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Re: Delaware Regional Pilot Vex Tournamnent

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Originally Posted by Rich Kressly
In the cases a robots running after match shutoff, etc. there is no definitive answer at this point, but software/code could be a culprit since multiple hardware configurations yielded the same issues.
To add to Rich's assessment, at least in one instance where a robot was not responding to controls properly, we (field personnel and referees) verified that only one set of crystals of that frequency was in use and that there were no team transmitters turned on except those tethered on the field. I had one of my referees sweep the pits, just to be sure. In the case of this one team, I believe that there was a malfunction in their controller/firmware causing their problem.

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It's important to note that the number of glitches was far outweighed by incredible competition and gracious professionalism on the part of the FVC teams. All of the teams affected by these anomolies made it to the elimiation rounds and two of them were in the finals. We were all glad to see that none of these technical issues had a major negative impact. For a pilot season, FVC is really an exciting experience and the technical lessons learned in Delaware will certainly make the next FVC events that much better.
I couldn't agree more! All team members were very respectful and worked well with the field personnel. I was the head ref for this event and it was a pleasure to work with these people. When I had to make calls on the field which affected the match results, all team members made their points clearly and respectfully, and accepted the outcome graciously. The competitors at the Delaware Regional truly defined "gracious professionalism".

I'd add too that the action on the fields was every bit as intense and exciting as any I've seen in five years with the FRC. This was a great competition and my thanks to Moe, all the volunteers and the teams for making it happen.
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