Forum: Extra Discussion
23-03-2014, 06:35
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,236
Dozer at the West Michigan District
Thank You Wavelength for bring Dozer to the West Michigan District event this weekend. It was great to meet my favorite robot from the game animations in the pits and on the field.
For those not...
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Forum: CD Forum Support
20-12-2010, 14:09
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,423
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Forum: Off-Season Events
23-10-2008, 14:00
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,188
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Forum: Championship Event
20-04-2008, 00:50
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Replies: 67
Views: 6,833
Re: 2008 Championships Webcast
I really didn't get to see much of the webcasts, but I was extremely pleased with what I saw when I did:
Every time I brought it up it worked the first time.
There were very few...
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Forum: Championship Event
20-04-2008, 00:15
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,588
Re: Who won what awards?
I thought about this at dinner tonight, that I should have recorded and posted award results as I watched the web cast today. This wait for awards posting is annoying (and somewhat common) for all...
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Forum: Championship Event
12-04-2008, 00:18
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,104
Re: Archimedes Story
Great story Beth! Team 85 is happy to see ourselves with such a prominent role in your tale. I hope the team can be just as key to the action on the field.You really should avoid that...
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Forum: Programming
03-04-2008, 11:54
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,092
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Forum: Team Organization
28-03-2008, 10:46
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Replies: 112
Views: 18,630
Re: BEST TEAM IDENTITY
I'd rather not add any repeats from others. I notice that many of those mentioned have had an incredibly consistent image over the years, which adds greatly to their prominence on this list. I...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
25-03-2008, 19:57
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Replies: 42
Views: 9,566
Re: 2008 Off Season Events Calendar
West Michigan Robotics Invitational
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Grandville High School, Grandville, MI
Host Teams: 74, 85, 288, 904
Registration and info here (http://wmri.robodawgs.com/)
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Forum: Regional Competitions
22-03-2008, 13:36
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Replies: 131
Views: 14,592
Re: 2008 West Michigan Regional
OK, I take it back, that has definitely been one of the most exciting first round of quarterfinals I've seen in ten years of doing this.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
18-03-2008, 09:44
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,303
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Forum: Regional Competitions
17-03-2008, 20:04
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Replies: 131
Views: 14,592
Stats and tidbits
This years WMR looks to be a little different than past years for lots of reasons:
No team 67!!!!! They've been there every year that we've been a regional, and attended the off season events...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
16-03-2008, 19:15
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Replies: 110
Views: 12,373
Re: 2008 Boilermaker Regional
Boilermaker sounds like it was another exciting time this year. What an amazing roster! St. Louis was great (except for the drive), but I miss visiting Purdue this year.
Since the FIRST site still...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
10-03-2008, 11:56
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,183
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Forum: Control System
09-03-2008, 14:50
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,082
Re: Using Analog Inputs as Digital (on the OI)
Team 85 has used three 12 position switches for several years now. One sets the autonomous path. Others are used for selecting debug information to be sent out the programming port and displayed on...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
07-03-2008, 22:19
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Replies: 105
Views: 13,568
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Forum: General Forum
07-03-2008, 16:20
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Replies: 8
Views: 958
Re: Lots of crossing the plane
The penalty I was hearing a lot in AZ that we didn't see in St. Louis is the interference inside the bumper zone. These seem less in what little I've seen since their lunch, but there were quite a...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
05-03-2008, 16:10
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Replies: 1
Views: 950
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Forum: Extra Discussion
05-03-2008, 15:01
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,765
Re: pic: Built On Brains 2008 Pre-Ship #2
Probably not the best camera angle or lighting on this shot Josh. I think this was taken when we found a rather annoying intermittent set of limit switch problems as we were approaching lunch. One...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
04-03-2008, 11:08
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Replies: 105
Views: 13,568
Re: 2008 Arizona Regional
After seeing the 2007 AZ regional, I can sure understand wanting to go there. It's a great field of competitors in a friendly and well run regional.
Although I won't be visiting this year, I'll be...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
04-03-2008, 10:04
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,232
Re: Built On Brains 2008
That's just the one time on video, although we really try to avoid it, those lights have probably been hit by a robot or projectile every year since 2004. Amazingly rugged....
Good video Josh, I'll...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
03-03-2008, 16:27
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Replies: 116
Views: 13,856
Re: 2008 St. Louis Regional
Sorry about the Shop Rags, the Drive/pit crew were too busy on Thursday and Friday to pass out many and the other team members seemed to get wrapped up pretty heavily in the stands scouting and...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
03-03-2008, 16:12
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Replies: 116
Views: 13,856
Re: 2008 St. Louis Regional
If nothing else you earned a lot of respect from everyone in St. Louis! It was nice to have you guys as neighbors in the pits and in the stands. Both BOB and the RoboDawgs look forward to seeing...
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Forum: General Forum
03-03-2008, 11:04
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Replies: 55
Views: 6,722
Re: week 1: Three Things I've Learned
#1. I think the game is much more exciting for an audience than I expected at kickoff. I have to agree with Indy Sam here, except I would add the exciting semifinals. I certainly would not have...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
29-02-2008, 22:28
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Replies: 116
Views: 13,856
View from the Pits
I'll give quick update from the non-competition side of things.
We've been busy in the pits, but so has almost everyone, it seems. It is a first week regional so that's not entirely unexpected. ...
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To me, the changing rules are a big part of the fun. If the rules stayed the same year to year, robots would start to look the same. That would be boring. - Richard Wallace [more] 
