Forum: Championship Event
01-05-2016, 18:16
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,918
Re: Congratulations 987!!!
On behalf of FRC Team 3132 "Thunder Down Under", congratulations to 987 on receiving the Championship Chairman's Award last night. You have set a new standard and demonstrate so much of what makes...
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Forum: General Forum
22-03-2016, 19:16
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,567
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Forum: General Forum
31-12-2015, 22:59
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,666
Re: Rookie Mentor for 2016, help?
G'day!
Greetings from the Australia......
A couple of high level things to consider....
1. Build philosophy - FRC has quite a bit of latitude in what mentors do versus what students do. Make...
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Forum: General Forum
16-09-2015, 08:09
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,912
Re: 2015 World Robotics Conference
It’s really encouraging to see the lively discussion this thread is creating. FIRST was originally founded around US-focused issues in the 1990s but it has turned into a powerhouse for things...
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Forum: General Forum
14-09-2015, 21:14
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,912
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Forum: Championship Event
01-05-2015, 07:15
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Replies: 93
Views: 25,044
Re: 2015 Tesla Division
G'day Tesla!
Apologies for the late reply, but it has taken us a little while to get back home to the other side of the world....and to get over the worst of the resulting colds and sore...
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Forum: Championship Event
18-04-2015, 04:55
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Replies: 93
Views: 25,044
Re: 2015 Tesla Division
This is a great idea and 3132 "Thunder Down Under" will definitely participate. However, so that none of our fellow Tesla-ites incur overseas phone charges, we are going to wait until we arrive in...
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Forum: Championship Event
16-04-2015, 05:57
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Replies: 93
Views: 25,044
Re: 2015 Tesla Division
FRC Team 3132 "Thunder Down Under" from Sydney, Australia is gearing up to come "up over" to play in Tesla Division with all these great teams. We're really glad we don't have to go all the way to...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
03-04-2015, 23:53
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Replies: 88
Views: 19,504
Re: #Team20PointAuton
Video (https://youtu.be/ukutEER3-XU)for 3132 "Thunder Down Under" 20 pt autonomous at 2015 Hawaii Regional in week 5.
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Forum: Robot Showcase
03-04-2015, 21:12
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,079
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Forum: Robot Showcase
03-04-2015, 20:47
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Replies: 88
Views: 19,504
Re: #Team20PointAuton
FIRST Team 3132 is very happy to be part of the club doing the tote stack! We got ours working at the Australia Regional in Week 3 and than tuned it up to well-over 90% repeatability for the Hawaii...
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Forum: General Forum
16-01-2013, 06:50
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Replies: 2
Views: 800
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2013, 17:20
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,218
Re: Rookies looking for alliance members (NYC)
Would love to help....We have mentors and students on software with C++, Java, and Labview. Contact me by email and we'll get you set up with them either via Skype or some other method.
They can...
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Forum: Programming
09-01-2013, 16:26
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,670
Re: Random autonomous
Yeah, this works. We've used a binary-coded decimal switch on the front of the robot so that you can pre-set your autonomous mode AFTER consulting with your alliance partners on the desired...
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2013, 16:12
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,218
Re: Rookies looking for alliance members (NYC)
One of the great things about FIRST is that it's a world-wide community. We have a heap of rookie teams here in Australia. If you would like to work with one of them, let me know.
On the other...
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Forum: Java
09-01-2013, 15:54
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Replies: 3
Views: 497
Re: need a mentor
What are you looking for that Chief Delphi would not be able to provide?
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2013, 15:40
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,618
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2013, 15:32
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Replies: 5
Views: 733
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Forum: Technical Discussion
08-01-2013, 21:07
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,282
Re: Regarding the lifting of other robots
What is the delineation between the robot that's already climbed (i.e. the lifting robot) and the robot being lifted? So if you are going to lift another robot, does your lifting mechanism for the...
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Forum: General Forum
08-01-2013, 18:41
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,431
Re: We need your precious help/suggestion.
To build on what Nuttyman54 has said, we tell our rookie teams to make sure a) you can drive and b) do 1 thing well. Robustness and Reliability!
You will have a blast at your regional if your robot...
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Forum: General Forum
08-01-2013, 18:25
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,441
Re: fuzzy robots?
Yeah, this was my concern exactly (and with the electronics). We had an early cRIO that didn't have a good gasket and it was amazing (in a very sad way) the things that found their way into that...
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Forum: General Forum
08-01-2013, 18:21
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Replies: 104
Views: 26,474
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Forum: General Forum
08-01-2013, 18:15
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,431
Re: We need your precious help/suggestion.
Have you used a structured approach or process to understanding the game rules, brainstorming on how you might be able to play the game, and then come to some sort of consensus on what sort of robot...
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Forum: General Forum
07-01-2013, 22:51
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Replies: 104
Views: 26,474
Re: How to pick up a frisbee
The other thing to consider along this line is that the condition of disks will "evolve" over the course of the match. What may work for pristene disks at the start may not work as effectively as...
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Forum: General Forum
07-01-2013, 21:03
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Replies: 4
Views: 783
Re: How to avoid using LabView
Just one more note on C++ that sometimes get overlooked with the cRIO: the WindRiver loader. Code will sometime compile just fine and when it gets loaded into the cRIO there are startup exceptions...
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