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Make FRC History: WVROX
![]() The first FRC Endurance event will take place August 1-2, 2014, West Virginia RObotics eXtreme is a 26 hour, 14 minute off-season event featuring continuous Qualification rounds . WVROX takes place in the city home to West Virginia University, Morgantown, and will be hosted in the University's Student Recreation Center by FRC Team 2614 - Mountaineer Area RoboticS (MARS). This will be a continuous, high octane event! You will get tired! Each registered team (up to 40 of them, minimum of 24) will play at least 20 matches in just over a day. For most teams, that is more matches than a team experiences in the average season. Expect a modified format for the Eliminations Rounds. Like an endurance race team, teams must plan ahead and plan well. This event will require an entire TEAM to work together to compete well. Teams will be required to have multiple drive teams and multiple robot repair teams that alternate throughout the event. There will be quiet areas for sleeping and for washing up. Please bring a sleeping bag. Local hotel blocks have been reserved for team members, coaches, mentors, and volunteers who want to reserve a hotel room for resting. Along with Qualification Matches, there will also be some exhibition matches. These exhibition matches might include:
Dont think there will only be FRC matches going on, there are plenty of things to do during the entire event:
Thanks to the WVU Catering, food WILL BE PROVIDED to all Students, Mentors, Coaches and Parents. Team Registration is $100 dollars, go here to find the registration form. http://www.marsfirst.org/?page_id=4613 The registration fee must be received no later than June 15, 2014. Once the form is filled out and submitted, more team registration info will be sent to the email address provided in the form where the team lead mentor can finish registration and submit the registration fee. We need LOTS of volunteers. Rest assured, you will not be expected to help the entire event. Quiet hospitality rooms for resting and sleeping will be provided to volunteers and judges. Volunteers register the same way team members do, by using the link above and selecting volunteer. Volunteers should also bring sleeping bags if they wish to sleep in the quiet rooms. Directions to WVU Student Rec Center can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing Tentative Timeline for the WVROX Event:
Register and help make FRC History! Will your robot make it through? Any questions or if you need some more information on something, don't hesitate to send an email to marvinmars2614@gmail.com or send me a private message. This thread will be continuously updated, be sure to subscribe to it to receive all the updates. Important Event updates will be sent to email addresses associated with registered persons. |
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This sounds insane! It's a long way, but I'm going to look into getting our team to do it.
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This sounds like a ton of fun.
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EDIT: A fun idea for a challenge might be an obstacle course of the field challenges from previous games, the bridges of 2012, Regolith of 2009, dividers of 2010 etc. |
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This sounds EPIC! If only my team wasn't soo far away. but a few things to consider:
1. 4 member alliances for elims. (I see a lot of breaking robots) 2. a potential "filler line" for qualification matches (teams would not get qual points but its better than playing 2v3) 3. A community scouting system. yes teams can use there own but it might be a good idea to encourage teams to pick 1 system and split the work up. 4. Mentor matches! I doubt you will see Jim Zondag vs Adam Freeman here but it could be interesting to play the finals matches with student and then mentor drivers. |
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Sweet! I've been waiting for this to happen for a while... Now to convince the coach to go :rolleyes:
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If only we weren't so far away. This sounds incredibly fun!
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Yessssssssss. Much excite.
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You could also try matches with on board cameras only the drivers cannot look at the field or robot.
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EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gonna see if we can go. |
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Wow, I wish something like this existed when I was on a team!
At the same time, having tired people working on robots is not the safest thing imaginable. Hopefully everyone there realizes this, and you have ways to manage that if necessary. |
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This could be pretty intense.
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there should be a game where you drive another teams robot
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As someone that's always wanted to see a humans vs. robots match, this sounds like the place to make that happen.
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This honestly sounds like the robotics version of a Tough Mudder.
I love this idea. |
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Sounds fun...Now to convince the student council...
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This is awesome. Suggestions for fun activities:
1. Ultimate Offense: 6 balls per alliance. Shoot like there is no tomorrow. 2. Home-run Derby: Who can score from furthest away? 3 outs. If you miss, you lose one "out". |
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I VOLUNTEER!!! *cough*...i mean...is there information available about how people can volunteer to help out at this event?
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I just dropped my phone reading this. This... This is just EPIC!
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Maybe we can add a secret end game? Hang on the truss for 30pts? :P
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My last two vacation days are already tied to MARC and IRI so I wouldn't be able to do the full event but I would be interested in coming by to help.
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If 4901 can't manage it. I'll see if I can Volunteer.
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That is an amazing idea!!!
Too bad we're too far away... |
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Volunteers can register at the same website link. We'll do our best to make all our volunteers feel appreciated!
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I'm almost considering flying out just to volunteer for this, if I had the money I soooo would!
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Sounds like crazy fun. Can't wait to hear how it goes.
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TEAM 1311 totally is working out details to be able to come!!! Looking like a STRONG possibility :)
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So is the humans playing Aerial Assist contact or no contact?
I mean GDC did design for there to be contact during the game after all... |
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The team members of 4468 are wanting to go now time to convince the mentors!
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Wow just wow I will be there.....
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Team 456 is very interested in coming to this event but it is quite a distance from Vicksburg, MS. If we come we will only be able to bring a small crew. Would you please expand on what you mean by Teams will be required to have multiple drive teams and multiple robot repair teams that alternate throughout the event.? Is there some minimum number of team members required to compete? Will teams be required to have separate drive teams and pit crews or is overlap required? Will teams be required to swap drivers/pit crews every, say, 6 hours or was this statement more of a suggestion?
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This is quite the event... Hehe i wish it was local.... I can hear all the students going yay and all the mentors moaning a little.
You will probably want a filler lines since if a team only has about 20-30 mins between matches you might get a lot of no shows due to repair/damage issues. |
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Aerial Assault: 1 ball on the field. Can be scored by either alliance. Alliances must fight over it to score. A score then returns the ball to the opposing teams in-bounder (think basket ball). :rolleyes: And if you really want a challenge, the "Hard Mode" version: Frame perimeter violation rules are waived for robots with the ball or robots attempting to get the ball from a robot with the ball. |
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Robot Tug o' war? You now have my full attention. I wish we were able to attend. Maybe someone could do something similar on the West Coast?
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Why does this have to be so far away? And just a few weeks after IRI?
I'll see what I can do, but the possibility is extremely small. Maybe I'll head down to watch or volunteer or something. This sounds like the most fun thing ever. |
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This would be an interesting way to get new students up to speed. Getting school permission will be tough at that time of year, but we are interested nonetheless :D.
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*students who are committing to go if we were to go to the event. |
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Ok, 456 is in. We just registered and are looking forward to this event. It sounds epic!
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Having participated in some endurance racing via 24 hours of Lemons and Chump car, I can say that around 2AM, it feels like a really long day, and then you realize you are only 1/2 way through... Get some folks on an out of sink schedule and be sure to get some sleep.
Also, please be safe: People tend to make poorer choices after long periods of sleep deprivation and also are more prone to accidents: http://oem.bmj.com/content/62/9/588.full |
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This sounds like fun! Will mention to rest of team.
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Teams that have already registered:
1) MARS - 2614 2) Titanium Titans - 4467 3) Siege Robotics - 456 - Vicksburg, MS 4) KELL Robotics - 1311 |
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*I can no longer edit the first post, so I will have to add exhibition matches in a new post.
New exhibition match
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You guys make me really want to attend this event. Like i might have to buy a plane ticket just to witness this madness. |
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When I first saw this I thought "man that would be amazing, but I seriously doubt my guys would go for it" then next day my dad is telling me half the team already wants to go no questions asked. I didn't even know they knew or went on CD. :p 4080 will be there. :)
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I know some of 1089's drive coaches & alumni are night owls. MAYBE we can convince someone to let us do this!
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I'M SOOOOO PUMPED FOR THIS, after i saw a doc on 24 hr of Le Mans, i have wanted to try this.
HOPE YALL HAVE A GOOD PLAYLIST |
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If anyone from Michigan decides to head out to this, and has room for an extra person, send me a pm please.
I'm definitely interested, I'm just not overly interested in making the trip out by myself. Also, I'll be back in school then. Depends on what my schedule looks like then. |
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810 will copy it exactly... 81 hours, who up for it?
(Just kidding of course) when can we sign up? Just want to know,we're no signing up just yet, but when and if we do, I would go in and sign up.. |
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Just registered! We can't wait to participate in this unique event!
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Hey Matt :D
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If my team decides not to go, I may just have to make it out as a graveyard volunteer!
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I was very happy that so many of our students begged us to do this, so Team 3193, Falco Tech, is now registered...this is gonna be great!!
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Let's see if I can convince my team to do this, it sounds like a whole lot of cray cray fun!
All the exhibition games sound super interesting too, especially because we finally get to have a robot rave, I've been waiting for this since I noticed the large number of teams that put lights on their bots this year :D |
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I'm interested in this too. We should try to get more from around Rochester. I'll see what 1405 thinks. |
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OMG!!! This is going to be awesome! Why must my team live in Texas!!! If any teams in texas are too small and need an extra members I'd be happy to help! :D Also is this going to be live streamed?
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I wonder what Frank's comments on this are *inquisitive emoticon*
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This sounds super fun. I'd be in if it wasn't super far away.
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I can't imagine trying to ref human matches...this may be one game that humans could be better at than robots. I suppose you could test it with a no defense allowed match human vs robot match, split the field down the middle, left half is robots, right is humans. Perhaps handicap the humans by taking away their ability to move in auton? |
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Could we get an updated and running team list as teams register either here or on the WVROX webpage?
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1) MARS - 2614 - Morgantown, WV 2) Titanium Titans - 4467 - Canonsburg, PA 3) Siege Robotics - 456 - Vicksburg, MS 4) KELL Robotics - 1311 - Marietta, GA 5) Girls of Steel- 3504 - Pittsburgh, PA 6) Greater Rochester Robotics - 340 - Rochester, NY 7) Falco Tech - 3193 - Warren, OH 8) GaelHawks - 230 - Shelton, CT |
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List of Registered teams! Minimum of 24, max of 40!
Registration fee must be received no later than June 15, 2014 1) MARS - 2614 - Morgantown, WV 2) Titanium Titans - 4467 - Canonsburg, PA 3) Siege Robotics - 456 - Vicksburg, MS 4) KELL Robotics - 1311 - Marietta, GA 5) Girls of Steel- 3504 - Pittsburgh, PA 6) Greater Rochester Robotics - 340 - Rochester, NY 7) Falco Tech - 3193 - Warren, OH 8) GaelHawks - 230 - Shelton, CT 9) Inverse Paradox- 1325 - Mississauga, ON Canada 10) Secret City 4265 Oak Ridge, TN 11) 4-H Palindrome Robotics 4954 Middletown, DE 12) PCCR 2641 Pittsburgh, PA 13) RoboJackets 2402 Fredricksburg, VA |
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Great to see the team list expanding! Can't wait!
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I hope team 810 can get a mentor on board. This sounds awesome:]
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I can say, Team 1099, is looking into going. Hardest conflict is that were in CT, and thats a far ride to organize.
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This sounds so cool. I feel bad that our team can't go... west coast.
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http://www.marsfirst.org/?page_id=4979 |
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Here is a current list of registered teams (We need 24 to be official!):
Registration must be received no later than June 15, 2014!
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This is going to be an amazing event. It will be well run and well organized by our friends from MARS 2614. 1629 GaCo cannot wait to compete with all of the teams attending. If you anyone has never been the to area and surrounding areas, you will be pleasantly surprised, there are a wide variety of activities to make the trip a mini vacation!
Thank you MARS for embarking on this endeavor!!! |
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Not to nitpick, but Team 3193, Falco Tech, is from Austintown, OH, not Warren, OH...that would be Team 48 from Warren.
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Registration must be received no later than June 15, 2014! Only 3 more registrations to be official!
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We had a team meeting recently and WVROX is actually being considered as a possibility!
Still extremely unlikely, but you never know! :cool: |
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