Forum: General Forum
31-03-2009, 00:39
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,659
Re: Look Back: Week 5
Branden, a quick clarification: our 4-round semifinal went tie, #8, #3, #3. 1318 had trouble with wires coming undone in both of the rounds we lost, preventing us from scoring. :(
But I heartily...
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Forum: General Forum
30-03-2009, 13:40
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,482
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Forum: Regional Competitions
26-03-2009, 23:22
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Replies: 37
Views: 5,447
Re: 2009 Microsoft Seattle Regional
Hey, does anyone know if they released a match schedule for the Seattle regional before the pits closed tonight? Our scouters were hoping to do some preliminary analysis, but it seems that no one...
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Forum: Thanks and/or Congrats
08-03-2009, 19:53
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,027
Re: Thank you 1983 and 2635 (Oregon Regional)
I would like to reiterate Peter's thanks to both 1983 and 2635 for the very professional way your teams conducted yourselves both on the field and between matches. You all were awesome!
I'm really...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
20-02-2009, 13:39
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,042
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Forum: Extra Discussion
19-02-2009, 20:06
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,042
Re: pic: 1318 the I.R.S's 2009 robot
120 lbs. We had to cancel plans for a convertible top for HP loading because of weight concerns (at one point we were 18 lbs over), but we got there eventually.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
19-02-2009, 19:42
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,042
Re: pic: 1318 the I.R.S's 2009 robot
As part of our withholding allowance, we're planning on making some new rollers that replace the multicolored pool noodles (whatever we had around) with purple pool noodles. Painting the roof purple...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
19-02-2009, 17:25
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,042
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Forum: General Forum
30-07-2008, 18:25
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Replies: 52
Views: 9,152
Re: Boeing as sponsor
Our team just put in our application. Our Boeing mentor has always been greatly appreciated for his huge depth of knowledge in all things engineering, but this is one more reason to love him. :D ...
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Forum: General Forum
13-03-2008, 19:06
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,789
Re: A small step for robotics in WA state
Great news!
Back in January, 1318 gave a presentation to the Washington State Education Appropriations subcommittee requesting state funding for FIRST. Well, just yesterday we received confirmation...
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Forum: Thanks and/or Congrats
02-03-2008, 16:17
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,247
Re: Thanks from Team XBot
1318, the IRS, would like to thank you in turn for helping us make our robot functional and for all the great efforts you have gone to to support the outreach efforts of our team and all of FIRST...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
26-02-2008, 19:42
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,157
Re: Banebots 42MM 36:1 Gearbox Ratios
Yes, we used the Banebots bearing blocks to support the 56mm big brothers of these that came in the kit last year. We're working on a design right now. Thanks for the support!
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Forum: Technical Discussion
26-02-2008, 18:16
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,157
Re: Banebots 42MM 36:1 Gearbox Ratios
Hey, I'm Kyle Corbitt from team 1318. We're the people who broke our gearbox.
First off, many thanks to Madison and all of you for helping out! We had hoped that someone would have these...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
20-01-2008, 17:19
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,919
Re: 1318 teaser
Nope, nothing of the sort!
This is the first year we've had a significant piece of the robot made out of steel. The part is about 12lbs and should be the heaviest thing on the bot by far. We're...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
20-01-2008, 02:28
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,919
1318 teaser
The first part we fabricated for the season (1/4" stainless):
http://issaquahrobotics.com/assets/galleries/Photons/_resampled/PaddedResize500500-1-19-2008-Robot-Chassie.JPG
...and parts 2-79 (you...
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Forum: Fundraising
20-01-2008, 00:10
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,122
Re: WA state media attention
1318 would love to help. The Seattle Times wrote an article about us in last Thursday's paper in conjunction with our appearance before the House yesterday.
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Forum: General Forum
20-12-2007, 00:26
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Replies: 4
Views: 971
Attn: all WA state FRC teams
FRC team 1318 is excited to let you all know about a new development for FIRST in Washington. We also need your help (this is related to the previous thread I started here...
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Forum: General Forum
22-11-2007, 14:32
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,789
Re: A small step for robotics in WA state
We will probably be contacting area teams to help out with the Olympia presentation if/when that happens. 2046 is certainly on my list; you guys were awesome to work with for the joint practice...
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Forum: General Forum
22-11-2007, 03:02
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,789
A small step for robotics in WA state
I have some exciting news for FIRSTers in Washington State and the community at large! My team arranged a meeting with a representative who serves in our state legislature in Olympia to explain...
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Forum: General Forum
22-11-2007, 01:21
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Replies: 2
Views: 868
Re: Seattle (Tacoma) Regional 2008
Here (https://my.usfirst.org/myarea/index.lasso?page=teamlist&menu=false&event=WA) is the official FIRST list of teams registered for the event. 1318 will be there for sure!
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Forum: General Forum
30-09-2007, 23:19
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,662
Re: "G force" for Dummies
That's an impossible situation, but if it were to happen both the object and the floor would experience an infinite force.
-Resident (confused) physics student
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Forum: Technical Discussion
03-08-2007, 16:35
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,555
CNC 3D printer
Hey all,
I've been involved for a few months now with an effort to create an open-source 3D printer for around $400 in parts. It's a really cool system that's worth checking out; more details can...
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Forum: General Forum
29-06-2007, 23:19
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,201
Re: Portable Software
I use portable Firefox frequently off my flash drive at school, and it's quite convenient. Recently, I've been trying to set up a fully portable development environment (I occasionally get stuck at...
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Forum: General Forum
23-05-2007, 01:54
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,242
New tech education law in Washington State
Ok, I haven't been able to frequent these forums very much recently and I'm the first to say that I'm behind the times in the FIRST world. But after a quick search I wasn't able to find any topics...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
07-03-2007, 01:59
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,238
Re: First Regionals
I didn't see many matches (being on the drive team) but these are the ones that left an impression on my mind the few times I was able to play with/against them at PNW:
Scorers:
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Lifting...
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