Re: 2010 Midwest Regional
 

So, did 71 uncrate 469 Part Deux?

Re: 2010 Midwest Regional
 

Any info on 71 as soon as possible would be appreciated. I bet they figured out how to legally divert both towers :eek:

Re: 2010 Midwest Regional
 

While hanging.

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And not breaking the 84" cylinder rule, despite the towers being more than 10 feet apart.

Re: 2010 Midwest Regional
 

Easy -- it's one massive ball sucker.

Re: 2010 Midwest Regional
 

Ball redirector is what I envisioned them building when I was in WWBB (What Would Beatty Build?) part of my design process. As amazing as 469 is, there are some minor improvement that can be made to that strategy.

Simple just create a huge wind tunnel ;)

Re: 2010 Midwest Regional
 

Or grab both towers and bend them together until they are less than 84" apart.

Re: 2010 Midwest Regional
 

any updates from the arena on the field problems and the big namers unveiling?

Re: 2010 Midwest Regional
 

Nope, 71 is not another 469 type robot. Instead they have a 4 wheel crab, side rollers ball magnet (I think) and a super effective lifter (kinda like 2753). Should be another good year for The Beast.

Other than the normal teams doing well, 2949 was impressive. They have a suction similar to 111 and a solid kicker that is accurate from the middle zone.

The most impressive team, I thought was 16.

As epected, there are a lot of elite teams but then a lot of teams that will be still working to get their robot to work right until pits closing.

There were not too many field errors until the end when alot of the teams were just going to test their connection, even if they were not ready to practice. It leads me to believe that most of the errors were on the teams, not the field.

Re: 2010 Midwest Regional
 

I think you must have missed the wormhole generator they have hiding in there, that way they can manipulate the balls without anyone knowing. They don't even need a human trident holder, their robot does it all with max efficiency. All of this is done, of course with one 18.5 Ah battery.

Re: 2010 Midwest Regional
 

Match 18 should be interesting.

Re: 2010 Midwest Regional
 

The Divine Trinity...

Re: 2010 Midwest Regional
 

Where can I find match listings?

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:ahh: :ahh: :ahh:

If I'm really lucky I'll get 3G coverage in the Bradley Center and be able to watch it on my phone.