16-07-2012, 21:27
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Roaming GeorgiaFIRST MC
AKA: The Mecanum Man
 FRC #1058 (PVC Pirates) Team Role: Alumni
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Clemson, SC
Posts: 456
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Re: Robots in the D
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Originally Posted by PVCpirate
I think there is a possibility that this robot throwing out the first pitch makes it on to ESPN (SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight etc) since it occurs before an MLB game. They accept suggestions for their nightly Top 10 plays via twitter using #SCtop10, and I've seen off beat things like this on it from time to time. I think a wave of tweets from the FIRST community might be able to get this on national television. Sound like a challenge?
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YES! That'd be awesome. I bet the robot would beat out Josh Beckett in a pitching duel, so why not? 
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