Forum: General Forum
02-09-2015, 09:37 PM
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Views: 37,363
Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread 2015
There are 8 days left in the build season. If this rule has been changed teams will need as much time as possible to redesign their Robots to account for the change. I don't fault anyone for...
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Forum: General Forum
02-09-2015, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 37,363
Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread 2015
I'm very confused here. On one hand we have the game manual saying that we're allowed to perform minor disassmembly to fit into the Transportation Configuration, while on the other hand the Chief...
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Forum: General Forum
01-26-2015, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 6,197
Re: Mentors Not Reading Rules
I can't stress this enough. The Tournament is always the first section I read. If your goal is to win an event, you need to understand what it takes to win the event. By reading the Tournament...
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Forum: General Forum
01-23-2015, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 10,356
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Forum: General Forum
01-22-2015, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 10,356
Re: [FRC Blog] Chairman’s Award Feedback
I've had a lot of time to think about this decision to eliminate the Chairman's Feedback Form and I have to say I'm no more pleased with it than I was when it first came out. The feedback form was...
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Forum: General Forum
01-22-2015, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,447
Re: Gear Ratio For Mecanum
Take a look at this Build Blitz resource on Mecanum Drive Options. It gives you some good example ratios, as well as the calculations behind...
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Forum: General Forum
01-20-2015, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,673
Re: FRC Pit size 2015
Last year we were told by the Safety Advisors that we would no longer be allowed to work in our pit unless we cleaned/tidied our pit up to their standards. They seemed certain that they had the...
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Forum: General Forum
01-15-2015, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 16,720
Re: VEXpro Build Blitz 2015
After 12 long days the full set of educational resources, design guides, CAD models, and build instructions from Build Blitz are now available. You can find all of them...
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Forum: General Forum
01-13-2015, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 16,720
Re: VEXpro Build Blitz 2015
Some more educational resources have been posted.
A full guide on how to design a claw for Recycle Rush.
http://www.buildblitz.com/claw-design-guide/
A full guide on how to design a drivetrain...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
01-12-2015, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 12,035
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
01-10-2015, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,260
Re: Noodle Agreement Contract
Michael brings up a great point. Tristan's post was insightful and illuminating. The rest of the one line insults towards Umer were... less than that...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
01-10-2015, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,260
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Forum: General Forum
01-09-2015, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 16,720
Re: VEXpro Build Blitz 2015
Here's the final product put together by the claw group. It's a remarkably simple solution that can easily be made using only hand...
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Forum: General Forum
01-05-2015, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 16,720
Re: VEXpro Build Blitz 2015
You're very welcome! Hopefully it spurs more outside the box ideas. There's a lot of unexplored territory with the major changes introduced this season.
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Forum: General Forum
01-05-2015, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 16,720
Re: VEXpro Build Blitz 2015
Here's the Strategic Analysis that I came up with in conjunction with the Build Blitz team.
http://www.buildblitz.com/build-blitz-2015/karthiks-strategic-analysis/
Paul Copioli and I will be...
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Forum: General Forum
01-05-2015, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 16,720
Re: VEXpro Build Blitz 2015
Here's the list of resources that we're working on for Build Blitz 2015.
http://www.buildblitz.com/recycle-rush-is-here/
I'll be releasing a strategic analysis of the game this evening, followed...
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Forum: Electrical
01-05-2015, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 9,011
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Forum: General Forum
12-31-2014, 01:26 AM
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Replies: 133
Views: 35,071
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Forum: General Forum
12-31-2014, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 133
Views: 35,071
Re: Chief Delphi Moderators Censoring Posts
At this point what I find most disappointing that individuals and teams have taken to other public mediums of communication in an effort to further spread this leak. I understand that people have...
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Forum: General Forum
12-30-2014, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 133
Views: 35,071
Re: Chief Delphi Moderators Censoring Posts
Did you ever consider that the moderators might have been working with FIRST to ensure their confidential information was protected?
I was one of the first moderators on the scene when the leak...
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Forum: General Forum
12-28-2014, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,466
Re: Robot in 3 Days 2015
This is not true.
Yes, Build Blitz will not be building full robots this year, but that's not because we think that doing so would be "cheating". We're very appreciative of Ri3D teams are doing...
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Forum: General Forum
12-26-2014, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,070
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Forum: General Forum
12-25-2014, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,070
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Forum: General Forum
12-25-2014, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,070
Game Hint Video - Historic Robots/Matches
So, I generally hate game hints, but this year's game hint video can be appreciated for the amount of all time great FIRST robots and historic matches that it features.
Here's the video for your...
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Forum: Rumor Mill
12-25-2014, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 712
Views: 167,181
Re: 2015 HINT DISCUSSION
If you want see to FRC with Sack Attack like de-scoring, you need to take a look back the 2000 season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FJFbvHRyco
This is the match that was shown in the game hint...
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