2014 Los Angeles Regional
 

66 teams.
8 rookies.

With such a large number of teams looks like we'll only get a few qualification matches. Better make them count!

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Wow, last year weren't there only about 30 teams?
Either way, can't wait, first day of the regional is my birthday :D

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I think there were 65 teams last year. Our robot did not function as planned... to put it mildly, so it was a rough weekend. This year we're fully operational and eager to get at it.

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Same, haha, last year we hung on the 10 point bar, that's it. This year we have a working intake and shooter!

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This regional filled up really fast.

We tried to make this our second regional but were told we that they were trying to keep this a CA only regional.. :(

After a few weeks on the wait list we gave up.

I really enjoyed out time out there last season and we will try again for next year.

Good luck to all of you this season..

Aloha!

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Don't worry, you're attending a better California regional this year. ;)

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Sadly that is not us.

We were unable to get into a second regional this year. Wait listed for more than I care to mention but getting none.

On top of that our media team failed to make any of the essay deadlines.. Even with constant reminding.. :mad:

With our shipping delays and other disastrous issues, warped frame when last welds added, we are happy that we will be able to attend the Hawaii regional.

We had so much fun in California last season and will be working hard to return next season. Our college trips were really inspiring to the students, most who never think of leaving the state.

Have a great season and we hope to see you next year!

Aloha!

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i think the lowest count ive seen for LA is 58 teams. always managed to get 7-9 matches. chances are were only getting 7 this year.

4501 is excited to be there!

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Sorry to hear it. I guess FIRST in California is still growing fast, possibly even a bit too fast for FIRST to handle.

Your team isn't the only victim of crowding; 589, 597, and 599 (all of whom have attended the Los Angeles regional since it was called the Southern California regional) aren't competing here this year either.

Regardless, it's bound to be a good event, and I at the very least will be waiting to see 3880 down here again.

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You nailed it on the head, while Michigan might be on the district system, they only have 30 more teams then California, yet about twice as many events as we have regionals!

Sad to see 599 (and 589 + 597) wont be there as we were on are their alliance last year, plus they are just a great bunch of people! I love the lab coats.

It should be a great event regardless, 3512 will see you there!

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This longtime attendee/competitor at L.A. can't wait for district events...

I've made every L.A. Regional since 2001, except for 2010-2012. (All misses due to being in college and L.A. NOT being on my spring break, or me having other plans during spring break.) This includes the first round at L.A. Sports Arena, the trip to the Forum for a couple years, the return to the Sports Arena for a couple years until the water tank episode, and the first year at Long Beach Sports Arena watching everyone cope with the massive quantities of pit space.



Oh, and I'll be there, either with 1197 or in a crew shirt.

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Sorry to hear that the Tiki Techs will not be joining us in LA again this year. It was great having the three Hawaiian teams last year (Aloha Blue Thunder).

Lots of rookie teams again this year in LA, let's be sure to reach out to them (I know we all remember what that rookie season was like).

What are we going to do without 599?!? Who will run Robot First Aid?!?

Really looking forward to reuniting Team Brick (#FallClassic) and seeing our good friends from 974 and 3408 on the field. Best of luck to everyone attending LA. If you need anything now or at comp, please let us know. See you on the field!

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Well I know 2637 is pumped to go. If I'm not mistaken ed we may be one of the closest teams so it's a guarantee that you'll see us :P

I for one can'twait to see all my favorite teams Iin LA :)

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Looking forward to inspecting 66 teams. 8 rookies... hmmm, looks like it is time to buy some bumper material.

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Last year I recall there were 65 teams but almost twice as many rookies. I am aware that new LA-area teams did not register in time for LA and as a result ended up in San Diego or Inland Empire.
Anyway, looking forward to a great Regional!
Now time to get some sleep because I know I won't be getting any more until Saturday evening...

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Good Morning and good luck! from FRC 4501 the HUMANS ! Beware THE TRUSSPASSER!

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Good Luck to all the teams competing at the Los Angeles Regional. Always ends up as my favorite regional. Just love it here in Long Beach! Have fun everyone! And go Rookies!!!

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Team 696 is uploading every match to our 2014 Long Beach Regional Youtube Playlist within about 2 matches after it plays.

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Sure would be nice to have some audio on webcast...

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Audio works for me on the #2 stream on The Blue Alliance.

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I just checked and the audio is working. If it is still not working for you try to use this link: http://www.themilkenknights.com/stream.php

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First, thanks to the planning committee and volunteers for an amazing event. Los Angeles is a massive regional and it was very well run and organized, making for a great experience!

Team 294 would like to thank our alliance partners 1717 and 5124. We had a great time playing with you! We always enjoy teaming with 1717, and our neighbour rookie team 5124 was a great partner as well. (Neighbour = less than a mile away!)

Thanks also to 330, 973, and 980 for making the finals so exciting.. it was a scrum out there! Amazing driving by all.

Congrats to 2576, Chilean Heart, on their Chairman's Award, and 3309 for receiving the Engineering Inspiration Award!

If anyone's curious about why we stopped moving in F2--it was due to a bad 120A breaker (tripped completely off without significant current flow). The same thing happened in Q109, we thought due to a hard hit causing an unintended manual breaker shutoff, but after it happened again in F2 we replaced the breaker (thank you FIRST spare parts desk!). We plan to do some testing of the old breaker back in our lab to confirm it was indeed the root cause.

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So.... Anyone get a good pic of 1717's bot?

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Glad you pulled it out. It was a close call on choosing you at IER.

We've had a similar problem, and a mentor on Citrus Circuits has written up several solutions. He should be posting it this week.

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I got a semi decent pic from inside the pits.

http://i.imgur.com/S83VqiH.jpg?1

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So many banebots wheels.... Explains how they can use a wheeled shooter and not get 254 levels of backspin on the ball.

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Hey, does anyone have HD video from the Regional Feed for all the matches? i realize 696 is uploading every match, and i believe 1836 Handled the webcast. but its low res. any help would be greatly appreciated :D

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A mentor from our team (4201) uploaded all of our matches in HD - maybe what you're looking for is in here?

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...kz4xY4FFsf4tfo

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Team 696 has uploaded all of the matches except for the finals (so far). Their camera feed provides an excellent full-field view at good resolution. Hopefully, the last three matches are uploaded to complete the regional coverage.

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What a terrific regional! Congrats to 294, 1717, and those fantastic rookies - 5124. As I'm told, this is 294's first Long Beach Regional win as well. So all the more congratulations to them.

A huge thank you to our alliance partners 2637 and 696. They both put on a spectacular show all through eliminations. It was an absolute privilege to drive alongside such a kind and enthusiastic group of people.

It was a great last regional for my student involvement in FRC.

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That's right. We have been finalists at the LA Regional 4 (!) times - in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012. We won a regional in Los Angeles back in 2001, but at that time it was called the "Southern California" Regional, so this is indeed our first win of the "Los Angeles" Regional.

Interesting statistic: we were in the finals those 4 times with many of the same teams as we were in the finals with in 2014, on both sides. Not counting this year: 4x 1717 (1x with, 3x against), 2x 330 (both against), 2x 980 (1x with, 1x against), and 2x 973 (1x with, 1x against)! So lots of familiar faces!

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Such great teams I really enjoyed watching these teams go at it in the finals. Team 2584 salutes and congratulates everyone, you were all very impressive.

While you look forward to St. Louis, we are looking forward to facing off with and against everybody at the Fall Classic.

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2014 Los Angeles Regional Finals videos (in HD!):

Match 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtFCennkXzs
Match 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORgeCK4umcA
Match 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4xFHzElIJY

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I have a ton of photos from the Finals matches if anyone's interested, including those of 294 and 1717. A few examples:



1717 attempting 2-ball autonomous:


Action shot:

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You also stopped in Q89, same problem?
Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-27AFEu0waM

Also, the matches played by Team 4276 (10 matches + QF) were recorded in High Def and uploaded here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...hOzZpYv212J16B

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In retrospect, it seems likely, although we didn't realize it at the time. If it had shown the same failure characteristic (120A breaker open) we would have replaced the breaker after Q109. We looked at the DS log after Q89 and the telemetry looked like a cRio reboot. We couldn't find a root cause for the reboot (we checked for loose wiring and found nothing), so it's possible the reboot was an early symptom of the breaker starting to fail (e.g. the breaker exhibited larger voltage drops, resulting in very low voltage causing the reboot). We'll take a fresh look at the DS logs in light of the later failures and see if we can conclude anything different.

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My reaction to winning the LA regional!
http://gyazo.com/0bf9a9ea8bf1ab2f3de588bd575d5475

Thank you Rishita from team 5124 (one of our alliance partners), for making this.

LOL! Greatest weekend ever

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Congrats to 294, 1717 and 5124! You were an incredibly strong alliance and most deserving winners!

Thanks so much to BeachBots (330) and Greybots (973) for inviting us to their alliance. We were amazed to be selected, given some of the difficulties we had on Friday. Our team's parents and mentor's partners were totally wrung-out after the finals! OK, the students and mentors were too...wow!! :eek:

We are so totally stoked that we could compete with you until the last match of the event.

Good luck to all of the above teams in St. Louis! We'd sure like to see you all playing late on Saturday in the Dome!