2012 Kickoff Discussion

[Steven Donow]

I think the topic title is self-explanatory, let's just have a thread to keep all the discussion of what's going on at kickoff in this one thread.



Pretty excited if you ask me.

Link to the stream on nasa tv:
http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/2012_kickoff.php


*If there already is a thread for this, please lock/delete this, my apologies ::rtm::

[msimon785]

30 minutes left!!
I wouldn't be surprised at all if the CD servers couldn't handle the traffic.
Good Luck Everyone!

[ehochstein]

The 2012 game is almost here! Good luck everyone!

[Ninja_Bait]

Arrrgh... so angry that Mike and Justin are lagging and that my school connection blocks FIRST chat and FRC Bingo!

Y Kickoff no start sooner?!?!?!?!?!?

[BobC]

anyone got live feed?

[artK]

The elevator music is better than most, good start to the season.

[Pauline Tasci]

wait the broadcast is on nasa tv? yes?

[Chexposito]

The elevator music is better than most, good start to the season.

i agree, but it's getting to me...

[Pauline Tasci]

the broadcast starts at 10am est right?

[Chexposito]

the broadcast starts at 10am est right?

i've seen 9, 9:30, 10, 10:30... so i've been playing the waiting game while watching the orion spacecraft being dunked

[ratdude747]

i've seen 9, 9:30, 10, 10:30... so i've been playing the waiting game while watching the orion spacecraft being dunked

same here. 10:04 Eastern.

note- the nasa TV schedule says it starts at 10:00... lies? a hint?

[Brandon Martus]

30 minutes left!!
I wouldn't be surprised at all if the CD servers couldn't handle the traffic.
Good Luck Everyone!
I hope it survives, after the work I put into moving everything to this new server. (Double the resources compared to last year.)

[Chexposito]

did anyone else hear dean talking about steven colbert on the live feed earlier?

[Ninja_Bait]

same here. 10:04 Eastern.

note- the nasa TV schedule says it starts at 10:00... lies? a hint?

The feed is live at the moment, but the actual content doesn't come up till 10:30 EST

[Dr.Bot]

:confused: I don't see it on NASA TV. Bummed OUT!

Maybe the primary stole the satellite truck?

It is 7:18 PST. I see an old tape of the ISS.

[Tetraman]

music with a mysterious, detective, elevator theme is playing.

Calling the name of the game "Eye Spy" or something.

[DavisC]

keeps showing 20th season sign... (repeat of 2011 season?)

[cmh0114]

All I'm seeing is a revolving FIRST logo and the words "20th season." The elevator music stopped. :(

[Steven Donow]

Screen go black for anyone else?

[DavisC]

Nasa TV now shows a still image sign saying, FIRST Kickoff at 10:30

[Dan 1038]

Looks like we are 11 months early!

[michaela.settle]

December 7, 2012?

[cmh0114]

Yep, screen's black for me, too. 1 minute to go, though!

[Tetraman]

Notice the bouncing green ball.

[cmh0114]

Colbert? Awesome!! :D

[Steven Donow]

Yes!!!! Colbert Report!! Apparently Comedy Central sent out an email about this.

[turtleman]

Finally! It started :D

[Chomper2013]

any one see that see-saw looking platform on the screen?

[Steven Donow]

Balance, see-saw, hint.

[Mike AA]

Balancing?!!

[anthonyttu]

Its all about that teeter totter

[Chomper2013]

thats kind of scary not gonna lie.

[ratdude747]

oh no, they brought back 2001. say hello to one alliance?

[viperred396]

Balancing could be the "uUu" from Bill's Blog

[artK]

"Needless to say, my Roomba will be making my toast from now on"
-Colbert

[Koko Ed]

Balancing?!!

2001? Oh dear God please no.....

[cmh0114]

Maybe you have to use your body (via Kinect) to help the robot balance? O_O

[Steven Donow]

Maybe you have to use your body (via Kinect) to help the robot balance? O_O

Brilliant

[Steven Donow]

Looks like coopertition bonus will be important....

[ratdude747]

2001? Oh dear God please no.....

agreed.

[cmh0114]

Looks like coopertition bonus will be important....

I must've missed it - what'd they say?

[cmh0114]

Flipping or inverting something?

[Steven Donow]

I must've missed it - what'd they say?
Bill Clinton said that coopertition is important this year in this game.



Also game hint 2: "Two Black Box Robots" From twitter.

[viperred396]

I must've missed it - what'd they say?

Something to the effect of "the coopertition bonus will be more important then ever this year"

[Ninja_Bait]

Woodie Flowers writing things backwards? Hint?

[Ninja_Bait]

Field design written by Dr. Flowers?

[viperred396]

Woodie Flowers writing things backwards? Hint?

Nope just skill

[ratdude747]

like backwards little eva meaning backwards logos from last year.

plus, woodie is busted. he is tracing hidden white lines, which is later sped up in editing. hint?

[turtleman]

There's only thousands of smart people out there?

[Chomper2013]

and there was the Gracious Professionalism comment....

[Steven Donow]

Bingo!!!!!!!

[cmh0114]

Did anyone else's sound cut out for a few seconds when he was writing "informed"?

[Ninja_Bait]

Bingo!!!!!!!

Already? I wanted to play, but I can't get the link through the school filters... :(

[treffk]

Anyone else really want the Why FIRST thing he did as a slide or background photo?

[Chomper2013]

Yep its doing it a lot actually. And here comes the square.

[Steven Donow]

Did anyone else's sound cut out for a few seconds when he was writing "informed"?

Probably to not have the obnoxious squeeking, I saw a tweet saying it was REALLY loud on the loud speakers

[I am error]

Bingo!

[Andrew Y.]

OMG its the triangle circle ...umm what?

[Chomper2013]

Its a bridge..... bridge= balancing.

[viperred396]

hey thats no square... or is it?

[Steven Donow]

Aaaaaaand that's a game hint

[ratdude747]

Yep its doing it a lot actually. And here comes the square.

nope. a ramp. robot x games?

[Ninja_Bait]

Wait, what? Fractal what? y u no draw normal logo, flowers?

[turtleman]

hey thats no square... or is it?

Doesn't look like it...yet...
...And then he draws a square around it.

[BIGWILLI2081]

that's a ramp/teeter totter...uh oh

[Chomper2013]

Plane in the background?

[turtleman]

Looks like a helicopter in the background.

[Andrew Y.]

igfht well...our feed just skipped over woooody

[ratdude747]

that's a ramp/teeter totter...uh oh

sounds like a playground... now where is the swing? and monkey bars? :eek:

[Stu Bloom]

Anyone having problems with bandwidth/choppy video?

[Tom I]

Plane in the background?

It's a helicopter, but I'm guessing that's a Yale thing, not a FIRST hint. or at least I HOPE it's not!

[MechEng83]

Ack!!! Major lag and losing video feed at IUPUI kickoff in Indianapolis.

[BIGWILLI2081]

Muhtar's holding water...WATER GAME :ahh:

[Programs-R-us]

The feed is live and up, but lag is horrible!

[cmh0114]

Well, helicopters have to have really good balance... and there was that Kinect-powered helicopter that was pretty popular online when the Kinect first came out...

[DonRotolo]

Anyone having problems with bandwidth/choppy video?
Yeah, on the high bandwidth stream. Medium is fine.

[Tom I]

Anyone having problems with bandwidth/choppy video?

Yeah we've been having problems, try switching to a lower resolution, that did it for us.

[Hallry]

All this water talk from the CEO of Coca-Cola...

WATER GAME!

[Ninja_Bait]

Muhtar's holding water...WATER GAME :ahh:

It's a representation of our bottled-up energy.

[Chomper2013]

Oh boy, time to take a nap...

[inkspell4]

Oh boy, time to take a nap...

But you will miss all the fun

[Koko Ed]

Oh boy, time to take a nap...

It'll probably only be 12 minutes.

[cmh0114]

Dean's here, everyone take five. Or twenty-five -- you won't miss much. XD

[Chomper2013]

But you will miss all the fun

yes, but its also just Dean Kamen....

[Programs-R-us]

If your lagging, try switching to NASA. Helped us in Minneapolis MN.

[scottydoh]

Oh boy, time to take a nap...

Agreed, that's why I'm happy I'm at home this year, and not at an Kickoff location...I can just walk away from the computer for a little while!

[inkspell4]

But Dean may drop a hint

[treffk]

Here is Kansas City, KS we are on the NASA channel and we are not having any issues.

[Ninja_Bait]

Taking the opportunity to switch wireless connections to something better... :)

[turtleman]

If your lagging, try switching to NASA. Helped us in Minneapolis MN.
Thanks, it works great. I can actually see movement :D

[inkspell4]

Taking the opportunity to switch wireless connections to something better... :)

will it really help

[Ninja_Bait]

will it really help

I don't think so, the programmers are in charge of it. ;)

[Chomper2013]

Romeo and Juliet -> Westside Story= same thing.... Logomotion V2? :ahh:

[treffk]

1903.... Flying.. uhoh

[Grim Tuesday]

Basket ball, football?

[ratdude747]

no choppieness in New Albany, IN. using NASA tv ustream...

[Programs-R-us]

Anyone else at kick off have some weird tube thing sitting in front of them? Maybe its just part of the room i'm in...

[Tom I]

I'm thinking something like Aim High, throwing balls like basketball/football, but at the end there's a balance side of it... as in the two black box robots that need to balance using the kinect maybe??

[Koko Ed]

I think with less than an hour to go before we get an actual game we are far far beyond game hints. Game hints are so Friday.

[Tetraman]

I think with less than an hour to go before we get an actual game we are far far beyond game hints. Game hints are so Friday.

Oh come now Ed. You can't stop speculating until the curtain falls!

[Grim Tuesday]

Choppiness again anyone?

[Koko Ed]

Oh come now Ed. You can't stop speculating until the curtain falls!

I've already laid out on these here forums where I stand with game hints.

[Tom I]

Oh come now Ed. You can't stop speculating until the curtain falls!

Hey, if I figure it out 5 minutes before the curtain falls, that'll be an advantage!

[turtleman]

Woo! JCPenney teams!
There honestly the only reason we're here this year

[Chomper2013]

And of course Will.I.Am is speaking this year too.

[Captain Slacker]

I stand by my theory. bridge. balance. = terrain game!

[Grim Tuesday]

Pitched battles--ramps.

A pitched battle is a battle where both sides choose to fight at a chosen location and time and where either side has the option to disengage either before the battle starts, or shortly after the first armed exchanges.[1][2]

[treffk]

Woo! JCPenney teams!
There honestly the only reason we're here this year

jcpenney's has been a HUGE help to many teams. Did you realize that every time you shop there, when they are not doing their pennies from heaven campaign, you can request to round your total up and donate? I discovered this about 6 months ago and every time I shop there I round it up, although most of the time I'm at a store that supports Big Brother, Big Sisters.

[Steven Donow]

Flying themed game. All this Wright Brothers stuff. Well then.

[Koko Ed]

I think Dean has surpassed my 12 minute prediction....

[J.Warsoff]

Anyone else thinking music based game?

[Chomper2013]

Voice crack ftw.

[Hallry]

I think Dean has surpassed my 12 minute prediction....

Is that such a surprise? ;)

[Michael Corsetto]

I think Dean has surpassed my 12 minute prediction....

His speaking isn't any better pre-recorded...

[BobC]

Choppiness again anyone?

No chop just falling asleep.

[Kimmeh]

I think Dean has surpassed my 12 minute prediction....

Yeah, I thought he was wrapping a few moments ago... But as he said, it wouldn't be him without homework...

[Koko Ed]

Is that such a surprise? ;)

I was being conservative. The show ends at noon. He has to stop sooner or later.

[Hallry]

I was being conservative. The show ends at noon. He has to stop sooner or later.

Well, THAT part of his speech is done finally, now a different segment on light-bulbs.

EDIT: Well those elf costumes explain the supposed Facebook 'elf hint.'

[Chomper2013]

Lights.... on the first hint there were 2500 amber LEDs....

[Steven Donow]

Yes!!! Colin and Kim in elf suits!!!

[DonRotolo]

Ah. The Elves.

[ChaosX73]

Dean's speaking about things that, people back in the day never would have thought possible. Flying was impossible back then, so then I got to thinking that maybe the competition is about a new scientific advancement. If we have to build something that isn't thought possible at this moment, then we have the chance to advance it like the Wright brothers.

So I looked up "newest scientific advancements" on google: http://www.sciencedaily.com/

and one of the articles is creating temporal cloaks in time using light. Maybe we have to make time traveling robots? I skimmed the article and I'm not well versed in quantum physics, so I'm most definitely wrong in my assumptions.

[Steven Donow]

Apparently there was a corner of the field when Dean was talking about lightbulbs. Anyone catch it?

[Grim Tuesday]

Anyone else catch the FMS and field behind Dean? There are feeding slots! and three goals on each side.

[Koko Ed]

Well, THAT part of his speech is done finally, now a different segment on light-bulbs.

EDIT: Well those elf costumes explain the supposed Facebook 'elf hint.'

I just bought energy efficient light bulbs for my bathroom. $13 for three of them. FIRST can't compete with those kind of prices.

[Steven Donow]

Yes!!!!! New simulator available immediately! And IFI motors?

[Chomper2013]

Oh yeah a kinect....

[Steven Donow]

22 motors!?!?!?

[Grim Tuesday]

22 motors!?!?!?

!!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!

[ratdude747]

holy crap, 22 motors?

and junkyard motor pulls?

and lazy susan? last time we saw those was 09...

:eek:

[scottydoh]

22 motors!?!?!?

Pleasant change from the rather limited selection of the previous few years.

[Chomper2013]

Common theme of entertainment here....

[Koko Ed]

Oh yeah a kinect....

Is there an Xbox 360 included in the KOP?

[Steven Donow]

Is there an Xbox 360 included in the KOP?

No, just the Kinect.

[balint0808]

22 motors...hahahahaha

[DjMaddius]

Anyone catch the name of the company providing the Simulation software?

[Programs-R-us]

There seems to be a lot of talk of Development, research, and overall advancement. Maybe they're expecting something new this year?

[Sean Raia]

Lazy susan? My heart just skipped a beat.

[ChaosX73]

Time travel is improbable.

[Steven Donow]

Thats the field!!

They're approaching Kinect excellently, doesn't seem to be mandatory.

[Chomper2013]

this is crazy....

[Koko Ed]

Oh great. More work for the que personnel. Thanks alot.

[Captain Slacker]

Kinect is going to be soo hard to use

[ratdude747]

oh no. kinect hybred mode. hopefully the kinect is better lived then the 08 IR senosors of doom.

[Chexposito]

Oh great. More work for the que personnel. Thanks alot.

haha that's what i thought

[turtleman]

Wait...so only one robot per alliance will be able to use the Kinect?

[Programs-R-us]

Weird, I was expecting kinect to be something end game, since autonomous is supposed to be no human interaction..

[Koko Ed]

No, just the Kinect.

Bummer.

[Chomper2013]

Weird, I was expecting kinect to be something end game, since autonomous is supposed to be no human interaction..

Agreed.

[DjMaddius]

With the provided SDK, it isnt too difficult. Ive seen some videos and the provided code is apparently very easy to put together a basic robot to run from your movements.

[Steven Donow]

NASA's getting edgy and punx this year.

[Tetraman]

I'm gonna say it - I'm enjoying the pre-recorded kickoff.

[DjMaddius]

Wait...so only one robot per alliance will be able to use the Kinect?
Yes. Only 1 person per alliance can use it.

[J.Warsoff]

holy crap the kinect element is so freakin awesome

ITS DOPE!

[Tom I]

oh no. kinect hybred mode. hopefully the kinect is better lived then the 08 IR senosors of doom.

That's what I thought when they announced the kinect being in the kit. I really hope it's easier to use. But why is only 1 team?? haha

[Steven Donow]

That's what I thought when they announced the kinect being in the kit. I really hope it's easier to use. But why is only 1 team?? haha

Probably just for the ease of it, such as the whole idea of having to block off part of the arena.

[J.Warsoff]

What's next, replacing drive stations with Wii remotes?

[Eric Caldwell]

Anyone catch the name of the company providing the Simulation software?

I'm pretty sure I heard "Diamond Bullet" or something like that. This is pretty cool, myself and a few others on my team were talking to Dave about a simulator we were making at SVR last year, and the possibility have having one in the kit.

[inkspell4]

Anyone catch the name of the company providing the Simulation software?
I didn't get it either

[Chomper2013]

I'm pretty sure I heard "Diamond Bullet" or something like that. This is pretty cool, myself and a few others on my team were talking to Dave about a simulator we were making at SVR last year, and the possibility have having one in the kit.

yep it's diamond bullet

[ChaosX73]

Y is it bugging out again? we have it on medium quality!

[balint0808]

It's sad that you guys in the US get all the financial help, and for us here in Canada we get so much less help...:(

[Tom I]

I'm pretty sure I heard "Diamond Bullet" or something like that. This is pretty cool, myself and a few others on my team were talking to Dave about a simulator we were making at SVR last year, and the possibility have having one in the kit.

Diamond Bullet Studios, LLC. was it, but I haven't been able to find it on google yet. They're probably not launching until after the broadcast.

[Tom Line]

Y is it bugging out again? we have it on medium quality!

It isn't just you.

[Steven Donow]

Y is it bugging out again? we have it on medium quality!

Good to know that it wasn't just us. We stopped and restarted the stream and were good.

[DjMaddius]

Wait...so only one robot per alliance will be able to use the Kinect?
Yep
yep it's diamond bulletDo they not have a website? Cant find anything on them sadly.

[dcarr]

Www.NASA.gov/ntv you're welcome

[Eric Caldwell]

Search for diamond bullet on google and they come up right away.

Edit: I guess not, they have tons of stuff on facebook though.

[Chomper2013]

Yep
Do they not have a website? Cant find anything on them sadly.

I found their facebook page. Not sure about a website.

[Andrew Y.]

i see problems with this whole kinect thing...

[Hallry]

GDC TIME!

Aim High Ball!

[DjMaddius]

Supposedly, Diamond Bullets has made an Indie game for the 360,

http://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox360/mower/mobyrank

[cmh0114]

I found a fashion blog on Tumblr... :/ What's the link to the FB page

[Chexposito]

basket ball...

[Programs-R-us]

Definitely a sports theme!

[Tylernol]

There all wearing basketball uniforms... Basketball game?

[Chomper2013]

basket ball...

Definitely seems that way especially with those jerseys....

[ratdude747]

2006!!!!!
2nd hint!!!

[turtleman]

Basketball?

[Tom I]

AIM HIGH!!! Yes!!! that was one of the best games ever, I'm excited!

[Chomper2013]

Yeah MAR! and why was there a tube.....

[Chexposito]

gdc, drop as many hints and previous game pieces as possible

[ChaosX73]

the big ball?
wats' going on here?

[Steven Donow]

A Rack N Roll tube and overdrive ball!!!

Combining past games!!!!!

[Tylernol]

There's game parts form all the previous games...

[ratdude747]

2009!

ball shooter game!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chomper2013]

Logomotion on crack..... and here we go with Will.I.Am

[Captain Slacker]

was he inside bleachers?

[Chomper2013]

Oh my god... Technical Foul is Basketball.... oh god.

[BIGWILLI2081]

technical fouls? basketball..

[Team 3705]

Oh yeah! We won the safety animation award :D, Awesome :D
lol... go arrowbots! :D
good luck to those that didnt get it L:D

[Koko Ed]

Technical fouls. Definitely basketball.

[ChaosX73]

He mentioned free throws...

[Steven Donow]

This game is gonna be intricate...the new penalty system is gonna be neat...implies complex game, simple "fouls"

[Tom I]

Let's "get our robot on!"

[Chomper2013]

No logomotion pieces please!!!!

[Captain Slacker]

Isn't FIRST trying to draw attention away from sports???

[Tylernol]

Game animation time!

[Steven Donow]

This field is beautiful

[turtleman]

Game: "Rebound Rumble"
Yep...its a basketball game.

[J.Warsoff]

LETS GET READY TO RUMBLEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tylernol]

looks like you shoot to the other side of the field.

[Tylernol]

A Lunacy style recycle for the robots looks like it will work well...

[treffk]

The end game is very similar to FTC's last year.

[LafondaOnFire]

It's too bad that there aren't minibots this year. I think it's safe to say that they were very enjoyable to the spectators in Logomotion.

[ratdude747]

!HotShots!KnowBalance!

[Steven Donow]

Is the Robot section not opening for anyone else?

[Team 3705]

ok balance.. but what haoppened to the minibots :D

[cziggy343]

I am a member of diamond bullet studios. For everyone looking for the diamond bullet studios website, it just went live and is not yet searchable. The site is dbsgames.net

[delsaner]

My dreams of playing Aim High came true!!

[Chris27]

Does anyone have a link to the game animation? I missed the 2nd half of it as the webcast cut out on my end.

[ChaosX73]

I'm confused, so each team has 3 inbounders, right? One of them is playing Kinetimals while the others are doing nothing, but when teleop activates, does that inbounder run to their alley window, or is one of the other inbounders already there? Are the other 2 inbounders passing balls to the window?

Please elaborate.

[am.wenig]

The 2012 game animation is up on the FIRST Youtube channel. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOXsdhZZSdM&list=UUHA7zyPRS3VPDvl4ehss-zw&index=1&feature=plcp

[Intel i7]

Is the download for the game simulation working for anyone?

Edit: nevermind, got it to work

[ChaosX73]

Is the download for the game simulation working for anyone?

Edit: nevermind, got it to work

What did u do, 'cause we're having troubles as well...

[JBotAlan]

Does anyone have a link to the game animation? I missed the 2nd half of it as the webcast cut out on my end.

http://youtu.be/A_3pKX-ch7k is the one I uploaded; there's probably better quality copies floating around at this point but that's workable.

[MyNameIsFrank]

So...anyone else thinking of just building a robot that just blocks the other teams hoops *except for the high hoop cause we can't reach.

[Chris27]

http://youtu.be/A_3pKX-ch7k is the one I uploaded; there's probably better quality copies floating around at this point but that's workable.

Thanks!

[For the Lulz]

Can a human player throw the ball into the basket?

[EricH]

So...anyone else thinking of just building a robot that just blocks the other teams hoops *except for the high hoop cause we can't reach.
Goin' over ya. That's a 18" hoop, 6" off the backboard, horizontal. You can't go more than 14" horizontally from your Frame Perimeter, and the Fender starts 38" from the wall. 18"+6"=24", +14" =3 8". You can't block the hoops from a shot coming in from above without getting on top of an 8.25" tall sloped Fender.

:D It's all about the math.--Mark Leon:D

[EricH]

Can a human player throw the ball into the basket? When in the match are you asking? Take a look at rule [G32]. I don't see anything prohibiting a human player from trying... under the conditions of [G32], though, there's a time to try it.

[delsaner]

Are there any rules that prohibit crossing the vertical boundaries of the fender?

[anttony09]

Has anybody found what the material of the ramps in the actual game will be? The team drawings show to use plywood, but what will they be in the actual game?

[EricH]

Are there any rules that prohibit crossing the vertical boundaries of the fender?
I haven't found any. However, there is a rule governing extensions beyond the Frame Perimeter--Specifically, no more than 14 inches. The Fender is sloped on the top, and the short side is higher than any vertical surface that's been climbable in FIRST history (besides the bars, which have had little or no vertical surface).

Besides, given FIRST history, I would expect that as soon as a "climb on the Fender to defend the goals" strategy goes public, the next team update will specifically disallow it.

[Cw1671]

anyone know if we can actually dunk on the lower two hoops?

[GaryVoshol]

anyone know if we can actually dunk on the lower two hoops?

Can't grasp, grab, grapple, etc. But if you can reach them - with only a 14" extension and considering the Fender - then you could dunk.

[GuitarPlayerTim]

How heigh is the bump in the middle of the field? my team seems it would be easier just to jack up the robot and go over the bumps instead of figuring out an idea to balance across that board.

[GaryVoshol]

How heigh is the bump in the middle of the field? my team seems it would be easier just to jack up the robot and go over the bumps instead of figuring out an idea to balance across that board.

Read 2.2.5 (yes, you have to read even the obscure parts of the manuals)

[GuitarPlayerTim]

Read 2.2.5 (yes, you have to read even the obscure parts of the manuals)

So the beam in the middle is only 4 inches tall, so if you robot's wheels are above 8 inches tall, you could easily go over the bump, instead of building a contraption to lower the balance:cool:

[DMetalKong]

So the beam in the middle is only 4 inches tall, so if you robot's wheels are above 8 inches tall, you could easily go over the bump, instead of building a contraption to lower the balance:cool:

Or you could have a lot of smaller wheels, or some method of raising and lowering your wheels :cool:

[donnie99]

So the beam in the middle is only 4 inches tall, so if you robot's wheels are above 8 inches tall, you could easily go over the bump, instead of building a contraption to lower the balance:cool:

The bump in the middle is not going to be a factor if the base of your robot is over 4 inches. If the base in general, or any part of the robot for that matter (except the wheels) is above 4 inches, it can not physically touch the bump. If a robot is over the bump, and the base is 5 in. then there will be an inch of space between the bot and the bump.

[mjustice66]

How do u get up the lever if it is in the horizontal position.

[Intel i7]

What did u do, 'cause we're having troubles as well...

WE made our password have a capitol and a number and we changed our state code to capitol and it work (before it was just printing our city)

[stingray27]

I have a question about the ruling in the rule G05. The rule states "Each bridge will be preset with two Basketballs. Basketballs allotted to Robots that are not used, will be present on the Coopertition Bridge." What is considered not "used"? Could hoarding 2 balls to an alliance member after they have shot their two balls be considered using the balls? or is a robot only allowed to use 2 balls during auton?

[GaryVoshol]

I have a question about the ruling in the rule G05. The rule states "Each bridge will be preset with two Basketballs. Basketballs allotted to Robots that are not used, will be present on the Coopertition Bridge." What is considered not "used"? Could hoarding 2 balls to an alliance member after they have shot their two balls be considered using the balls? or is a robot only allowed to use 2 balls during auton?

I interpret "used" to mean "contained in the robot before the game starts".

The English in the sentence you quoted from the rules is mushy though. Is it the Basketballs that are not used, or the Robots that are not used?

[J.Warsoff]

if anyone wants the video of the game animation for their computer as a video file, PM me with you email and I'll send it to you.

[Jackladd]

I got this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOXsdhZZSdM
Video animation.

Also, I like how they top will.i.am with more will.i.am.

[JaneYoung]

I hope it survives, after the work I put into moving everything to this new server. (Double the resources compared to last year.)

Was a little busy and just found this thread. By the amount of pages in the thread that built up so quickly, looks like it survived just fine.

Thanks, Brandon!
Jane