Week 2 Live Discussion

[cmrnpizzo14]

Week 2 here we go! Let's use this thread for live discussion. Talk about anything week 2 here. Any robot, any event, anything you want.

[IronicDeadBird]

Tethers are starting to come out in full force... Sometimes not in good ways though sadly

[cmrnpizzo14]

3360 is going to be a good pick up for someone. They struggle with coopertition so I don't see them seeding very high but they stack very quickly and smoothly.

[TDav540]

Originally Posted by cmrnpizzo14

3360 is going to be a good pick up for someone. They struggle with coopertition so I don't see them seeding very high but they stack very quickly and smoothly.

I agree totally. 3360 is definitely quite smooth and will definitely have a 20-pt auto by playoffs. One thing they have to be careful about is losing their stack when they are building it in the landfill. I watched their first match and it looked a little tipsy. But otherwise they're definitely going to be playing late into Saturday.

[IronicDeadBird]

I am seeing a lot of robots struggle when the totes are too tightly packed. If only if only...

[MooreteP]

Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird

I am seeing a lot of robots struggle when the totes are too tightly packed. If only if only...

RedShift Busting up the Landfill

We're thinking of adding this to ours.

[mrnoble]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

RedShift Busting up the Landfill

We're thinking of adding this to ours.

We've got one of them. I was beginning to wonder if anyone saw value in the idea besides us.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

RedShift Busting up the Landfill

We're thinking of adding this to ours.

As primarily a landfill robot with a roller intake, this would make it harder for us, not easier. We've practiced many times with the landfill in the configuration it is.

[Boltman]

No platform battles in Central Valley...when done it was a one sided affair. Mostly two or two + 1 with two bots.

[mrnoble]

Originally Posted by Gregor

As primarily a landfill robot with a roller intake, this would make it harder for us, not easier. We've practiced many times with the landfill in the configuration it is.

We thought about that, and I expect other teams with this capability have too. We intend to use it only to assist teams that have passive pickup systems and need the help.

[MooreteP]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

RedShift Busting up the Landfill

We're thinking of adding this to ours.

Originally Posted by mrnoble

We've got one of them. I was beginning to wonder if anyone saw value in the idea besides us.

Originally Posted by Gregor

As primarily a landfill robot with a roller intake, this would make it harder for us, not easier. We've practiced many times with the landfill in the configuration it is.

If you have a roller intake, a tote that was freed from the array may be easier to attain. For the Robots that acquire totes separately on their elevator and create the stack only when they lay them down, this would be a problem.

This is something that teams could discuss in the queue.

Destroying the array on the left in front of the scoring platform and plowing the totes onto it is the same score as a stack without an RC, however the horizontal real estate is limited.

It gives an opportunity for teams with modest abilities to contribute to the score.

4048 only did this after they had contributed to co-opertition.

[Boltman]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

If you have a roller intake, a tote that was freed from the array may be easier to attain. For the Robots that acquire totes separately on their elevator and create the stack only when they lay them down, this would be a problem.

This is something that teams could discuss in the queue.

Destroying the array on the left in front of the scoring platform and plowing the totes onto it is the same score as a stack without an RC, however the horizontal real estate is limited.

It gives an opportunity for teams with modest abilities to contribute to the score.

4048 only did this after they had contributed to co-opertition.

its not a problem for robots that acquire totes separately if you designed it so that you can pick up totes in any orientation...anymore than roller bots who have to line up a certain way to intake. Only possible downside is not picking two at a time if disheveled, in return for easier access to wall RC's..a trade off.

[Mike Norton]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDJpAq3zAcI

Here is 4048 not pushing them at all and they still ended up getting a 6 stack with us team 61. You see we take from the landfill, but it would of not matter if they push them.

[MaGiC_PiKaChU]

Originally Posted by TDav540

I agree totally. 3360 is definitely quite smooth and will definitely have a 20-pt auto by playoffs. One thing they have to be careful about is losing their stack when they are building it in the landfill. I watched their first match and it looked a little tipsy. But otherwise they're definitely going to be playing late into Saturday.

We had trouble at GTR central, but we are currently working on something for Montreal in week 4... Glad to see so much people talking about our team!

[lcoreyl]

Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird

Tethers are starting to come out in full force... Sometimes not in good ways though sadly

what do you mean "not in good ways"?