Forum: Extra Discussion
10-06-2016, 15:46
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,186
Re: paper: Einstein History
If you look at the awards page, it shows the winning alliance (65, 469, 111) and the finalist alliance (25, 494, 343).
http://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2003cmp#awards
2003 is also missing the SF...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
09-06-2016, 14:54
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,186
Re: paper: Einstein History
Your 2001 data seems to be missing the semifinalist alliances (Curie and Galileo).
Curie (http://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2001cur#awards): 115, 217, 75, 60, 85
Galileo...
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Forum: General Forum
02-05-2016, 09:16
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Replies: 84
Views: 13,013
Re: #FIRSTChampLIVE Announcement
Thank you to everyone involved in the broadcasts for all your hard work. I think this is a huge step in growing interest for FIRST "outside the tent."
We had some mentors who couldn't make the trip...
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Forum: General Forum
19-04-2016, 13:09
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Replies: 113
Views: 11,427
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Forum: General Forum
19-04-2016, 12:29
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Replies: 113
Views: 11,427
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Forum: Championship Event
19-04-2016, 11:56
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Replies: 181
Views: 30,926
Being Proactive About Paper Airplanes on Einstein
It's one of everyone's favorite reoccurring topics: complaining about people throwing paper airplanes from the stands while waiting for the Einstein matches to start. A quick search shows at least...
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Forum: General Forum
18-04-2016, 11:57
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Replies: 58
Views: 4,826
Re: Is CAD essential to all teams?
CAD is not essential. As others have said, it is a tool that can provide a lot of benefit in the right hands. In the wrong hands, it can give false confidence in a design that is not...
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Forum: General Forum
12-04-2016, 08:30
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,307
Re: [GameSense] Ep. 8 w/ Spencer from 1747!
Great show as always. Thanks for the 177 shout out, and the vote of confidence in our chances of making another Einstein run. We're very proud of the robot our team built this year, and regardless of...
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Forum: General Forum
06-04-2016, 10:03
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,148
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Forum: General Forum
04-04-2016, 11:48
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,488
Re: Running over a boulder foul
Based on what I saw from the stands, the way the refs at the Hartford District called G38 seemed very fair. If a robot was in possession of a boulder and happened to drive over a second boulder, a...
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
07-03-2016, 12:46
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,934
Re: withholding allowance??
Per R18 (Game Manual Section 4.6) when you open your bag before an event, anything added to the bag counts against your 30lb withholding allowance for that event, with the exception of:
Commercial...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
02-03-2016, 10:16
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,358
Re: FRC unbagging rules
What you are describing is the 2014 version of the rule:
The 2015 version changed the minimum time to 2 hours, and appears to be identical to the version in the 2016 Administrative...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
01-03-2016, 10:12
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Replies: 172
Views: 59,113
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Forum: General Forum
26-02-2016, 11:39
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Replies: 32
Views: 6,029
Re: [FRC Blog] Audience Displays and a Favor
This definitely threw me at first. I can understand the logic behind the layout, but I think it might be a little more intuitive if the center section was flipped. That would align an Alliance's...
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 20:23
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,399
Re: Max number of high goals?
Section 3.3.2 has a pretty conclusive passage indicating that the STRENGTH of a TOWER can be negative. It can also go above eight.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
01-05-2015, 09:18
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,277
Re: paper: 2015 FRC Championship History
Thanks for keeping track of all this Jim.
The 2001 column on the "15 Year_History_Results" tab has several errors, despite accurate data in the "2001" tab. It looks like the lack of quarterfinals...
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Forum: General Forum
30-03-2015, 10:48
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Replies: 67
Views: 12,881
Re: What are your victories?
Congratulations on making it to NE Champs! You guys built a fantastic robot this year, and our whole team was surprised when we got you with the 7th pick this weekend.
On the topic of this...
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Forum: District Events
04-03-2015, 09:17
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,371
Re: Official District Rankings Website
Thanks to everyone who helped put this together. I did notice one minor issue still in the District Rankings. The New England rankings (http://frc-districtrankings.usfirst.org/NE) include 3314...
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Forum: Pneumatics
09-01-2015, 10:41
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,095
Re: Vaccum System
You could also do what we did in 2004, and make your own vacuum pump. All you need is a motor and a pneumatic cylinder. As far as I know this would be legal under this year's rules, but there may be...
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Forum: Pneumatics
07-11-2014, 11:25
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,281
Re: 80/20 as a storage chamber?
That was us (unless someone else was crazy enough to try it too).
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=506173&postcount=17
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Forum: General Forum
15-05-2014, 08:25
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,873
Re: Old FIRST compared to New FIRST
The general match format has changed several times throughout the years.
1992-1998: 1v1v1 - A match consisted of three robots on the field, each trying to score the most points. (Based on old...
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Forum: General Forum
02-05-2014, 14:46
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Replies: 70
Views: 14,578
Re: FRC Blog - 2014 Championship Pros & Cons
I think there are two major factors that have contributed to the paper airplane "tradition".
In order to avoid getting stuck in the nosebleed seats, teams begin filling the Einstein stands well...
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Forum: General Forum
29-04-2014, 11:21
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Replies: 210
Views: 36,674
Re: 2014 Lessons Learned: The Negative
I think a good compromise would be to do some kind of introductions during the Einstein "test matches" while all four robots from the alliance are out on the field. I think those matches would also...
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Forum: General Forum
29-04-2014, 10:13
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,514
Re: Whacky Einstein Layout Proposal
I definitely remember our team playing one or two qualification matches on the Einstein stage in 2001 (the first year of divisions). I believe the setup was the one field on the Einstein stage, and...
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Forum: General Forum
04-04-2014, 23:11
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Replies: 116
Views: 18,904
Re: FRC Spyder 2014?
Thank you to everyone involved in FRC Spyder for everything you have done and continue to do for the FIRST community.
[Puts on old man hat]
When I started competing in FRC, we had to go back to the...
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