Forum: Electrical
07-12-2016, 19:21
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,401
Re: New AM Shrink Tube Solder
We use a product (http://www.te.com/usa-en/product-764619-000.html) similar to these for grounding the shielding of cables we build here at work. I thought they were the coolest things when I first...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
26-02-2016, 18:18
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Replies: 290
Views: 63,090
Re: Palmetto Regional Week 0.5
One team is able to earn the Ranking Point on their own by breaching the defenses, where it requires all 3 robots to earn the Ranking Point for a captured tower.
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
10-01-2016, 13:27
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,543
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
09-01-2016, 19:07
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,543
Re: Autonomous Point Stacking
From section 3.1.3, you can only receive points for 1 REACHING or CROSSING.
Whether or not you can receive both REACHING and CROSSING is not specifically stated that I have read. Every time REACHING...
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 18:47
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,449
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 18:37
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,449
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 18:23
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,449
Re: Tower Damage During Autonomous
My reading of the second paragraph is that any BOULDER scored damages the TOWER, regardless of the game period.
I have not seen in the rules where it states that DEFENSES can not be damaged in Auto....
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 18:14
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,318
Re: Most unused defense of 2016?
Category A: Portcullis v. Cheval de Frise
The Portcullis allows for has one part to move, and can be contacted in on place, but it must be lifted over the height of the robot passing through. A...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
09-01-2016, 17:32
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,634
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 17:30
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,449
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
09-01-2016, 16:45
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,634
Re: G28 + G11 seems broken
There are two reasons to head to the TOWER even if it is still standing! From 3.3.1, there are 5 points for a CHALLENGE and 15 points for a SCALE! Now, there won't be any CAPTURE points, though.
My...
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 16:36
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Replies: 238
Views: 44,246
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 16:35
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Replies: 238
Views: 44,246
Re: FIRST STRONGHOLD Discussion
The issue seems to be that SPY is not defined in the GLOSSARY. If you check out the definition of SPY BOX, though, it is located outside the FIELD. Rule G9 then discusses the occupant of the SPY...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
09-01-2016, 16:04
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,634
Re: G28 + G11 seems broken
The intent of the rule seems to be to keep the situation above from happening. Basically, when that 20 second mark hits, you need to be doing everything you can to be getting away from the opponents...
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 15:56
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Replies: 238
Views: 44,246
Re: FIRST STRONGHOLD Discussion
I got something crossed on my replying, that was an irrelevant response by me.
Being that there are double of the DEFENSES (the audience selected DEFENSE being the same for both ALLIANCES) I would...
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 15:42
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Replies: 238
Views: 44,246
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 15:39
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Replies: 238
Views: 44,246
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 15:17
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Replies: 238
Views: 44,246
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 15:14
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Replies: 238
Views: 44,246
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 14:56
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Replies: 238
Views: 44,246
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 14:53
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Replies: 238
Views: 44,246
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 14:45
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Replies: 238
Views: 44,246
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 14:41
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Replies: 238
Views: 44,246
Re: FIRST STRONGHOLD Discussion
This information was posted on the Blog a while back. (http://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc/blog/something-new%E2%80%93team-standards)
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Forum: Kit & Additional Hardware
09-01-2016, 14:25
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,964
Re: Gopher SoftiBall - 2016 Game Piece
From the stand point of designing and testing a robot, you only need one BOULDER. Per G38, the robot can only be in control of one BOULDER.
They do seem a little pricey for game pieces, and for what...
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 11:59
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,858
Re: Game Manual Code
nightpool, the issue is there is now access to an uncontrolled version of the manual available to teams. I seem to be unable to find it, but it is stated somewhere to not re-host FIRST documents....
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