Forum: Technical Discussion
13-01-2015, 09:15
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,709
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Forum: Kit & Additional Hardware
07-01-2015, 15:20
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Replies: 3
Views: 977
Re: Mecanum Wheels
Mecanums are more trouble than they are worth. Getting a robot to 120 lbs is a challenge for most teams, let alone balancing that load for the mecanums to function properly. I would tell a team to...
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Forum: General Forum
04-01-2015, 19:14
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,715
Re: Bumpers
While bumpers are not "required", many teams will likely make something similar past bumpers for their own protection in an hectic environment.
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Forum: Electrical
02-01-2015, 13:13
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,084
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Forum: Regional Competitions
13-03-2014, 13:37
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,320
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Forum: Regional Competitions
13-03-2014, 12:20
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,320
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Forum: Regional Competitions
13-03-2014, 12:18
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,320
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Forum: Regional Competitions
13-03-2014, 11:46
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,320
Re: 2014 Greater Kansas City Regional
Good luck to all the teams in KC this weekend. Wish I could make it, but I have too many tests this next week.
Also to open the stream in VLC instead of your browser: Media->Open Network Stream and...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
08-01-2014, 19:41
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,383
Re: 7/16-28 Bolt or Threaded Rod
Try calling them, if you looked on their website. Sometimes they have it somewhere, just not on their site.
Source: Worked in a factory, learned first hand calling is better.
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Forum: Pneumatics
07-01-2014, 16:05
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,053
Re: Legal compressors?
Pretty much any compressor that fits that criteria.
Edit: NVM posted while I was posting.
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Forum: Robot Showcase
23-02-2013, 15:39
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Replies: 33
Views: 6,355
Re: Team Driven 1730 Reveal
The sideways oriented shooter was inherent in this design. This design came as it's own concept as a whole robot instead of the typical sub-systems due to the nature of this concept.
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Forum: Electrical
06-01-2013, 11:50
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,493
Re: Wireless DAP 1522 configuration
Got to Dlink's website and download version 2.03, update the Dlink. We figured this out yesterday at our quick build that our regional does for the teams who need assistance in our area.
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Forum: Technical Discussion
20-05-2012, 12:02
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,193
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Forum: General Forum
11-05-2012, 16:20
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Replies: 148
Views: 28,523
Re: Championship 2014 Proposal
No hockey arena would work due to the possibility of the Stanley Cup playoffs (St. Louis was playing L.A. not to far from the Edward Jones Dome while the championships were wrapping up). This is why...
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Forum: General Forum
04-05-2012, 10:42
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,276
Re: Best bridge manipulators/balancing mechanisms?
One of my favorites would have to be 2056's manipulator/ball gatherer. It was used in unexpected ways when they would shove it under the bridge to aid the balance.
Some people have mentioned 1730's...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
30-04-2012, 13:31
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,386
Re: 987 Implementation of Kinect on robot
Thanks, big fan of your guy's robot. Amazing job all around. Watched all the Curie eliminations and you guys just kept putting on a show. Again, great job on the robot.
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Forum: General Forum
30-04-2012, 13:02
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Replies: 5
Views: 864
Re: FIRST and Google - Alumni
There's some person in charge of the main Google page specifically at Google. They def. need to do it. Having that person on board would help.
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Forum: Technical Discussion
30-04-2012, 12:55
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,386
987 Implementation of Kinect on robot
I know personally, I would like to know how 987 implemented the Kinect on their robot. From what I've seen it's far superior to the traditional camera. I wanted to know how it was connected, where...
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Forum: General Forum
30-04-2012, 01:55
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,404
Re: Severe Weather Precautions in STL
We were on the ending edge of the tornado warning, they removed people from the upper-deck from what I heard. Saying tornado warning in a stadium like that would be like the same as yelling fire,...
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Forum: General Forum
30-04-2012, 01:44
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Replies: 83
Views: 23,487
Re: FIRST's statement on Einstein
My disappointment in the situation is that the alliances were not able to perform to their full potential. Curie had a really intense finals, great teams on both sides, and I didn't notice connection...
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Forum: General Forum
28-04-2012, 23:39
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Replies: 267
Views: 60,419
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Forum: General Forum
28-04-2012, 23:36
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Replies: 79
Views: 14,042
Re: The communication tides are shifting...
Not sure how your team is doing vision processing... Most teams use the laptop for that to not reduce robot performance... Also, there was vision processing before the C-RIO. Look at Rack 'n Roll...
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Forum: General Forum
28-04-2012, 23:28
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Replies: 267
Views: 60,419
Re: Einstein 2012
We were going to leave early because of the literal injustice we were watching unfold consistently infront of us (and was blatantly ignored). Of course this was the time the dome was quietly going on...
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Forum: General Forum
28-04-2012, 23:26
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,404
Re: Severe Weather Precautions in STL
Myself and other alumni, who were fed up with what was going on on Einstein, found out about the weather and were forced to stay by event security. Also there were some discrete signs on the video...
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Forum: General Forum
28-04-2012, 23:15
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Replies: 267
Views: 60,419
Re: Einstein 2012
That entire sequence of events that occurred on Einstein was hard to watch as a FIRST alumnus. I know myself and several other alumni were very disappoint.
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