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I remember last year in ATL my team saw 5 other teams with the same team shirt style...tho i doubt that'll happen this year with our "Cooking with the Juggernauts" theme...:) yay achimedes

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"Looking Forward" has posted the "Top 25" team list (26 technically due to a tie), and 10 of them are on Archimedes.

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And even more are in the honorable mentions. I think that LF said it best when they said

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I don't think this is the place for it, but somebody mentioned it two pages ago...does anyone know where the NASA webcast for Championships is? The link from usfirst championships page only goes to regional webcasts, it seems.....is the Championships link only available during the actual competition? Thank you!

Was glad to see 997 ranked high on Joe Ross's calculations :D
[Yes, I'm a member of Team 956, but am coming with 997 as official team videographer, through a happy series of events.]

Looking forward to playing with some well-known teams! Good luck all!

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hey everyone! Talon 540 will be in Archimedes this year and we are thrilled and anxious about championships!! We attended the Virginia regional at VCU and had many minor technical defects that were overlooked so we were not able to perform to our full potential at VCU. Fortunately, we figured everything out and got our robot working the way its supposed to and is ready for Atlanta! We should be able to work effectively in Archimedes and hope to do well so drop by and check us out. We are excited to meet all of the other teams in Archimedes and it should be an fun experience. Good luck to you all!! :)

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To everyone in Archimedes:
Lets help each other speed up the scouting process by posting links to videos and pics of our robots. It is to everyone's benefit to start off in Atlanta as well informed teams that are ready to play. FYI: We posted a video earlier in this thread.
Best wishes to all in our division.

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Team 1519:

Videos- http://www.mechanicalmayhem.org/teamvideos.asp

Build season and GSR highlights- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di-F2uhMIUc

And a picture of our robot Vortex!



Unfortunately this picture was taken before GSR and leaves out our ball vacuum and active shepherding which work well at getting balls off of walls and bring them to our sucker!

Good luck in Atlanta, hope to see you in a few days!

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So apparently it was spelled "the Oooberbot", but yep, it was the exact same pronunciation. I was confused too.

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http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/at...d=127113025 6

876
8wd with direct drive supershifters and plaction wheels
good at scoring from middle zone
double roller pincher type ball grabber, sort of like 148 etc.
haven't had to play any defense yet but I'd think we're well set up for it.

See ya there, this looks like a fun group of teams.

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"You can always fix the robot, but you can never replay the match."

-MM.

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This pretty much shows what 1629 is about... of course we realize we'll be up against better defenders than the zany and sluggish pyramid bot in this clip.

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604
8WD
2 speed transmission
Kicker capable of scoring from any zone
Autonomous for each zone
"Pinch" style ball retention
We have played full on offense and full on defense, and have been extremely successful at both.

We have never tipped and have never broken down.

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A current picture is now separately posted on CD, as 1519 at North Carolina 2010.

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Hah I love quotes. Good luck to you guys!

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1519 was fantastic this year. Your team has much to be proud of! I expect 1519 will be doing great things in Archimedes this year.. Someone's gotta represent New England!

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Everybody better watch out for these guys.

It only takes them a few seconds to go from one side of the field to the other, a maneuver they used to great success at SVR. They were indefensible on the offensive end. We played against them in the quarters. Knowing that 604 would move to the offensive position, 3129 decided to set up in the home zone and launch our offensive attack. Even with our alliance's midfield robot dead in the water, 3129 poured in 8 goals that match, but 604's alliance still outscored us (final score: 13 to 10).

We figured with our alliance's midfield bot running for the second match, we could outscore 604's alliance. No dice. 604 changed strategy and locked us down in our home zone. We had to pull in our midfield robot and double-team them just to get any balls in. We got flattened, 9 to 4.

This just highlights Quixilver's versatility and adaptability. Like Eugene said, That's no idle boast. They'll be a valuable member of any eliminations alliance at Atlanta, if not the captain.

Oh yeah, and they're in contention for the Dean's List, Engineering Inspiration, and Chairman's Awards, too. These guys are the real deal.

Eugene, now that I've gone and put a target on your back (:D), knock 'em dead at Atlanta!

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Am I the only one that noticed that 604's Ball Manipulator looks alot like 1114, 217, and 148's?

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Performs a lot like 'em, too. :D

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Flash 1319 Specs:6 Wheel Drive all wheels driven by their own motor/gearbox combo6 AM Plaction wheels with the high traction treadMiddle wheel Floats for easy bump traversal and drives around on the floor with the center wheel slightly lower for quick maneuverabilityQuick latching hook on arm for lifting. Lifts From Floor to scoring height in 5 seconds flat.Our Kicker will clear all zones and we are decent at scoring from midfield.Since Archimedes is so deep I would call us a decent offensive robot, excellent at defense and we can hang with the best of them.

Good Luck to everyone in Archmides Division.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/35540
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/35539
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/35538
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/35523
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/35522

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Less than 24 hours until we get to uncrate!!!

ARCHI-

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-MEDES!!!

I am so pumped! :)

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What can you say Great minds think alike? :cool:


Any one EXCITED enough to not be able to sleep tonight like me :p

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2 of the same robot in the same division? i'm trembling with anticipation.. :eek:

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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...5&id=567649000

Team 358
Anyone up for a game of Ultimate Frisbee

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I'm with you on that one!!!

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Team 201 would love to take you up on that! Hopefully we have our members who are awesome at ultimate going to Atlanta...

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Team 1683 Techno Titans is ready for tomorrow.

This is our second time be in the championship, and the second year we are in Archimedes..

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Count 1124 in as well! Hands down the best game ever.

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Ralph from S.P.A.M is ready to go. Im pyshced because it is my first year going to Atlanta. Unfortunetly i only found out about the webhug today so im sitting here waiting for 9:47. It all sounds fun. Ill be the one walking around passing out spam pins with ties of other teams pins. We got nine this time, each one of a different super hero. Of course we will be representing superman on our shirts. I got an extra fun shirt that im hoping to trade. Cant wait i will see you guys there and good luck.

p.s. if our robot starts spinning out of control and Brian, our driver, looks pissed, its NOT broke, its just dancing;) :ahh: ... just wanted to make that clear.

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You better enter them into the Best Button contest again :) I enjoyed your buttons from last year!

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Greaat... Haha! Uncrating in 3 hours!

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From what I've been told by my team, there are going to be some exciting match-ups on Archimedes tomorrow! Unfortunately, I'll have to miss them since I'll be traveling tomorrow (my flight gets in at 7PM); however, I'm looking forward to a great weekend.

Since FIRST hasn't posted the match schedules online yet, would anyone who uncrated tonight and received a paper copy of the Archimedes qualification match schedule be able to upload a photo of it for others to see?

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Best match will be 254, 330,45 vs 33, 233, ??? **off the top of my head.

330 and 25 have relatively good scheduling.

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That match will make my year! I will not miss that for the world.

I predict the 254, 330, and 45 alliance will win :)

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For anyone on the field crew reading this, the sound (particularly the play-by-play announcing) is dangerously loud and painful in the stands. Too much upper range. PLEASE turn it down. We aren't watching from the upper deck here.

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The matches are making it quite clear how stacked this field is. Wow.

Also, I just looked up the match schedule- looks like 180 is playing 1124 in match 23. Boy is that going to be a confusing match!

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Pretty good stuff so far. I hope everyone is having as much fun as I am. Tomorrow should be real exciting!

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I'm sure enjoying it. Regardless of how we're doing.

It's nice to play with some really great teams.

Archimedes will win it this year. I can feel it.

-Nick

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Watching these matches on the webcast really has me disappointed that I couldn't get the time off of work to go to Atlanta. It is really cool to have the opportunity to see our bot compete with teams like 1918 and 254, playing with these great bots lets us do what we like to do, just clean upthe front zone. So far it is working great.

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Watch out for falling robots! :rolleyes:

-Nick

I'm not guilty, I swear!

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On behalf of the Archimedes inspection team, I want to say thanks to all of the Archimedes teams for making the inspection process a complete success. At 1:00 we had only one team that needed to complete inspection. You guys rock ........ now let's win this thing! :D

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Hello all, long time chiefdelphi user, first time poster. I just had a quick question; does anyone know why Team Hammond is listed as playing only 6 matches so far? I checked and noticed that they have in fact played 7 up to this point in time, and their seeding seems to be very much impacted by it. I thought someone would have noticed that by now, unless they received a red card and I missed it. Thanks guys, and let me just say that chiefdelphi is one of the greatest websites out there!! :D

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Dr. Joe already noticed that. 71 will in fact play 11 matches; their third round will not count at all for seeding, as it is a surrogate round. In that round, they are filling in the schedule so that all teams get the same number of counting rounds.

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Congratulations to alliance 1! I was rooting for you since your first pick (but shh, don't tell my team that! ;))

LET'S GO ARCHIMEDES!

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On behalf of the Archimedes Field Reset Team, I want to say thanks to all of the teams for making Archimedes a wonderful success. Above all want to thank team 254 for voting me the hardest working volunteer on the field. I will wear the t-shirt you gave me with pride.