Forum: Off-Season Events
12-05-2009, 11:30
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Forum: District Events
24-04-2009, 13:45
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,775
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Forum: General Forum
21-04-2009, 16:55
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,946
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Forum: District Events
21-04-2009, 15:18
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,068
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Forum: General Forum
21-04-2009, 15:11
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Replies: 63
Views: 10,874
Re: Lunacy Review
ditto! :)
Best game ever - 1999
Some human player interaction, but it was callenging and it had an excellent end game.
Worst game ever - 2001
To anyone complaining about this game being...
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Forum: Championship Event
21-04-2009, 10:21
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Replies: 52
Views: 9,689
Re: What happened in Curie???
I think that you will notice that the Championship winning alliance used this same strategy. It was also used very succesfully in the Michigan Championship eliminations.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
20-04-2009, 13:29
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Replies: 33
Views: 7,348
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Forum: Extra Discussion
30-01-2009, 08:41
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,622
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
23-01-2009, 13:43
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,826
Re: Teamwork Strategy for Scoring
Here is another thought;
It will be much easier to stop a robot for a few seconds somewhere on the field than it will be to push a robot into a position to be loaded by your payload specialist. ...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
15-01-2009, 08:21
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Replies: 103
Views: 13,929
Re: Shooter vs Dumper Trade Study
5 seconds is an eternity for a good dumper design. all of our prototyping says that we should be able to dump 7 balls in about 2 seconds. (not counting the time it takes to chase down and pin an...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
13-01-2009, 09:46
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,735
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Forum: Extra Discussion
13-01-2009, 09:34
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,735
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Forum: General Forum
24-04-2007, 16:37
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Replies: 75
Views: 9,582
Re: Best Robot Ever 92-07 edition
I can't believe there hasn't been a single vote for 1114 in 2004. I know it wasn't the most dominant robot of the year, but it definately has my vote for the biggest "cool factor".
ps
I also have...
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Forum: General Forum
04-04-2007, 13:39
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,149
Re: will ford first do it again
Hi all
I just want to point out in reference to the above; I was one of these "professional mentors" for 8 years and I have never felt that Delphi was "providing me" to the team. In fact my...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
30-01-2007, 07:53
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,023
Re: the first position of the keeper on the robot
1. Yes, all parts of your robot must be with-in the starting configuration when the match starts.
2. In the past we have been given the game pieces when we were "on deck" so theoretically you could...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
23-01-2007, 11:08
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Replies: 29
Views: 6,671
Re: pic: 968 - More unfinished parts!
i think everyone is missing the big clue. There are 16 of these "axles". That is a large number. Just like the large number of "wheels" in the last post.
My prediction;
The Robotic Alliance of...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
19-01-2007, 13:20
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,272
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
19-01-2007, 09:39
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,384
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Forum: Extra Discussion
19-01-2007, 08:20
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Replies: 53
Views: 14,201
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Forum: Technical Discussion
18-01-2007, 13:52
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Replies: 38
Views: 6,471
Re: Weight Reduction
Another thing to keep in mind;
If the component that you designed is still strong enough after you have drille the cheese out of it, it is possible that you could have just used thinner material to...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
18-01-2007, 12:26
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Replies: 38
Views: 6,471
Re: Weight Reduction
We have a saying that we use over and over when looking for weight reduction;
Steel parts first, then alluminum, then plastic.
Cutting/drilling holes in a 1/8" lexan side plate for instance is...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
18-01-2007, 08:13
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Replies: 53
Views: 14,201
Re: pic: New Drive System for 703
Billfred is right on track. 703 has not used chain or belt in our main drive system since 2003. We love the reliability and ease of maintainance that comes with an all gear drivetrain. Could we...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
17-01-2007, 12:15
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,670
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Forum: Motors
17-01-2007, 12:12
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,286
Re: How well does this work on carpet?
If you increase the torque to your wheels as you say, you will quickly hit the point where you are traction limited. Assume that we are all working with the same coeficient (sp) of friction on the...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
17-01-2007, 12:05
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,268
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