Forum: General Forum
21-09-2016, 01:04
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Replies: 80
Views: 5,688
Re: STEM vs. STEAM
The emphasis of the program is "Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology". Art means many things to many people- to some, it's music, painting, and writing. To others, it's a false...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
05-06-2016, 11:01
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,683
Re: Most underrated/undervalued tools
This is the closest I've seen so far, but 6 pages and no one comes up with Label Maker? Nothing speeds up troubleshooting faster than knowing literally at a glance which speed controller does what,...
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Forum: General Forum
04-01-2015, 11:54
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,759
Re: The Design Behind Recycle Rush
Would you say skiing, weightlifting, diving, running, gymnastics, golf, or any other score or time based non head to head sports are not competitive? Competition does not always mean directly facing...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
03-01-2015, 13:34
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,396
Re: Compatition Ranking
I think it is to normalize the "perfect storm" random chance alliances, where 3 super powerful robots are paired by the all mighty randomized partner algorithm. It dilutes that one magic match where...
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Forum: General Forum
15-06-2014, 17:02
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,099
Re: A Celebration of Life - Sarah Le
The news of Sarah's passing hit me like a punch in the stomach. I first worked with her at the championship last year, scoring the pyramid goals on Einstein. We didn't talk much, but there was a...
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Forum: General Forum
15-03-2014, 19:15
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Replies: 50
Views: 11,753
Re: FRC Blog - It Wasn’t Against the Rules
I usually try to stay quiet in discussions like this, but I feel the need to address this:
If replacing them is that easy, take on the roll of volunteer coordinator and do it. See how easy it is....
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Forum: General Forum
16-09-2013, 21:12
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,151
Re: Engineering Olympics Ideas
Each year Yale University also runs a Physics Olympics. Some of their challenges from previous years are posted on their website:
Click on the "Events" For each year, there are links to PDFs...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
16-05-2013, 14:31
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Replies: 44
Views: 9,225
Re: pic: Remember when?
Might have been 2000 then... before divisions. I remember Watt from somewhere, by my old age causes me to blur some of the Disney years together.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
16-05-2013, 02:58
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Replies: 44
Views: 9,225
Re: pic: Remember when?
I can confirm this with photographic evidence:
http://i.imgur.com/ZMZotgT.jpg
(yes I was there... my senior year on team 38)
I remember there being a Newton, and a Watt. I don't recall Curie or...
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Forum: General Forum
14-05-2013, 11:49
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Replies: 60
Views: 10,871
Re: What First is missing.
Sounds a lot like what VEX and FTC are intended for. Some areas don't have the financial means/mentors/build spaces available to support a program on the scale of FRC in every school. Grants are...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
06-05-2013, 17:16
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,657
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Forum: General Forum
29-04-2013, 21:59
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Replies: 308
Views: 52,890
Re: 2013 Lessons Learned: The Negative
I meant the follow up video, I don't know if that has been done for the years CMP has been in St. Louis. I remember in Atlanta, the previous year's Chairman's award winning team produced a video...
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Forum: General Forum
29-04-2013, 21:50
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Replies: 308
Views: 52,890
Re: 2013 Lessons Learned: The Negative
I traveled to St. Louis this season as a volunteer (working on Newton, great times there!). I have attended the Championship since 2000, including 2003, (the infamous Houston year), and every year...
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Forum: General Forum
20-02-2013, 00:17
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,910
Re: Round Robot(s)
It does look cute, but don't let the angle fool you! It's about 30" wide and 36" long! Our shooter looks kind of like the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars. With that on top it looks like a bit...
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Forum: General Forum
20-02-2013, 00:11
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,910
Re: Round Robot(s)
Not quite round, but octagonal!
(we do have a shooter, just wasn't ready in time for Suffield Shakedown.)
http://i.imgur.com/l44uu8cl.jpg
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Forum: Electrical
18-02-2013, 23:20
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,537
Re: Victor 888 "y" cable issues
We noticed the same thing with 888s. My suspicion is the 888's may have significantly lower "deadband" than the 884s, making them much more susceptible to slight variations in PWM input. If the...
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Forum: General Forum
06-02-2013, 08:46
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,212
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Forum: Robot Showcase
20-10-2012, 14:40
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,306
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Forum: Awards
03-04-2012, 23:58
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,136
Re: Congratulations to 2012 WFFA
Thanks for this Taylor! Team Beta's students did a pretty good job of describing Mike Murphy in his submission essay, so I'll attach it here. The whole team was ecstatic when we heard his name...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
21-03-2012, 15:56
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Replies: 145
Views: 24,114
Re: 2012 New York City Regional
As I understand the rule in question, the idea isn't that the specs between an on or off-board compressor are the same, but that the off-board compressor is governed by the control system. ...
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Forum: Electrical
13-02-2012, 14:49
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,332
Re: Jaguars not functioning with CIM motors
You mentioned you were using chains to drive the wheels. Do you know what kind of gearbox and/or what sprocket sizes you're using on the motor side and on the wheel side? It's possible your drive...
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Forum: General Forum
04-10-2011, 20:20
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,726
Re: WE'VE DONE IT!
Of course! Still take only 3 seconds to boot, and still work great. Even the old Victor 883's, with diodes, still work perfectly!
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Forum: General Forum
04-10-2011, 11:10
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,726
Re: WE'VE DONE IT!
I still have team 38's robot at home from 2000 with the IFI control system, where the Operator Interface has only 3 digits to display the team number, channel, and battery voltage. I remember when...
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Forum: General Forum
02-08-2011, 22:50
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Replies: 82
Views: 17,709
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Forum: General Forum
30-07-2011, 12:28
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,934
Re: Hello everybody
I've seen this sort of spam here before. It starts with an innocent enough post. A few weeks go by, the post falls off the most recent posts list, gets buried in the forum somewhere. ...
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