Team RICE 870 is proud to announce that in a matter of hours, "Fluffy Network" will make its official debut at the Finger Lakes Regional. Comprised of a Filemaker Pro 8.5 Database, an Adobe Lightroom-generated photo gallery, and LAN messaging implementation, Fluffy Network is our end-to-end system for Pit Scouting, Match Scouting, Robot Photography, and Stands-to-Pit Communications.
It goes something like this:
1) Pit interview data is entered into my half-broken (::tear:
macbook, the drive team can read this in real time
2) Match data is entered in real time by scouts at inverter-powered computers in the stands, the drive team can read this in real time
3) An elegant photo gallery of tagged robot pictures is available to both the Pit and Stands
4) A NASA Mission Control Style communication link provides a dialogue connection between the drive team and the stands, so the drive team can ask scouts anything not covered by the metrics
5) A printer in the pit allows strategy plans and scout reports to be in the hands of the drive team as they walk up to their alliance.
6) All this is served wirelessly by a Linksys WRT54G covered in fur, hence "Fluffy Network"
our only problem is we are about 3 laptops short at this regional, and are relegated to doing half our match scouting electronically, and half on paper, to be entered when there's time...
any Finger Lakes Regional teams that have 3 laptops they want to spare (and/or scouts)...we would love to form a co-op, and would obviously open FluffyNet access to you in return for your help
anyone?