Forum: General Forum
03-04-2008, 10:25
|
|
Replies: 3,676
Views: 731,872
Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
You know you've overdosed no FIRST when...
...when you get back from your last competition of the season at one am then lie awake in bed all night thinking over and over again, "What am I supposed...
|
|
Forum: General Forum
03-04-2008, 10:13
|
|
Replies: 496
Views: 67,337
Re: What's The Coolest Thing A Team Can Give Out?
Okay so, this year, my team had three main ideas:
1) laser pointers. Probably not allowed, but c'mon...
2) swag bags. I heard at least twenty people at both regionals saying, "Hey, can you guys go...
|
|
Forum: General Forum
23-03-2008, 22:57
|
|
Replies: 40
Views: 3,642
|
|
Forum: Extra Discussion
20-03-2008, 19:44
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 2,739
|
|
Forum: Extra Discussion
20-03-2008, 19:43
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 2,739
Re: pic: KING-TeC 2008
Peter, it's really easy to get footage.
You simply call Zeke, and when he picks up, you say,
"ZEKE, GIMME ROBOT FOOTAGE!"
*rawr*
"please!"
and ta-da! Instant footage-having-ness.
|
|
Forum: General Forum
20-03-2008, 17:38
|
|
Replies: 3,676
Views: 731,872
|
|
Forum: Extra Discussion
20-03-2008, 17:29
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 2,739
Re: pic: KING-TeC 2008
Nice one Peter! That'd be really cool for the "recruiting" video, if we could make one of these each year.
|
|
Forum: General Forum
17-03-2008, 17:48
|
|
Replies: 159
Views: 17,268
Re: surefire ways to break you robot
Hmmm...
To test if your power cord in in correctly, tug on it, not being able to get it out, then assure your team that the cord won't come out. Then, do not push it back in or zip-tie it, so...
|
|
Forum: Regional Competitions
16-03-2008, 22:09
|
|
Replies: 168
Views: 18,244
|
|
Forum: Regional Competitions
16-03-2008, 22:06
|
|
Replies: 168
Views: 18,244
Re: 2008 Wisconsin Regional
Last year we got "Attention in the pits. Team 2169 is in need of a flux capacitor." announced.
It was amazing.
|
|
Forum: Regional Competitions
16-03-2008, 15:01
|
|
Replies: 168
Views: 18,244
Re: 2008 Wisconsin Regional
I think it all lies in strategy. Arm bots can be just as efficient as shooter bots if they know how to play. 171 rocked it, as did 93 and 2062 and several other arm bots.
Although, 1625 and 1730...
|
|
Forum: Rules/Strategy
16-03-2008, 12:37
|
|
Replies: 53
Views: 11,907
Re: Is this fair?
He's right. My team's power cord disconnected during the hybrid period of the final match so we got second instead of winning, but stuff happens. You just accept it graciously, and keep cheering...
|
|
Forum: Regional Competitions
16-03-2008, 12:33
|
|
Replies: 168
Views: 18,244
|
|
Forum: General Forum
16-03-2008, 12:24
|
|
Replies: 84
Views: 11,181
Re: Most Exciting Final?
Yeah, it kind of sucked. Our power cord came disconnected so we couldn't even move. It's frustrating that something that simple screwed up the entire match, but hey, we still got to the finals! And...
|
|
Forum: Regional Competitions
16-03-2008, 12:14
|
|
Replies: 168
Views: 18,244
Re: 2008 Wisconsin Regional
And congrats to you guys. 171, that was really an amazing belt grabber and honestly, you definately deserved to win. All three of your alliance partners did a fantastic job! We look forward to...
|
|
Forum: General Forum
16-03-2008, 11:59
|
|
Replies: 31
Views: 3,098
Re: Has ramps been a key thing for sucess?
It really does depend on the alliance, but in the championship match in 2007, we won by one point becuase in the last ten seconds we deployed our ramps and got both other teams' robots above that...
|
|
Forum: General Forum
16-03-2008, 11:54
|
|
Replies: 27
Views: 2,773
Re: Two teams, one school - Good idea?
Take a look at team 1988, The Sweetie Pies. They broke off from their school's team, and it's a team of three girls. They came to the Wisc. regional with their school, stayed in a hotel with their...
|
|
Forum: Regional Competitions
16-03-2008, 11:48
|
|
Replies: 168
Views: 18,244
Re: 2008 Wisconsin Regional
Our power cord wasn't zip-tied. During the hybrid period, when we hit that wall, the power cord was knocked loose so we completely lost power and couldn't move at all.
Our team does want team 93...
|
We are making this up as we go along - please don't confuse us by telling us the way that it really should be done. - dlavery [more] 
