Forum: Rules/Strategy
13-12-2016, 14:50
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,160
Re: Alternative to foul points: extra time?
An interesting idea, for sure. It is something that was discussed way back when I used to design Vex games for the Milwaukee Vex Programs (pre VRC). We had a slightly different implementation of it...
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Forum: General Forum
18-11-2016, 22:26
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,680
Re: 3D Printed Parts on an FRC Robot?
I'll have to get some better pictures after Thanksgiving when we start meeting again, but no, the gearbox did not provide any structure for the frame. The output shaft ran through a bearing on the...
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Forum: General Forum
18-11-2016, 13:47
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,680
Re: 3D Printed Parts on an FRC Robot?
FRC1675 has used 3d printed parts for 4 years now. Most of our parts have been done on a Stratasys Dimension 1200 but we have also had limited success with the the Ekocycle printers that were given...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
30-08-2016, 13:23
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Replies: 0
Views: 440
RoboFest 6 (Milwaukee, WI)
RoboFest 6 is happening on September 24th, 2016. Come and play StrongHold one more time - but do it at one of the largest MakerFaire events in the world!
RoboFest is hosted by Team 1675, The...
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Forum: General Forum
28-06-2016, 13:37
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Replies: 59
Views: 6,026
Re: # of Divisions at Championships
Yep, of course there are tradeoffs. Like I said, with a 50 team division, its not so bad. A 60 team regional is horrible. 35 team districts actually sounds pretty good - fewer matches yes, but longer...
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Forum: General Forum
27-06-2016, 18:26
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Replies: 59
Views: 6,026
Re: # of Divisions at Championships
There's one thing that continues to be forgotten in this thread:
Matches will be played in the pits, not the arenas.
You will not see 8 fields in the pits, plus practice fields, so the only way 8...
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Forum: General Forum
23-06-2016, 13:58
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Replies: 39
Views: 5,556
Re: North Championship vs South Championship
One way to fix the qualifying space issue is to reduce the number of teams that qualify. I'm not suggesting don't qualify Rookies or EI or Chairman's. I'm suggesting going back to 2v2. Or...
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Forum: General Forum
20-05-2016, 13:25
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Replies: 209
Views: 18,544
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Forum: Technical Discussion
12-05-2016, 09:28
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,406
Re: Intake RPM
We used upper and lower Bag Motors on a 10:1 VP with a 1:1 9mm belt from gearbox to 2.375" Banebot wheels. Theoretical RPM on those wheels is about 1300rpm. Robot ground speed was max 15fps (though I...
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Forum: General Forum
11-05-2016, 14:56
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Replies: 73
Views: 6,309
Re: Wisconsin District Rankings
Personally, I have never understood the "state money" argument for transitioning to districts since most of those same sponsors probably already sponsor the local regional event that is bringing in...
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Forum: General Forum
10-05-2016, 14:12
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Replies: 73
Views: 6,309
Re: Wisconsin District Rankings
I'm glad to see a lot of people talking about and interested in this topic. My quest began after 2015 Wisconsin Regional and Eric has picked up where I have been unable to.
Ideally, I could see the...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
10-05-2016, 13:42
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,716
Re: pic: Houston Venue for Championship 2017
My understanding, after asking about it at the meeting at 2015 Champs, is that all of FRC will be taking place in the convention center. All matches. They did not have an answer for whether or not...
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Forum: General Forum
27-03-2016, 20:06
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Replies: 61
Views: 8,526
Re: Wisconsin Regional 2016
After watching the archived webcast again, 1306's intake is above 537 during the pushing match, but 537 is definitely still moving at 20 seconds, which should be an automatic scale awarded to 1306....
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Forum: General Forum
02-03-2016, 11:30
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Replies: 184
Views: 21,416
Re: Team Update 14 (2016)
If a team bagged a ROBOT and an assembly of spare parts, but the assembly of spare parts was lacking wheels, would a "reasonably astute observer" think that an assembly of spare parts without wheels...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
24-02-2016, 18:23
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,360
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Forum: Extra Discussion
24-02-2016, 16:16
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,360
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Forum: General Forum
24-02-2016, 10:36
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,321
Re: Team Update 13 (2016)
When I used to be a ref, I was always instructed to specifically go FIND AND TALK TO THE TEAM that I called a foul on, no matter how insignificant or obvious the penalty was. We want teams to play at...
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Forum: Electrical
19-02-2016, 11:31
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Replies: 52
Views: 5,855
Re: Losing connection when ramping over defenses
We are seeing the same behavior, with both the competition and practice robots. Both robots worked well for the first couple of minutes and now any forceful contact with the defenses causes a loss of...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
15-05-2015, 10:15
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,517
Re: Experience with 3D Printed Gears
We experimented with printed gears prior to the 2013 season but ended up not using them due to strength concerns after testing. These were intended for drive gearbox main gears. We did have a few...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
14-05-2015, 13:46
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,029
2015 RoboFest - Milwaukee
Registration is now open for 2015 RoboFest!
http://www.team1675.net/robofest/
Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - Competition
Sunday, September 27th, 2015 - Exhibition
The event will once again be...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
14-05-2015, 13:42
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Replies: 39
Views: 10,390
Re: 2015 M.A.R.C. ROBOTICS COMPETITION
Unfortunately its looking like Team 1675 The Ultimate Protection Squad will be unable to attend this year due to prior obligations. We will miss our friends in Michigan, but hopefully we'll run into...
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Forum: Championship Event
04-05-2015, 09:54
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Replies: 136
Views: 18,277
Re: Proposal for the 2 Championship format
We're already sacrificing the stadium feel. It seems that most people are still unaware that in the original announcement it clearly says that all matches will be played in the convention centers....
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Forum: Championship Event
27-04-2015, 14:08
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Replies: 37
Views: 8,738
Re: Einstein Spectator Experience
I was spectating from the concourse level seats in Section 406. The view of both fields was good, part of one of the screens was obstructed but there were enough other screens that I found it to be...
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Forum: General Forum
10-04-2015, 00:03
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Replies: 739
Views: 121,038
Re: Future First Championship News
If the games continue to be like Recycle Rush, two Championships makes total sense - each Championship only needs half of each playing field! Houston can be Red, and Detroit can be Blue, and the...
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Forum: General Forum
23-03-2015, 14:35
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Replies: 91
Views: 13,559
Re: (Lack of) Value in the Regional Model
While the discussion about regionals vs districts is important, Sean hit the nail on the head. The fact is that districts WILL eventually be universal (for all but a few select locations), but until...
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