couple of questions...
 

Posted by Rob Gordon at 1/12/2001 1:04 PM EST


Engineer on team #69, H.Y.P.E.R., from Quincy Public Schools and The Gillette Co..



Has anyone confirmed whether or not this year's small balls are the same as last year's balls?

Also, who do we email at FIRST to ask questions about the rules, the railing height is really puzzling me.

Thanks
Rob

Re: couple of questions...
 

Posted by Matt Leese at 1/12/2001 1:06 PM EST


Other on team #73, Tigerbolt, from Edison Technical HS and Alstom & Rochester Institute of Technology.


In Reply to: couple of questions...
Posted by Rob Gordon on 1/12/2001 1:04 PM EST:



They're the exact same balls as last year. As far as who to conatct, the contact list is given in the Administrative section of the manual.

Matt

chill!
 

Posted by j at 03/09/2001 5:55 PM EST


Student on team #173, RAGE, from Rockville High and United Technologies Research Center.


In Reply to: u make me sick!!!!!
Posted by EJ on 03/09/2001 5:39 PM EST:



: i must warn u that if u continue w/ this foolish quest u will be eliminated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whoa, somebody needs to just relax here. Why would you really care if they did start a boy band? It's not even like it affects you at all. Just chill and let people have their fun. You'll prolly get plenty of amusement from it.

j

Rob!!!!!
 

Posted by Lora Knepper at 1/12/2001 1:29 PM EST


Other on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / Boston College High School and Seeking Sponsorship.


In Reply to: couple of questions...
Posted by Rob Gordon on 1/12/2001 1:04 PM EST:



Hey Rob, never thought I'd see you on here ;o)

The balls are the same eggs we used last year, just black...and as for questions, 'bot related stuff I've been emailing to Eric (ear@usfirst.org)...the field contact is in the beginning of the manual that I don't have in front of me at the moment.... I'll post again later if no one else does ;o)

Lora (aka Redford)

PS... is there a way we could join up this year as "sister teams" or such? ;o) I'm not sure what we could do to help you out, but I speak for all Rambot kind when I say... "We love you!!!" ;o)

Yes
 

Posted by Ken Leung at 1/12/2001 2:04 PM EST


Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M. Gunn Senior High School.


In Reply to: couple of questions...
Posted by Rob Gordon on 1/12/2001 1:04 PM EST:



I remember from the kickoff someone asked this question, and the answer is YES these are the black balls from last years. There are almost no reason to use different balls. I suspect they are using black balls this year because the suppliers are complaining that FIRST drained their supply of yellow balls and they have tons of black balls sitting somewhere in a warehouse.

Then again, those balls are just plain fun to play with, especially when they are not perfect spheres.

Re: couple of questions...
 

Posted by Patrick Dingle at 1/13/2001 9:04 AM EST


Other on team #639, Red B^2, from Ithaca High School and Cornell University.


In Reply to: couple of questions...
Posted by Rob Gordon on 1/12/2001 1:04 PM EST:



: Has anyone confirmed whether or not this year's small balls are the same as last year's balls?

They are the same as the BLACK balls from last year. Did anyone find that the black balls last year were much more flexible than the yellow ones?

Patrick