View Full Version : 2011 BAE Granite State Regional
BrendanB
09-02-2011, 12:48
Alright, who is excited? :)
Team list is looking packed with 53 teams! Teams that stick out to me that are either here for the first time or haven't ventured up in a while include 61,69,95,176,213,836,1138,1772, and 2010.
4 rookies on the list as well: 3451,3467,3566,and 3585.
This will be a fun year!
Nick Rixford
09-02-2011, 12:51
Can't wait, 126 will be there again and we are anxious to see the teams that will be there as well...is this your first time at BAE?
Zuelu562
09-02-2011, 12:52
Heck yea! 562 is ready and raring, be wary of the bulldog, he tends to hug!
I've been thinking about organizing an unofficial programmer's social at the arena. Anyone up for the idea or willing to work with me on it feel free.
OT: (WOOT 50th post :D)
BrendanB
09-02-2011, 12:53
Can't wait, 126 will be there again and we are anxious to see the teams that will be there as well...is this your first time at BAE?
It isn't my first BAE, I have been attending since 2003! I was a former 1519 member and I am now working with team 3467 out of Windham NH.
Zuelu562
09-02-2011, 13:01
It isn't my first BAE, I have been attending since 2003! I was a former 1519 member and I am now working with team 3467 out of Windham NH.
Good Luck to our rookies (who hopefully like 3467 have veteran mentors :D). We'll be sure to keep an eye out for you.
slick, Team 836
09-02-2011, 15:49
Team 836 has been their before,, just as you said,
its been awhile :)
Daniel_LaFleur
09-02-2011, 16:46
1729 Will be there :D
If any of you rookies need anything (or anyone else for that matter) come on by our pits.
... and looking at the list of teams, it's going to be an awesome regional.
Trying to Help
09-02-2011, 17:05
In case anyone hasn't seen this recently, there's an option to pre-order your food from the arena food services folks. The link for the order form is at the bottom of this page: http://www.baesystemsfirst.org/regional/need_to_know.htm
Trying to Help
FIRSTtm134
09-02-2011, 17:33
As always, team 134 will be there
I am very excited for the GSR this year. It will bt my 2nd year in a row attending with a new team!
Can't wait to see old friends and new faces!
Best of luck to all teams.
Rob
Andy Grady
09-02-2011, 22:04
BAE should be an epic event this year. The team list seems to be even more stacked than usual and nothing matches the electricity of the Verizon Center during finals! I am very excited to see what unfolds! See you there!
95 is looking forward to Manchester, as always. I think we'll be bringing a real honey of a 'bot this year.
I've also spent a bit of time with 3585 out of Claremont NH. They have a great facility, coaches and really eager students. I think they are shaping up to have a great rookie year. Keep an eye for them.
Manchvegas or Bust!
Nathan Streeter
09-02-2011, 23:05
I'm definitely excited to be attending GSR too! :-) It seems like the competition is particularly strong this year; the average 2010 OPR and CCWM stats for the 2011 GSR team list are 1.5 and .3 respectively... each .5 points above the international average! Although I don't put that much stock in those metrics, it is telling that the attendants of a Week 1 regional are well above the average!
1519 will be looking forward to play with 3 of our alliance partners from last year (1058, 1073, and 1772) and many other friends! Best of luck to all teams!
rocknthehawk
09-02-2011, 23:37
Look out for 126....:eek:
SteveGPage
10-02-2011, 00:21
I was working just outside of Manchester this week, and just flew out a couple of hours ago. I am looking forward to flying back there in 3 weeks!
BAE Granite State was the first FIRST competition I ever attended as a mentor. It holds a special place in my heart! Glad we are coming back this year!
On another note, since we (in the DC area) haven't had the snow related issues we had last year, we do want to offer any help to teams at the Granite State regional who may need assistance - mechanical, electrical, or LabView related. Just look for the members of our RAP (Robobees Assistance Program) team. We would be happy to assist!
Steve
demosthenes2k8
10-02-2011, 08:36
166 will be there, and as usual, you can always come and ask us for help with anything Mech, C++, or (maybe) Labview related.
Zuelu562, that sounds like an awesome idea! I'd definitely participate, if my team would give our software team enough time with the robot that we can finish our code...
Zuelu562
10-02-2011, 08:39
Zuelu562, that sounds like an awesome idea! I'd definitely participate, if my team would give our software team enough time with the robot that we can finish our code...
Haha, sounds like our team, at least we have a practice board to make sure code works how we want it to (for now). We're not even close to being ready to set up the actual electronics on the robot (scary).
Once we get past Bag let's get some programmers together from the regional and organize it.
Side note: In case you didn't see it, since GSR is a Bag event, we can drop off our robots on Wednesday.
This detail flew in under the radar (somewhat), but was posted today:
Originally Posted by Bill's Blog
In other news, we have just confirmed with the venues that at every Bag & Tag regional, teams will be able to drop off their robots and equipment the day before the event starts. (Drop off on Thursday in NYC, drop off on Wednesday everywhere else.) Each team may have up to five (5) members participate in the equipment move in. Finalized Public Agendas with specific drop off times for each event will be published soon.
http://frcdirector.blogspot.com/
Happy planning!
Going to be checking with the regional director about pit setup on Wednesday.
Team 1831 will be attending :D Im so excited to see everyone again :3
Hey there! I'm a senior on HYPER (69) but it'll be my first time up at GSR. I have a few friends who have been there who said it's great, so I can't wait to get there. See you all there!
And to the person who was talking about an informal programmer social, I would agree that would be pretty cool xD
Zuelu562
14-02-2011, 14:33
TPNigl, like I told Matt from 166 let's butt heads about getting the programmer's social together after bag. I think we've all got more than enough on our collective plates at the moment. Also, send me a PM, I have a question for you about the photosensors on the field.
Also, about Bag Drop off, I've been hearing rumblings about NOT being able to set up pits on Wednesday Night Drop-Off, be aware.
AcesJames
14-02-2011, 15:17
176 will be back at BAE this year, after a 4 season hiatus from the event. We're all looking forward to a great competition :)
Zuelu562
18-02-2011, 14:20
For the Excellence in 3d Animation competition, we have 166 (Chop Shop), 1519 (Mechanical Mayhem), 58 (Riot Crew), 811 (Cardinals), 562 (S.P.A.R.K.) and 95 (Grasshoppers) competing this year! Good luck to all 6 of us!
Trying to Help
19-02-2011, 20:45
Does anyone have a copy of a schedule for the event?
Thanks!
Trying to Help
KrazyCarl92
20-02-2011, 00:01
So excited for GSR 2011! Cannot wait to compete and see everyones solution to Logomotion! Just gotta get used to those backwards logos from the driver station...
Cheerleader1073
20-02-2011, 10:46
1073 will be there again! While several of us were scouting at Week 0 yesterday, our problems from Unveiling were fixed!
Also, about Bag Drop off, I've been hearing rumblings about NOT being able to set up pits on Wednesday Night Drop-Off, be aware.
This is the official stance. From the email sent to GSR attending teams by Brian Belley:
The robot will be moved to it’s assigned Pit location. Personnel will be on site to review the paperwork and certify the information on the Form matches the tags on the robot. The robot will NOT be un-bagged at this point, only the lock will be removed if the paperwork is in order. Material, spare parts, banners, signs, anything unrelated to the bagged robot will be TURNED AWAY. Do NOT bring them with you.
It is permissible to bring the bagged robot in Thursday morning at 7:45 for the same inspection, if you really can't make it Wednesday night. If a lot of teams elect to do this it will result in a lot of delayed unbaggings, so I'm really hoping teams take advantage of Wednesday night. Also at this time teams will be allowed to send in up to 5 team members to unbag the robot (assuming it has passed bag/tag compliance) and load in any pit equipment. At 8:30 the main doors will open and the rest of the teams and spectators can enter.
So, short answer is: Wednesday night is for dropping the robot off only. Anything else, including opening the bag, is verboten.
Why not kill two birds with one stone though? Let teams simply drop off equipment in the pits and not touch it. What are the other BnT regionals doing Wednesday night?
BrendanB
25-02-2011, 21:09
Why not kill two birds with one stone though? Let teams simply drop off equipment in the pits and not touch it. What are the other BnT regionals doing Wednesday night?
I wish they did that too! Even if it was one load of stuff on Wednesday night since Thursday morning can be a pain with only three people for an entire pit!
Thursday
7:45 AM - 3 Teamp Reps to uncrate
8:30 AM - Pits and Machine Shop open
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Registration/Inspection
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Practice Rounds
12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunch
1:00 - 4:30 PM - Practice Rounds
8:00 - Pits and Machine Shop Close
Friday
8:00 AM - Pits and Machine Shop Open
9:00 - 9:30AM - Opening Ceremonies
9:30 AM - 12:00PM - Seeding Matches
12:00 - 1:00PM - Lunch
1:00 - 5:00PM - Seeding Matches
5:15 - 6:00PM - Awards Ceremony
6:30PM - Pits and Machine Shop Close
Saturday
8:00AM - Pits and Machine Shop open
9:00 - 9:30AM - Opening Ceremonies
9:30AM - 12:15PM - Seeding Matches
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Alliance selections
12:300 - 1:30PM - Lunch
1:30-4:30PM - Final Rounds
4:45 - 5:45 PM - Awards Ceremony
6:30 PM - Pits close, crates packed
Hope that helps!
Does anyone know if GSR will be webcasted? 254 and 1868 were hoping to use video from there to train our rookie scouts, but the regional website doesn't say anything.
Thanks!
Daniel_LaFleur
27-02-2011, 14:21
Does anyone know if GSR will be webcasted? 254 and 1868 were hoping to use video from there to train our rookie scouts, but the regional website doesn't say anything.
Thanks!
According to the NASA Website (http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/2011_frcwebcasts.php) GSR will be webcast :D
Awesome!
Thanks again, and good luck to all teams. First week regionals are a unique experience.
ATannahill
27-02-2011, 14:43
According to the NASA Website (http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/2011_frcwebcasts.php) GSR will be webcast :D
I'm sorry to tell you this but that means nothing. Those are all of the week one events. Unless there is a link there you should assume it is not being broad casted.
Daniel_LaFleur
27-02-2011, 17:16
I'm sorry to tell you this but that means nothing. Those are all of the week one events. Unless there is a link there you should assume it is not being broad casted.
From a BAE GSR e-mail blast:
GSR Webcast
Lastly, please let any family, friends, or team members that can’t attend the GSR in person know that this year’s Granite State Regional will have a Webcast to allow spectators from all around the world to view the event. The link to the webcast will be sent out and posted to the BAE Systems GSR Website prior to the event.
FRC Team 175, Buzz Robotics will be in attendance. Anticipating another great year at BAE.
Perhaps I'm slow, but isn't the regional in like 3 days? Has anyone seen the link for the supposed webcast? I just went thru the BAE site (http://www.baesystemsfirst.org/regional/) and didn't see any mention of a webcast. Please post a link to it here if anyone has it.
Thanks in advance
BrendanB
28-02-2011, 10:40
Perhaps I'm slow, but isn't the regional in like 3 days? Has anyone seen the link for the supposed webcast? I just went thru the BAE site (http://www.baesystemsfirst.org/regional/) and didn't see any mention of a webcast. Please post a link to it here if anyone has it.
Thanks in advance
It should come out later since they won't set it up until the regional is set up and it will only be broadcasting Friday and Saturday so it may only come up on Friday.
3 more days!
Zuelu562
28-02-2011, 10:53
3 more days!
Welcome to the longest three days in FIRST second only to 3 days before kickoff.
BrendanB
28-02-2011, 11:18
Welcome to the longest three days in FIRST second only to 3 days before kickoff.
Thank goodness we get to load in the robot on Wednesday!
Perhaps I'm slow, but isn't the regional in like 3 days? Has anyone seen the link for the supposed webcast? I just went thru the BAE site (http://www.baesystemsfirst.org/regional/) and didn't see any mention of a webcast. Please post a link to it here if anyone has it.
Thanks in advance
the GSR will be webcast
check out www.coderedrobotics.com for the schedule and link(s)
Chris is me
02-03-2011, 21:28
I decided to do some Looking Forward style predictions for this event, just for fun.
20 has produced yet another solid entry for BAE. They looked impressive at their scrimmage, building on their maneuverable 2010 drivebase. Their gripper didn't look the best, but there was already talk of improvement. Expect a solid showing at BAE, although it will take a lot of work and luck to pull off a regional win.
1493 is not exactly a team notable for victory, but they had a surprisingly strong entry this year. Featuring a unique octagonal holonomic base with vertical lift, 1493 will turn some heads at BAE with their agility and surprisingly quick scoring ability. Expect them to fall to the second round of the draft, rounding out a lower seed alliance that scouts well enough to cause at least one major upset.
175 and 176 both performed very well at Suffield. 175 had one of the only functioning minibot, which wasn't great, but was consistent enough to propel them through the eliminations. Both robots scored consistently and should make an impact at BAE.
126 has a very simple, yet impressive tube scorer, showing off a consistent autonomous mode before ship date. They performed well with 1519, another impressive scorer, at the Week Zero event. If these two teams get together, they have a strong shot at taking the regional.
40 is possibly the very first Pink-clone to take the field this year, and they certainly did a great job on their robot. They have their strongest chance to take BAE since 2008, and should be playing in the final match of the event.
Robby Unruh
03-03-2011, 08:17
What time does Code Red plan on putting their feed up? 10? I'm getting it broadcasted through my school and am just wondering what time we need to put up the webcast.
Chris thanks for the shoutout on 1493. We have high hopes for this year. Started off a little slow today new gripper design needed some adjustment but we are looking good heading into friday. Special thanks to team 20 for giving us new gear box to save our gripper.
artdutra04
03-03-2011, 20:56
the GSR will be webcast
check out www.coderedrobotics.com for the schedule and link(s)Their website is down (I blame sales dude for making IT reboot the web server).
BrendanB
03-03-2011, 21:29
Anybody have a link to the match schedule?
3467 is hoping to finally be able to deploy our minibot on the real pole tomorrow! :)
EagleEngineer
03-03-2011, 22:31
were do you watch the live webstream of this competition. Can someone give me the link?:confused:
cheeser180
03-03-2011, 22:41
www.coderedrobotics.com/webcast
That should be the webcast link.
demosthenes2k8
03-03-2011, 22:43
Hello, everyone!
The Programmer's Social will be held tomorrow during the lunchtime by the stairs leading to the right side of the pits.
mayhemscout1519
03-03-2011, 22:52
The match schedule is up on the FIRST site:
http://www2.usfirst.org/2011comp/events/NH/schedulequal.html
Good luck to all teams tomorrow - it's going to be a great day!
JamesBrown
04-03-2011, 08:43
The match schedule is up on the FIRST site:
http://www2.usfirst.org/2011comp/events/NH/schedulequal.html
Good luck to all teams tomorrow - it's going to be a great day!
Noting that I have not seen any robots this year from GSR. I would bet money that match 11 (78 and 1519 v.s. 69 and 126) has serious implications on the seeding tomorrow. Those are 4 teams that build robots capable of winning regionals every year.
darkorbit
04-03-2011, 09:27
www.coderedrobotics.com/webcast
That should be the webcast link.
404 ERROR T.T :mad: boo I wanted to watch match 1 lol
back up website is not working either. I really want to watch my team!
Go RoboBees!
Nuttyman54
04-03-2011, 09:48
I can get to the webcast link, but it says off-air...
Joe Ross
04-03-2011, 10:09
I can get to the webcast link, but it says off-air...
It's working for me now. Match 6.
And then it went offline...
Yeah I watching it too, but went off air as well. Hmmm guess I can watch NJ until Alamo starts
Edit: back online...knock on wood
To those of you lucky enough to be able to get the webcast, where are all the penalties coming from? Thanks.
klmx30302
04-03-2011, 11:14
Most of the penalties are coming from robots crossing into other teams feeding lanes (lane incursions).
We just had a match with a score of 100!
Travis Hoffman
04-03-2011, 11:26
Anyone else getting "Account Suspended" messages when navigating to any of the Code Red webcast pages?
ICntIHaveRbtics
04-03-2011, 11:28
Anyone else getting "Account Suspended" messages when navigating to any of the Code Red webcast pages?
Unfortunately.
C'mon, I'm trying to watch my team and get paid for it at work! :)
Try just the ustream.tv link:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/code-red-robotics-bae-systems-granite-state-regional
Ty Tremblay
04-03-2011, 11:31
if you can't load coderedrobotics.com, try this:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/code-red-robotics-bae-systems-granite-state-regional
Ian Curtis
04-03-2011, 12:15
I can't watch the webcast... but there haven't been any match updates since 11:10. Did the field go down?
klmx30302
04-03-2011, 12:45
The field was having problems and they broke for lunch early, but its working now.
puremojo
04-03-2011, 12:49
It's not working for me either. I get an "Account has been Suspended" from the link posted on BAE's website, and when I tried the other link given on this forum, it says that the channel is offline.
Does anyone else have any other links that they're watching the matches on?
Thanks for the help!
Ty Tremblay
04-03-2011, 12:50
I think it's safe to assume that the problem is on Code Red Robotics' end. Hopefully they'll figure it out soon.
klmx30302
04-03-2011, 13:24
As of right now were 8 matches behind, we just finished 20 and should be on 28. Highest score in a match so far is 100 points.
Is anyone else only getting audio and no video through the webcast?
Ty Tremblay
04-03-2011, 13:50
Is anyone else only getting audio and no video through the webcast?
I don't have video. The general consensus, from what I've seen, is that no one has GSR video right now.
Tom Bottiglieri
04-03-2011, 14:24
It seems like team 40 is the team to beat. Fastest minibot and capping. 78 has quick capping as well.
linuxboy
04-03-2011, 14:45
I think that code red robotics's host got mad at all their traffic, either that or a bill hasn't been paid. I hope it gets sorted out soon! It looks like they host at http://goredhost.com/ which is weird. As far as I can tell the billing is done at http://goredhost.com/members/
Maybe someone can get in touch with them and un-suspend the account. Oh and it looks like goredhost.com has some connection to http://www.newedge.com/web/guest/home as well as a registration at http://goredweb.com/ which is registered to an individual email.
Hope this helps.
JamesBrown
04-03-2011, 16:36
It seems like team 40 is the team to beat. Fastest minibot and capping. 78 has quick capping as well.
Is 131 as good as their ranking suggests? Or are they getting help from alliance partners.
Ian Curtis
04-03-2011, 18:01
Is 131 as good as their ranking suggests? Or are they getting help from alliance partners.
It looks like they've had a relatively easy schedule up to this point. However match 28 they didn't have traditionally good new england teams on their side of the field they still put up good numbers.
I don't have any knowledge of this year's robots though, just my BAE goodness-o-meter from previous years.
I missed most of the New Hampshire webcast due to the Code Red tech dificulties. There is nothing on the Blue Allliance site. Is there going to be any video archive on Friday's game?
Thank you in advance
BrendanB
04-03-2011, 21:12
I missed most of the New Hampshire webcast due to the Code Red tech dificulties. There is nothing on the Blue Allliance site. Is there going to be any video archive on Friday's game?
Thank you in advance
They probably wont' be up for at least a week after comps! :(
3467 had an amazing day and thanks to all our partners who helped us go as far as we did today! 7/8 deployments successful with the only one missed when we were pushed from the tower (7 were first place and one was second by a split second). We had an amazing day and we cannot wait until tomorrow!
Good luck on the last day of competition from all of us over here on 3467!
WIND IT UP!
Chris is me
04-03-2011, 21:16
Anyone know what happened to 20?
Nuttyman54
04-03-2011, 21:27
Anyone know what happened to 20?
The webcast was down most of the day, but it looked like they had drivetrain problems in the few matches I did catch.
BrendanB
04-03-2011, 21:44
Anyone know what happened to 20?
They had driver station problems for their matches in the morning. They are working now and have a good minibot (the only one we have lost too but it was close ;) ) and they can score tubes on the top rack. I can see them rising up tomorrow!
JewishDan18
04-03-2011, 22:06
Yes, we had driverstation problems. One of the inspectors had us reimage our new classmate needlessly which pretty much bricked it, then neither of our programming mentors' laptops seemed to be able to connect, nor our old classmate. We got a loaner classmate (thanks to 1493, who offered to let us use theirs), and will use that for tomorrow.
Also, we had the wrong braker on our lift motor, causing it to trip and shut down, taking the rest of the CAN network with it. We took it off CAN and put a bigger breaker in, and its now working fully.
We look forward to playing a few more matches tomorrow!
Ken Streeter
04-03-2011, 22:27
Noting that I have not seen any robots this year from GSR. I would bet money that match 11 (78 and 1519 v.s. 69 and 126) has serious implications on the seeding tomorrow. Those are 4 teams that build robots capable of winning regionals every year.
This post could not have been more accurate!
When Match 11 was first played in the morning, 3566, 78, and 1519 lost to 69, 166, and 126 by a score of 49-66. However, 3566's robot did not move due to field issues, which resulted in a replay of the match (and Matches 8-10, as well, for the same reason - it was apparently an issue with the driver station, I am not sure about the details). Match 11 was replayed as the last match of the day, at almost 7PM, due to the delay issues earlier in the day, and the 3566, 78, 1519 alliance topped the 69, 166, and 126 alliance by a score of 90-34 thanks to awesome tube scoring from 78, tube ferrying by 3566, solid scoring from 1519, and back-to-back mini-bot strikes from 1519 and 3566.
Just a quick update on GSR field issues:
There have been numerous field issues, including a unclear matter regarding CAN bus robots. Teams using CAN bus have been advised that it can't be assured to work on the field. It doesn't seem to be consistent, and no one can replicate the issue, but 95 spent several matches dead before it was pointed out.
We've rewired to use PWM, as has at least a few other teams. Hopefully the issue is eventually resolved, but at this point we're scared off of canbus (I'm calling it can't bus for now).
I'll be curious to see if this has cropped up at any other regionals, or if it's isolated to this field.
JewishDan18
04-03-2011, 22:52
Just a quick update on GSR field issues:
There have been numerous field issues, including a unclear matter regarding CAN bus robots. Teams using CAN bus have been advised that it can't be assured to work on the field. It doesn't seem to be consistent, and no one can replicate the issue, but 95 spent several matches dead before it was pointed out.
We've rewired to use PWM, as has at least a few other teams. Hopefully the issue is eventually resolved, but at this point we're scared off of canbus (I'm calling it can't bus for now).
I'll be curious to see if this has cropped up at any other regionals, or if it's isolated to this field.
You are using Java, right? We are too. The guy who was helping us thought that is was the Java CAN bus that had an issue. We had issues until we found that one of the jaguars' breakers was being tripped, causing the bus to die (as stated above).
You are using Java, right? We are too. The guy who was helping us thought that is was the Java CAN bus that had an issue. We had issues until we found that one of the jaguars' breakers was being tripped, causing the bus to die (as stated above).
We are indeed using java. I hadn't heard that theory, but I suppose it's plausible as any. I'm sure it will all get figured out in the coming days.
Oh well. We ended up not using any of the cool CAN bus tricks the jags offer, so it didn't really lose us much besides two matches and a lot of now messy wiring.
Daniel_LaFleur
05-03-2011, 06:55
Just a quick update on GSR field issues:
There have been numerous field issues, including a unclear matter regarding CAN bus robots. Teams using CAN bus have been advised that it can't be assured to work on the field. It doesn't seem to be consistent, and no one can replicate the issue, but 95 spent several matches dead before it was pointed out.
We've rewired to use PWM, as has at least a few other teams. Hopefully the issue is eventually resolved, but at this point we're scared off of canbus (I'm calling it can't bus for now).
I'll be curious to see if this has cropped up at any other regionals, or if it's isolated to this field.
We had CANbus issues prior to ship and couldn't get it to be stable. We pulled it out and replaced it with PWMs a week before ship and have had no issues since. We run Java and we believe the issues are between Java and Can, and not the hardware.
O'Sancheski
05-03-2011, 09:03
Is anyone having audio problems with the webcast?
ICntIHaveRbtics
05-03-2011, 09:04
Is anyone having audio problems with the webcast?
unfortunately :/
O'Sancheski
05-03-2011, 09:08
I hope they fix it soon.
Congrats Sue Hay on the Woodie Flowers award.
darkorbit
05-03-2011, 10:36
Lol for anyone that passes the video feed recording station, that computer setup is mines. Please don't touch the case because it is highly top heavy. Also I'm recording the event lol
Vikesrock
05-03-2011, 12:15
Alliances
131, 40, 20
811, 3074, 1058
175, 1519, 176
95, 78, 885
836, 3467, 3323
58, 172, 126
3566, 61, 166
1729, 69, 1073
Chris is me
05-03-2011, 12:34
The #3 and #1 alliances are scary good. Great job on scouting, teams - can't wait to see the showdown.
Ty Tremblay
05-03-2011, 13:40
Someone got a tube on the tower. The best part? It actually prevented a team from deploying their minibot (from what I would see) .
Someone got a tube on the tower. The best part? It actually prevented a team from deploying their minibot (from what I would see) .
The real best part? It was against themselves, from what I could see. And they still won.
Mike Betts
05-03-2011, 15:27
Congratulations to 175, 1519 and 176 for an impressive win.
I felt a little guilty watching the game from poolside down here in Florida... But I got over it... :rolleyes:
All four minibots scored in the last match... Very Impressive! Minibots most definitely made the difference at this regional...
Regards,
Mike
Congrats to 175, 1519, and 176 on winning the Regional! Thanks or putting on a good show through webcast.
On behalf of team 836, I would like to congratulate the following teams:
Congrats to Team 166 for winning this year's BAE Systems Chairman's Award!
Congrats to Team 131 for winning the Engineering Inspiration Award.
EagleEngineer
05-03-2011, 18:17
1138 won the Judges Award!!! :D :D :D :D :D
AcesJames
05-03-2011, 18:37
The real best part? It was against themselves, from what I could see. And they still won.
The real real best part? I was coaching the human player that landed that tube....and three days prior while discussing how to throw tubes he asked me what to do if one of his throws were to ring around the tower. I told him it probably wasn't possible. He proved me wrong. Very wrong.
But anyway... a big thanks to 175 and 1519 for a great afternoon!!!
Chris is me
05-03-2011, 18:45
I have no clue how 176 fell to the 14th pick of the draft. Incredible.
Congratulations 175, 1519, 176.
Great job 20 on getting it together in time for the finals.
Nick Bouressa
05-03-2011, 20:36
On behalf of team 836, I would like to congratulate :
Congrats to Team 166 for winning this year's BAE Systems Chairman's Award!
Thank you!! :)
klmx30302
05-03-2011, 21:46
It feels awesome to finally get a banner after 17 years of 166 existing. I'm not sure if anyone on our team is going to get sleep at all tonight because they are still so excited! I recorded our award being announced and the finals and uploaded them to youtube, here are the links:
Chairman's:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_R9Lym97hA
Finals Match 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6nIIO2jtfI
Finals Match 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPAvWFsqRcA
demosthenes2k8
05-03-2011, 22:08
Sorry to continue the 166 spam, but I agree with Kevin, we're all wicked excited. All the teams there did an awesome job, and should be really proud of what they've done! Yeah, there were some problems with fields, robots, and emotions at times, but overall, the competition was amazing!
Congrats to all the teams, especially the winners 175, 1519, and 176!
EDIT: Also, the reverse logos were entertaining. Our team used a prop that looked like the logo posts for our chairman's presentation, and after the match when we did it backwards, we reversed the order on our prop just to poke fun at our drive coach.
BuzzMathias175
05-03-2011, 22:10
This was a great regional to compete at, every match of the Elimination Rounds had you on the edge of your seat waiting for what was next.
Thanks to 1519 and 176, our great alliance partners, and it must be said great alliance and robots to 131, 40,and 20, it was a tough competition.
Nick Bouressa
05-03-2011, 22:13
Hey Kevin, did you get the video of Matt (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/member.php?u=30926) (our software lead) winning the Dean list award?
AcesMorgan
05-03-2011, 22:25
The real real best part? I was coaching the human player that landed that tube....and three days prior while discussing how to throw tubes he asked me what to do if one of his throws were to ring around the tower. I told him it probably wasn't possible. He proved me wrong. Very wrong.
But anyway... a big thanks to 175 and 1519 for a great afternoon!!!
175 is never going to let me live that one down, but it turned out to be a good match for us anyways
Thanks to all teams for a great competition!
DStanizzi
05-03-2011, 22:27
I hope they fix it soon.
Congrats Sue Hay on the Woodie Flowers award.
She really is a great mentor. Awesome teacher as well. It was funny the Yoda quote was from me i was so surprised they used it
DStanizzi
05-03-2011, 22:28
Someone got a tube on the tower. The best part? It actually prevented a team from deploying their minibot (from what I would see) .
Yah but it was on his own tower. lol
KrazyCarl92
05-03-2011, 23:41
What a roller coaster for Team 20! We went from being a brick for our first four matches (five actually, but one got replayed later on) to hugging each other in the driver station during a match (we didn't know what to do or expect when the thing actually moved...), to being picked by the number one alliance and making our way to the finals! Unbelievable!
I'd like to thank all of those who helped us troubleshoot and solve our problem (apparently Java + CAN + custom driver station = fail???), particularly including the field crew techies, Team 40 for their help and friendliness as graciously professional pit neighbors, and Team 1493 for lending a hand when we needed help most. This really goes to show that if you help someone out, they might just get better and wind up on your alliance helping you rise to the top.
Congratulations to teams 175, 1519, and 176! Those finals were exhilarating and I think they were really symbolic of how this game will continue to play out; it all comes down to the MINIBOT RACE!
And a BIG thank you to Teams 131 and 40 for being the two teams other than ourselves to not give up on us! We knew that if we got our robot working we could contribute to an alliance and we are REALLY appreciative that we got that opportunity despite the problems we had early in qualifications! I think I've learned more from this tournament and this experience than any other experience I have had in FIRST!
Despite our robot issues, 1138 learned a lot and had a great time!
On behalf of my team:
A huge thank you to 811 for their wonderful hospitality and GP!
Congratulations to 175, 1519 and 176 on an awesome win and congratulations to the regional chairman's and engineering inspiration winners teams 166 and 131 respectively.
Finally, my team would have been dead in the the water if it wasn't for the help from FTA Jacob Komar and Brad Miller for their dedication in making our robot functional, Thank You!
69 was very happy to return to such a great regional with intense competition and exciting matches and great teams all around.
Thanks to Teams 1729 and 1073 for being such great alliance partners. We knew we had it tough from the get go, but the matches we ran were amazing and we hope that both teams succeed in their other competitions.
Congrats to 175, 176, and 1519 on the great win.
Also, big shout out to CHOP SHOP!! Matt Soucy, you make programmers everywhere proud and I hope you become a Dean's List winner. Congrats on Chairman's guys, you deserve it.
Thanks to Aaron who helped us out in what was (as programmer) the worst morning I ever had due to the millions of control problems we were having. Your help kept my hair and sanity intact. Thanks again so much!
Good luck to all the teams out there, it was a great regional!
BrendanB
06-03-2011, 10:13
Congratulations to teams 175, 1519, and 176 on a job well done! Same goes to team 166 for winning the Chairmans award!
Our team had a blast and we cannot wait for St. Louis!
Congratulations to 175, 1519, and 176! You guys were terrific out there. Also congratulations to 166 for their Chairman's award! Without your team's aid early in the competition I doubt we'd have gone as far as we did.
And a special congratulations to 3467! You guys really brought it this year, even under the crazy circumstances you had to put up with. I can't help but think of that one match where it was only us and you and you did all the scoring and demolished the minibot race while we...
And thank you so much to our awesome alliance partners 811 and 3074. You both had awesome robots and were a great load of fun to work with. Two triple digit matches is something to be very proud of in my book. And for the record, our team number is 1058.
I consider any competition where the PVC Pirates don't need to ask for PVC glue via the Pit Announcer a good one.
Akash Rastogi
06-03-2011, 10:58
Congratulations to 175, 1519, and 176! You guys were terrific out there. Also congratulations to 166 for their Chairman's award! Without your team's aid early in the competition I doubt we'd have gone as far as we did.
And a special congratulations to 3467! You guys really brought it this year, even under the crazy circumstances you had to put up with. I can't help but think of that one match where it was only us and you and you did all the scoring and demolished the minibot race while we...
And thank you so much to our awesome alliance partners 811 and 3074. You both had awesome robots and were a great load of fun to work with. Two triple digit matches is something to be very proud of in my book. And for the record, our team number is 1058.
I consider any competition where the PVC Pirates don't need to ask for PVC glue via the Pit Announcer a good one.
Are there any pics/vids/specs on the 1058 robot and minibot?
BrendanB
06-03-2011, 11:05
And a special congratulations to 3467! You guys really brought it this year, even under the crazy circumstances you had to put up with. I can't help but think of that one match where it was only us and you and you did all the scoring and demolished the minibot race while we...
Thanks vance! Working with you guys was amazing in that match and winning by 1 point that was a last second decision made it all more memorable for me!
Hope to play with you guys in St. Louis and you guys will be a force in Virginia!
Thanks vance! Working with you guys was amazing in that match and winning by 1 point that was a last second decision made it all more memorable for me!
Hope to play with you guys in St. Louis and you guys will be a force in Virginia!
I don't just say those nice things because you're my boss after all, you really were terrific out there. I'm sorry you weren't feeling particularly well yesterday.
Are there any pics/vids/specs on the 1058 robot and minibot?
I know a lot of people stopped by our pit to take pictures of the massive gear for our boom, not sure where most of those are now. Our team in the stands took video of ours and most of the matches, so I think we can try to look into getting those up online.
Oddly enough, most people kind of looked over our wheels and focused on our boom primarily. Kind of weird in my opinion. Really goes to show how important pit scouting can be, a lot of the teams who only scout on the field miss some of the most important things.
Cheerleader1073
06-03-2011, 11:19
69 was very happy to return to such a great regional with intense competition and exciting matches and great teams all around.
Thanks to Teams 1729 and 1073 for being such great alliance partners. We knew we had it tough from the get go, but the matches we ran were amazing and we hope that both teams succeed in their other competitions.
Congrats to 175, 176, and 1519 on the great win.
Also, big shout out to CHOP SHOP!! Matt Soucy, you make programmers everywhere proud and I hope you become a Dean's List winner. Congrats on Chairman's guys, you deserve it.
Thanks to Aaron who helped us out in what was (as programmer) the worst morning I ever had due to the millions of control problems we were having. Your help kept my hair and sanity intact. Thanks again so much!
Good luck to all the teams out there, it was a great regional!
69 - YOU'RE ALL AWESOME! We know the excitement is mutual to see each other again in Connecticut :). 1729, you've been awesome throughout the years and we were so happy to finally be on the same alliance as you!
Of course, congrats to 175 and 176, and a special congratulations to 1519, a team truly dear to us.
Brendan and 3467: I'll remember the reaction to that one-point win for a long time too, I'm just glad we happened to be in the right part of the stands so I had the ability to go down and join the celebration after.
Hopefully our team will get a shot at Connecticut to be able to see everyone in St. Louis! I'll be there alone if not since it's school vacation week :). Hopefully I'll find a new team I can stick around with lol.
Good luck in the weeks to come everyone!
Thanks to everyone for a wonderful and exciting tournament. Thanks especially to team 811, without whose hospitality and help we could not be part of FIRST.
The game turned out interesting and fun this year. The finals especially were very exciting. If there had been a prize for most amusing bot, I'm sure we could have won it.
A big congrats out to 175, 1519, and 176 on the win and the same to 131 for EI and 166 for RCA!
I want to thank our alliance partners, 95 and 885, for an unbelievable run through the QFs and SFs. I hope you all enjoyed playing with us as much as we did with you. Those SF matches were some of the most exciting during the elims! I was very impressed how our teams meshed perfectly and everyone played their role...just one minibot too short in the end! Looking forward to playing with you all again in the future!
To my dear friends on 131 and 40, congrats on an excellent showing and tough semi-final matches. Talk about exciting! 131 is going to be a force to be reckoned with now in the future (it's ok, you can keep Rob...I think we will be ok without him ;) ). It was great sharing the same pit aisle with you both and 126, 69, 134...anytime we needed anything, you all were there to lend a hand. Truly amazing.
I am definitely looking forward to playing again in Boston and seeing friends at WPI and CT!
Ian Curtis
06-03-2011, 15:07
Some interesting takeaways from this weekend, since I don't really want to start studying for my tests this week.
The average winning alliance scored slightly under 44 points. The losing alliance scores are very much skewed towards zero. However, the average losing alliance scored just under 17 points. The first minibot up the tower (without deploying any tubes) could have about 70% of the matches at BAE. In only about 10% of matches did the losing alliance break 40 points.
Attached are plots. The first is is a histogram of winning alliance scores. As you can see, it is relatively normal with a mean of about 44.
The 2nd is a histogram of all alliance scores. You can see that is significantly skewed towards zero.
The final, and perhaps most important, is a cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the losing alliance scores. Essentially, look at the bottom axis and pick a score. Then look up until you meet the red line (the red line is the empirical solution, the blue is the software trying to fit a normal curve to it). Then look over. That is the percentage of matches you would've won if your alliance had scored that many points.
Key takaways:
Minibots win matches.
To win the average match your alliance only needs to score 17 points.
There is about a 30 point gap between the average winning and average losing score... wonder where that comes from... (see item #1)
Zuelu562
06-03-2011, 15:23
Sorry to continue the 166 spam, but I agree with Kevin, we're all wicked excited.
Don't toss all your credit away Matt, Deans List finalist!
Coming from the Field Coach of 562 this year, We'd like to thank 58, 3566, 836, 1519, and 126 for working with us during qualifications. Hope to see a good portion of you at Battlecry!
Thanks to teams 69 and 1073 for being such great alliance partners with us! It's been great working with you, 69, and great to work with 1073 over the years. I hope to see both of you at the BAE GSR Regional again next year.
Also, congrats to 1519, 175, and 176 for their win. I can't pretend that I'm not a bit jealous of 1519's 2-year win streak at GSR, but I'm happy with the way the regional went. Given that my team had a non-functional arm and a non-existent deployer by the end, I think it went as well as it could have for us.
If you are going to BattleCry, we'll see you there!
(Hopefully we will have an awesome arm by then...)
tlhaiko175
06-03-2011, 21:11
Awesome job to all teams! 131, 40 and 20 were tough competition and had stellar robots. Thanks to 1519 and 176 for being fantastic alliance partners!
175 is never going to let me live that one down, but it turned out to be a good match for us anyways
Thanks to all teams for a great competition!
Morgan you are so correct about that, you're never living that down! That was too bizarre. :P
demosthenes2k8
06-03-2011, 21:20
I can't believe nobody else mentioned this!
Congratulations also to TJ Evarts for becoming a Dean's List finalist! I don't think I've ever seen you online, and I can't tell if you're on CD, but can one of you on 1058 (vance?) tell him I said Congrats, and sorry that I beat him down the stairs? (xD)
Thank you, guys, but I saw a lot of people do amazing things in the last couple of days - particularly 151, who managed to cram a TON of work into three days. You guys are truly inspiring! (Sorry I don't shout out to many more teams, I was working in the pits most of the time so I saw very few matches and mostly communicated with the teams near us...I made time to run around with our mascot near the end though!)
lucybugg101
07-03-2011, 13:44
Everyone did so well! My team (1721) had some troubles, but we still had a blast! I miss everyone so much! I woke up this morning, got in the shower, then grabbed my team shirt, I was so disappointed when I remembered I didn't need it... Hahah, good job everyone! :D
Nick Rixford
07-03-2011, 15:47
Congratulations from 126 to teams 175, 176, and 1519 on a job well done! It was one fun regional! Also a great learning experience, a big thanks to all the teams that were there!
Trying to Help
07-03-2011, 16:13
Everyone did so well! My team (1721) had some troubles, but we still had a blast! I miss everyone so much! I woke up this morning, got in the shower, then grabbed my team shirt, I was so disappointed when I remembered I didn't need it... Hahah, good job everyone! :D
It was great having your team as neighbors in the pits. And talking with the St. Paul's students, chatting with the Saints team across the aisle, meeting Team 2010 from Ohio and... you get the idea.
LucyBugg - you've highlighted one of my favorite parts of the competition: all the terrific people!
What a great event! Team 131, CHAOS certainly had the time of our lives! Thnaks to everyone we had a chance to play with and special thanks to our elimination round partners teams 40 & 20! It was an honor to get the chance to play against the winning alliance of 175, 1519 & 176 in the finals. All of these teams performed extremely well and deserved their hard earned win.
Also a huge shout out to team 166, Chop Shop for their Chainrman's Award win!. A great recognition for a great group of people.
I had the chance to shake of some rust and enter the coaching box for the first time in 10 years. It took a while to get back into the swing of it but I had a great time working with all of our alliance partners over the weekend!
I would like to offer thanks to all of the amazing volunteers form BAE Systems who put their personal time into making this event happen for us.
Thanks to all volunteers & teams who competed for helping to make this the best event in FIRST!
~Rob
Jessica Boucher
09-03-2011, 10:02
Team 40 would like to give a huge (and overdue) congratulations to 175, 1519 & 176 for the win!
Also, a big thank you goes out to Team 131, CHAOS, and Team 20, the Rocketeers. Going so far in the regional would not have been possible without your help! Team 20 did an incredible job at herding the tubs closer to us, and we would never have been able to score so many tubes without CHAOS’s help. We greatly admired the way that CHAOS decided to score the tubes, and we thought the design was very interesting. Team 20 had a very good mini-bot design that never failed. We wish both teams luck in future events, and we hope to work with you again very soon!
Finally, BAE Systems deserves all the credit in the world for putting on such a fabulous event. Even with all the problems of Week 1, BAE is able to make the event enjoyable and keep us coming back year after year. Can't wait to see what you have in store for the 10 year!
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