Forum: General Forum
Yesterday, 04:27 PM
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Re: Robot in 3 Days 2017
Joe,
A thought that might push the tension you are describing into the background (not make it irrelevant, but move it into background) is this:
If I understood them correctly, FRC's founder(s)...
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Forum: General Forum
12-31-2016, 07:31 PM
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Re: Robot in 3 Days 2017
Just a reminder. Obviously, anyone, on any side of this discussion, is welcome to use it to support their position, or their plans for the season.
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Forum: General Forum
12-23-2016, 03:48 PM
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Re: Max Age for FRC Participants?
This mentality, run amok, is one of the dystopian futures I worry about when I (in my personal opinion) see robot-excellence crowding out exposing-students-to-STEM in some CD conversations.
And, I...
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Forum: General Forum
12-17-2016, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Pan-Tilts, Heavy-Duty, Surplus, For Sale
:)
These were made by a company that was bought by FLIR. However, now that they are part of the collective, I'm sure my contacts there will be glad to increase the email frequency until you see...
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Forum: General Forum
12-17-2016, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 36
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Re: Minimum age for FRC?
Unless something has changed recently, the ages listed on that part of the FIRST site are recommendations, like the recommended ages on games and toys; and are not rules that must be strictly...
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Forum: General Forum
12-17-2016, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 36
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Re: Minimum age for FRC?
Answer = Newborn
PS: Searching CD for the three words minimum, age, and FRC will find answers and discussions.
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Forum: General Forum
12-17-2016, 01:13 PM
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Pan-Tilts, Heavy-Duty, Surplus, For Sale
Folks,
A company I used to work for has gone out of business. They are selling what remains of their assets at hugely discounted prices (you get to haggle).
There are a handful of beastly-heavy...
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Forum: General Forum
12-14-2016, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,868
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Forum: General Forum
12-14-2016, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 13
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Re: Robot Teams and Gaming
CMBrandon,
I think I 'm stating the obvious; but just in case...
If your vision includes adding a side-venue of some sort at or near official FIRST/VEX events, I suggest treading lightly, and...
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Forum: CAD
12-05-2016, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Robot Simulation Compatible With Solidworks
Based on your reply, I'll second what Lireal wrote, and add a little to it.
Because you don't seem to want to just drive a virtual robot for fun, or for show & tell, I'm guessing that you do want to...
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Forum: CAD
12-02-2016, 10:08 AM
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Re: Robot Simulation Compatible With Solidworks
Caddy,
I think you will be able to get better advice if you can clarify what questions you want the simulation to answer, and clarify what you mean when you write "run with solidworks". I'll guess...
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Forum: General Forum
11-30-2016, 05:16 PM
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Views: 6,887
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Forum: General Forum
11-29-2016, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 16
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Re: FRC Simulators (That still work)
Chris is being kind.
There were plenty of bugs, and twitchy behaviors in each version.
If I am able to create new versions, I plan to use 20/20 hindsight to emphasize drive-ability (and a few...
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Forum: General Forum
11-29-2016, 09:51 AM
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Re: FRC Simulators (That still work)
Dave replied and told me that he couldn't get the old code to work either.
His guesses at the root causes were similar to mine. Software tends to corrode/erode over time in the sense that as...
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Forum: General Forum
11-26-2016, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,585
Re: FRC Simulators (That still work)
Hmmmm,
In a wild guess, Captain Obvious is guessing that the software for creating a match and simulating the progress of the match worked (maybe), but that rendering the field, game pieces, and...
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Forum: General Forum
11-26-2016, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,585
Re: FRC Simulators (That still work)
Daniel,
At the top right of the WPI page where you downloaded the executables, there is also a link for downloading a Word doc with instructions for starting a server and client. Are you attempting...
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Forum: General Forum
11-26-2016, 02:02 AM
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Re: FRC Simulators (That still work)
Daniel,
I've been planning to begin working on a replacement (6th Gear). If I get some time in the next few days, I'll take a shot at reviving a copy of one of the 5th Gear versions (BTW - each...
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Forum: General Forum
11-25-2016, 07:53 PM
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Forum: General Forum
11-18-2016, 01:49 PM
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Re: Dealing with Finances
Becoming a 4H club that uses school facilities might be a viable option. In some locations 4H clubs are entitled to a level of free use of school facilities. If that part of the equation would be...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
11-17-2016, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 302
Views: 32,525
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Forum: Regional Competitions
11-17-2016, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 302
Views: 32,525
Re: Video Review Needs to Happen Now
TL, DR: A) Ask the right question(s). B) Measure the baseline. C) Understand the relationships. D) Tweak the independent variables. E) Measure the results. F) Decide what...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
11-14-2016, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 302
Views: 32,525
Re: Video Review Needs to Happen Now
Chris,
I broadly agree with your comments about game design, but I agree far less with the assertion about off-season event hosts being left with (probably) only video replay in their bag of tricks...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
11-13-2016, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 302
Views: 32,525
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Forum: General Forum
11-06-2016, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,711
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Forum: General Forum
11-04-2016, 07:58 PM
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