pic: 254 Presents: Cheesy Scout

[NickE]

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[Chris is me]

That's a pretty funny looking robot.

So basically this lets anyone enter pit and match scouting data on any team? I like it.

[nuggetsyl]

Looks good

[thefro526]

Looks like an awesome system.

I'm curious as to how many teams will use it. If there was one team at each regional inputing data, by the end of the season you could have the most comprehensive scouting data base ever.

[nuggetsyl]

Originally Posted by thefro526

Looks like an awesome system.

I'm curious as to how many teams will use it. If there was one team at each regional inputing data, by the end of the season you could have the most comprehensive scouting data base ever.

It depends on if you want people knowing what you think of other teams

[nuggetsyl]

Is there a way to start adding pics we see on chief delphi?

[Kims Robot]

Looks pretty cool and great idea making it open to all teams. Is there a way to host this locally since many regionals don't provide internet access?

Also, would you be able to import info from other database types? We are using a mySQL database (and can export .csv and others) and if the idea of trying to scout from all regionals takes off, you could possibly import our data.

Nice work, looks clean & simple!

[NickE]

I realize that right now, without any matches up, it is hard to test the website. You can test it by scouting "Test Event" which has a match or two that you can scout and view the data for.

Originally Posted by Chris is me

So basically this lets anyone enter pit and match scouting data on any team? I like it.

Yes, it allows anybody to add data for any team at any regional. Right now, the Week 1 regionals are up on the site and more will come. The site also allows for advanced scouting features including drawing autonomous modes, drag-and-drop pick list sorting and more.

Originally Posted by nuggetsyl

It depends on if you want people knowing what you think of other teams

The website is structured so that if a team decides to use it, their scouting data belongs to their team. They can choose to share that with the world or not. Furthermore, someone cannot sign up as a member of that team and view its scouting data without being approved by an administrator from that team.

Originally Posted by nuggetsyl

Is there a way to start adding pics we see on chief delphi?

Yes, all it takes is dropping all of the pictures into a folder on the FTP. However, due to security concerns, I can't give out the FTP info to everyone so the best solution is probably just emailing me the pictures or before the regionals, I'll try to pull them from The Blue Alliance.

Originally Posted by Kims Robot

Is there a way to host this locally since many regionals don't provide internet access?

We're not at the point where we're ready to host this locally. At our regionals, we will be connected via a LAN which has internet access via Verizon LTE.

The video on the site is not the same as the video on The Blue Alliance. We are trying to avoid just using recordings of the FIRST stream and instead we will be uploading video from a static full-field camera at the regionals we attend. If another team is interested in helping contribute to this video, let me know.

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by Kims Robot

Is there a way to host this locally since many regionals don't provide internet access?

Originally Posted by NickE

We're not at the point where we're ready to host this locally. At our regionals, we will be connected via a LAN which has internet access via Verizon LTE.

An alternative I was just able to test and verify the functionality of, was to use my smart phone, a Verizon Android 2, as a USB attached tether. It allows me 3G access without creating an ad-hoc WiFi network. I was able to log into the site and then my account. I was also able to access all the screens and selections on the site.

I am using the free Android app. "EasyTether". It is currently in the Android Market.

[jwfoss]

very cool system, makes me feel like our excel based system is "old school".

perhaps we can feed our data into it between regionals, or at night when we have an internet connection.

fyi, when i first saw your team number on a post i thought i was getting to see the robot, nice trick.

[Rion Atkinson]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

That's a pretty funny looking robot.

So basically this lets anyone enter pit and match scouting data on any team? I like it.

Where can you input pit data? I can't seem to find that... I can only see where you can input match data.

[EagleEngineer]

I talked about this with my team leader, and i said if we could use this at the BAE Granite State Regional. He said that there is not internet at the competition? Is this true?

[KevinGoneNuts]

Dang that is a very extensive program. I have a feeling this will win some award.

You know what? They should make a scouting award, based off how a team scouts. That would be cool.

-Kevin
Team 675

PS Any word on when we will see 254's bot? haha

Originally Posted by NickE

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First you let us practice at your field at NASA AMES, and next you give us an awesome website that lets us exchange team and match information! Team 254, you are an excellent team, and we thank you for your contributions to the teams of FIRST.

Also, I think we'd make a good alliance in the Silicon Valley Regionals! That's just my opinion, but, hey, it's a good idea!

Andrew Lawrence
Team 256
The Robo-Rams

[NickE]

Originally Posted by Formerly Famous

Where can you input pit data? I can't seem to find that... I can only see where you can input match data.

My mistake, this system does not support traditional pit scouting other than robot photos.

Originally Posted by EagleEngineer

I talked about this with my team leader, and i said if we could use this at the BAE Granite State Regional. He said that there is not internet at the competition? Is this true?

Most venues will not provide internet for the competition. Instead, this application can be used on smart phones and other devices that access the internet without wifi.

Originally Posted by KevinGoneNuts

Any word on when we will see 254's bot? haha

We're still not sure when we're going to release the robot. At the very latest, it'll be at the San Diego Regional during Week 2. As a hint, this is not the only piece of software that 254 will be releasing this year.