Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

Any pictures of the robots at VCU that someone can upload?

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

i dont know the other 2 but 384 was one of them.

~alex~

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

Also everyone remember to upload the new Master code v15 onto your robots, if you need a copy come by team422's pits and I can loan you my disk.(or bring a flash drive/cdr)

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

i was kind of disapointed in the practice matches today. i realize they were only practice matches, but still...there was usually one, maybe 2 robots at most that could actually get tubes on. i know for us, we were not very strong because we were letting new members get a chance to drive before we put our strong experianced ones in.

the triad seemed to be having alot of success today. it was fun sitting up in the stands and seeing the same robot come on the field with a different paint job every new match ;-) seriosuly, it was a good design though. i really like the use of the suction cup guys. one thing i noticed is all 3 of you only went for the bottom and never used your elevators. i would have liked to see you try and cap the other arms.

something else i noticed was that some ramp bots were unfolding in the middle of the field randomly. this would be a penalty if they are bigger than 72" (which they were) so i dunno what was up with that and if that will be a concern tomorrow.

i have high hopes for tomorrow. i espect to have fun, no matter what, and anxiously waiting to see how teams do the second day.

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

I just loaded some videos of a few select teams to my server.

Sparky 384 (one of the VCU Triplets)
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/Sparky_Practice.wmv

1610 (Champs last year, team I mentored)
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/1610_Practice_1.wmv
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/1610_Practice_2.wmv

343 (Champs last year, look promising with some work)
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/343_Practice.wmv

116 (Scores very well)
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/116_Practice.wmv
http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/116_Practice_2.wmv

Overall I see Sparky as the best of the Triplets, mostly because of their drivers. The suction cups don't seem to work unless all three cups line up with the Ringer.

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

Folks,

I know that today was only practice - But one couple of minutes of fun was the match in which 1885 Robocats, 384 Sparky, and 1033 managed put 7 in a row for today's high score, 128 points. All three teams were hanging them and we came within a hair's breadth of hanging 8.

The opposing alliance was being very nice to us of course, because they were focusing on their machines more than they were on ours or the match score; but it was fun do to, none the less.

Tomorrow will be fun.

Blake

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

is it me or were there a lot more help requests over the announcements today than in years past?

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

Mr. Ukrop controls the city with an iron fist I say! AN IRON FIST!

(in response to the announcement Ukrops now has 4 towe trucks ready to towe those at the comp who parked in their parking lot)

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

well they now have Wifi at VCU!!

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

Photos now posted on the VirginiaFIRST website:
http://www.virginiafirst.org/FRC/ima...urs/index.html

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

its looks like every few matches a robot gets ring tossed with a ringer.

it also looks like they don't always rotate the rack

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

I'm watching it right now on the webcast.
This is awesome.
I tuned in just in time to see 116-complete coincidence.


No, I did not skip school to see the webcast :cool:

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

I'm a small bit disappointed with the low scoring matches. Kinda makes me worry for the rest of regionals.

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

Yeah, the highest I've seen is 16-10 (116 was there :) )


Wait no, someone just got 32-20 (not sure who)

Re: 2007 VCU Regional
 

There was an 86-30...but so far...it's all 10 points or less to 0.