) and I have uploaded to TBA to be parsed. Everything is there, but in a raw format that has everything. I said this in another thread, but if anyone needs any videos, do not hesitate to email me at levyro@team1676.com -- I have all of the official video!

ks_mumupsi

07-03-2011, 11:56

I completely agree with this. From the stands, the rest of 1676 was overcome with fear when they saw that something had gone wrong with 2016's claw, but we were ultimately blown away by what amazing defense they were able to play, along with 303's amazing abilities as well (recall that we lost last year's second final match due to a ball prematurely falling off the ball return system; we didn't want another thing to go wrong!). All in all, we would like to give a HUGE thanks to both teams, and congratulate everyone on a job well done, we couldn't have done it without you!

Could not agree more with this... we were soo happy to have another offensive/defensivce robot combo that allowed us to make this transition. Great work by team 303 to take on the offensive scoring....

BTW anyone have any video of the finals matches.. I would love to see some of those matches again :)....

25 - you guys are an amazing robot year in and year out and I would not want to be one to face you in Virginia, I am sure you guys will have a rocking team and robot for VCU and it will be tough to reckon with.

Kristian Calhoun

07-03-2011, 13:05

Congratulations to Teams 1676, 2016, and 303 on the win! You guys deserved it—all three robots were more than capable of scoring tubes and 1676 and 2016 had some of the quickest and most reliable minibots at the regional. We can't wait to play with/against 1676 in Virginia! I would also like to congratulate 2016 on their second blue banner, Chairman's. Your video was clever and fun, and really showed how much outreach your team does in spreading the message of FIRST. Is it posted online anywhere? It's definitely worth sharing.

Congrats to the Finalist Alliance of 1089, 1647 and 102. Your upset of the #3 seed may have been one of the most unexpected victories in the history of the NJ Regional.

During our strategy meeting before eliminations (and to one of our alumni in the stands), I mentioned that getting past the #6 seed of 1089, 1647, and 102 was going to be the toughest set of matches we would play on the right side of the bracket; 1089 had beaten us in an earlier qualification match, and 1647 could very well hold their own. I knew that after the first match, Mr. Gregory and company would come up with a new strategy to give us a run for our money, and they did. As Mr. Cokeley said, losing to our friends was not a bad feeling.

Thank you to Team 1923 for selecting our team to join your alliance. Your team has grown so much since 2006 and it was great to finally be on the same side of the field! Also, to 1860, you were a pleasure to work with and did an excellent job in your role on the alliance.

For me, one of the most memorable moments from this past weekend was watching Lenny Bernas of Team 1089 make the Dean's List. I know how much he puts into FIRST, and so to see him being honored was incredible. I don't think I'll ever forget the look on his face when he came back to the stands and hugged Sara R. It was picture perfect. On top of being finalists and winning KPC&B Entrepreneurship, what a great close to 1089's weekend!

Finally, congratulations to Pete K. for being the Volunteer of the Year! It was long overdue, and we vastly appreciate all of your support and work in the region!

Brandon_L

07-03-2011, 15:45

The entire regional was archived by us (1676) and I have uploaded to TBA to be parsed. Everything is there, but in a raw format that has everything. I said this in another thread, but if anyone needs any videos, do not hesitate to email me at levyro@team1676.com -- I have all of the official video!

I'd help parse if I could get the files, maybe take one of the days and split it up

Coach Tom

07-03-2011, 16:37

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BTW anyone have any video of the finals matches.. I would love to see some of those matches again :)....

I video taped most of 2016's matches. Give me a shout and I will send a raw file to you. I'm afraid when the action got exciting the camera may have wobbled a bit. :)

rcmolloy

07-03-2011, 21:14

Well here comes my long awaited Thank You...

1089:

When I was standing on the floor waiting deciding on my alliance pick, I was thinking about the final teams and who I would be picking for the 7th alliance. Unannounced, you guys declined and provided me the opportunity to play with a team high on our list. Not only was our elimination run exciting but also some of the best fun I have had in all of my three years of FIRST. Thank you guys!

102:
What an outstanding alliance partner you guys were. The defense that your drive team played was outstanding and really allowed us to use our bots to the full potential. I know you guys really had a great time since it was the first time in history all three of us had made it to the Finals.

2016, 1676, 303
You guys deserve the regional win hands down. We knew we were out engineered with machines so our strategy ultimately decided the outcomes. Regardless, this brought attention to our machine and revisions will be made shortly for Philly. I know that when we touch down there, we will take the same heart that we brought to the elims in NJ and get a banner of our own.

25:
Shaun, drive team, and the rest of Raider Robotix, don't let this one thing let you guys down whatsoever. I know that the past weekend was a rough one and like you said in a previous post "...it brought you back down to earth." I have no doubt in my mind that you will go to VA and crush the competition.

Side note to Shaun, thanks for providing all the great information to our team each day. I really like that since last year you have taken us under 25's wing and really have seen the opportunity the team has to be great. Thank you again man.

1923:

Wayne and team, you guys really have one hell of a bot. Surprisingly, a few things restricted us from playing with you guys in the elimination rounds but at least we got to play up against you guys. Hopefully, that can be renewed with pending our trip to St. Louis in late April.

2729:

Congrats on the Semi-Finals guys! 3 years and you are already showing FIRST that you guys are a high caliber team. I am really excited for the teams future and to play again in Philly with you guys.

816:

Dustin, Nick, and team, you guys showed NJ the great potential you had. Unfortunately, all of the breakdowns and replacements really hit you hard when it came to competing. I know you guys are reloading like ourselves for Philly since the competition is going to be fierce. Remember, were right around the corner for help so don't be afraid to hit us up.

Akash:

Hey man :cool:

Refs, Announcers, Volunteers, and Others:

Thank you for all your support this past weekend. Without you guys, we would not be in the position we are currently at today. From the communications problems all the way to our autonomous problems, you never ceased to respond back to us in a professional manner. I really thank you guys for that. Hopefully, I will see most of the same faces in Philly in a few short weeks.

Akash Rastogi

07-03-2011, 21:23

Hehe, I'm my own team?:o

It was really fun hanging out with you guys! Even more fun sharing in on your successes.

See you in Philly, Cory. I expect continuous improvement.

rcmolloy

07-03-2011, 21:28

Well, you're are representing 11/1089/3553 so yes you are clearly your own team.

Brandon_L

07-03-2011, 21:51

Well, you're are representing 11/1089/3553 so yes you are clearly your own team.

The MORTurybots?

Chris is me

07-03-2011, 23:36

So much for being Shaker's mascot, Akash? Way to betray us by going to Drexel. :mad:

MaxMax161

08-03-2011, 10:23

The first thing I have to say is a massive thanks you to teams 2016 and 303 for being brilliant alliance partners! After that I have to thank all our opponents for a ton of wonderful matches. The only thing I remember about allot of them is the intensity.

Now that I've done that I'm going to go back to sleep. I barely got any sleep during Trenton and now I'm making up for it.

thefro526

08-03-2011, 15:24

816:

Dustin, Nick, and team, you guys showed NJ the great potential you had. Unfortunately, all of the breakdowns and replacements really hit you hard when it came to competing. I know you guys are reloading like ourselves for Philly since the competition is going to be fierce. Remember, were right around the corner for help so don't be afraid to hit us up.

Reloading?

Psh, if everything falls into place, we'll be replacing half of our robot on Thursday. ;)

rcmolloy

08-03-2011, 15:49

Reloading?

Psh, if everything falls into place, we'll be replacing half of our robot on Thursday. ;)

Reloading/Creating a whole new robot...they're the same thing!

:)

Steven Donow

08-03-2011, 16:36

Some thanks and congratulations:

Congrats to 303, 2016, and 1676 for winning! You guys deserve it, we were cheering you guys on the whole time.

Thanks to 219 and 224, for being incredibly awesome pit neighbors to us, constantly sharing tools with each other.

192, you guys should definitely try and come to the NJ Regional again, you guys were one of the nicest teams to play with in qualifications.

1547, congrats on the Imagery Award, and thanks for the Best Looking Team award!

75, thanks for letting us borrow your printer, then having that not work and you guys borrowing our printer. And for being friendly the entire competition :p

Also, thanks to anyone I forgot to mention in this post

rcmolloy

14-03-2011, 22:28

thanks to teams 75 219 and 1647 for helping us build our arm and helping us get the highest seeded rookie award great time at nj regional:)

Cody,

You guys were awesome to work with. The attention and determination that you had on Friday and Saturday was awesome. I am sorry I couldn't come over and help all day because I was driving but I really hope to see you guys improve over the next few years.

If you need any help with anything, PM me and I will try my best to get 1647 to get you guys whatever you need.

sloteera

17-03-2011, 16:40

On behalf 1860, I'd like to say MUITO OBRIGADO:

Muito obrigado 75 and 2016, you guys are awesome. Every year you guys help us with many things, but your friendship is the most valuable and important thing that we can get. Hope to keep this forever. Thank you friends.

Muito obrigado 1676. As I told you Rotolo, "it's not about robot, is about people". The treatment and patience that each member of your team gave us was awesome. We have many difficulties with language, but it was never difficult for you. Thank you by looking for us and everytime effort to understand us.

Muito obrigado 1923 and 25, our alliance partners. Thank you by the invite and to possibility us play the NJ finals again. We expected, at least, repeat 2006, when we've played the final match counter that AWESOME 25's machine. Unfortunately, our grabber broke on the third match, and we can't help you to hang tubes. But I think that despite the defeat, this match was wonderful. 3 tubes during autonomous and 4 minibots climbing the tower. Thank you to provide us this opportunity.

Hope to see you next year, I really don't know why we didn't attempt NJ in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Can't imagine better place and better teams than you! :)

Nós admiramos muito vocês!

sloteera

17-03-2011, 16:44

Personally, thank you to Rotolo, Bill, Shaun, Wayne, Nate, Carmine, Jacque. You were important people for me this year =)

BGiraud

17-03-2011, 18:23

Personally, thank you to Rotolo, Bill, Shaun, Wayne, Nate, Carmine, Jacque. You were important people for me this year =)

The discussions that we had together were some of the best ever of my FIRST experiences. I look forward to when we meet again.

DonRotolo

17-03-2011, 20:57

Personally, thank you to Rotolo, Bill, Shaun, Wayne, Nate, Carmine, Jacque. You were important people for me this year =)Rafael, you guys are as great a team as I have ever met. My only disappointment is that I could not speak with all of your team, because my Portugese is not so good ;) Next time, I will study with my colleagues in Campinas and then we can have some good conversations.

What you are doing for your kids is wonderful. These are the kids that will make the future better, for themselves, Brazil, and everyone else.

I am glad that I helped make your visit better.

Don