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The NJ regional seems to be like a red-headed stepchild, or maybe Rodney Dangerfield. But to teams attending, the collection of power teams is impressive and intimidating.

Two years ago, I attended both NJ and GTR. The level of competition was comparable. I'm not sure why it doesn't fill up faster - maybe because there's usually 60+ teams?

This year we have two teams from Brazil (I'll start practicing my Portuguese) and one from San Juan, Puerto Rico (have these kids ever seen snow? NJ in March isn't the tropics :D ). And (as of now) 14 openings.

1676 is looking forward to seeing you all there. Since practice is Friday and the event Saturday and Sunday, you can't use work or school as an excuse for not attending. :p

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Don, I can and will use it as an excuse. :p This will be year 2 that I will not be at the NJ regional

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oh, come on! work is never an excuse. just call out:p
FIRST is better, anyway.
so... i guess my spanish isn't going to help me that much???
darn.

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Mike has a very good excuse that is 'nuff said.

I know a lot of us will miss him at NJ

for Big Mike groupies- you can catch the big guy at Brunswick Eruption on Halloween at NBTHS


Wc

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#1860 is very excited to come back to New Jersey, where we did our first regional and we were finalist in 2006.

Let's keep contact up to March :D

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only problem to the date of thursday the ummmm 4th? when competition starts, it is the final day of HSPA testing, which means any team from Jersey may be experiencing a lack of juniors

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And that's why the Regional Planning Committee made it a Fri-Sun event. ;)

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<_< >_> omg... i missed that memo lol, thanks stogi, and i have an advantage im fluent in Portuguese lol

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Ah, but is it really because of work? Or are you using work as the excuse??
(wait, that's going in circles. Nevermind) :ahh:

Mike, I'll get to see you at BE on Halloween. Yes, I'll be in costume. No, not as a bear.

Don

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I swear to the love of all that is holy -- if I see a bear suit, I am RUNNING.

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I dont want to see anything bare at BE!!!!

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The second amendment grants me the right to bare arms. Short-sleeve shorts all around!

:rolleyes:

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ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:ahh: :ahh: :ahh: :ahh: :yikes:
im going to hide if i have to see that. haha

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I'll be coming up from Maryland to attend the NJ Regional this year! The Fri-Sun schedule definitely helps in making plans to come up for it. :D

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sounds pretty good. glad to hear more people are coming. hope to see you there!

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Should be awesome,

Of course Team Overdrive will be their really to play once again. I will also be attending.

Can't wait!

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Ay! not team overdrive!!! haha just kidding. so, overdrive is also amped for brunswick eruption?

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WOOT!

237 AND 56 are returning to NJ this year. I am so psyched right now!:D

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nice. i guess nj is going to be fun...

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...and not one, but TWO teams from Brazil this year!

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Ay Caramba! so im guessing that there will be a few translators present? that may be a problem if like nobody can understand them

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Most of the Brazilian and other international teams have at least one person who knows English. We had two teams at L.A. last year and didn't have translation issues.

There's a spotlight that says something to the effect of, "If you know three languages, you're trilingual. If you know two languages, you're bilingual. If you know one language, you're American." While not strictly true, many international students know English well enough to talk to you. Also note that gestures, if used properly, can help your mutual understanding.

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Agreed. Brazilian teams are in NJ almost every year, and I've never had any difficulty being understood - it's a limited set of topics for discussion, much can be said without words, and most of them speak more than enough English.

Matter of fact, their Foreign Language teachers just LOVE it when they visit; even a week sharpens their skills a very noticeable amount.

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I don't have classes on Friday next semester I might have to come and see how Nick over there does and whoever replaced me for that matter. Make us look good Nick ;).

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Bike Build at the Trenton Regional

Come out to help support the Boys and Girls Club by building some bikes.

Please see this thread for details:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...116#post912116

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Hello folks...

I'd like to say that, this year will goes around 60 brazilians to NJ Regional!:D

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Our Team Captain Speaks Fluent Portuguese, I believe. Maybe this will come in handy when it comes to be time for alliance selections... Hmmm. ;)

For the 5th year in a row, I'll also be attending the NJ regional. The Friday, Saturday, Sunday Schedule works really well for me since now I only have to take one day off from work. Yay!

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Team 41 will be back again. :D Looking forward to seeing you all there.

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Nicholas is fluent in Portuguese, as he already stated. No translators needed ;)

NJ should be a blast once again. We have a few surprises in store for our fellow teams.

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Hey you guys!!!

TEAM #1382 is extremely excited to return to the origins!!! NJ regional is where we start (as our friends of TEAM #1860) and we have no intentions to go away again!

We know that is one of the most hard and special events of FIRST, and we are working hard (on the robot, and in the team spirit) to be worthy to participate this year!

I'm mentor of the team, and i was talking with the others "oldies" about our participations in the NJ regional and about the teams, etc... TEAM #1676 The (PI)oneers,was yours first season in 2005, maybe 2006? Was in NJ regional right? I remeber yours incredible pitstop infrastructure and organization... absolutely a model to be followed.

Teams, please, feel free to take look in our website (www.etepteam.com) to know a little more about our team, our history and our evolution during the season... ! We hope you enjoy it!

Also, feel free to take a look in this tread (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=82124) , thats about our robot of this season... we would appreciate feedbacks!

Good luck to us!!!:D

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hey teams! don't worry about the language... in Portuguese or in English we gonna understand each other... after all we speak the FIRST language!

TEAM #11 will be great to be with you again, even more talking in portuguese !!!

(Nicholas, tudo bem? Voce poderia passar seu email para que nossas equipes entrem em contato... seria muito legal!)

Please all teams, we have no problems in contacts in english (or in portuguese rs...), feel free to contact us!!! ( here my personal email: ericwittlich@gmail.com )

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Yes, our first year was 2005, and we most certainly remember you guys! It is good news to hear you are coming back again, it will be very good to see you again!

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237 is thrilled to be back in NJ this year. Really looking forward to it.

Venue question #1 Are there any concession stands that will be open while we are there? DD's?

Venue Question #2 Does anyone know why the event is not listed on the venue site?

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I was so excited when I saw that 237 was coming to NJ this year. I really enjoyed playing alongside you guys in 2008 at the Philly Regional.

But, to answer question number 1, Yes, most of the concession stands have been open in the past few year. And there is a Dunkin' Donuts - I've been there many, many times.

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Hi Teams
The ETEPTeam #1382 is read.
Good luck for all of us, i see you in the competition
and i have a question... It's cold there?
I need view snow! :)

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Team 1403 will be going!!
Good luck to all the teams out there!

and @William Alves
It snowed a lot on sunday, its gonna snow on tuesday, and again on sunday, so it is very cold here. Hopefully it'll warm up for the regional(it's usually not that cold here).

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We're thrilled to have 237 back! and 56! This is going to be such a sick replay of 2004 :D

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Yea. We are pumped. Lots of talent in the house. Good to see old friends again.

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Anyone interested in Scrimmaging and Meeting some Teams going to the NJ Regional, Check this out: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...260#post916260

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1279 will be back at it's home regional this year.

Looking forward to some spirited competition. Good luck all.

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So, just about 2 weeks until Trenton, the robot is shipped (whew!), we have snow, 2 Brazilian teams, and competition looks to be hot.

Oh, and I only have to take one vacation day to be there. :)

Can't wait.

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Is there a team social this year?

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I just looked around on the Web a bit and couldn't find any info... I doubt there's going to be one.

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I'll be coming up on Saturday and maybe Sunday from Philly - it'll be my first event where I'm not working competing at all. Should be an interesting experience, but jersey's always fun.

See everyone there!

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103 will not be competing this year, but a few of us will be showing up. We wanted to check out the strategies and such for our first regional. ;) Good luck to all teams!!!! No more 103-25 alliances. :D

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2344 is gonna be there. Everyone better bring their A game!

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Good and Bad memories about Cybersonics and Raider Robotix alliance :D

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Team 223 is excited for NJ as always :D

Anyone know who's going to be webcasting the event?

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We can use some Xtreme Heat today and tomorrow!

At least the weather for next weekend is looking to be less Xtreme.

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i have to admit im looking forward to nj this year... good strong competition. It will be fun to see 56 back in NJ after many years and also welcome to our international teams...

hopefully the snow subsides by then :P

on another note 103 will be missed for their presence but not for their alliance heh... need to find a new partner for 25 it seems...

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Team 1647 will have a lot of representatives there to watch the competition. If you see any of the Iron Devils in their maroon shirts. Feel free to say hi!

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8 days... ;)
Can't wait to see everyone! I will be there, feel free to say hi as well. My hair will be spiked and dyed yellow and black on friday, so if you see someone with that kind of hair, most likely it will be me.

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But what if it is someone in a gorilla suit? :)

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[/quote]on another note 103 will be missed for their presence but not for their alliance heh... need to find a new partner for 25 it seems...[/quote]

I am sure that they will do fine without us this year. And I didn't think of our alliance from your perspective. That must have been scary! I would not want to go up against us! Haha. Once again, good luck to all!

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I think that would be the gorilla my dreams...:D

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Well, seems as if my ride has fallen through. Looks like I'll be missing NJ this year. Best of luck to all the teams!

Does anyone know if there's going to be a webcast?

EDIT: Just booked bus tickets. Thank goodness for the Bolt Bus and its $40 round trip!

See you all on Saturday!

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Team 2458 will be back this year. We are really excited :)

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I am so sad. For the first time in ten years, I will not be at the NJ regional. I will miss you all so much! I will be mentoring at FLR with 229.

I am there 'in spirit' cheering for 1923. I will always be a MidKnight Inventor. :)
Hope it's a fun and exciting regional, as always!

-Libby

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Less than 4 days separate us from the competition at the Sun National Arena (formerly the Sovereign Bank Arena)


That being said, I'd like to offer a few pearls of wisdom to those folks that will be joining us (be you first time NJers or Wily Veterans)

1) Jersey is notorious for bad weather. It has almost become a tradition for us to have inclement weather the week of the competition. So hope for the best but prepare for the worst (we did get about 3 feet of snow this past week)

2) The competition is held in an ice rink. So please dress accordingly. It is always easier to wear extra layers and take them off, than to not bring layers and have to find extra clothing.

3) We have 63 teams and are a week 1 regional. That being said I can guarantee there WILL be glitches to the system. Please everyone remember their GP and take a deep breath before going off the deep end.

4) (this should be a 3a) Everyone is going to be getting 9 matches this year, instead of the normal 7 or so. That being said it will be everyone's responsibility to help make the event run smoothly. With 2 extra matches a team we will be under an even bigger time crunch to make sure that we aren't there until midnight. So before you leave your pit...do you have a charged battery, do you have your driver buttons, do you have your safety glasses? All the little things will add up to massive amounts of delays if we have to keep reminding everyone about it.

5) Please also remember that the people working this event are volunteers. They don't get paid, they are their for the sheer reason that they love FIRST and want to see everyone have fun. We don't get paid...our "salary" is a meal and a t-shirt. We have a number of people there who have worked this event for more than 5 years and do their best to make things run as smooth as can be. Also keep in mind, that if you think you have a long day, theirs is longer. We have to report to the arena at 7:00 every morning (almost an hour and a half before the doors open) and we don't leave until at least an hour after you guys leave.

So while the passion of competition might bring out the "less-GPness" out of some people, take the time to thank a volunteer with a hug, a handshake or a simple thank you...I guarantee it will make their day. (also, I'll be the guy with the mic in the Hawaiian shirt by the scorers table if anyone wants to say hi).


Sorry for the rant, but I figured the more prepared you guys are the better.


So rest up, save your voices and get ready for a fun three days in NJ!

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I'd like to expand on George's post.

These two things are very important. The field crew at Jersey has been top notch every year I've been there and everyone should work their hardest to help them out. Make sure you're paying attention to whats going on because there will be problems and the will be errors made and it helps to have everyone informed. Make sure that you have everything operating correctly on your machine so time isn't wasted chasing a "Field Fault" when it's really something to do with your robot (Everyone blames the field at first, I've been guilty of it once or thrice.).

Also, 9 Matches with 61 teams is truly a gift to those competing, and we should all remember this.

See you all on Friday, better bring your A Game... :D

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Does anyone know weather or not the regional will be webcast? Or where I could find it? with 4 days left, I would really like to watch a week one regional. :D

Thanks,
-Rion

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Rion, I believe that there are no current plans for a webcast at the regional. If something does come up, I'm sure it get up here for everyone check out.


Good luck to everyone attending the regional! With so many great volunteers and teams in attendance, I have no doubt as to whether or not this will be an extraordinary event. Rock on everyone! :cool:

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MORT will have info to pass out about our I <3 Autonomous Mode t-shirts at Trenton

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=83805

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Rion, FLR (Rochester) is being webcasted on Friday and Saturday. I'd suggest Checking those out.

If someone does manage to get a webcast going during the regional I'll be sure to post up here though.

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Since Looking Forward came out and said that they will be unable to make predictions this year, I thought I’d have some fun and make NJ predictions of my own. Locks are teams that are the most likely to make it to the finals, Tips are teams that are most likely going to make it to Eliminations and Others are teams that have the potential to make it to the Eliminations.

Locks:

25 – 25 always fields one of the most competitive machines in New Jersey, and I’m sure this year will be no different. They have won New Jersey in 3 of their last 4 attempts (Though all of these were with 103 who is not competing at NJ this year) and I expect them to have a strong showing here.

2753 – 2753, 2009’s rookie sensation. Arguably 2753 is the most successful rookie team since 2056 in 2007. Last year they made their way all the way to Einstein. This year they showed that their fielding an 8WD machine with a very capable looking kicker and hanging mechanism. If Team Overdrive’s short history is anything to go on then they will do very well.

56 – 56 is another one of those New Jersey Powerhouses and judging by the video and photos of their robot I’ve seen so far I’d say they’re shaping up to do the same. If their kicking and hanging goes well then they’ll definitely be playing into the afternoon on Sunday.

1279 – 1279 Is a Mecanum wheeled Sucking Machine – Literally. If their vacuum ball possession mechanism works well I can see it being a huge asset and if it’s coupled with some smart driving I could see Cold Fusion going very far.

Tips:

2016 – 2016 was mentioned first here for a reason. I would’ve made them a lock, because of their collaboration with 2753 but I’m not too sure of how they’ll handle their machine. They’ve always build good machines for as long as I can remember, we’ll just have to see if they’re able to take home a banner.

75 – 75 is a world class organization. They build capable robots year in and year out and they’re also no stranger to elimination matches. They’ve got all the tools they’ll need to do well, we’ll just have to see how everything plays out for them.

1923 – 1923 may have the most heart out of any team I’ve had the pleasure of being around in FIRST. Last year they really stepped up their game and were able to take home a Banner in addition to making an impact at every competition they went to. From what I could tell from the picture on CD, they should field capable machine, we’ll just have to see if everything works in their favor.

11 – 11 is one of my favorite teams, and for good reason. MORT is made up of some of the nicest people around but their robots don't always get the respect deserved. Regardless, the MORT camp has been quiet this year, but I know they’ve got some new sponsors and access to the resources of EWCP which means that they have everything they need to field a powerful machine. With some help, MORT should make an impact here.

293 – I had the pleasure of seeing SPIKE’s machine up close and it looks good. They have a powerful Cam kicker that should be punting the length of the field. They didn’t have a hanging mechanism though which may hinder them later on, but I know they should make it to the First round of Elims at least.

2344 – 2344 may have fielded one of the most understated machines at the New Jersey regional last year. Regardless, they took home a banner in NJ and were a finalist in NYC in addition to winning a Chairman’s there. I know big things will come from this team in one form or another.

1860 – 1860 looks like they’ll be fielding a competitive machine this year as well too. Their kicker looks powerful and they’ve definitely got some spirit. Oh, did I forget to mention that they’re from Brazil, and Brazilians are great at soccer?

237 – 237, The TRIBE is returning to NJ for the first time since 2007. I haven’t seen their machine this year, but if past robots are a sign of things to come then they should do very well.

Others
I would guarantee that the 12 teams listed above will make an impact on the NJ regional and play in the Eliminations. The Remaining 12 spots will probably go to some of these teams: 41, 102, 223, 303, 486, 555, 714, 816, 1089, 1228, 1403, 1676, 1807, 2180, and 2590.

Hints

Because New Jersey is a week one regional we will see a unique (most likely crude) style of Gameplay that will evolve over time. The scores will vary a lot, but I foresee many matches staying at less than 10 points total scored by both alliances. About midway through the qualifications defense will show its ugly head as teams realize that their manipulators aren’t as effective as they hoped. We will probably see a huge upset in the Eliminations (8 beats 1 or 7 beats 2) because of defense. Hanging will probably become more important as the day goes on, as the scores begin to rise.

Also, it’ll be interesting to see how teams adjust to carpet; I know there will be a large portion of second year drivers that’ll be in for a rude awakening. In addition to adjusting to carpet, there will be a lot of robots with Omni-Directional Drives that will have to learn how to use the effectively. I'd almost guarantee that 1/3rd of the robots in the finals will have an Omni Drive of some sort though.

(PS, don’t be offended if your team wasn’t mentioned, if anything go out there and prove me wrong.)

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Awesome, honest predictions! I'm really looking at 25 this year - they seem to do better using a bit more physical play than finesse, which could make them a huge asset to many alliances here. I just have a gut feeling this is going to be a good 25 year.

2753 is quantitatively the best rookie since 100 won the championship in 1995, in terms of success at Champs. No way they won't at least be an elimination force, if not event winner. 2016 is in a similar boat, though. Since Tyler's driving neither robot you can't just say for sure which could be better, but 2753 has the (albeit short) track record and quality team structure it takes to stay at the level they reached last year.

56's robot is awesome, no doubt about that. The only question mark I have is how such a drivetrain will handle when the eliminations pour on the defense, but if 56 plays like their preship shows, they should be able to get their hands on partners who draw defense away from them.

11's the wild card this year, I think. Akash and his buddies love continuous improvement; they'll probably bring in something new even to this week 1 event. With that being their strength, though, it's hard to predict how well 11 will do at their home event before they truly get to shine. Their robot will definitely gather a lot of attention, especially if they bring in something awesome with them, and there's no way they won't be a factor.

I like your prediction on the gameplay of the event. In previous years, defense isn't exactly what New Jersey is known for, so it'll be interesting to see what the scouts decide will work in eliminations. Considering how drastically different the games are with the new ranking system, alliance selection is going to matter a lot more than your rank in the top 8.

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Thank you for the excellent predictions. Had I known, I'd have fed you some info about 1676.

I do not expect us to be radically different this year, but with a new drivetrain (8WD) and new drive team (the old ones graduated :ahh: ) it's unpredictable. We have a nice kickerbot that has been performing well in testing, a new web-based* scouting system, and lots and lots of spirit this year.

* Using a local HTML server connected by wire. No WiFi this year. As in the past, ALL TEAMS are welcome to stop by and download our data, all day every day. Bring a flash drive to download please. The server will be up in the stands, but we hope to have a runner keep a fresh copy in the pits as well.

And we're going to have incredibly nice weather this weekend!

Don

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[quote=Chris is me;930894]Awesome, honest predictions! I'm really looking at 25 this year - they seem to do better using a bit more physical play than finesse, which could make them a huge asset to many alliances here. I just have a gut feeling this is going to be a good 25 year.

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Thanks for the vote of confidence. But the only team that has seen our robot was 103 when we visited their field on the last weekend.

Yes- we have a strong bully drive train, multiple auto modes, do all sorts of game activities. I hope our machine does as well as we hope it will.

It will be a glorious competition. Lets ALL hope it doesnt turn into a referee decided penalty fest.

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I was told by a friend on 103, "Wait Until You See 25". That's all I know about your machine, but judging on the context in which the message was said, it must be pretty epic.

And I second the hope that this doesn't turn into a penalty fest.

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This is my team's first year going to NJ Regional, I'm really excited to be the first regional to try breakaway. I wonder what the dynamics of the game will be like?

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What makes first week regionals so exciting is you can never quite know what to expect. After six weeks of working on robot design and strategy, everyone is always incredibly eager to try things out. What you may have thought was a strategy that would never work might actually win you the regional. Because we are following a Friday-Sunday format rather than the traditional Thursday-Saturday, we could possibly be influenced by what's going on at other regionals for those teams who take the time to scout them out.

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For anyone who is interested, or wants to get some information, our robot can be seen on CD-Media. I posted a picture of our robot, with the permission from our coach. Just a notification/update.

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Same here.

The MORT camp is excited to see what 25 has come up with. From what we heard it sounds intense, can't wait!:D

Thanks for the vote of confidence Chris and Dustin, hopefully we don't disappoint. NJ will be a tough regional for us as we will be testing different things and we'll be making adjustments during the event. We will just be using NJ to get ready for Boston. We're not totally sure how we'll do either with our current design, we'll base changes off of our performance in NJ.

NJ will see our team's Mascot for the first time in like 6 years or so. We also have a guest mascot with us for Sunday. He's green and he loves Philly :rolleyes:

Don't know how well we'll handle the balls as of now, but beware our drivetrain driver :cool: He's been practicing.

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This is also why I love week 1 events. The playing field is level. Nobody has played the game yet, and therefore nobody has "figured it out" yet. I prefer regionals where nobody has any idea how their robot, or any other robot will perform in match situations. Having expected winners due to previous week's regional winners sort of deflates the excitement.

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Figures, I put my foot in my mouth ^^ In spite of what I said above...

We appreciate the kind words in how Dustin explained our robot. The students and mentors always love to be recognized for the hard work they put in. We can only hope our robot performs as well as we expect. Also thanks to his team, 816, for extending a pre-ship practice invitation (though we decided not to attend).

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Stogi, all of the confidence and respect I have for 11 (And You) has been earned over the years I've known you guys. And regardless of your testing and tweaking I'm sure that you'll make some sort of an impact in the regional, in one way or another.

And if your Drive Team is even half as good as last year you guys will do well, I hope they're as personable too.

Btw, who's coaching for 11 this year? Did you get dibs on that job?

You're welcome. I know the feeling of pride felt by a team when they are mentioned in predictions. You guys earned it though, your machine looks great.

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Myself and a mentor will be switching out during Friday's practice matches to see who the driveteam thinks is more effective. We leave it to our drivers to decide.

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Awesome.

I hope you land the spot. I'm interesting to see what kind of strategic shenanigans you'll come up with.

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We have a Coach Klein* playbook of-sorts;) I really think this game will come down to more about driver performance, strategy, and ball gathering than the boast of teams' kickers, so we're preparing plays to try out.

*- The Waterboy

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See you on the field ;)

I am looking forward to seeing/hearing some strategies that teams will ultimately put into action on the field.

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WOW I know who THAT friend is...

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To be honest, we are nothing special this year. We do what every robot does - gather a ball and kick it in the goal. I think NJ will come down to who can do this best and there are certainly a few strong teams this year. I am also curious to see how many robots are legal. Due to the stringent rules this year, I think Thursday is going to be very stressful for many teams trying to comply with the rules.

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we are excited to be competing and thank you for the vote of confidence in our design...

I am looking for ward to seeing 25's bot also, they are always a great attraction at NJ.

See you guys in about a day :)

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Just think:
You go to sleep tonight, wake up in the morning (Take the HSPA...) and its less then 24 hrs!

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amen to that :)

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I am going to look into setting up a live stream for NJ tomorrow. I will keep you guys posted if I can get anything to work on Friday. Of course if anyone else is already setting up a stream I wont bother.

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That would be awesome. :)

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You'd be my hero if you did that.

Oh wait, you're already my hero.

See yah tomorrow Tyler.

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I don't know of anyone else doing that, so again, it would be awesome.

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Any early favorites after practice day?

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I'm just going to go ahead and repeat what everyone else has said. That would be amazing! :D I am really wanting to see the NJ Regional. Sadly being in Oklahoma has it's draw backs...

I hope you can get it done! :D

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I don't know if it was Tyler or someone else, but there a link appeared on the NASA page late in the day. I didn't get a chance to see any matches, but I did see a working stream of sponsor logos.

Re: 2010 New Jersey Regional
 

Were is said NASA page? Lol. I would love to look and see the regionals they will be hosting. :D

Re: 2010 New Jersey Regional
 

Thats probably what was playing on the big screen thing, they didn't have any footage of us driving around they only showed sponsors...

Re: 2010 New Jersey Regional
 

After practice day it seems like my predictions may be pretty good. :D

Some of my early Favorites are 56, 1279, 25, 1923, 2016, and 2753. But there are also a lot of teams getting into their grove that are showing promise so we'll see.

But I'll make one more prediction:

One of the Robots on Einstein will have competed at the New Jersey Regional... And I doubt it'll be their first appearance there.

Re: 2010 New Jersey Regional
 

Heh, we had a practice match together. We had the obnoxious orange polos, you were on the right driver station and we were center.

Re: 2010 New Jersey Regional
 

Only the week 1 events are listed so far

http://robotics.arc.nasa.gov/events/...s.php#webcasts

Re: 2010 New Jersey Regional
 

We were. I think that was the match where the first thing out of my drivers mouth was "The Joysticks are backwards."

Btw, if anyone could spare a lab-view savvy programmer tomorrow we could really use 15 minutes to 20 minutes of help with our autonomous routines. We keep having an issue with the watchdog not being fed. Come find me (Dustin) or go to our pit and ask for Nick if you can help. Thanks :D

Re: 2010 New Jersey Regional
 

Ill stop by, Ive gout our watchdog on a leash : P

Re: 2010 New Jersey Regional
 

Thanks, our watchdog has been running on a rampage over our Autonomous lol