Newton Discussion - Championship 2007
 

Alright, now that the official divisions have been posted, let's discuss the division where the FRC Championship competition champions will originate.

We are happy to have local friends of ours from GA in our division: 1311 (Kell High), 1746 (Forsyth Alliance) and friends from SC 1102 (M'Aiken Magic). One of the 4 Peachtree competition champions, 1369 (Middleton Magnet High School) are here. I have some personal friends also on Newton, one of the Israel competition champions 1574 (Iscar & Misgav). Of course there is also the perennial favorite 111 (Wildstang) also. :)

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340 will be playing in Newton this year. Also Representing Rochester will be 1511. 316 Looked strong at FLR as a good lifter. Wildstang is always a threat as well. Newton does not seem to be as much of a powerhouse as some of the other divisions but we shall see. I'm pumped!

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It looks like its a fun division.

I'll have the MARRS data for the teams that attended either Wisconsin or Buckeye up shortly.

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Team 573 is in Newton, this is gonna be a good one!:cool:

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Team 537 is happy to be in the Newton Division in 2007. For those of you who do not know us check out videos of our team. The 2nd and 3rd videos are videos of us winning the wisconsin regional, the 3rd video is the most exciting match ive seen all year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SnhGK31vj8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CSow...elated&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydGq4...elated&search=

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I am very happy to be in the same division as another close team! 340 and 1511 will show FIRST what Rah-Cha-Cha can do!

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148 is a very good tube scorer.

1444 has a solid robot with excellent traction and a good arm. Can go offense or defense. Did not lose a match at St. Louis.

1985 is a strong rookie team with good ramps, and they can hang a few tubes also.

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102 is really looking forward to being in Newton =] We are thrilled to have some great teams in this devision. Only a week remains!!! Can't wait to see everyone.

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33
68
190
573
696
1038
1503

Just to name a few of the powerhouses that we have in our division.

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We are i newton division
If we get good alliance members like Arizona or Las Vegas I guess we have a chance
I am Really exited about championship when we won Az I was Really Happy. and at las vegas I wasn't Nervous because I knew we are going to nationals I had 10X fun more than Az.

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Hey don't forget about
148

I heard they were good. I'm sure they wont be sliding under the radar.

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Im very excited its going to be a lot of fun. Teams from NJ Regional i noticed are us (2016-MuMuPsi) and (75-Roboraiders). Cant wait. :D :D

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811 is in newton

and 501 is a huge power house

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how do you guys know about us when i barely know about any of the other teams in Newton...

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Thanks for the vote of confidence in our little hanger bot! We are looking forward to sharing the experience of the Championships with all the other Newton teams. Be it by offering scouting assistance, technical assistance, crowd support or simply hanging tubes, we will do our best to help Newton lead to Einstein! For those who want to learn a little about our robot, V squared, check out the following links from the quarter finals at Pitt, No one came near us thanks to 48 and 222**, the beauty of a good defense with a capable hanger:

http://www.eastrobotics.com/mambots/...345|height,288

http://www.eastrobotics.com/mambots/...345|height,288

** That is until DaBears, also in Newton, led a great series of matches in the finals...

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all i can say is DA BEARS!!!!!

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You guys were an awesome alliance at Buckeye, we were nervous...

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Yet another team that made us nervous, one of THE defensive powerhouses of 2007... We would love to ramp them, instead we got to see their alliance squeak out the win in Pitt. See link for a pic:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27704

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wow looking forward to this division!!! ps 7 days!! :D :D

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I posted some of our teams best matches from GLR on Youtube, check em out and tell me what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_lis...9EEDD76E5D2D95

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292 will be there ready to roll. :) I can't wait to come see whose ready to Rack 'n Roll with the best of them! There are a few robots that I'm excited to see if and what they've updated between the last time I saw them! See you all in a week!

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wow looking forward to this division!!! ps 7 days!! :D :D

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It's all about 148, baby :)

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I haven't heard of 148, I'll have to keep an eye out for them.

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yea 597 , 39 , and 987 in newton :P

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I've heard of 987 but I don't know anything about their robot.

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226 can't wait to see the Newton action!

And I personally am excited to see 33 in our division. Their robot and their team makes me smile.

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1124 will be attending. I'm so excited for all the great times we'll have. Glad to see lots of familiar names and great teams (with amazing robots) will be attending!

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Don't forget us! 1089 will be there, and excited!
I think this will be a great division with some pretty heated matches!
Good luck everyone and see you soon!

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And here is the last divsion i have to do. Have fun with the info

39 - Regional Champ
75 - Regional Champ
111 - Regional Champ , Regional Finalist
148 - Regional Finalist
181 - Regional Champ
190 - Regional Champ
203 - Regional Champ
247 - Regional Champ (2x)
340 - Regional Finalist
358 - Regional Finalist
375 - Regional Finalist
399 - Regional Finalist
476 - Regional Champ
501 - Regional Champ
537 - Regional Champ
573 - Regional Champ
597 - Regional Finalist
696 - Regional Champ , Regional Finalist
835 - Regional Champ
987 - Regional Finalist
1038 - Regional Finalist (2x)
1124 - Regional Champ
1280 - Regional Champ
1311 - Regional Finalist
1369 - Regional Champ
1444 - Regional Champ
1503 - Regional Finalist
1540 - Regional Finalist
1710 - Regional Champ
1983 - Regional Champ
2083 - Regional Finalist
2108 - Regional Champ
2194 - Regional Champ

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Can't for Team 102 now Sean!! Haha

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lot of good teams it looks like. Im looking forward to all the fun alliances and a good time playing the game!!!

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Dont forget about us, Team 1983 Skunkworks, we were picked by the number one seed for our defense exclusively and the result was a regional win...

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We seem to have a good assortment of ring placers and ramp/defenders.

Keep an eye out for 1038 and their behind the back slam dunks on the top row! It was our downfall at Buckeye.

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Forget Robots... who wants to be the most giant cheering section the Georgia Dome has ever seen?!?!

In Boston we got 7 teams doing the "I believe that Robots Rock" Cheer... I wonder if we could get 30 doing the roller coaster!! haha!

Now THIS is going to be fun! 340 & 1511 finally joining forces :)

If anyone wants to check our our scouting database, we will be the ones with the 1 5 1 1 laptops & the camo pants! We'd be happy to share any of the info if teams need it.

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Hah! Now I will expect to be able to tune into a Galileo, Archimedes, or Curie webcast and here Roll-ing Thun-der or whatever cheer you guys get some help on. I also expect to here the same thing on Einstein Saturday Afternoon ;).

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There are three Israeli teams this year in Newton.
1657 - regional winner and chairmans
1574 - regional winner (head of alliance)
second year in a row that we won the Israeli regional together
2217 - rookie all star

This is our team's second year in a row in newton.

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4 years in a row now in Newton, I like to see us back in the winner's circle again.

Is it time to start a thread much like this one?
Team ###
Picture: Link
Robot Class: height weight ramp / scorer
Drivetrain:
Speed:
Ground Clearance:
Arm:
Extension:
Gripper:
Pick up Method:
Ramp:
Results:
Strengths:





Rolling-.....

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Team: 1038
Picture: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27722
Robot Class: 48" / 110 # / scorer
Drivetrain: 6 Wheel / AndyMark Shifters
Speed: 8 fps high / 3 fps low
Ground Clearance: 2.5"
Arm: "the claw" - pneumatic actuated scissor
Extension: 98" - double articulated
Gripper: Simple square tubing
Pick up Method: ground, player station, rack (only if spoiler)
Ramp: None - but we can climb all
Results: 2x Regional Finalist - Pitt & Buckeye
Strengths: auton and hanging high!

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Links to match videos, photos, and FIRST's team information for each team can be found on The Blue Alliance's Championship Portal which will have more and more information added to it over the week left until Championship!

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Wow - That's a slick system! Who pulled all of the information together to populate that site? Great resource!

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WOW :yikes: That is awesome. How did you pull that off?

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Awesome! I found pictures and videos of our team I had not seen. Great job pulling this together!

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Team: 1983
Picture: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/28060
Robot Class: 60"/110 lbs.
Drivetrain: 4 Wheel / AndyMark Tranys, 4 Cim's on 2 Tranys
Speed: 14 fps
Ground Clearance: 3"
Arm: None
Extension: 98" - double articulated
Gripper: SkunkHead, 4 bar pnumatic gripper with a rotary actuator
Pick up Method: player station,
Ramp: None - but we can climb all
Results: Regional Champ - Las Vegas
Strengths: Playing defense with a spolier or ringer

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I look forward to working with all of you guys! One week from today!!!! :]

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Team 340
Picture: Here
Robot Class: 5' 110 scorer
Drivetrain: 6 wheel, 2 speed AM's with 2 big cims, 2 little cims
Ground Clearance: 2"
Arm: 4 bar driven 2 cims, linear slides
Extension: all heights
Gripper: pneumatic actuated
Pick up Method: Floor preferred
Ramp: nope, but we can climb
Results: FLR Finalists
Strengths: Powerful, fast score, experienced drive team

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Team 1676
Picture: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img...6c45ee13_l.jpg
Robot Class: 4' 120 hybrid
Drivetrain: 6 wheel, 4 banebots 4 little cims
Speed:11.5 fps
Ground Clearance: 2.5"
Arm: one pivot winch raised
Extension: low and middle
Gripper: suction cups
Pick up Method: Floor
Ramp: 1 low angle, we can climb
Results: NJ semi-finalist/ Buckeye quarter finalist
Strengths: Powerful, fast, new more reliable gripper

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Team: 102
Picture: Scoring And Ramping
Robot Class: 1 - 4" 120lbs
Drivetrain: 4 wheel, 2 speed, 2 Cim motors per side
Speed: 5fps in low, 13fps in high
Ground Clearance: Less than 1/4" (yes it's pretty low haha)
Arm: 90* tilt and boom
Extension: Bottom and middle row (prefer bottom)
Gripper: tilts parallel (or perpendicular) to ground. picks tube up from inside/outside by using the gripper to close tightly and then tilt and raise boom to prefered scoring level
Pick up Method: Floor
Ramp: We are the ramps; ramps are less than a 9* angle; robots drive up and we lift to 18 inches
Results: Not so hott at NJ Regional haha, Better results at LI Regiona - didn't move on though (qualified by receiving Engineering Inspiration)
Strengths: Lifting 1-2 robots 18 inches in under 5 seconds

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Team 696
Picture: Scoring and Ramping
Robot Class: 4" bot. 13" lifters, Scores on the rack.
Drivetrain: 6 wheel, 4 cim.
Speed: forgot... probably about 8fps or 9...
Ground Clearance: dunno...
Arm: 1 jointed arm
Extension: scores all three rows
Gripper: pneumatic grip
Pick up Method: floor
Ramp: 13" pneumatic lifters (1" ground clearance)
Results: LA Finalists, SD Champions
Strengths: rapid, consistent scorer (6-7 if left alone, 4-5 with defense), fast lifters (about 2-3 seconds for the lift), good defense (won SD with our defense against 368 to stop their spoiler)

... or I could be biased about our strengths since i'm the driver :D

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[quote=Tim Delles;612042]And here is the last divsion i have to do. Have fun with the info

39 - Regional Champ


Team #39 was the Arizona Regional Champion and a Finalist at the Las Vegas Regional.

Ken

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Team 226
Picture: Coming Soon
Robot Class: 4 Ft./120 lbs.
Drivetrain: 2 Speed, 6 Traction Wheel 4 CIM
Speed: 4-5 fps in low and 9-10 fps in high
Ground Clearance: low, but can still climb ramps easily
Arm: shoulder and wrist joint
Extension: all three levels
Gripper: electric screw grips tubes from inside
Pick up Method: floor or opposing alliance wall
Ramp: none, but climbs well
Results: 13 of 59 at GLR and 16 of 54 at WMR
Strengths: Drivers well practiced and skilled in both offense and defense, gripper picks up tubes quickly and doesn't require precision, robust robot

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Team 668
Picture: Coming Soon
Robot Class: 4 Ft / 120 lbs
Drivetrain: 2 Speed, 6 Traction Wheel 2 CIM
Speed: 6-8 fps in low and 14-16 fps in high
Ground Clearance: Designed for greater than 30 degrees
Arm: Shoulder and rotating wrist
Extension: all three levels but prefer middle
Gripper: Claw that rotates 90 degrees to pick off ground or human load
Pick up Method: Anything but one of fastest human loads we've seen
Ramp: Yes, 10-11 degrees hold 1 robot 13" perhaps a second at 12" (nobody tried)
Results: Quarter Finalists at SVR and one of the top scorers there
Strengths: Experienced, smart driver. Quick at hanging tubes and good defensive strategy if needed. Fast robot

This should be fun. Good luck all.

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I remember seeing your robot perform in the elimination matches at SVR on the webcast :confused:. I remember a good scoring robot.

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Team 75
Picture: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27595
Robot Class: 4 Ft / 120 lbs
Drivetrain: 4wd
Speed: 12 ft/s
Ground Clearance: 1/4"
Arm: 4 jointed arm on turret
Extension: all three levels
Gripper: Grabs tubes around outside,
Pick up Method: over the wall prefered, can pick up off ground
Ramp: none
Results: Quarter Finalists at NJ, Chesapeake Champions
Strengths: speed

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Team 375
Picture: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27210
Robot Class: 5 Ft / 110 lbs
Drivetrain: 2wd
Speed: 10 ft/s
Ground Clearance: enough to climb any ramp
Arm: Double jointed arm
Extension: all three levels
Gripper: Grabs tubes by one side or through the middle
Pick up Method: over the wall, off ground, off far wall, through shoot, ANYWHERE
Ramp: none onboard, can climb
Results: Semi Finalists at NJ, Semi Finalists at Pittsburgh, Finalists at NYC
Strengths: speed, autonomous (Yea KEEPER!!)

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Team 2016
Picture: http://www.mumupsi.com/galleries/NJR...os/photo8.html
Robot Class: 4 Ft / 120 lbs
Drivetrain: 4wd 2speed AM Shifter 4 Cim
Speed: 7/14 ft/s
Ground Clearance: 3" 26 degree climb capability
Arm: Collapsable pulley and cable vertical lift.
Extension: All three levels.
Gripper: Grabs tubes with a vertical clamp style gripper.
Pick up Method: off the ground or against the wall preferable, capable from anywhere.
Ramp: none
Results: Rookie All Star (New Jersey)
Strengths: Power and Speed, Versatility

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Team 1511
Picture: http://rollingthunder.smugmug.com/ga...137430412-L-LB
Robot Class: 4 ft/ 120 lbs
Drivetrain: 6 wd
Speed: Not sure exactly but 3 gears: Normal, turbo, slow
Ground Clearance: enough to climb any ramp
Arm: Arm+Wrist
Extension: all three levels
Gripper: Grabs the whole tube
Pick up Method: anywhere except over the wall
Ramp: none but can climb
Results: Fourth seed alliance at Boston
Strengths: defense, accuracy

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Team 573
Pictures: Scoring:http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...P3080219-1.jpg & On Ramphttp://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...inningPlay.jpg
Robot Class: 100 lbs/ 6 ft
Drivetrain: 4 wheel, 2 speed, 4 cims
Speed: 15ft per second
Ground Clearance: Enough
Arm: Two jointed arm w/ parallelogram design and pinching style gripper (about 6 to 7ft long, 4ft with limiters)
Grapping Style: Off the ground
Ramps: None
Result: GLR #2 seed and Champion (along with 503 and 1015), BMR #7 seed and quarterfinalist.
Strengths: Consisitent scoring and ability to evade defense via meccanums.

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Team 1985
Picture: video of scoring and double lift
Robot Class: 4' 120 hybrid
Drivetrain: 4 wheel
Extension: score consistently at all heights
Gripper: grabs and holds sideways
Pick up Method: Floor preferred
Ramp: two ramps, both 12" very secure with side panels and a stop
Results: STL quarterfinals, Rookie All Star Award
Boilermaker semifinals, Delphi Driving Tomorrow's Technology Award
Strengths: Powerful, flexible, very strong ramps

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Team 1574
Picture: Final Game, scoring 7 tubes, photo
Robot Class: 4' 120 lbs
Drivetrain: 8 wheels (6 wheels configuration but with 2 attached in the middle)
Speed: ~8fps
Extension: Scores at all heights
Ground Clearance: enough to climb all ramps...
Arm: One joint for the arm, another joint for the gripper
Gripper: "Claw" like, holds from the sides of the tube
Pick up Method: Mainly Floor
Ramp: Ramp for 2, 12"
Results: Israeli Regional head of winning alliance, Motorola Quality award
Strengths: Hang tubes very fast, picks tubes from the floor even faster... Highly maneuverable and has very experienced drivers. We even have autonomous mode...

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Team 190
Picture: Tubing Passive Ramps Active Ramps
Robot Class: 4' 120lbs
Drivetrain: 6wd Colsons
Speed: ~9fps
Ground Clearance: ~1" (enough to climb a 25* ramp)
Arm: Elevator with gripper, scores on all levels with moderate speed
Gripper: Fiberglass conformable bottom, 4 bar "finger", Holds tubes at 55* angle
Pick Up Method: Floor
Ramp: 2 independent ramps. Passive for 5", active pneumatic lifts for 13"
Results: Quarterfinalists at BAE, Champions at SVR, Motorola Quality award at SVR
Strengths: Lifting robots, Powerful drivetrain, experienced drivers, good at simultaneous defense and offense.

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Team 987 is looking forward to another shot at Newton again and we're anxious to get together with some old (and new) friends like 39 and 597 among others...thought we would share a promo we cooked up recently as opposed to listing attributes. A picture (video) is worth a 1000 words?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...99104584&hl=en

Yes, that is our robot pushing 79 and the whole rack a couple of feet!

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We are ready to ROCK this year! be prepared for some killer auto modes (-;

Team 1124
Picture: Robot
Robot Class: 4' 120lbs
Drivetrain: 6wd
Speed: 8fps
Ground Clearance: ~1.5"
Arm: Autonomic Double Jointed- preprogrammed positions for rapid scoring
Gripper: No slip-easy hold design
Pick Up Method: Floor/Spoiler from Rack
Ramp: 1 robot definitely, if needed.
Results: UTC Regional Champs (, Winter Warzone finalists)
Strengths: Scoring, Defense, Offensive defense, autonomous, skilled driveteam with over 100 hours of driving practice (like 160 something)

Dont mess with dynamite...

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Team 399
Picture:Elevator extended, robot on our ramp, starting position

Robot Class: 4' 120lbs
Drivetrain: 4wd (6 wheels total, back four powered)
Speed: (Unmeasured...)
Ground Clearance: ~2"? Around, we can climb up to 30 degree ramp.
Arm: 3 stage elevator powered by the two Keyang motors, travels relatively fast. Also our grabber is run independently by chain on a system that moves up and down with the elevator.
Gripper: Suction cup, with "wings" that hold the tube stable while driving. Works really well, suprisingly.
Pick Up Method: Floor
Ramp: 2 robots.
Results: Philadelphia Regional Finalists, 3rd seeded at Los Angeles (We could have done better in Philly, but due to banebots transmissions we could not drive for a couple matches. We went through three sets, hopefully the hardened, improved pin plates in atlanta don't fail.)
Strengths: Scoring. We can do it consistently, and under defense. Our driver has years experience and works extremely well under pressure. Our ramps are pretty good, but teams with the maximum (28") wide robot with bumpers on have a smaller window to get up on (they have to line up kind of to the right, rather than being able to gun it from anywhere).


Watch a couple of our matches at :
http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/team.php?team=399

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Team 1592
Robot Class: 5' 110lbs
Drivetrain: 6wd
Speed: low: ~4ft/s high: ~10ft/s
Ground Clearance: 4"
Arm: 2 segment arm w/ 270 degrees of motion
Gripper: claw with 360 degree rotating "wrist"
Pick Up Method: Mainly from human player but we can gather from the ground as well as the wall
Ramp: none
Results: Florida Regional: Quarter-finalist, alliance captain 7th seed Waterloo Regional: Quarter-finalist, 4th seed
Strengths: Scoring average 4-5 ringers/match (have gotten 6) with defence we avg ~3; Hight- we are able to reach over many defenders (esp. the 4' robots); experienced drivers (me personally this is my 3rd year on base); strong pushing power; low CG; can reach all 3 levels (we prefer high/mid)

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We are ready to go all out here. Our robot hasn't performed to its full potential these past regionals becuase of one tiny lovejoy breaking, but that is fixed so watch out haha.
Team: 1002
Picture: Coming soon
Robot Class: 60"/110 lbs.
Drivetrain: 6 Wheel, 4 CIMs, 1 speed transmission
Speed: 7-10 FPS
Ground Clearance: 0.5"
Arm: Telescoping arm. 4 poles. Pivots, extends, rotates, Can reach the top
Gripper: Aluminum gripper, clamps on the donut part of the tube
Pick up Method: Over the wall is preferred. Can get from floor too.
Ramp: None - but we can climb
Results: Did not qualify for playoffs at VCU or Peachtree, however we did win the EI at both regionals
Strengths: Solidly built drive train, quick but can push decently well, great at follwing strategy towards late matches could score efficiently

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If you are against Team Awkward Turtle, expect a loss. Fear the Turtle. Team 2108 is coming to win.

Divisions look fun, fun, fun.

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Wow, some big talk from a rookie team. I was able to see your robot in action at VCU and obviously it did well. Seasoned humble veteran teams know that it helps very much to have very good alliance partners. We will see how the competition pans out.
Dave

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(copied from other thread)

Team name:Team Awkward Turtle
Team number:2108
Robot name: Zippy t. Turtle
Capabilities: AWESOME ramps and CRAZY defense
class: 120lbs
Drive train: 4 wheel duel transmitions
Ground clearance: ~2"
Ramp: 2 ramps. active pneumatic lifts for 12.5". Made out of shelving material for superb grip:cool: . Uses scissor jacks.
Strengths: Excellent ramps. Great drivers. Can push any robot that comes in our way.
bumpers: yes
awards: NASA/VCU winners and Rookie inspiration award
picture: close up, Zippy t. Turtle,
and Eliminations

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Team: 247 DA' BEARS!
Picture: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img...f45060af_l.jpg
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/28208
http://dabears247.com/pittregional.html
http://dabears247.com/images/DET/robotactiona.jpg
Robot Class: 4' / 120 lbs.
Drivetrain: 4 wheel drive, switchable transmission, 2 omni and 2 tread wheels
Speed: switchable transmission (low gear 8 ft/sec) (high gear (14 ft/sec)
Ground Clearance: 0.5"
Arm: Who needs it?
Gripper: No arm...no gripper
Pick up Method: Pick up bots? coming right up the back lol
Ramp: Drop down ramp from the back that has a jack lifting the second bot 12.5"
Results: Two Regional Wins (Detroit and Pittsburgh)
Strengths: Get in our way...and we will run you down...we are a dirving machine making sure no tubes go on that rack from the other team


We are a pure defensive/ramp bot...look for us in Newton to bring the heat

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looking forward to the pushing matches with DA BEARS... alot of people have excellent drivetrains and nationals will really show their potential ;)

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Everyone with a facebook might want to join the facebook group, might be a nice way to communicate.

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Team: 537 Charger Robotics
Picture: http://team537.com/gallery/
Robot Class: 4' / 120 lbs.
Drivetrain: 4 wheel drive, 2 omni and 2 tread wheels
Speed: 12 ft/s
Ground Clearance: 3"
Arm: 6 axis of motion
Gripper: individually actuated top and bottom claws
Pick up Method: Human player and floor
Ramp: None
Results: Regional Win, EI, Rockwell @ Wisconsin and Delphi @ buckeye
Strengths: Our ability to score while being defended. Watch Match 1 from buckeye, we score 3 ringers over the top of 48.

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Team: 2068 Metal Jackets
Picture: http://www.op-robotics.com/robot.html
Robot Class: 5' / 110 lbs. / Ramp
Drivetrain: 4 wheel drive, 4 traction wheels
Speed: 12 ft/s
Ground Clearance: 2.5"
Arm: Fixed Mechanism
Extension: Low Ring
Gripper: Fixed Mechanism
Pick up Method: Chute
Ramp: 2@12"
Results: VCU Semi-Finalist (#2 Seed - Lost to Champions 68/64 in 3rd match)
Strengths: Reliable 2@12". Defense (including in autonomous). Can score up to 3 rings.

We are looking forward to competing with all the great teams in Newton!

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Team: 1816 The Green Machine
Pictures:Here and here and here.
Class: 5' 110 lbs.
Drivetrain: 2 CIMs per side, traction and omnis on the corners.
Speed: 6-7 fps
Ground Clearance: 2.5"
No arm
Ramp: 2 robots 12 inches, pneumatic powered, 14 degree incline
Results: Semifinalist at WI (BB victim) PM me with questions, we have the transmissions fixed and they will not fail in Atlanta.
Strengths: Easy to climb ramp, no platform at top of ramp to climb. We play really tough defense. Ramps can also work as a buzzer lifter as the pneumatics keep on pushing.

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Team 1657
Picture: Coming soon
Robot Class: 4' 120lbs
Drivetrain: 6wd, 2 CIMs per side
Speed: not sure
Ground Clearance: didn't have any problems at Israel Regional
Arm: Scissor lift mechanism + arm
Gripper: Claw
Pick Up Method: Floor, wall, rack (spoiler)
Ramp: Ramp climber
Results: Israel Regional Champions
Strengths: Scoring, Aggresive, great defense, very experinced driver and also great ramp climber

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We are looking for nformation on the following Newton teams:
20,49,63,68,122,128,168,181,203,236,271,292,316,33 4,348,457,614,811,922,1089,1188,1311,1525,1649,172 7,1846,1856,2047,2182,2217, and 2265. If you can help, please post any information you may have.

Thank you!

Ken

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Team 1089
Picture: Soon!
Robot Class: 4ft 120 lbs. Hybrid (ramp/scorer)
Drivetrain: 4 CIM motors, Andymark 2-speed transmission
Speed: approx. (never calculated) 15ft/s and 8ft/s
Ground Clearance: 3" w/out rear kickstands, 1/4" with kickstands
Arm: telescoping aluminum arm, max 10 ft.
Gripper: Two sets of two pneumatic rubber-dipped metal fingers
Pick up Method: Center of tube (any orientation)
Ramp: can hold 2 bots, 12.5" off the ground, 17.25 degree ramp up
Results: UTC Quarterfinalists
Strengths: fast, strong, score average 4 in a match, experienced drive team, good on-the-fly strategist coach

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Finally getting around to posting a link to an animation of how 1985's ramps work. :D

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Team 177
Picture: Naked, Picking Up, and Scoring
Robot Class: 4 Ft / 120 lbs
Drivetrain: 6wd, Custom Traction Wheels, AM Gen 2 Shifters, 4 Small CIMs
Speed: 6-8 fps / 13-15 fps
Ground Clearance: 30+ degree climbing capacity
Arm: Simple shoulder attached to elevator in order to get to third row of rack
Extension: All three levels.
Gripper: Single-grasp double-claw pneumatic design with polycarbonate scoop (improved from regionals)
Pick up Method: Ground, Wall
Ramp: None
Results: Semi-Finalists at NJ + UTC New England
Strengths: Scorer + Defensive Robot

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Team 316
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdN2UmaNIXY
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...light=team+316

120 pounds, as long as SAM didn't gain weight in the crate!
Autonomous modes, no keepers yet
Ringers on all three tiers
Lift 1 or 2 'bots- need at least one inch of ground clearance to get on our lift
Experienced drive team


I'd like to thank everyone for their encouraging words...the admiration of your peers means more than a win...but we'd still like to help you win Newton and Einstein!!

"This was a great robot to be lifted by." ...Dylan 1126 Sparx
"Good job 316 and AMAZING LIFT!!!!...Josh Goodman 1511 Rolling Thunder
"They were amazing one of the best lifting bots out there congratulations to them for building a great bot!"...Kyle 365 Moe
"316 consistantly managed to pick up teams without breaking a sweat (or a much needed part)....Bandchick Team 1089 Mercury

We'll See EVERYONE in Atlanta! Stop by Pit 316 and say "Hi"!

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Team 2265 The Fe Maidens

Name: Rosie the Riveted

Dimensions: At ramp- 37” x 27” x 13” (with ramp flat)
At highest point-37” x 27” x 36”

Weight: 119 lbs.

Defense: Our robot is really hard to push around, and is relatively fast. Defense is no problem.
Offense: We have both an arm & a ramp. The ramp can fit 2 robots tandem, the arm can score ringers most easily on the bottom row.

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Our scouting needs are getting smaller. We are looking for information on teams: 49, 122, 128, 614, 1311, 1657, 2083, and 2217.

Thanks!

Ken

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Well, it won't let me edit my original post, but here's two photos of 1089:
Using our ramp
Scoring on the rack

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ssshhh- dont show them Sara!- they won't know what hit them when 1089 starts putting up the ringers en-masse ; )


WC

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Kinda late now, since you quoted my post and all :P
I'm glad that 1089 has slipped under the radar this far, I hear we're in for a good competition this weekend!

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Team 1885
Picture: Picking up a tube (good image of our claw), Two robots on our ramps
Robot Class: 5' 110 lb Ramp & Scorer
Drivetrain: 6wd skid with 2 motors
Speed: We've got an average speed and average torque, don't know f/s or anything.
Ground Clearance: 2-3" or so, can't recall (programmer X-D)
Arm: Elevator arm with a jointed forearm that goes up and down, Mid-low scorer
Extension: 1.5' or so past our robot, give or take.
Gripper: pair of wheels
Pick up Method: spin wheels to the outside, sucks tubes up. Spin them inwards, spits them out.
Ramp: Two ramps and platforms, drop straight sideways, 16 degree incline.
Results: Outed in the quarterfinals of both VCU and Vegas. Was seeded 17th at VCU (IIRC), and 7th at Vegas.
Strengths: Decent scorer with great ramps.

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Hey teams!
I just wanted to say GOOD Luck on Thursday! I won't make it till Friday and I can't wait to see how everyone is doing! Team 292 will be there, ready to go after a few modifications to our robot, and excited to compete! Oh, I'm soooo excited I can't wait.:yikes:

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Well, little did I know back when I said this on April 4th it would actually come true. Congratulations to teams 190, 177, and 987 from Newton, for winning the 2007 Championship!!!