All divisions - info needed for scavenger hunt

[DeAnnaC]

We will be compiling a short scavenger hunt for school groups to do at the Championships - but we need your help.

At the St. Louis regional, we used this scavenger hunt for visiting student groups who are new to FIRST, as a way to start conversations with the students in the pits.

I already have a hunt done for the Lego teams, but need info for the FRC and FTC teams.

Please send:
Your division, team number/name and a feature on your robot that is 'unique' and would be something that is easily explained to newcomers and visitors.

Send to:
hunt@rivercityrobots.org

Thanks and be safe in your travels -

See you next week!

DeAnna

[DeAnnaC]

I could use info from a few more teams for the Scavenger Hunt. I hope to have it finalized by Monday evening...

DeAnna

[BJC]

Team 33 The Killer Bees
Arch.
We have black honeycomb on our robot.

Hope this helps, Bryan

[Shmee]

Hope you got our email!

Thought of something more unique on our robot(s)--green LEDS on the big robot, some other color LEDS on our minibot. That's just what we do :)

[rachelholladay]

Archimedes
Team 1912 Combustion
Electric Blue arm with a bright orange claw.

[pwnageNick]

Team 2949 PWNAGE
Archimedes
Our robot's arm grabs from both sides, also robot is shiny with lots of holes in it :p

[Kyoshirin]

Team 1188
OakTown Crewz
Flip out control board

[mom-bot]

Buzz Robotics
Team 175
The infamous smiley face, and introducing this year,:yikes: Buzz's "Game face"

[Team 288]

Team 931
Archimedes!
We have the biggest sprocket on our robot... ever!
Or we have a monocoque structure for an arm and semi- for a tower. That's pretty unique too.

OHHH How about this one! We were stabbed in SMR, and now our robot has a band-aid on the back of it, with a little green blood around the edges of the band-aid?

[connor.worley]

Team 1538 - The Holy Cows
Newton
Our wrist joint uses gas shocks to fold in and pop out of our frame perimeter.

[Team 2016]

Team 2016 Archimedes - This is a great idea. Not sure what you are looking for but here are a few things

On our deployment arm we have our "Acme Rocket Sled"
In the pits we have a 16" square Rubik's Cube
In the pits we will have info on communicating with Deaf Individuals
Look for the monkeys in our pits too

The Mighty Monkey Wrenches

[gblake]

You might want to include the various exhibiters that will have exhibits right beside the pits (I am assuming the layout will be similar to past years in Atlanta, but that might be completely wrong now that competition fields will be in the same building as the pits).

[Team 288]

Team 1538 - The Holy Cows
Newton
Our wrist joint uses gas shocks to fold in and pop out of our frame perimeter.

931 does something similar with surgical tubing! =)

[klinnastruth]

Team 3160
Curie Division
Our robot has Spinners on it!!

[Katie_UPS]

1675
Curie
Brown and Gold Robot (almost everything on our robot has been anodized brown, gold, or black)

[DeAnnaC]

You might want to include the various exhibiters that will have exhibits right beside the pits (I am assuming the layout will be similar to past years in Atlanta, but that might be completely wrong now that competition fields will be in the same building as the pits).

I've been working with the St. Louis Science Center on this project - they are going to have a table in the pit area (not sure of location) where I hope to leave the forms.

See you all in a few days!

DeAnna

FEED THE FISH!

[Koko Ed]

Team 191
X-Cats
Archimedes
Team Picture is on display in our number on the robot.

[DiscoKittyPrime]

Team 57 in Curie division. Our robot has black and yellow signs on it that can't be missed. We are also planning on having the Leopard at the top of our shelves given that we can set up our pits the same as we do in Regionals.

I hope this helps and can't wait to see everyone at Championships.

[BIGWILLI2081]

2081 Icarus
Curie
We have a minibot pole in our pits that accurately times minibots with a photo sensor and we are going to have a contest to see who has the fastest minibot.

[tr6scott]

2137 TORC (The Oxford RoboCats)
Galileo
Our Arm has the quote: "I pick things up & put them down"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielernst/5615392441/in/set-72157626489666450/

The reason it says this, not sure if Planet Fitness is National or not...
http://youtu.be/YLH-rFqvKxY

[Zach O]

Team 2337 - The EngiNERDs
Galileo
Our roller claw's bottom rollers drop out using a pneumatic cylinder

[DeAnnaC]

2081 Icarus
Curie
We have a minibot pole in our pits that accurately times minibots with a photo sensor and we are going to have a contest to see who has the fastest minibot.

Does your robot have a feature that we can put on our list for newcomers to talk to your team about?
Thanks,
DeAnna

[Carlinh]

Team 3547- Virus
Newton
Octocanum drive system

[BIGWILLI2081]

Does your robot have a feature that we can put on our list for newcomers to talk to your team about?
Thanks,
DeAnna

yes, i guess i forgot to mention it! we extend our arm by using a pneumatic cylinder and a linear bearing.

[Marisa A.]

Team 375, The Robotic Plague
Curie!
-Your team will know us by the camouflage numbers on our bumpers! The shoulder of our robot is operated by a RS-550 Banebot that is geared down using a worm gear, a planetary, and a toughbox nano, we'd love for people to come and ask us about it (:

By the way, this is an awesome way to teach the newcomers!

[GiannaLeigh3]

Curie
Team 126- GaelForce
Our robot has two drive trains. We have a 6 wheel tank drive and a drop down, four wheel, lateral drive system that is run on pneumatics. We also have a modular arm that can rotate a full 270 degrees. The arm also has little green shamrocks on it representing each of our wins. (:

[Joe Ross]

So, all I have to do is print this thread out and I can win the scavenger hunt? ;)

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Team 375, The Robotic Plague
Curie!
-Your team will know us by the camouflage numbers on our bumpers!

Marisa,
I hope you have an alternate set or a pass from the GDC. Team numbers must be a single contrasting color...

<R09> Teams shall display their team number on the BUMPERS in four locations at approximately 90° intervals around the perimeter of the ROBOT. The numerals must be at least 4” high, at least in ¾” stroke width and in a contrasting color from its background.

[HannahF]

Team 433 (The Firebirds)
Galileo
Our bright blue and orange "claw" uses pneumatics to grip tubes from the inside allowing us to pick up over-, under-, or even deflated tubes :cool:

we hosted something very similar to this at the Philly Regional this year and it was a lot of fun. I bet this will be a blast for all the kids at champs :)

~Hannah

[Marisa A.]

Marisa,
I hope you have an alternate set or a pass from the GDC. Team numbers must be a single contrasting color...

<R09> Teams shall display their team number on the BUMPERS in four locations at approximately 90° intervals around the perimeter of the ROBOT. The numerals must be at least 4” high, at least in ¾” stroke width and in a contrasting color from its background.

Al,
We've had bumpers with camo numbers since last year, yet it's never really come up in inspection... Mainly because the camo we use is 95% grey. Inspectors deemed it contrasting enough this year at NYC and SBPLI, and last year at NYC and Champs (Now I know, that's not a valid argument)
We actually always bring fabric paint / sharpies / some mode of changing the color if it indeed doesn't contrast enough

Thanks for the heads up though! It's really appreciated, we actually just double checked to make sure we have some fabric paint

[SammyKay]

I hope you got our email!

I just thought of another one for 316...We have yellow fish in our pit. Plus we have shark hats on our heads. :)