Week 2 Most Anticipated Robots
 

What robots is everybody looking forward to seeing revealed at week 2 events?
I personally cannot wait to see what 1114 has in store.

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118, 2056, 67, just to name a few.

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233

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254, 987

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2826

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1114, 233, 2056, 1065, 744, 118

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FiM teams: 33, 51, 67, 503, 548, 573, 1718, 2137, 3098.

Oh boy Waterford is going to be fun.

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233

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148

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624, 1477, 254, 987, 1114, 2056, 118, 987, 67.

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I really can't wait to see what genius mechanism 330 has in store for us.
1717 for that matter too.

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177, 27, 781

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1717 isn't competing in week 2, but I'm excited to see what they have in store as well.

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Neither is 330. Los Angeles isn't until Week 4.

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2834
3539
4478
254
987
1538
3098
33
27
51
125
148
1902
2826
67
233
1114
2056
and I probably forgot some, oh well!

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My complete list
33
67
148
180
190
231
233
254
548
624
744
987
1114
1477
1714
2054
2056
2826

I'm sure there are more, but those are who I expect the best from.

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For me, these are just teams I'm excited to see play (I've seen some of these bots on CD or from the team):

Oregon- 488
Orlando- 125, 233, 1251
San Diego- 254, 399, 987, 3476. 3647
Lone Star- 148, 192, 1477, 3481, 3847
WPI- 177, 228, 2168
Northern Lights- 27, 525, 2826
Waterford district- 33, 67, 1718
GTR East- 1114, 2056

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233
1114
2056
67 (SO MUCH THIS ONE)
148
254
33 (In action)
118 (In action)
2826
548
987
1477
228
1902 (Oh wait...)
All non mentioned teams at the Orlando regional.
Can't wait to see what week two has in store for us, 610 was a fantastic surprise and I hope there are more like it that blow us all away!

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Personally, I'm a 2056 fan. 192's usually got something interesting in store as well. Team 33 did a reveal video but I don't think they revealed everything. Last year, 548 fell through the crack for a few weeks, but they're on my list now. It might just be a local thing, but I'm interested in 525's performance up North. 2177 is also going to be debuting their 30 point climb at Lake Superior, and it'll be interesting to see how it scores up against all the shooting we saw this week.

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Since I am attending Northern Lights, I will be looking forward to competing with teams 27, 525, 2826. They have been very strong competetors in the past against us but this year is a big difference. In some previews of their robots think it really did level the playing field. Unless team 27 is holding something up their sleeve, as i have only seen a wheel and gear box for them.

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Trust me, 308 is scared...

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Me too...since we'll be in San Diego later this week.

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Yes. 148 has been a little too quiet this year.

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Don't be afraid, I know the monsters will have a lot to say come Saturday afternoon. Maybe more than some of the teams on that list :p

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There are plenty of robots to look out for in week 2.

The best will probably be: 67, 118, 148, 233, 254, 987, 1114, 2056, 2826

Others to look out for: 27, 33, 51, 177, 180, 188, 548, 1718, 2137

Obviously there are others, but those are the teams that I expect will be the most competitive.

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This +148

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oops. I got so excited that I did not notice "Week Two. " I think I need more sleep.

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360, 488, 2130, 2147, 2471, 2557, 2990, 3574

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I'm just excited to watch Waterford and Lone Star in general. Both are pretty loaded with great teams. Lone Star should be one of the best competitions this year, in my opinion. What we see there should be a "Championship Preview", if I may be so bold. I think I can be, my prediction history isn't too shabby (I predicted a Frisbee game back in December, among other things :D).

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1) Yeah, we're scared too.
2) Everyone is overlooking 494. 70 and 494 signed up at different districts. Perhaps they even have different robots...but if not, 70 did just win Kettering, just saying.
3) 2834 puts out an awesome bot every year, better look out for the 2009 rookie season teams.
4) At least you guys don't have to go to Troy...

Edit: How could I forget 2011 Waterford Champions 3539 The Byting Bulldogs? Yeah, I really am terrified of Waterford.

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Le Cough

3081

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CD is usually about geeking out over the usual suspects. You guys are rather new so no one is thinking about you...yet. Getting ignored just makes it easier to come up behind them and strike when they aren't looking.

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Well, there won't be that many "heavy hitters" at NYC this year so I honestly think we (334) have a good chance this year.

Not to mention I think we have a solid robot this year.

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All of them!

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2512 seems to be the best full court shooter, and 2169 is close too. They have top-slot-fed shooters with a very high exit to get over most defense, and 2512 also brought a floor pickup. It's not going to be a 5-minute change to get a folding wall up, which will make them very potent. 2512 also seems to have very high accuracy.

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Camren need I remind you that currently our robot can only be pre-loaded with frisbees? We can't even pick them up much less be fed from the HP stations yet. I think we still have some work to do before we start going out and telling everyone that they should watch out for us.

Otherwise I am really looking forward to seeing 2826, 1714, 2169, 3184, 27, 2177, 525, 2512, 2169, 2175 and 1675 in Duluth this weekend.

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What he said

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Well, I'm flattered our team is mentioned several times. However, we've struggled more this year than we ever have. In fact, we fired our first frisbee from our robot. Yesterday :( .

I'd watch out for 3539. Those guys were over at our practice facility a couple times, and I'm very jealous of what they've come up with. The Bulldogs were among the most accurate shooters last year in Michigan, but got repeatedly denied because of some electrical/cRIO problems and the fact that they were a long bot. This year, I expect big things from them.

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And 2/3rds of the 2012 Waterford Champs will be there, too! :)

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Yes Tom, I agree, it is very humbling when you see your team mentioned among what I consider many of the elite teams in the state if not the world.

It is a very competitive district, and we too have some work to do out of the bag, but we plan on being competitive. . .

Just a few more days, and the cat, albeit, RoboCat is out of the bag!

See you there.

Scott McBride
Electrical/Programming Mentor
TORC 2137 - The Oxford RoboCats

PS. I also saw the Bulldogs, and I agree. Also I don't believe for a minuet that Buzz is too afraid to climb... :)

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Killer Bees don't climb. They FLY. :cool:

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Viper (148) and Apex (118)

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Can't wait to see:
33
67
148
233
254
987 ;)
1114
1538
2056
2826

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I cannot wait to see 1714 in person at Superior

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Well, Waterford looks very scary!
I'm looking at Waterford for most of my anticipated robots this week;
33, 51, 67, 308, 494, 503, 548, 573, 1718, 2137, 2834, 2851, and 3539.
I might just have to drop in on Saturday to see some of them in person :D

There's also 830, 2054, and 2767 over at Gull Lake that'll I'll be keeping an eye on.

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You guys look pretty good this year for a struggling team :p

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I just want to take a moment to congratulate team 1718 on their first competition win ever!
From what I understand, it was a very difficult build season for them, and they went into bag with doubts about their robot, but it was the most unique and effective robot at Waterford this year.
Seriously, it was about time this team won a competition. I can't think of anyone who deserved this more.
Congratulations guys. See you at states!

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Here, here.
It still shock me that it took this long, considering their consistently excellent on-field performance.