2012 Mid-Atlantic Robotics - Hatboro-Horsham FIRST Robotics District Competition

[liam.larkin]

Hahahaha as I was sending out my last reply I got a comfirmation there WILL be a practice field at Horsham. It is roughly 19x17 with a full set (1 high 2 mid 1 low) of baskets and a single balancing beam thingy.

Liam

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by liam.larkin

Hahahaha as I was sending out my last reply I got a comfirmation there WILL be a practice field at Horsham. It is roughly 19x17 with a full set (1 high 2 mid 1 low) of baskets and a single balancing beam thingy.

Liam

Liam, out of curiosity, do you know if this is the kind of setup that we can come to expect at most events in MAR?

(Oh, and the 'Balancing beam thingy' is called a bridge... )

[LH Machinist]

I believe the MARS events will be using the low cost (wood) game pieces for the practice field. Will the teams have access to the real playing fields or are practice matches scheduled?

[liam.larkin]

For two day events like the one at Horsham this weekend teams will get some access to the primary field there are scheduled practice matches in the morning to like 10 or 1030 and I believe each team will have 2 practice rounds....There was discussion about grating access to the primary field for teams on Thursday I do not know what decision was made regarding that.

Dustin thanks for the correction I had a brain cramp there. Yes you can expect the practice field to be similar to what is typically seen at the old Philly regional.

[bhumudar]

My team and I are very excited for this weeks competition, and I think that a post-competition social would be great for the students. My team had a very positive experience with last years social at St. Louis. They really got to meet students from other teams, some of them still even keep in touch! From myself and everyone on FIRST FRC Team 714, Good luck this season!

[liam.larkin]

Alright got this straight from the horses mouth (MAR executive board member)

1. Assuming everything is up and running teams will be granted access to the primary field on Thursday night. It will be a first come first serve sort of thing. I do not know if you need to be fully inspected or only partially.

2. Teams will be scheduled one (1) practice round on Friday morning. Again I dont know about inspection details. I would imagine if you are not fully inspected by then you will probably be more concerned with that.

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by liam.larkin

Alright got this straight from the horses mouth (MAR executive board member)

Liam - any chance you could inquire with the same members about the webcast issue I posted above? I haven't received any feedback by contacting the person who started this thread. All we really would need is a wired internet connection to make it happen. We can utilize ustream or justin.tv to stream the event from a stationary camera with a good view of the field.

[kinganu123]

Will there be a live stream for the parents and kids at school/home/work?

[moojoe]

Originally Posted by kinganu123

Will there be a live stream for the parents and kids at school/home/work?

Got this the other day.
All DE-NJ-PA FRC Teams - The Week #1 Mid-Atlantic Robotics FIRST Robotics Competition District event at Hatboro-Horsham HS will be available at the following…

http://www.hatboro-horsham.org/Page/6373

[spydan]

This year, as well as last year will be broadcasted on HHTV's live stream, follow the link above to get to the webpage.