RACK & ROLL Reaction

[Greg Perkins]

A center structure with "spiders" and inner-tubes????

OMG it's like a reminiscence of the 98(?) game!!!!! OMG

Robot weight & height CHOICES?
100lbs = 6' limit
110lbs = 5' limit
120lbs = 4' limit

AWESOME

[A. Leese]

1997

[Billfred]

Holy.

Cow.

This is going to be intense.

[Clark Gilbert]

Originally Posted by Greg Perkins

A center structure with "spiders" and inner-tubes????

OMG it's like a reminiscence of the 98(?) game!!!!! OMG


AWESOME

1997, Toroid Terror

[Greg Perkins]

Yea, I couldn't remember what year exactly, I was a little too jumpy trying to get the thread posted. I knew it was either 97 or 98.

[Joe Matt]

What's with them shaking the structure at the beginning?

Oh god or god.....

[bobotics319]

This is Going to be CRAZY

[Ricky Q.]

Lets keep this thread for game reaction and such, rules and everything can be discussed in the Rules forum when they are out. Thanks!

[fredliu168]

anyone have videos of toroid terror?

[Greg Perkins]

It kinda looks like toroid terror, but with some modifications, attached is a pic of the structure in '97.

I wish I was on a team this year, it looks a fantastic challange.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Greg Perkins

It kinda looks like toroid terror, but with some modifications, attached is a pic of the structure in '97.

I wish I was on a team this year, it looks a fantastic challange.

We still have the robot and the tubes from that year.

[JoeXIII'007]

Reaction Part II:

The first thing I thought of after seeing the animation was Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens' speech about Net Neutrality.

"Ten movies streaming across that, that Internet, and what happens to your own personal Internet? I just the other day got... an Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday, I got it yesterday. Why? Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the Internet commercially. [...] They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the Internet. And again, the Internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and it's going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material."

Now you just have to wonder if this speech really inspired the game for this year...

[Bethany Mc.]

I like it, I like it a lot!!

Though i think it will require us to all communicate with each other during build season on what we are doing as a team as far as shape, so that we will be able to stack our robots in the end.

I wish the best of luck to everyone!!

Happy Build season!

[mtaman02]

Originally Posted by Greg Perkins

It kinda looks like toroid terror, but with some modifications, attached is a pic of the structure in '97.

I wish I was on a team this year, it looks a fantastic challange.

You know if I didn't know any better I would say they (GDC) were shooting for a 10 yr anniversary for Toroid Terror. The 2 games look similar except the '07 version has many different twists. I'm kinda curious as to how the '97 game was played (A Description). Once again The GDC, Dean Woodie and Dave sent another shocker - The season has just begun and I'm curious as to what '08 may bring. . I can honestly see the veteran teams having the upper hand on this one if they can remember what they did in '97.
Oh and just for looks what a SHOCKER

I know that this isn't the thread so no BASHING =) but how much of the robot needs to be off the ground? The whole thing meaning Drive system and all or can there be a pneumatic lift under the robot and that would be the only device touching once everything is lifted up? I will copy this question and move it to the rules thread but wanted some quick insight.

[akshar]

WOW.
Camera is crucial.
as well as the coach.

Good Luck to All!