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I'll get an X-Ray Picture of it on Wednesday the 5th.

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Sorry this took so long. I was convalescing after the 6 week build. I am now going through withdrawal. :confused:

But then I realized it is almost time for FLR! :D

Hope this works....

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JB's 2008 FLR Power Rankings for FIRST Overdrive.
2-26-08

1. 1126 SparX (from what I've heard about their bot this year)
2. 272 Cyber Crusaders (shooters will succeed)
3. 67 HOT (looks like a great arm coupled with great drivetrain)
4. 340 GRR (linkage seems to be working efficiently, once again)
5. 365 MOE (another great looking arm design)
6. 578 Blue Lightning (their kicker is awesome)
7. 191 X-Cats (only seen practice bot, but they're perennial all stars)
8. 1511 Rolling Thunder (will be higher if hurdling can speed up)
9. 250 Dynamos (have to see launch mechanism in depth, should be higher up if good)
10. 2340 NAZ.a.r.e.X (rookie sleeper! very solid design, should be a good herdbot)

On the bubble: 1743 Short Circuits (best non-hurdler at FLR?), 145 T-Rx (have to see video of lift), 1930 Comets (needs wd-40 =P), 316 Lunatecs, 639 Code Red, 1503 GM Spartonics

*No offense to other teams that have posted info (174, 211, 378, 424, 1507, 1551, 1559, 1591), I needed more info on most of these teams to include them

*Still waiting on pics from 20, 65, 68, 73, 84, 229, 768, 1126, 1450, 1518, 1585, 1713, 1728, 1765, 2053, and 2228

*Note this did not include 1405, my team, because I would be biased =)


*Ya ya I didn't attend the Rally so this isn't a "scientific" study but whatev.



So anyone else have predictions for FLR (from the little we've seen so far)?

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most of that is ridiculous.. but thats what opinion are for...

heres what i have from my head. this comes from what i have seen and heard.


1. 1126
2. 67
3. 250
4. 316
5. 1511
6. 578
7. 365
8. 639
9. 272
10. 65

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No one got any footage of our bot running when we where testing it out in our gym on the carpet. But I did get some footage of the lift when we where frist testing it. But it's sideways cause i got it with my camera.



Joe are you going to be there the first day (the 6th). Hopfully you will be able to take a look at our bot then. I know our bot last year wasn't the greatest and couldn't do anything but drive around, but this was a whole new year and a better one. Our bot may not look the nicest, but it will preform great at the end of our practice day. We try our hardest with our limited funds =).

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I like that nice single digit ranking for Blue Lightning. Sure beats where we were last year :p

I went to the rally for a few matches so I got to see teams like Nazerex and Rolling Thunder perform.
IMO, Rolling thunder performed quite well at the rally. Apart from a disappointing fall in the first match, they hurdled rather quickly, were able to knock a ball off the overpass while moving, and were speedier than most teams at making laps.
Nazerex had a bit of trouble driving their robot and didn't look like they had been able to practice with it during the build season. They ran into the field structures several times (Sometimes pushing it out of position needing a field reset!). I think if they can get their driving ability set they could do well.

I haven't heard any of the comments on Webster yet, anyone want to enlighten on what exactly is making them so good?

So based on what I have heard and what I have seen, my rankings:

1. 1126
2. 272
3. 67
4. 340
5. 578
6. 365
7. 1511
8. 191
9. 250
10. 378 (Saw their robot at the Rally, had a simple efficient way to knock balls off (Similar to 272's pool noodles), and picked up and hurdled the balls pretty efficiently.)

Also, 2228 has a photo of their robot in the trading card pdf they emailed and put on their site (Not a good one, but yeah) plus there are pics on their website.
www.hflrobotics.com

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yeah... so why are they on your and Joe's list?

I have knowledge of them and how they will do as i have been to a few meetings and stuff. I surely know they do not leak out information until after a competition or two.

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Joe had them at number one, and since it sounded like he had heard things saying that they were good enough to warrant number one. If they were good enough for him to rank them first based on word of mouth, that's good, and I feel I can put them at the top for now until I find out more.

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General note: I do not believe NAZ is one of the top 10 robots at FLR. This was a simulated seeding list, and I put them on for two reasons:
1. They're the only rookies, I cut them a break (maybe they're reading this and are gaining in confidence haha, who knows).
2. Herders and lapbots may be seeded just as high as hurdlers this year.

Yea I'll be there Thursday. I'll stop by your pit at some point when the programmers kidnap the robot =P. And I definitely know where you're coming from when you say limited funds.

I have knowledge of their entire robot as well ---------. I live in Penfield, just 10 minutes from Thomas. I have friends on the team and I know parents of team members. I'm sure I don't know nearly as much as you, but I am impressed from what I've heard.

I find your comments very demeaning.

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Ok, if you drop by, just ask for Dennis (that's me) if you need anything.

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FLR is gonna be HUGE ROCHESTER! HUUUUUU-JA!

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Good marketing idea. Get Billy Fucillo to do a commercial from the field house right during the heat of FLR!

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Don't EVER do that again, Evan!:rolleyes:

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haha. sorry. :p

Had to do it.

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LESS THEN A WEEK GUYS AND GALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On another note I have a funny little thing about how our bot got to Rochester. On the ship date it got picked up in Norwich, NY by truck and went to Syracuse (2 to a 2.5 hour drive). Then what ever shipping company we had to use put out robot on a plain and flew it to Rochester a flight that was all of 16 minutes. Where it got back onto a truck and went to RIT. Idk why our robot spent more time on the tarmac then it was in the air, but to someone at the shipping company it makes sense to fly stuff from cities there are about an hour apart.