Alamo Regional 2015

[lynca]

Alamo is a week 3 event with a handful of non-Texas teams in attendance.

I believe this is the 1st Texas event for most of these teams.
233 - Pink Team (FL)
1726 - NERDS (AZ)
1868 - Space Cookies (CA)
2415 - WiredCats (GA) - visited Texas many times, almost a Texas regular team.
3314 - Mechanical Mustangs (NJ)
3961 - MBA Execs (TN)
4721 - Tiger Bots (TN)
4989 - Jaguars (TN)

The usual Texas powerhouse teams are mysteriously absent from Alamo this year so new faces should appear in the finals.

Team List from TBA.

[MrForbes]

We're looking forward to it! There should be several teams that already played at Dallas, too.

But first, for me, a little detour to Central Vally (California)....

[wireties]

1296 is looking forward to some good food on the river walk and more fun with robots! I think a lot of TX teams are missing because this is spring break for many school districts.

[RoboCat2005]

Had a little birdie tell me that a team is going to have a tribute to our beloved kickoff friend Dozer in their pit.

[Rachel Lim]

Team 1868 is excited for our first regional of this year, our first Texas regional ever, and our first non-California regional since 2007. We're looking forward to seeing all the teams there!

[mdituri]

3314 The Mechanical Mustangs are packed and ready to get on a plane to Texas!!!!! See you in the morning!

[Kevin Sevcik]

I just saw 3999 running a little while ago on what appeared to be a 6-wheel mecanum drive. I am now curious to know if I actually saw this, and if so, why they decided on a 6-wheel mecanum drive. It seems at odds with an awful lot of drivetrain kinematics.

[BBray_T1296]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

I just saw 3999 running a little while ago on what appeared to be a 6-wheel mecanum drive. I am now curious to know if I actually saw this, and if so, why they decided on a 6-wheel mecanum drive. It seems at odds with an awful lot of drivetrain kinematics.

Just checked. 6 wheel omni.

[camalex3999]

We have an H-drive with 4" omnis. We chose six along the side to get clarence for the bump, and 4" because we had them from last year's robot.

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by BBray_T1296

Just checked. 6 wheel omni.

Originally Posted by camalex3999

We have an H-drive with 4" omnis. We chose six along the side to get clarence for the bump, and 4" because we had them from last year's robot.

Okay, that makes a lot more sense. I clearly wasn't looking close enough to tell the difference between omnis and mecanums. In my defense, I was at work and all that.

[lynca]

1296 has come a long way since Dallas , ranked #1 with zero co-op points and the most litter points!

Looking forward to the Alamo elims

[BBray_T1296]

Any ideas if/when the livestream/matches will be available?

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by BBray_T1296

Any ideas if/when the livestream/matches will be available?

I'm not super in the know on this, and I could be wrong, but from what I do know I wouldn't expect to see either the livestream or matches.

[BBray_T1296]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

I'm not super in the know on this, and I could be wrong, but from what I do know I wouldn't expect to see either the livestream or matches.

That is disappointing.

[Coach Norm]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

I'm not super in the know on this, and I could be wrong, but from what I do know I wouldn't expect to see either the livestream or matches.

I have had communications with Jess from Alamo Regional regarding match videos. She said they have the matches recorded but it will be a while before they are posted for viewing.

Norman