Forum: Championship Event
01-05-2016, 00:29
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,920
Re: Congratulations 987!!!
I'll add my name to the list of people saying congratulations to 987. I haven't interacted a lot with the HIGH ROLLERS, but I remember very clearly wandering the pits at the championship in 2014...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
19-03-2016, 19:29
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,058
Re: pic: FRC 68 - 2016 Robot
I suppose I can answer this. Yes, each roller arm is supported by a gas shock independently of every other. You can just see a hint of them if you look at the extra pivot point attached to the back...
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Forum: General Forum
23-02-2016, 18:35
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,849
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Forum: Technical Discussion
30-01-2016, 16:15
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Replies: 9
Views: 700
Re: Extension
What? How? A number of CAD sketches here on CD have proven that starting from the tower wall and resting on the batter, a mechanism would not have to extend more than 15" outside the robot's frame...
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Forum: General Forum
30-01-2016, 15:01
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Replies: 143
Views: 14,394
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
30-01-2016, 14:21
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Replies: 59
Views: 8,479
Re: Value of defense
To be fair, they do need to get their partners to at least cross a defense and help them capture, but I agree with most of this. I just think that the majority of "strong" offensive teams early in...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
29-01-2016, 10:42
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Replies: 59
Views: 8,479
Re: Value of defense
I agree that it's doable for an 1114 or 2056, but it might not be the most efficient way after a few weeks or in eliminations when they can count on their partners for something. At that point,...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
28-01-2016, 23:06
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Replies: 59
Views: 8,479
Re: Value of defense
I don't see blocking shots as being what good defense will really be about. The main focus of a defensive bot should be, just as it was in 2012, '13, and '14, to slow down the process of collecting...
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Forum: General Forum
24-01-2016, 19:23
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Replies: 143
Views: 14,394
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Forum: General Forum
24-01-2016, 15:47
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Replies: 143
Views: 14,394
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
24-01-2016, 14:15
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,231
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Forum: Technical Discussion
23-01-2016, 18:24
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Replies: 4
Views: 805
Re: High Coefficient of Friction Rubber Wheels
68 used those exact wheels in 2012 with great results, and those balls were as slick as or slicker than the balls this year. As others have said, compression is everything. We had a maximum of...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
20-01-2016, 19:09
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,040
Re: pic: Prototype of this year's scouting webapp
Or, for less button presses overall, what about a universal start timer button and stop buttons for each specific defense? Ideally you would also select which defenses are where on the field before...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
18-01-2016, 16:50
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,069
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-01-2016, 14:55
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,921
Re: Flywheel Shooter Speed
Ah, thank you for reminding me of this point. Mechanically, I gave the reasons why our shooter was capable of putting out consistent shots, but software was equally important. We had PID control on...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-01-2016, 02:07
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,921
Re: Flywheel Shooter Speed
68's shooter in 2012 used an 8-inch diameter wheel (on an 8-inch ball) and ran at 2000 RPM. That was good for shooting from the front of the key (~12 feet away if I remember correctly) into the top...
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Forum: General Forum
07-01-2016, 22:53
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Replies: 67
Views: 8,180
Re: POLL: Worst FRC game
Jeanne Shaheen (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Shaheen) ran for Senate in 2002, 2008, and 2014, losing in her first attempt before being elected and reelected in the last two.
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Forum: Off-Season Events
21-07-2015, 11:42
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,917
Re: IRI Feedback Thread
I agree with all of the positives and the event was a lot of fun overall, but my team did have some negative experiences on the field. A number of times when we were trying to set up we either had...
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Forum: Announcements
11-07-2015, 13:34
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Replies: 233
Views: 61,773
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Forum: Off-Season Events
30-06-2015, 23:58
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Replies: 162
Views: 28,832
Re: IRI Predictions
Um... I love 1023, but I've watched them all year up through MSC and Archimedes, and I've never seen them get close to doing four full stacks.
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Forum: Off-Season Events
21-06-2015, 17:25
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Replies: 39
Views: 10,393
Re: 2015 M.A.R.C. ROBOTICS COMPETITION
MARC was a blast, as always. Thanks to the Toasters for the invitation and to the Hammerheads and the Dragons for the support. Also, congratulations to the #1 alliance for the great finals. They...
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Forum: General Forum
04-05-2015, 15:31
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Replies: 58
Views: 8,371
Re: Why I think having no defense was a great idea
Right. Execution is everything. There were a few of them, and a small proportion of them made it to Einstein. There were a lot of other types of robots, and a small proportion of them also made it...
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Forum: General Forum
04-05-2015, 13:37
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Replies: 58
Views: 8,371
Re: Why I think having no defense was a great idea
Where are you getting this idea from? Which "multi-bot" robots exactly are you referring to? In terms of the top-tier teams, I only think of one, and that's 148. Everyone else at the highest level...
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Forum: Championship Event
30-04-2015, 14:12
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Replies: 38
Views: 10,151
Re: A Shared Victory on Einstein
I'll add my congratulations to the list. 118, 1678, 1671, and 5012, you guys made one of the most well-rounded alliances that I've ever seen. I haven't had the pleasure of working with many of the...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
27-04-2015, 16:22
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Replies: 227
Views: 29,786
Re: IRI - 2015 Rule Modification Ideas?
I've seen a lot of calls to change playoffs back to best-of-3 series, but I would propose a different solution that I think still corrects all the flaws of the current system.
Divide the 8...
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