the holy balance
 

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/21471...ghlight/253133

Its at ~1:32-2:02

This was the best bridge balance so far that we never want to see happen again. Our lead mentor has dubbed this the holy balance. The only damage done to either robots was the angle our camera was attached to bent backwards. When 2129 fell on us we caught there support structure behind there curtain. Great match 2129, hope we get to work with you guys again tomorrow.

-Brian E. Boehm

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I saw this happen live and couldn't believe my eyes. Way to go Calcs.

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...ok, I don't know if even luck could get you that good. It must have been skill, luck, and at least a tutch of divine intervention.

one of you two must be predicted to make a big impact in something involving the robot not reciving major wounds or u winning that match.

Wow! Great camera angle for sure.
The most lucky (or holy) balance at OKC today sure was this one. Watch the last few seconds on the middle bridge.
http://youtu.be/kBgHASq3rr8

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That happened to us today. We were stuck on a ball on he coop bridge that I couldn't see, so when I drove off to try to reorient, we flipped straight up, but managed to fall back on our wheels and pull off the balance. There's nothing like that wave of relief when the bridge levels out.

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It was more like self preservation. The little bot didn't want to be road kill :ahh:
Great save.

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yeah me and the person next to me thought there curtain was going to tear and that they would swallow us whole :ahh:

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The scariest part was when we also tipped, I thought we were done for sure... But remember, this wouldn't have happened if we had stuck to the plan and stayed bumper to bumper...

-Peter
The Driver

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1071 had a game saving balance in semi-finals in CT. I would say it was a last second balance, but I'm not sure that quite accurately explains how late it came. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f02KSdYXXtA

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Still, crazy stuff happens all the time during matches, and the fact that you stayed calm enough to pull out of that situation and STILL SCORE is proof of a good driver. Me, I start yelling.

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GTR West's Q87 Coop balance between 1334 and 1246 was pretty interesting too.

Video here: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/21493077

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:yikes:
only one robot tipped but one never righted itself, wish i was there bet the crowd exploded like they did at north star

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This is the most epic balance I have seen all year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f02KSdYXXtA&feature=plcp&context=C472c6e3V DvjVQa1PpcFNHlUlsWGbtypWqBzLjO9fLwiQK8AIBLjg=
The blue alliance has lost the first match of the semis and has the lead going into the endgame. They are up 14 and the red alliance has already double balanced and cannot triple because one of their robots is not moving. The clear right move here is to go for the single balance and seal the win but they go for the double instead, they do not get it, the buzzer sounds, and it looks like it's all over but then 558 rolls off the bridge and 1071 magically balances to force a third match which they win and sends them to the finals.

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i can imagine 1071's drive team turning to each other after the match and saying "just like we planned it good job guys" :p

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i can imagine 1071's drive team turning to each other after the match and saying "good job guys just like we planned it" :p

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1071 no-stick'd it.

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There was a time in KC where one robot fell on top of another little one (not on the bridge, just on the field), and a third robot (was it the other alliance? It may have been..) had to come over and help the little one on bottom push the big one up.

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This is our last at coopertition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPxUvTMxE3g


:ahh:

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At GTR West, there was a robot that tried to balance and ended up escaping the field

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I must see this, do you have a video?

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Here's another angle of the holy balance, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aULRgQh0l5Y. 2709's GoPro Hero camera was lucky enough to be pointed at 2175 the entire time.

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your driver just stopped driving to watch the balance :p

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This was our most exciting balance with 714: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw9xUi89RQQ#t=1m30s

After 2554 flipped off our bridge, destroying their end effector, I quickly drove around to the coop bridge in a desperation attempt to get some worth out of the match, which we were losing due to the failed double balance attempt.

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Excuse me while i retrieve my jaw from the floor:yikes:

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Our holy balance was on match 48 at the Oregon Regional. Our alliance partner was trying to put down the bridge, but couldn't because there was a ball stuck under it. It took some convincing to get them to stop trying. We then drove on to the bridge, got stopped by the FMS end match signal, and then the bridge balanced.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=_05JajYtY1I#!

The camera angle is horrible, but you get the jist of it :)

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This is what I love about the co-op bridge. That balance was dramatic. :D

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Woah.

I mean, talk about lucky. I've never seen a bridge move back and fourth that much. Are you sure that bridge was calibrated correctly?

I remember at FLR, we were going over the barrier when the robot lost the signal and actually stopped just in time to balance on the barrier itself.

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We attributed it to the fact that both robots were so far away from the center of the bridge and basically "stuck" in place. As long as the weight is distributed correctly, you should in theory be able to balance despite any wobbling of the bridge.

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Holy crap, that's cool... Sweeeet freaking driving.

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I don't remember seeing this, what team was it?