Forum: Rules/Strategy
16-12-2016, 21:18
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,451
Re: Use of Earpieces during Competition
I am not sure what the rule is on this, but I think that if everyone in the driverstation has wired earpieces to just each other it could be legal. I have thought about doing it to help me hear the...
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Forum: General Forum
05-11-2016, 17:06
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Replies: 2
Views: 462
Extension spring help
I am working on a project that has very tight space constraints. I am sorry but I am cannot show a picture but basically I need to move a linear ram ~1 inch with atleast 10 pounds of force. I have 2...
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Forum: General Forum
28-10-2016, 15:29
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Replies: 62
Views: 7,853
Re: FIRST website is an embarasment
I have tried to tell people where to go to find information on teams and other things like that. When I have done this they have not been able to navigate the website well. It is very difficult to...
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Forum: General Forum
25-10-2016, 12:22
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,518
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Forum: General Forum
24-10-2016, 02:43
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,098
Football kickers
After tonight's football game of Arizona vs the Seahawks I think the CD community should design and build our own robotic kicking machine to sell to NFL teams then use the money to pay for entry fees.
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Forum: General Forum
19-05-2016, 01:50
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Replies: 64
Views: 7,245
Re: Best Scaling Bot This Season?
Personally i would say 1983, 254, 148, 2056.
I cannot tell you the amount of matches 1983 won because of their climber. It was lightning fast and i only ever saw them miss a few times.
254 only...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
15-05-2016, 02:12
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,962
Re: Drive Train Controls
So I have been a driver for 3 seasons. Sadly I'm graduating so I'm done:( Anyways I have tried joystick, tank, and my own version of arcade drive. I was absolute junk at tank drive. Maybe it was just...
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Forum: General Forum
30-04-2016, 08:06
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,146
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Forum: General Forum
25-04-2016, 20:05
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Replies: 92
Views: 20,044
Re: Dropshots Fired!
Don't know if this is real or not...
https://www.facebook.com/robonauts118/videos/1064654356904435/
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Forum: General Forum
24-04-2016, 20:56
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Replies: 39
Views: 7,166
Re: Comparison of DIV MAX OPRs
I think it is possible to maybe see a situation happen on Newton like one that happened back in 2013 with 1678. 1678 seeded one and burned many of the top teams in their division then selected 148 to...
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Forum: General Forum
02-04-2016, 09:07
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Replies: 85
Views: 10,132
Re: Alliance Request
Last year and this year are the first time we have "advertised" to other teams. One thing to take into account is who you are lobbying to. Generally when we lobby to other teams they are ranked in...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
01-04-2016, 11:15
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,222
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Forum: General Forum
30-03-2016, 01:27
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,685
Re: Boulder inconsistency issue
Our shooter sees little to none or no variation between brand new and used balls. All shoot just as easily and are very accurate. The consistent shot has made our robot very competitive. The ball...
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Forum: General Forum
25-03-2016, 00:21
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Replies: 125
Views: 21,878
Re: 2016 Shirt Trading Thread
I have several 3663 shirts I can trade. Medium and large. My preferences: 1678, 1114, 148, 1986, 254, 16, 2056 or any other cool teams. Pm me if interested
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Forum: Pneumatics
24-03-2016, 14:49
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,272
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Forum: General Forum
14-03-2016, 22:52
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Replies: 2
Views: 739
Dart actuator problems
This last weekend in glacier peak we ran into a significant problem with our dart actuators. During the competition we had the small metal gear that drives the plastic potentiometer hear slip. The...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
14-03-2016, 12:17
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,988
Re: Using the Xbox One controller ?
We use xbox one controllers. They work great! We use 2 and both run just fine. Ours are the micro usb connection ones. The only problem we had was that our DS computer was not running Windows 10....
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
13-03-2016, 10:11
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,138
Re: Scream For Sally
Most teams just avoid the Sally port and drawbridge anyway, so why block your visibility and hurt your ability to gain ranking points by putting out a defense that nobody tries anyway and only makes...
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Forum: General Forum
13-03-2016, 10:06
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Replies: 59
Views: 10,512
Re: Hardest Shooting Robots
Wa have made a half court shot easily on a basketball court. Ours can shoot the full length of the field. It's the fastes I have seen in pnw. But I don't think it is quite as fast as some of the ones...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
13-03-2016, 00:49
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,138
Re: Scream For Sally
I could easily go both ways on this. Having driven in very bad scenarios this year with the drawbridge out I would totally vote for the Sally port. For all the people in this thread, how many have...
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Forum: General Forum
10-03-2016, 00:31
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,031
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Forum: General Forum
06-03-2016, 00:53
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,211
Driver observations from week 1
Observations/tips from driving week 1. Some of things may have been said in other threads, or be obvious, but hopefully it is helpful to others.
1. This is by far the worst game for sight lines....
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Forum: General Forum
03-03-2016, 15:23
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Replies: 36
Views: 12,009
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Forum: Robot Showcase
02-03-2016, 01:41
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,165
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Forum: Robot Showcase
02-03-2016, 00:29
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,273
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