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Re: FIRST Game Survivor: Round 7

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Originally Posted by lukevanoort View Post
I agree about 2007 though, it was better than 2008. More complex strategies, equally interesting to watch, all while still not being difficult to understand, at least at a basic level. (and no silly penalties for rotating 5 degrees too far and crossing the line)
BaneBots transmissions. Mandatory shipping of batteries and controller boards, whether you were five minutes or five hours from your event. Lots of robots with nothing to do for three-quarters of the match--which means copious amounts of unenlightened pushing. (I'm not saying it's bad--we were one of those teams that year for the entire match--but it's not necessarily the most exciting thing to watch.) Tubes stuck on flagpoles. A slew of Q&As causing angst, relative to more recent years. (Naturally, I can't find the Interesting Q&As thread from that year at the moment.)

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2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor

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