Forum: Technical Discussion
07-11-2008, 00:04
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,719
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Forum: Technical Discussion
06-11-2008, 17:20
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,719
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Forum: General Forum
12-08-2008, 21:55
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Replies: 65
Views: 8,027
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Forum: Chit-Chat
11-08-2008, 13:12
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,567
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Forum: Extra Discussion
11-08-2008, 00:04
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,974
Re: pic: Top Down Gearbox View
My advice is anytime your intuition tells you something, double check it with physics. That's something that's served me well is to both trust my gut, but make sure my gut is correct, and make sure...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
10-08-2008, 19:27
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,977
Re: pic: mecanum summer project
My guess is offsets are just due to the fact that a robot can only be so wide, and that the combined lengths of two motors, BB gearboxes, and wheels exceeded that.
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Forum: Inventor
10-08-2008, 17:17
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,236
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Forum: General Forum
08-08-2008, 13:21
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Replies: 65
Views: 8,027
Re: Sport or not?
I agree. I've learned a ton from sports. I have had so many life lessons because of tennis. Robotics has taught me a ton too, but I've only been involved with FIRST for 2 years while I've been...
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Forum: General Forum
08-08-2008, 09:55
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Replies: 65
Views: 8,027
Re: Sport or not?
I've personally worked harder at FIRST than anything else, and harder than any other student on my team. However, the level of physical exertion is nothing compared to what my sister had to do for...
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Forum: General Forum
07-08-2008, 17:01
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Replies: 65
Views: 8,027
Re: Sport or not?
I'd imagine that Dean refers to robotics as a sport because sports is the closest analogy to FIRST that most people have.
FIRST is not a sport. Robotics is not a sport. Overdrive is not a sport....
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Forum: Chit-Chat
06-08-2008, 18:06
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,262
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Forum: General Forum
05-08-2008, 14:28
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,888
Re: When were you inspired?
I was actually "inspired" before FIRST came into my life. I was inspired through the building events of Science Olympiad. Then, the advisor that I worked with for Science Olympiad told me about...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
04-08-2008, 09:07
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,050
Re: pic: Leveraging FIRST members?
Businesses do what is best for them. In many cases, businesses sponsor FIRST because it produces engineers that have a favorable opinion of the companies that sponsor them. The real world isn't...
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Forum: FRC Control System
29-07-2008, 16:16
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,940
Re: Control System Test Wish List
My team would be interested in at least one Beta Test team testing drive code for Mecanum wheels using closed loop encoder feedback, and/or gyro feedback to keep the robot straight.
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Forum: Motors
29-07-2008, 14:55
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,796
Re: Plastic gears?
Beware of plastic gears, although they are lighter. Make sure they can handle the applied loads.
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Forum: General Forum
28-07-2008, 15:32
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Replies: 77
Views: 10,242
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Forum: General Forum
28-07-2008, 15:04
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Replies: 77
Views: 10,242
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Forum: General Forum
28-07-2008, 15:01
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,149
Re: UU FIRST Service
Very good point. Religion plays no part and has no significance in FIRST, so working with or against members or teams that are Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, or any other religion isn't an...
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Forum: General Forum
28-07-2008, 11:32
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,149
Re: UU FIRST Service
In my opinion, this isn't, and shouldn't be, a discussion on his religion. Its just another place to talk about FIRST. Its just like talking at a school, or going on the news, or talking to a...
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Forum: Rumor Mill
24-07-2008, 21:46
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Replies: 32
Views: 8,671
Re: 2009 here we come!
Haha. Nothing they give us will ever be easier. Its all a matter of if you can manage to find the most effective way to score or whatever you choose to do. Anyway, the new control system actually...
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Forum: FRC Game Design
24-07-2008, 21:35
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,189
Re: Round Robin on Einstein
For the sake of playing devil's advocake.
First of all, if it isn't broken, don't fix it.
I do agree that sometimes certain fields produce better winning alliances than others, but all 4 alliances...
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Forum: FIRST E-Mail Blast Archive
23-07-2008, 22:54
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Replies: 222
Views: 40,861
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Forum: FIRST E-Mail Blast Archive
23-07-2008, 15:20
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Replies: 222
Views: 40,861
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Forum: FIRST E-Mail Blast Archive
23-07-2008, 13:24
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Replies: 222
Views: 40,861
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Forum: General Forum
23-07-2008, 12:52
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Replies: 71
Views: 21,377
Re: "I'm not that smart"
A lot of people outside FIRST, for the most part, think along the lines of smart=knowledge=experience=intelligence=ability=.....
Thats not true. Its not how much knowledge you have, its how much...
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The robot is never 'done' there is always something that can be done to improve it. - Jonathan Norris [more] 
