Forum: General Forum
02-01-2017, 16:47
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,529
Re: Robot in 3 Days 2017
Does it even matter if Ri3D fulfill FIRST's mission statement? I don't believe they are 'official' FIRST activities and most (all?) don't directly involve any high school students. I don't think it...
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Forum: General Forum
21-12-2016, 23:30
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,337
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Forum: General Forum
16-12-2016, 13:44
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,234
Re: 3,2,1, Liftoff! (DLC Pack 3 Speculation)
A really cool game would be to put game pieces (maybe with different weights?) into a bucket that is connected to a platform on a teeter totter type thing. Robots spend the entire match placing game...
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Forum: General Forum
15-12-2016, 23:35
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,234
Re: 3,2,1, Liftoff! (DLC Pack 3 Speculation)
I do like this is dynamic a lot, but could get really ugly regarding cheese caking ("hey, we are going to pick you but you have to remove everything you spent the last 3 months building. thanks!").
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Forum: General Forum
01-12-2016, 18:39
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,071
Re: drivers\coach selection
I think it is important to note that this works for 254 (and other top end teams) because they have a full practice field, practice robot and a lot of time to practice. For a team that doesn't have...
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Forum: Fantasy FIRST
29-11-2016, 17:30
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,043
Re: [FF]: Gauging Interest in Fantasy FiM
While not quite as fun as a direct head to head (although more 'fair'), an All Play league may make sense. Basically, everyone plays everyone else each week and receives a win or loss for each...
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Forum: General Forum
10-11-2016, 12:04
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,986
Re: Swerve vs. Butterfly Drivetrain
Yeah, I see what you are saying and I agree with it at the districts/regionals. There are many examples of swerve drives doing well at the championship as 3rd/4th robots (1640 off the top of my...
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Forum: General Forum
10-11-2016, 11:39
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,986
Re: Swerve vs. Butterfly Drivetrain
Especially for 3rd/4th robot, a butterfly drive will likely be viewed as a negative while a swerve will likely be viewed as a positive when it comes to alliance selection.
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Forum: General Forum
24-10-2016, 22:11
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Replies: 74
Views: 8,655
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Forum: General Forum
15-10-2016, 18:06
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,766
Re: Post Your Workshop pic/s (Update)
Very nice upgrades. Hopefully these upgrades come with attending a second regional? Based on these upgrades and recent success (#1 pick or finalist each of the past three seasons), I'm expecting a...
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Forum: General Forum
28-09-2016, 20:47
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,412
Re: Looking Forward Fall 2016 Survey
I was able to answer that question without issue using Chrome.
I think LF should continue to drift away from event predictions and more toward big picture concepts and trends. I remember when LF...
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Forum: General Forum
07-09-2016, 13:38
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Replies: 350
Views: 23,769
Re: [FIRST EMAIL] Stop Build Day Survey
For one season, I think you could restrict teams traveling outside their Champs-split region (or at least prevent non-bag teams traveling into a bag region).
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Forum: General Forum
07-09-2016, 13:35
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Replies: 350
Views: 23,769
Re: [FIRST EMAIL] Stop Build Day Survey
If the results of are the survey are mixed, I'd suggest a one year trial run of eliminating bagging the robot. Teams attending the North/East Championship do not bag their robots while those...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
24-08-2016, 13:06
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Replies: 302
Views: 32,544
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Forum: General Forum
21-08-2016, 18:37
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Replies: 42
Views: 5,307
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Forum: General Forum
20-08-2016, 18:41
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,079
Re: FIRST vs Free Speech
I actually think this a good topic to bring up. I've gone into pits dozens of times without wearing safety glasses similar to the OP walking past the volunteers without wearing closed-toed shoes. ...
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Forum: General Forum
20-07-2016, 23:04
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Replies: 132
Views: 13,712
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Forum: General Forum
19-07-2016, 00:01
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,077
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Forum: General Forum
17-07-2016, 11:10
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Replies: 132
Views: 13,712
Re: IRI Alliances
I think Cam Newton deserves a Super Bowl title more than Trevor Siemian.
Just because someone deserves it more, doesn't mean the winner doesn't deserve it.
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Forum: General Forum
15-07-2016, 10:42
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Replies: 148
Views: 34,582
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Forum: General Forum
09-07-2016, 21:50
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Replies: 148
Views: 34,582
Re: IRI 2016 Predictions
There's been a couple teams showcasing their new 2 ball autonomous modes. Is there any team (that doesn't have a consistent 1 ball) planning a defensive autonomous mode? I think it would be cool...
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Forum: General Forum
05-07-2016, 11:28
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Replies: 73
Views: 6,306
Re: Future FRC Technologies?
I do think we are overdue for a central database where teams can upload their data after the event (and could be used during the event). Similar to TBA but for data, I think it would be a huge help...
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Forum: Televised Robotics
02-07-2016, 15:51
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,626
Re: BattleBots Season 2
From 2002 to 2013, a team went from last in their division on year to winning it the next year. :)
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Forum: Televised Robotics
02-07-2016, 10:54
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,626
Re: BattleBots Season 2
I'm willing to concede that I'm not the viewer who would value that stuff, but it was 2 minutes and 27 seconds from the time they went to the field (and announced "Its Robot Fighting Time") to the...
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Forum: Televised Robotics
30-06-2016, 22:27
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,626
Re: BattleBots Season 2
Do they really need to announce "It's robot fightin' time!" and show the audience before every...single...match? I feel like there is a ton of wasted air time that could be replaced with at least...
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