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Where can we find matches from the Greater Toronto Central Regional?
I would like to see 1114 in action the score seem very high.

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Greater Toronto Central Regional is archived on livestream.com, so I would suggest finding the matches they were in and scrolling through to find them (that's what I did at least).

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That did not work for me any other places ?

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Request seconded; the LiveStream video, for whatever reason, is no longer available. Did anyone happen to capture it and upload it to Youtube or other?

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We've got all matches at GTRC recorded and they will be up eventually. Don't have a timeline sorry.

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No problem, just hoping to watch at some point :)

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Also a container. Absolutely insane.

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I seem to notice them exceeding the 78" height limit with their narrow, black RC grabber? around 1:50, looking like it unintentionally bent up at some point in the match (it's down at 0:50). What are the penalties (if any) for that?

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I will have all the matches from GTRC up later tonight.

Sorry to keep you all waiting.

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Hey guys here is a video of a practice match for FRC1114

http://youtu.be/emDUF6HXG6U

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G22: Violation: FOUL. If strategic, offending ROBOT will be DISABLED

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To me their ability to stack fast isn't their best quality (though really good and impressive). It's their ability to drive like a maniac with a full stack and it stay. I don't think I've seen any other robots do that without having to use mechanisms to enclose the entire stack.

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Early on in the regional we were having issues with the string that is attached to those poles getting cut by our sheet metal. We have now fixed this issue and it should not happen again. The referee knew this was not strategic and we were only called for a single FOUL.

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I think I have to agree. Their stacking is so incredibly fast, but their ability to move that entire stack as quickly as they do to the scoring platform is what is most impressive. It's that ability that truly sets them apart from others at the highest level of play.

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I have to completely agree with the movement speed being the most differentiating factor. They still intake and stack fast, but it's the freedom of movement that's so advantageous. When we get a full stack, we naturally slow down to get it scored on the platform. They don't. They can still drive like a banshee and not have to worry about the stack stability. That's incredibly impressive. Again, job well done 1114. This may be your most inspiring robot to date. And that's saying something.

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I Can't help but point out that the entire stack is tilted back a bit when they are on flat ground because their back wheel is lower then the other two. This i would imagine does wonders to move the whole stack in a stable fashion. Anyways, when they go onto the ramp, the two front wheels are off to the side, the back wheel is higher because its on the ramp, and suddenly the whole stack is flat.

Well done!! :D

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Just checking to see if this is the right link. It seems to show only a little of 1114.

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Here you go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emDU...ature=youtu.be

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i agree with all the above its amazing to see how fast they can go without losing the stack and in fact watching it sway back and forth

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Quarters 4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzeSsgWorFI

186pts, 4 6 stacks with RCs.
And stacked tote set in auto. How did I forget about the stacked tote set.

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That is amazing... I can't even....

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I apologize ahead of time, but this seems like a perfectly justifiable response...

Holy. $@#$@#$@#$@#. :eek:

*slow clap*

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Is that ramp part of Simbotics? And is the third robot just sitting on the field (behind the monitor blocking the view)? What's the story there?

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Wow just wow. The level of thought and engineering that went into the claw that grabs the RC and rights them to the bin grab and stack (placeholder) to the level of movement is just amazing. Haven't seen a 1114 up to this caliber until this year. It takes the cake.

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Everything is fast and fluid. After they score a stack, the claw that hold the RC drops back down in about a second. I have to wonder if there is a lot of automation going on with the mechanisms that builds the stacks. It would be virtually impossible for a driver to know when to "press the button" since they are usually facing away from the drivers. The only robot that comes close in stacking speed (single robot) is Red Crusade (4613, a rookie!) and they use a lot of automation to get their stacking speed.

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yea the ramp was attached to the third robot, and I believe it didn't move.

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When 148 posted their reveal video there were several people ready to just hand them the championship.

Not to take away from 148's obvious awesomeness, nor to suggest that 148 and 1114 wouldn't be perfectly happy as allies...

but did I just hear those folks saying "Game ON!"

I expect 1114 to be good, but... wow. That's insane.

Jason

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I would imagine that once the Driver gets the totes into the wheels/pinchers (it looks like a crab :P ) and thus into the robot body the rest is automated. You are right, it is too fluid, consistent, and accurate to be the driver alone.

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Actually, I'd suspect the RC claw height is passive. But yes, there seems to be a lot that's automatic, either in software or in physics.

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AFAIK, the RC claw lift is unpowered. Gravity is all that makes that claw fall down.

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Yeah definitely looks like gravity is the only thing feeding the RC claw. Which is very clever

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I wonder if they use (or could use) a constant force spring on the can holder to push down slightly, helping stabilize the stack.

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I think a lot of their stack stability comes from that claw. If you look close in slow-mo (cause they're moving too fast otherwise) you can see a shiny bit below the red claw at the back. When they've lifted 2 totes, the claw briefly releases and drops to the top of the totes, then closes again with that shiny bit at/below the top edge of the top tote. It's important enough that they actually pause all that insanity until the claw re-engages. So that claw isn't just an RC grabber, it's also for capturing the top tote. Holding that tote with a little downward pressure would definitely make a much more stable stack.

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Ton's of tiny details make this robot so impressive. I enjoyed watching the HP poke the ramp down with a noodle once it was needed. Before that it was up against the wall and out of the way.

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Did you happen to get the videos uploaded last night? If so, link?

Maybe you can even email a few to review as I will be finishing the FRCTop10 video for top plays for week 2 today. Thanks.
frctop10@gmail

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I would agree. 1114 is too smart to trust something as important as their claw return to gravity alone.

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WOW. UNBELIEVABLE.

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Gravity is actually well known for its reliability. It just doesn't have a good power to weight ratio. And, of course, it depends on keeping the wheels the right way down.

Looks like the claw takes 16ish frames to fall, which is slightly faster than gravity alone for 78 inches. So yeah, the have something on there to help it along.

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Sorry everyone, I got sick from all the traveling. The GTRC video's are uploading as we speak.

- Adam

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As someone who was lucky enough to see this bot in person there's definitely nothing but gravity pulling it down.

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I would love to see it in person or at least some close-up photos. Our lift carriage was sticking pretty badly at first due to all sorts of misalignments.

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Most Quals are up. http://www.watchfirstnow.com/archives

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Why do you think it is illegal?

Looking forward to seeing video of the finals...

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Well 18 frames is about how long a gravity drop from 78" should take, so I guess I must've missed some of the slower acceleration at the beginning. And/or it's not dropping a full 78".

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It definitely doesn't drop the full 78". The claw's resting point is well above the height of a single tote -- the RC gets pushed upwards in the claw by the totes below it.

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After some digging, I was able to actually get a pretty good understanding of their passive (-ish) lift. It seems like there is no vertical actuation of the tall lift at all that is only for the bin holder (it can go up by itself). It looks like there is actually some surgical tubing passively pulling the bin holder down (easily seen at ~30 sec in video), so that it can't "bounce" off the top of the stack while one is being made or when the stack is jiggling around. Also, when 1114 grabs a can, they have to first lift it to the height of 1 tote, which is actually done with the use of their normal "tote lifters" pushing their can grabber up while it is holding a can (at ~25 sec, little spinner is rotating to confirm the "tote lift" being run). It is not clear, at least from the video I can find, how the can grabber is kept at the 1 tote height after being lifted there, but there is a chance that there is a passive 1-way latch mechanism that locks it to (/above) that 1 tote height when the bin grabber is closed (dual use mechanism, can clamp on bins, and engage lift latch). The can grabber can drop all the way to the bottom and miss the latch because the can grabber is always open when it drops to the bottom, and (I presume) was designed to miss the locking level when the grabber was in the open state.
This is all just speculation as to what might be at work behind that beautiful red powdercoat, and it will probably be thoroughly explained when they post their robot poster for SideSwipe.

I am absolutely astounded by the complexity and simplicity that went into this robot, and the level of foresight that was paid to how this game would play out. Intaking fast and being able to sturdily handle a full stack seemed to have been top priorities for 1114, and they were definitely able to achieve them.

Here's the video that I referenced up there (Quarters 8): 2015 - Greater Toronto Central Regional - Quarter Final - 8
(watch in HD for a better view)

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That is just spiral pneumatic tubing that connects to the pneumatic actuator on the bin grabber.

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It actually seems like it might have been some surgical tubing that was tied on at a later time in the competition, as it seems to be absent at ~37 sec in this video (Qual 30), but was there in at least their 2nd quarter final (QF8 at ~30 sec).
If it isn't spiral pneumatic tubing, I don't know where their pneumatics would be run through as I can't spot them (yet).

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I am pretty sure what you believe to be surgical tubing is actually the spiral air tubing. If there was surgical tubing stretched that distance, it would drop much faster. I think the cylinder is visible in the picture as well.

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Thanks Bochek for these video's. Much appreciated. :) :)

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Yeah, you're right. Sorry about that. I guess the video just is pretty hard to see clearly enough.
On that note, does anyone have some close-up photos of any mechanisms?
Though in the future, I wouldn't be surprised to see something like a constant force spring pulling the lift down, as it definitely seems advantageous to have downward pressure on the stack (but gravity is probably enough). It also might just not matter; it's working perfectly as it is.

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For the RC flip, it looks like they have a low arm (2"-4" high from the ground) that comes out and pushes on (or holds) the lower rim of the RC bottom, while the intake wheels pull the RC in. This creates a torque for the RC to rotate up. Look at ~63 sec of the game clock. The low push arm that comes out is not colored.

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Wow so much attention to detail every part of the stacking process is automated down to the second.... That is such a small detail but is super effective

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Here is a picture of the push/hold arm, posted in the GTRC thread by EddtG or #1285. You can see it clearly here.

https://www.facebook.com/FIRSTRoboti...type=3&theater

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Here is a closer look at 1114 from the side, including AUTONOMOUS !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7-NigYFrWo

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If you watch the video a long black like antennae comes well above the legal height limit. The rule states at no time can a robot exceed 78" during the match and if it does its gets disabled and DQ'd.

It does not allow for a mechanical breakdown or malfunction. It is one of the simplest rules they have with no grey area.

This is in the first video posted on this thread.

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From this thread I have learned that the Simbots will never ally with the Poofs.

Otherwise they'll have to make a movie about what happens when Transformers and Decepticons get along, and that would be quite boring.

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Political thriller

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You should read the entire rule before calling them out.