Forum: Java
11-11-2016, 19:24
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Replies: 1
Views: 329
WPILIB use without Driver Station
During the offseason, my team has been working on a mini competition to host at one of our yearly youth science events. The main premise of the competition is that we have small teams of students...
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Forum: General Forum
11-09-2016, 14:27
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Replies: 4,808
Views: 1,188,435
Re: "Quotes" that were said during build season
P1: do we want to do it fast or do we want to do it right?
P2: (mentor A) is in charge, so we'll do it fast, and then do it over four times
"you can't stand still...I feel like you were once a...
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Forum: General Forum
22-06-2016, 21:33
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,750
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Forum: General Forum
28-05-2016, 10:28
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,134
Re: Survey! Team Demographics
Yup! That's the plan. I'm going to keep the survey open for another week or so before publishing anything though, to maximize the number of responses.
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Forum: General Forum
28-05-2016, 10:27
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,134
Re: Survey! Team Demographics
Yes. The original thread/questions were about students, so this survey is as well. People have also inquired into mentor demographics, so information on those could be collected at a later date.
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Forum: Games/Trivia
24-05-2016, 11:01
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Replies: 21
Views: 895
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Forum: General Forum
24-05-2016, 10:51
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,134
Survey! Team Demographics
Hello! Recently this thread (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=148582) has popped up, discussing the demographics of teams and team leadership, especially with regards to...
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Forum: General Forum
24-05-2016, 10:45
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Replies: 55
Views: 5,229
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Forum: General Forum
23-05-2016, 11:26
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Replies: 55
Views: 5,229
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Forum: General Forum
23-05-2016, 11:11
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Replies: 55
Views: 5,229
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Forum: General Forum
23-05-2016, 09:29
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,259
Re: How is your team structured?
We have 1-2 captains who oversee everything. They handle a lot of the logistical and higher-up stuff, and report directly to mentors. (1-2 because it varies from year to year. You can run with or...
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Forum: General Forum
23-05-2016, 09:22
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Replies: 55
Views: 5,229
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Forum: General Forum
23-05-2016, 09:20
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Replies: 55
Views: 5,229
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Forum: Java
13-04-2016, 19:49
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,143
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Forum: Java
13-04-2016, 19:45
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Replies: 5
Views: 722
Re: How to eliminate lag on USB Webcam Java
Try running the camera in its own thread during operator control.
Write the vision code like you usually would, and then during the operator control loop, call it in its own thread, separate from...
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Forum: General Forum
11-04-2016, 19:43
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Replies: 62
Views: 6,647
Re: Did you make a second robot? [POLL]
While lots of people seem to believe a practice bot is essential, we won our state championship (Michigan), and our division at champs last year (Carson), and we have never built an in-season...
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Forum: General Forum
11-04-2016, 19:16
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Replies: 4,808
Views: 1,188,435
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Forum: Robot Showcase
11-03-2016, 13:05
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Replies: 1
Views: 887
1711 Reveal Video
Team 1711, the Raptors, would like to present their 2016 robot: Eris!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-msqwGXODQ
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Forum: General Forum
11-03-2016, 12:38
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Replies: 62
Views: 8,256
Re: Student or Adult Coach
We had an adult member decide by themselves that they would be our drive coach this year, after numerous years of student coaches. The adult mentor has only coached during a few matches at an...
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Forum: General Forum
25-02-2016, 16:54
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Replies: 4,808
Views: 1,188,435
Re: "Quotes" that were said during build season
A: "this is robotics--everything is going to go wrong at some point, it's how we deal with it that counts"
me: "so we are going to put a battery where there's not enough room for a battery?"
Mentor:...
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Forum: General Forum
25-02-2016, 16:16
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Replies: 52
Views: 15,383
Re: Cheating in FRC
I would wonder how blatant the violation is here.
Is the robot clearly out of the bag and being worked on/driven?
Was there a "strategic" hole in the bag to fix something broken?
Leaving more than...
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Forum: General Forum
25-02-2016, 13:49
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,823
Re: Taking the Bag out of Bag Day
Oh gosh...TEST ALL THE CODE!!!
I am (somehow?) doing most of the programming this year, and it's my first year doing this.
The robot spent way too long in the design phase, and consequently wasn't...
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Forum: General Forum
25-02-2016, 13:37
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Replies: 42
Views: 5,875
Re: Mentors not wanting to stay
Absolutely get more mentors. It's a hard job to take, but find dedicated parents/teachers, etc.
I saw this earlier in the thread, but if your school is willing to offer to pay your lead mentor(s) the...
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Forum: General Forum
25-02-2016, 13:28
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Replies: 48
Views: 3,969
Re: Hours spent during build season
This year we spent less time than last year, and I personally had 170+ hours, which was at the upper end of hour totals.
We keep hour counts with sign-in/sign-out sheets because 60+ hours equals...
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