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Each year there are some teams that make into the final rounds in each division, that escaped all predictions. So any thoughts on which teams might be possible "sleepers" in Archimedes?
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What color do you need? I will have tons of orange and green. I can get most any color at Party City and bring it with me. (they carry it year round here in Florida....go figure) |
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Mahalo for the compliment Danny! You're not trying to get a box of chocolate macadamia nuts from us are you????
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chocolate macedamia nuts??! so everytime i check this page it grows by a whole page. wow this is really going to rock.
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Has anyone ever seen our shirts and whats on the back? If so my dad was wondering if anyone out there could attempt to draw it on his face. I volunteered but he wouldnt take it. He knows I can't draw for anything.
Also, the company we got the beach balls from said there is no way we could have them by tuesday when we leave, so its back down to 60. |
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You folks are too much fun! We'll be sure to drop off a box of macs to Danny and Wendy (chocolate macs and bacon??) but can't guarantee the rest..I think they're limiting us to one bag each now on the airlines??? Just looking at the posts I have to agree this has got to be the biggest collection of good fun teams all on Archimedes! We can't wait to meet up on the field. we have a small team that's a little whacky, ok a lot, but very spirited. We had our whole alliance wearing leis and doing the haka with us in SVR and Hawaii during the elimination rounds. Hopefully we'll be good enough to be able to do the same in Archimedes. So many are coming in with killer records. We'll see you all soon....hopefully it will be warm for us in Atlanta! We're used to Highs in the low 80's and lows in the mid 70's all year round although we do get snow on Mauna Kea! aloha!
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speaking of the Hula....during the Innagural Hawaii regional this year we had an unbelievable free Luau Friday night with lomi lomi salmon, Kalua pig, and Poi. Many teams, including 25 from Jersey, were called up on stage to do the Hula. I'm sure there are blackmail photo's out there somewhere! Someone from team Pink won a poi chugging contest. It was an unreal regional even for the teams from here so if you guys can make it out here this far next year you'll get to do plenty of Hula! We've been asking if the Luau will be a regular part of the event, its worth the price over here alone.
Although we have several students with Hawaiian Ancestry I'm not sure if any of them will be doing the Hula in Atlanta?? We will have our Hula skirts on so we'll see..... |
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I'll throw in there 1218, not really a sleeper but 357 Royal Assault, 2024, 49, 1379. I actually really like this division because in all honesty, anyone could take the win. edit:27's drivers just need a little more practice maneuvering around other robots. Their roller and shooter system is fast at hurdling; however, their drivers are not. This imbalance is what is throwing them off. I highly suggest that they step up their game at driving and paying attention to the other robots on field to stay on top of this division. Even so, I'm still pulling for them to take home the win. Good luck to them :) +$0.02 |
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I concur. It's going to be one amazing elimination tournament.
Less than a week......I can't wait!:D |
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Me neither! Who else is excited? |
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Wow talk about a stacked division... there are going to be flying trackballs here (watch out, people in the stands).
I cant beleive the selection of teams that we will have the honor of possibly working with in this division. 1024? 1902? 27? 71? 555? 987? wow. only one week left. ARCHI- and i cant resist.. OINK OINK |
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MEDES!!!! That's all I have to post...it just felt neccesary:D |
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uber uber uber .... bots bots bots uber uber uber .... bots bots bots uber uber uber .... bots bots bots Some of us were just thinking about how much cooler it would be if we do it with your team, us on uber, you on oink and boom, like this: uber uber uber .... oink oink boom uber uber uber .... oink oink boom uber uber uber .... oink oink boom Now that would be a cool cheer! |
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That would be pretty sweet:D |
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So... I've had a good number people PM'ming for hardware/software help/suggestions... so, I thought I'd put this out there...
If any of you all have any coding conundrums that are bothering your brain, or a hexing hardware hardship, feel free to ask the community (myself included). I'm sure we all want everybody's robot in tip-top shape for the big E! :D Oh, and while I'm thinking about it... whoever from our division that gets to go to Einstein will most likely not have enough batteries to keep running on Einstein since the matches there run quickly, and there isn't a ton of time between the end of the division play and the start of Einstein to charge batteries. So, when it gets to be Saturday... let's make sure our Alliance has a steady supply with them from their Archemidian family. :] See you guys! AR-CHE-ME-DES! :D -q |
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Im giving up my exchange to austria to attend nationals!
in the hardest choice of my life ive come to decide i my team needs me as a captain and a driver, and austria will still be there. DEPRESSING as hell, but i will see you all in atlanta. Stop by team 41's pit and check us out. matt |
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I'm happy to see the Iraeli teams are in our division. That's amazing...
and if we stick together..archimedes will rise above the ashes of the fallen robots at world, and we will band together to win it all.. |
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Its been very quiet today and Galileo is catching up, so.....
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I still haven't seen too many alliance predictions...
Who do you think will be representing Archie on the BIG STAGE? We can't let those other divisions catch up to us! |
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wow its really hard to tell.. probably 1024.. 987.. and if you need another one we will be happy to help!:)
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1024's hot..but not sure how hot...
I think it's gonna be...., now note, i these results are based on over record, how well i think they are, and who i want to pwn. I will also back up my statements...:D Team 1124 will rank number one. With a 217 like design, they have a very effective arm which led them to win the conneticut regional undefeated. Team 1261 will join team 1124. Team 1261 will have a strong showing due to their improved hybrid and much improved forklift. They may rank top eight but will definitley manage a top 15 finish. Then another SPEED robot will join them. Just purely to lap and defend. Team 1124 may ask other robots depending on show...Team 1124 and tam 1261 can both be replaced by 1024, 1504, 27, or the bacon team. Have fun. |
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<public service announcment> And guys... don't make random posts (as much fun ast it is to cheer, I know...) just to bump this thread's post count up. It's non-CD-like, it's non GP, and particulatly un-patriotic. ;) Let's win fair, square, and strong. It's not hard to do. </public service announcement> And anyways, there's tons of stuff to talk about, and options to discuss. Like... anyone interested in eating lunch together one of the days? Or if anyone's still awake/rarin to go after uncrating, maybe a bite to eat somewhere? (unrealistic at that time of day, but who knows). Also, I know there was a thread about where people are staying in Atlanta... but I'd rather not look through it and sort out which teams are in our division and not. We're staying in the Wyndham. -q |
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Here are some stats for the teams in the Archimedes division. Columns are sortable.
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Wow, that's a great help...that must've taken sometime...
How do you guys account for matches that the blue alliance did not get??? Like in Peachtree regional, the blue alliance says that 1261 was 6-2 when we played 11 matches that day...? |
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1124 has a match average of 79.9. Not 107.
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Yeah at first i saw 1124 and i was like..pfft..whateva...but then i took a closer look and then..dang..they have an easy ball grabber which will allow them to easily do whateva they want..should be interesting... Does anyone have videos from any of 1124's conneticut matches? I wonder what the grounds will be to denying an alliance in world...do go with a great robot and then go to world...or do you try and be alliance captain and hope to pick a great robot and then be glorified as the alliance captains??? This should be good.... |
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Team 476 is bringing Oklahoma Hospitality to Atlanta (and hopefully not the OKlahoma weather)
I love this thread--Keep the spirit going. I can't wait to meet all of you. Are you all going to attend the web hug on Thursday at noon? Has anyone collected data on how many Regional Champs, Chairmans' etc are coming to our field? here you go--lets rock it ARCHE-- |
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Well...i guess if ur third pick is a mix of a fast/hurdle/good drivers....if you have a dominant alliance, purely hypothetical, of 1114, 217, and 1124, then the balls get launched over at an incredible rate. In one lap 1124 may hurdle and then 217 will pick up the ball on the other side of the hurdle and then 1124 will proceed to do a lap...
But that's only like super domination and an amazing feet hoping that non of those robots get pick and like the odds are slim...but when you have a number one seeded alliance, with two good hurdlers, you want to look for a bot which will keep out of your way, defend, and make good time on laps. Have three bot which will hurdle is HIGHLY unlikely...but having one lap/defend...i would suggest it. |
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btw, the point of the 3rd hurdler is not that all three will get to hurdle, its merely the fact that if needed under certain circumstances, the main or secondary hurdler can switch strategic positions with the 3rd hurdler/lapper if the first hurdler's mechanism dies or something. |
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if you put it like that, then you have one team which won't hurdle. And they have to understand that...it's understandable that if you have three hurdlers and all three hurdle at once...then communication is going to be AMAZING between them..and that's one thing that FIRST hasn't grasped..that although teams strategize and stuff..but the driversof different robots don't communicate that well during the matches...i guess you can't blame FIRST for that...
But i see what you're trying to say...It'll be interesting to see how the alliances end up..i dun see there being 24 effective hurdlers in each division. Each division has like 10-12 and the really stacked ones like Galileo have like 14...3 hurlders to an alliance just isn't feasible. Oh yeah..and where do we get the archimedes bannas????? |
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Back to alliances, I think that 71, 1024, and like 2377 would be awesome in repping Archie on Einstein as well as 1124, 1024, and 816. 816 is actually fast as hell when they have a good field w/o too much traffic + they hurdle. edit: realized that 365 won't be around for a second draft pick. Replace 365 with like 2377. I remember they were a 121 look-alike. |
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You can see DynaMOE in action in the Philly finals matches with our partners 341 and 84 against a great alliance of 103, 272, and 834 at the following link... http://www.fsrobotics.org/moe365//co...atchvideos.php See y'all in a few days! |
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Since a lot of you are talking team selection and strategy, who has a good autonomous/hybrid mode?
check out our youtube of our autonomous ball popper. we have several youtubes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeOjMVcF_sI Our bot knocks out a ball and crosses 2 lines in hybrid mode. What other bots in our division have good hybrid strategy? Do we have any bots that catapult/shoot/sling the balls as a projectile? How many are "rabbits"? How many are ball handlers with a claw or grabber? Looking forward to cheering with yall. |
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It works best if the ball is either straight ahead, or 1 slot over. It is hard to get it from the opposite side starting position.
The ball popper works during hybrid or regular mode, the kids move it up and down with pneumatics. The ball grabber can either hurdle or stuff. This video is airing on Sunday--it is about our 24 rookies, mentoring them, and our 1st regional in OKC. If you watch--you can see our robot in action with the ball popper. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIGU3...Robotics08.htm We had a great time in Kansas City also--we picked 1806 & 1802 (we were 8th alliance captain) and we had a great time playing with them. 1806 has a great bot--they came to OKC and won there too! our team is staying at the Residence Inn (they have an awesome full, hot breakfast every morning) the kids picked the Residence over the Omni---thank goodness. I feel sorry for all the teams that had to be moved out of the Omni. |
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The team on Einstein will be a combination of two out of this group 27 ,71 ,987 ,1024 ,1124 depending on where they fall in the rankings. and who has first pick. There also going to have a good third partner that can hurdle like 85,93,177,365,525,1504,1902, or play great defense like team 66.201,or 2604.
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WOW...amazing updates
1. Moe, amazing robot, i love how smooth the whole process is. Absolutely amazing. 2. 476, once again, amazing ball knocker offer, do you guys even have like acurracy or timing issue with that??? Like if you don't set it off at the right time, it misses. 3. 1124, simply amazing, both in hybrid and operator control. It'll be fun to play with/against your team. As for us, 1261, we have no videos, Tanner be too lazy, but feel free to check out our gallery at www.prhsrobotics.com . |
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We have found what you look for in the third round out partner in a
alliance is someone who doesn't run up any penalties on a regular basis and is willing to work with the alliance and do what is needed. Sounds simple but ask anyone who has Scouted and sometimes you don't find those qualities in teams. I agree you need to have 3 hurdlers to do the job in Nationals. All the machines should be able to switch duties at a moments notice. If you don't have the ball run laps or clear a path for your team or knockdown. |
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I agree. Nationals is a whole new animal and will be a lot different than the regionals we're used to seeing. The strongest alliance will be the one with 3 hurdlers. And i think there are going to be plenty of hurdlers in each division. And like what was said before, the third partner should be able to handle any situation possible to benefit the alliance.
We were actually the first pick by the #3 alliance at VCU and got to the semi's. We lost to team 1086 Blue Cheese (currently in Newton), a fast and efficient launcher. We have a whole bunch of youtube videos, just search for Team 401 on the site. Here is a link of us at VCU. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2-f64VIz9A |
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Haha, good to see people finally agreeing with me about the 3 hurdlers. As for teams that scout well and see what teams got penalties frequently, I actually found it was a lot of rookies. Not generalizing too much, but its true although some rookies were pro's at driving and some veteran teams...well, let's just say they didn't have the best of luck. And yea, we take penalties and how well other teams work with us into account during alliance selection.
Also, just some constructive crit: I think that 1124's driver's need some more practice in terms of being faster with those hurdles and driving around a lot quicker. The hurdling itself is fast; however, in the matches I watched, they seemed to be taking it easy while driving and I think that'll make a huge difference on their performance when (not if) they get on Einstein. |
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I'm with everyone that thinks we'll see three hurdler alliances. We're gonna see some alliances with hurdlers that shoot pick a decent hurdler that places reliably and that can run laps. I personally think though that should we be in a picking position, we've been there twice this year, We'll pick someone with a good auto/hybrid just because if you can gain a lead over a better alliance in hybrid you may just be able to hold them off. I know we won one match in Philly after our alliance got like 9 lines in hybrid and a ball down, it gave us enough of a lead where the other alliance couldn't catch us.
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Yup that's for sure! From what i've seen from the regionals the first round picks will consist of: 27, 71, 93, 365, 987, 1024, 1124... Let me know if i left out any of the big boys. These guys are the strongest hurdlers from their showings at the regionals this year. The 2nd round picks will be the remaining of the hurdlers left. I think that when it comes down to it, placing for the bonus is still going to be a factor. So having that 3rd hurdler will help if the other 2 are only shooters.
It's going to be really hard to compete in an alliance with just 2 hurdlers... unless they were 2 extremely strong hurdlers with a good hybrid bot. This may end up working in Galileo if 1114, 217, and 148 were alligned together. What do you guys think? |
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Well, first off, sorry if the public service announcement sounded too sam eagle like. :o
On the whole autonomous thing, for your convinience here's some video of our robot running in lap-mode: >In competition: one, two, and three. >In pre-season test: video >After a recent fix-it (with competition bot gearing and no lane changes, this can make seven lines): video (turn your volume up and you can hear the motors... sounds great!), video with people playing mean and shoving the robot around. In the last two videos there, if you look you can see the claw opening and closing on it's own. This is because the practice robot has no knock-off bar like the competition robot does. To illustrate when the knockoff bar would be up and down, we opened/closed the claw. Also, once we get our robocoach board installed on the competition robot we have the ability to lane-change in order to knock off the ball regardless of which lane it's in. Of course, lane-changing adds distance to your run, so going for a lane three ball from lane one will cost you a line or two so you get about 5 lines and 2 balls instead of six to seven and two if you're on the inside track the whole way round. After we overhaul the drivetrain thursday morning (it has over 75,000ft on it :yikes: ) we should be all up and ready to go. AR-CHE-ME-DES! :D -q |
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were a pile of junk and ran everyday. Seen the ones that are super sophisticated that choked as soon as someone turned a light switch on. The difference was "who" was running the machine and taking care of it. Archimedes has Heart. It can make miracles happen. If you believe in your division, your team and yourself anything can happen. I would rather be the underdog anyday. It makes you work hard, adapt and overcome. Previous wins don't make a great Alliance, Heart does and from the Posts that I have seen we have plenty of it. |
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We do have heart, and we do have some absolutely incredible teams, people, and spirit on this division. We (as a division) have the potential to produce the Einstein-winning alliance. ARCHI |
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So who's got the best hybrid in Archimedes? We can knock down one ball and get 3-4 lines. Our ball knock off works if the ball is in front of us at the beginning about 90% of the time and we get 3 lines if we are not impeded but usually we're impeded at the turn for the 4th line.
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If you're arm is not servoed, why don't you have your arm go up for 1 second, so it won't be high enough to mess anything up if you don't want it to knock off, and then if you do want it to knock off, have it continue going up. It should get rid of the problem you're experiencing with getting a signal to the robot right away... we had the same problem. :o Quote:
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Where do we get the archimedes division badges????
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IMHO 1024 is one of the most robust and reliable robots there are... even when running like sh... umm a Ford it stll holds it own and wins. The drive team works together like a QB & Center that been playing for years. There program team is top notch and their can do spirit is unstoppable. I know there are a lot of folks that love 1114 as if it was Obama... :rolleyes: They good... I'll give them that... but 1024 has a better overall package! See you in the winners circle Q :D |
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Thankx for the banner.
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Greetings from team 2550.
We're rookie all-stars from Oregon and in the Archimedes division. I'm excited : ) This is our first year at the world championship, obviously, and looking at this forum, I think we're pretty lucky to be put in this division. Now hopefully the airline problem doesn't force us to go on a 38-hour road trip and won't strand our team captain and our team manager in Pittsburgh and San Jose : \ </pessimism> Looking forward to seeing you all in Atlanta! |
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team 2604 reporting for duty
we won greatlakes due to great alliance partners and got rookie all-star their, also we got 10 hours and a good design to make a shooting end affector (how hard can that be:ahh:) hope fully we will come out with a shooter that can match rush's railgun like power. |
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well...now we're calling in...well...
Team 1261 on board. We have a good design but didn't win any regionals. We're hoping to have a strong showing in divisions and hopefully make it to Einstiens...lady luck hasn't been with us, but lately things have turned around....:D Who's next? |
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Team 11 MORT is ready for Atlanta. Chesapeake regional champs with 1418 and 2016 New Jersey regional finalists with 2590 and 1980 We're excited to be with an awesome group of teams and can't wait to play with you all. -Akash |
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taking a bus W00t! (naturally going with another on the bus) |
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Speaking of spirit, anyone know where to get those thunder clapper things? Or if anyone is bringing some down if you could drop some by MORT please:D
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Alright well 1902 if you see 816 lacking in the spirit department get them involved with you guys cheering. That would be great and very much appreciated. Even though I have to say this is the best group spirit wise that we have had in the longest time. It is pretty great to hear them cheering for us everytime our number is announced. But yeah like Q said awhile back some of us should go out to lunch together one day if possible, we all post on here all the time, and it would be cool to actually spend time with the people behind the posts.
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Were a little late in the post but Team 66 is ready to get our engines roaring and fly into Archi-medes! :D :D
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woo 3 days till we go into overdrive on archimedes!
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