2012 San Diego

[KevinGoneNuts]

Can someone post the link to the webcast once they get it? This is one event I really want to watch!

[DCA Fan]

The webcast will be here: http://www.sandiegoregional.com/?p=webcast

[MrForbes]

We made it! and best of all I have a room, and interwebs...

We'll be delivering the robot in a little while

[MrForbes]

It's scouting meeting time!

We had a fun day of qualifying. Our autonomous shooting is working well, our teleop has been a little bit iffy. We did find a cause, which is falling off the bridge and having the camera mount get slightly bent. Once we figured it out, things got better again.

We did a couple coop bridge attempts and didn't make either of them. The balls under the bridges make things interesting, especially with a "wide" robot, you need to be careful not to try to drive onto a bridge if it's not going down all the way, or you can flip over pretty easily.

We've seen some great play by quite a few robots, 1661 and 599 bridge work is really good. 3008 is an amazing scorer in teleop.

We did get to make some repairs to our bridge arm, our pneumatic "lock" got bent and we decided to replace it with a mechanical one...the second attempt actually survived a couple matches intact.

It's kinda weird having the event a day late. Hope you all tune in to the webcast Sunday!

http://www.sandiegoregional.com/?p=webcast

[Mk.32]

Busy day of qualifying, we had our fair share of issues but auton was nailed and teleop is getting better every match.

The balls under the bridges do pose a problem, as well as tipping over... we did once in practice but no damage was done.

Some great teams out there. Can't wait for elims!

[Akash Rastogi]

Can anyone post an update on 399 and 1538? What's going on with those two?

[MrForbes]

I saw them a few times, Cows weren't doing a lot, 399 shooting is kind of touchy...high lob from a distance, it's a tricky shot.

But I didn't watch nearly enough matches today.

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Can anyone post an update on 399 and 1538? What's going on with those two?

They're obviously placing the opposing teams under a false sense of security. Then when they least expect it....BAM! The score is 100-0.

Seriously, I think the problem is their cameras aren't adjusted to the light, or their shooters aren't adjusted. It's only a matter of time until they find the right numbers to use in their code, and they'll be kicking butt like the 399 and 1538 we know.

[Big Ideas]

NERDS have been doing great so far. Looking strong from the start.

The game is unfolding much differently then I had expected. I wonder which week we will start seeing strong defense plays.

[MrForbes]

yeah, I'm wary!

[moonlight]

Originally Posted by Chef Jeff

We had a good time last year, but we will see team Spyder in Seattle ,and we will be the only caili teams there

Excited to meet both teams 1622 and 585 At Seattle Olympic Regional we'll be playing on the same field! hope you guys are ready to have some fun

[Mk.32]

Defense is non existent, to easy to foul. So crossing over the bridge/bump isn't common.
Balancing is a game thrower, 10-20 pts so far is quite hard to match with just shooting.
Auton was easier then I expected, and with 2-3 shooters it is an easy 12+ points.
Shooting in telop seems to be the hit and miss among teams, some can do it well but quite a few don't. Shooting while against the fender seems like a good option for many teams, our current plan, and camera tracking seems to be something saved for CMP.

[GRT808]

I was a bit surprised of the scoring going on in teleop. Balancing on the bridge however seems to be more efficient with single robots rather than double. Many of the attempts to balance the bridge with two robots usually end up failing, the lone balancing robot sways the match considerably. We are also a bit surprised of our robot's and drivers performance during the competition. We switched our design from a double roller shooter to a hood and it works amazing. Curious to see how some teams like 399 and 1538 perform after their tweaking. Having fun this competition and looking forward to the rest of the matches tomorrow!

[Koko Ed]

Why has there been no update on the awards in San Diego on the FIRST website?

[DCA Fan]

No idea Ed, we entered them into the system yesterday. Anyways, here's the awards list so far:


WFFA Bill Berggren
Volunteer Sandra Hodge
Imagery 2839
Control 702
Creativity 2485
Engineering Excel 3476
Entrepreneurship 3008
Rookie Inspiration 4322
Website 1372

Current top score is 40 for SD, with 29 qualifying matches to go.