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Originally Posted by ToddF
Very clever strategy.
A few questions:
- How much did 610 and 1114's ramps weigh?
- Were they constructed from raw materials at the event, or were they part of those teams 30 pound weight allowance?
- If they were not constructed at the event, and they were not part of your own own 30 pound weight allowance, how did you get around R17?
- Was it necessary to remove weight from your robot prior to a second inspection that included the ramps?
- At the second inspection, were you required to submit an amended robot BOM including the ramps?
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Todd,
1) Our "ramp" weighed about 10 pounds
2) It was constructed from a tote we brought for practice, some pieces of 2x4 wood, fasteners, and gaffer's tape
3) The weight was accounted for by 1547, to whom the ramp was tethered. They were already significantly underweight, and I do not believe anything needed to be removed from their robot
4) That's a good question. I wasn't involved with 1547's re-inspection process so I can't give you any insight here. Sorry! From personal experience, when we've brought our own changes to these same inspectors prior to eliminations, a revised BoM was never necessary. The inspectors usually did ask us what the modifications were, where the parts came from, do a visual verification, etc, but no updated BoM was required.
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Is this the first time that 1114 and 610 have been allies in the elimination rounds? I can't remember seeing that pairing before. If so, I'm sure both teams were happy to finally have that opportunity. Congrats to both of them and Where's Waldo as well.
I think it is. This is first time according to the TBA data.
It also shows the 1114 has won against 610 many times.
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Yes, this is the first time in FRC history that the two teams have been on the same side of the glass in an elimination match. That's 13 years of shared existence.
There has been a long-standing rivalry between 188/610/1310 and 1114/2056. We've met in the finals of regionals more times than I can remember. It is a healthy rivalry, which is a bit of an anomaly in FRC because I think many believe rivalries run counter to Gracious Professionalism. I couldn't disagree more, as it's certainly possible to have a healthy rivalry and still demonstrate the highest levels of Gracious Professionalism.
In fact, I think this is one of the best examples in all of FRC.
It was a pleasure working with 1114 and helping them bring home another regional win. I don't think we were a clear-cut "next-best-robot" and the choice amongst us vs 188, 1310, 3360, 4001, 4946, 2609, etc was probably a difficult one. These were all robots that could put up serious stacks, unlike us. In a sense, maybe 610 would've been the worst robot to play against in the finals if allied with any of the above remaining robots... I know we were looking at the numbers between 3 stacks of 6 vs 5 stacks of 4 very carefully. Thoughts of defending the RCs from the step from being taken by the opponents definitely crossed my mind. If you don't pick us, would you want to play against us?
Needless to say, our team actually was quite surprised when we were picked by 1114, and I say that in the most absolute positive way.
It was a great opportunity to finally be on the same side as a long-time rival, and to be able to win a regional together.
Thanks 1114 and 1547 for this amazing weekend!