Forum: General Forum
09-20-2016, 07:17 PM
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Views: 40,543
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Forum: General Forum
09-20-2016, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 218
Views: 40,543
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Forum: General Forum
08-17-2016, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,679
Re: FIRST Alumni: How's College Going?
Nice! I too went to RPI (graduated in 2008) and was a member of Design Build Fly 2006-08, ended up at Boeing as well (but in BDS southern California). Did participate in FRC in college, however,...
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Forum: General Forum
08-12-2016, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 155
Views: 23,769
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Forum: Televised Robotics
08-05-2016, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,623
Re: BattleBots Season 2
My favorite part was the next day (of filming) after Hypershock's fight, a bunch of people showed up with their own anti-drone rakes in the stands. Fun fact: the Hypershock team actually came back...
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Forum: Electrical
08-05-2016, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,233
Re: What sensors do your teams use
Same here! We have some good video demos of using our student limit switches in autonomous mode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WumkMeRE6Iw
Seriously though, this year Team 4276 used the following...
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Forum: General Forum
08-03-2016, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,683
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Forum: General Forum
07-25-2016, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 390
Looking for 4x 775Pro motors for summer project
My team will be working on a summer project and are looking for 775pro motors to use for its drive system. WCP, VexPro, and all other vendors who usually supply these motors are completely sold out...
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Forum: Televised Robotics
06-24-2016, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,623
Re: BattleBots Season 2
It was definitely an honor to fight Bronco (I was a member of Team Blacksmith) in the first round. They demonstrate the theory that with enough force, any robot can fly!
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Forum: Off-Season Events
05-25-2016, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 33,980
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Forum: Televised Robotics
05-12-2016, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,623
Re: BattleBots Season 2
As a member of Team Blacksmith, you know who I was rooting for during the melee episode ;)
I have to say that participating in Battlebots this year was one of the most exciting projects I've been...
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Forum: General Forum
05-11-2016, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 904
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Forum: General Forum
05-10-2016, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 904
Exciting Robotics Fundraiser in Los Angeles
Hope it's okay to post this here.
This summer, Team 4276, the Surf City Vikings from Huntington Beach, CA are raising funds to cover materials for student summer robotics projects, to introduce...
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Forum: General Forum
05-02-2016, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 220
Views: 39,679
Re: WILL.I.AM's comment on Einstein
You'll have to enlighten me I guess. Can't really find any good information on what meaningful impact he's had to promote STEM besides talking about how dope it is. If the point is to get the...
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Forum: General Forum
05-02-2016, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 220
Views: 39,679
Re: WILL.I.AM's comment on Einstein
Language aside, I still fail to see why anyone would be inspired or feel validated by a rapper / entertainment celebrity at a robotics and engineering competition.
As a kid, I never cared what a...
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Forum: General Forum
05-02-2016, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,303
Re: Unfortunate Red Card Ruling on Newton
I just want to say that FIRST needs a better method for allowing teams to communicate with refs when it comes to these types of rulings. A red card has very strong implications for a team,...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
05-02-2016, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 149
Views: 21,185
Re: 2016 IRI Rule Change Suggestions
1. Redefine a breach as damaging all 5 defenses.
2. Keep tower strength at 10 (like in Champs)
3. Make scaling more valuable -- 25 points
4. Allow robots to push up to 1 extra ball over/through...
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Forum: General Forum
04-30-2016, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,303
Unfortunate Red Card Ruling on Newton
Hi everyone -- I just wanted to hopefully have a conversation about a red card ruling we were on the wrong side of in the Newton division, Match 123.
My team (4276) was sitting in our own courtyard...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
04-27-2016, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,686
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Forum: General Forum
04-27-2016, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 111
Views: 33,104
Re: 2016 Newton Subdivision
Team 4276, the Surf City Vikings from Huntington Beach, CA is incredibly excited to be part of the Newton Division this year! Here's to great matches in the days ahead!
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Forum: General Forum
04-26-2016, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 15,618
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-19-2016, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,162
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-14-2016, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,124
Re: How do you make your second robot?
Team 4276 built 2 identical chassis and test-fit components on the practice chassis while the other was getting powder coated. Once we were happy with the component positions on the practice...
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Forum: Championship Event
04-13-2016, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,453
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Forum: Programming
04-12-2016, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,149
Re: How fast was your vision processing?
Our configuration is a USB Camera plugged into a Beaglebone processor running OpenCV, sending X-offset and target validity data through ethernet packets around ~50Hz. The image capture is at 30fps...
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The best legacy of this little machine is the inspiration she provided to a whole generation of future explorers who witnessed the unveiling of a planet through the eyes of a robot. - dlavery [more] 
