new idea for finals
 

Posted by shaun at 2/5/2001 8:07 PM EST


Other on team #25, nbths robotics team , from nbths and bms.



Too bad there is not 2 playing feilds the main stage. Because if there was you could then play both teams at the same time, and each team would then have to go to for the highest score each time. that would also elimate the advantage of going second

they are not doing this?
 

Posted by Ken Leung at 2/5/2001 9:34 PM EST


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


In Reply to: new idea for finals
Posted by shaun on 2/5/2001 8:07 PM EST:



Maybe I missed this information somewhere. But are you sure they are not doing this? I know that this year there are going to be 5 playing fields, and so maybe three of them indoor while two are out door?

But actually, even with two fields, both of them are not going to fit on the main stage base on the size of last year’s. So that mean the two fields out door will have to be somewhat apart. And since they want everyone watching the finals instead of people split up into two, they are going to have the finals on one field.

Unless this year they build the main stage much bigger to fit in two field, and also expand the number of seats to fit in the 40% new teams going. I wonder if the field this year will fit everyone in with the large growth.

By the way, doesn't two fields next to each other sounds tempting for robots who can go over/under the bar cross the field to the other one and "de-score" or become "defensive"?

more information given at kickoff
 

Posted by Joe Ross at 2/6/2001 2:32 AM EST


Engineer on team #330, Beach Bot, from Hope Chapel Academy and NASA/JPL , J&F Machine, and Raytheon.


In Reply to: they are not doing this?
Posted by Ken Leung on 2/5/2001 9:34 PM EST:



: Maybe I missed this information somewhere. But are you sure they are not doing this? I know that this year there are going to be 5 playing fields, and so maybe three of them indoor while two are out door?

They showed a picture at the kickoff. It showed two tents with two fields each, and then Einstein which was only one field.

: Unless this year they build the main stage much bigger to fit in two field, and also expand the number of seats to fit in the 40% new teams going. I wonder if the field this year will fit everyone in with the large growth.

They said that Einstein would seat more people than the Orlando Magic's arena. What they didn't say was wether more than 10% of those people would be able to see ;-)