Forum: CD Forum Support
Yesterday, 09:43 PM
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Re: NewBie transitioning from FLL: Vex or FTC
If I may suggest.... don't concern yourself too much with the robots.
Meet the people involved and check out the calibre of events in your area. How many times will you be able to compete? Do you...
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Forum: General Forum
Yesterday, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,899
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Forum: General Forum
12-17-2016, 12:53 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,351
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
12-17-2016, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,433
Re: Use of Earpieces during Competition
The driver could, presumably, wear a headset with a stabilized camera focused on a phone or tablet of a team member in the stands. The tablet could display an image of the sound waves it is picking...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
11-29-2016, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,739
Re: pic: 3 wheel omni drive concept
Not wanting to detract from the main point of the thread, because I think the idea is pretty cool and I'd love to see a machine like this play the game on year, but designing with wood actually gives...
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Forum: General Forum
10-23-2016, 01:57 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 526
Re: Stop Build Time
Thank you! I missed that thread and when I searched for "stop build time" there didn't seem to be much discussion. I'll check that thread out.
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Forum: General Forum
10-22-2016, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 526
Stop Build Time
I'm kind of surprised that I've seen little reference to this post on Frank's blog, concerning a shift from stop build DAY (at midnight, local time) to a stop build TIME (at midnight, New Hampshire...
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Forum: General Forum
10-18-2016, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,300
Re: Discussion: Release Team Field Drawings Early
BRILLIANT! Yes! This would be AWESOME!
It could be released in December, and would be WAY more entertaining than a game hint as people try to figure out the different ways that pieces could be...
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Forum: General Forum
10-18-2016, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,300
Re: Discussion: Release Team Field Drawings Early
I'm certainly not opposed to the idea of releasing the game element designs early, but the practical limitation of backing up against Christmas holidays is an issue.
As mentioned earlier, a bit more...
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Forum: General Forum
10-16-2016, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,044
Re: Team Growth in B.C.
I'm sure each of the new teams will develop their own "signature" style over the next few years. It took us a few years to find, embrace and establish our reputation for having fun with plywood.
But...
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Forum: General Forum
10-14-2016, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,044
Re: Team Growth in B.C.
The PNW District event in Mount Vernon is close enough to Vancouver to count as an excuse to visit this year... in fact, depending on where a future BC regional is hosted, the Mount Vernon district...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
10-13-2016, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,107
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Forum: General Forum
10-12-2016, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,044
Re: Team Growth in B.C.
:) Thanks for the kind words... I've missed having a team for several years now, too. Well, to be perfectly honest, there have been some things that I haven't missed... and I have enjoyed...
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Forum: General Forum
10-11-2016, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,044
Re: Team Growth in B.C.
No government funding, but thankfully there is a major player in the BC tech industry who has stepped up to support FRC. The five teams you see are just the beginning of something very exciting....
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Forum: Extra Discussion
09-25-2016, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,867
Re: pic: Things you couldn't do again if you tried
It was 2007... second match of the tournament in Portland. Our chance to show off our awesome autonomous in front of a row of judges and a packed stadium.
We'd spent the practice day replacing the...
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Forum: General Forum
09-21-2016, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,876
Re: Are Steampunk Goggles Safe?
Steampunk goggles are perfectly safe for well over 50% of the floor space of an event.
Pits and playing field, perhaps not... but everywhere else, enjoy dressing up....
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Forum: General Forum
09-09-2016, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 572
Re: Teams in Vancouver
Expect an email from me shortly, Brandon.
There are some VERY exciting FRC things happening in Vancouver. You can't believe how well timed your post is...
Jason
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
06-30-2016, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,791
Re: SkillsUSA vs. FIRST
I've heard that some schools do BOTH Basketball and Football, even though they are both athletic endeavors requiring you to perform an arbitrary task with an inflated object while people try to stop...
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Forum: General Forum
06-30-2016, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,736
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Forum: General Forum
06-27-2016, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 179
Views: 20,731
Re: Ontario Moving to District Model in 2017
As a fellow Canadian who believes strongly that schools should be free of undue corporate influence (a feeling held by people of many nations, I'm sure) I have to say that the corporate sponsors I...
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Forum: General Forum
06-14-2016, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 179
Views: 20,731
Re: Ontario Moving to District Model in 2017
That is a down side of having illogical district boundaries. For the past two years BC teams have had to compete in Calgary, rather than in the PNW district event taking place about one hour's drive...
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Forum: General Forum
06-10-2016, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,260
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Forum: General Forum
06-08-2016, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 6,526
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Forum: General Forum
06-01-2016, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 7,166
Re: The negative effects of FRC
Let's remember the first paragraph of the O.P.'s comments... we all feel FRC has a net positive impact.
To say that you can get positive return without any investment... well, I keep getting emails...
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Forum: General Forum
04-15-2016, 03:03 AM
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Replies: 77
Views: 9,312
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