Did you ever wonder what it is like behind the plexiglass?

[Carol]

The cameraman put a mike on MOE's arm operator during this match in Chesapeake Regional - check it out, I think it's hilarious (UPUPUPUUPUPUPUPPPP!)

It looks like it was match 88 with 365/1124/3389 versus 3154/340/3748.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7pzZxCFqpo

[lscime]

This is great. For people who haven't been behind the plexiglass it always looks a lot calmer than it actually is

-Luke

[Chris is me]

This brings back memories. I've gotta get back there one of these days.

[BigJ]

I liked it! makes me wonder what our drive team sounds like. I also like the "mic'd up" things ESPN/etc do so that's probably why.

[yp673mp]

I remember losing hearing at Cass Tech in 2010. Our Drive Coach REALLY liked to make her commands known to us.

[JosephC]

Our drivers (Manipulator and Chassis) need to talk more then, they're so quiet it scares me.

[Jeffy]

Good to know I'm not the only loud and talkative driver.

[Navid Shafa]

I get told to calm down when operating, I thought I was bad...

So true, it's a whole different story from the other side...

[Dancin103]

Carol, this is great! Thank you for sharing it with everyone. Being down on the field and behind the glass has to be one of my favorite experiences in FIRST. It's a lot of fun and it's very intense. I love it!

Bobby D., I love how enthusiastic of a coach you are! Awesome!

[Cyberphil]

I guess I have to be a bit louder from now on. I always talk, but I never really yell!

[nighterfighter]

Reminds me of the time in 2009 our drive coach was talking about the 2 drivers...

"It was like they were a serial bus, just flying back and forth", or something to that effect...

Now the current operators, (me and 1 other) are very quiet. Our coach has complained we don't talk enough.

[martin417]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

Reminds me of the time in 2009 our drive coach was talking about the 2 drivers...

"It was like they were a serial bus, just flying back and forth", or something to that effect...

Now the current operators, (me and 1 other) are very quiet. Our coach has complained we don't talk enough.

I think he actually said "those two were communicating in binary or something. I have no idea what they were saying to each other"

[nighterfighter]

Originally Posted by martin417

I think he actually said "those two were communicating in binary or something. I have no idea what they were saying to each other"

Ah. I thought he mentioned something about a bus. Maybe I'm going crazy.

[Thomas DeSilva]

Originally Posted by Navid Shafa

I get told to calm down when operating, I thought I was bad...

It's not that you talk too much, it's just that you get scared too easily.

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Dancin103

Bobby D., I love how enthusiastic of a coach you are! Awesome!

Just to clarify for those who don't know our comp team:
Morton the Arm Operator is Miked
Jeremy the Base Driver significantly quieter throughout the match
Bobby D is the coach, you can hear him saying things like "They're not throwing much"

When Morton releases a tube, he is yelling "Auto Auto" if you were wondering. This means he pressed the button for the auto release routine which takes control of the arm to move it down while ejecting the tube with the roller gripper and takes control of the driver to turn in place. This routine simplifies release while avoiding knocking other tubes off the rack (or getting caught). Since the routine takes control away from the driver joystick, the "Auto" queue tells Jeremy to move the joystick to a position to back away as soon as the routine finishes.