2012 Mid-Atlantic Robotics - Chestnut Hill FIRST Robotics District Competition

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Brandon_L

Anyone have a link to a webcast? (if there is one/will be)

EDIT: Set one up myself. http://www.justin.tv/mar_chestnut_hill_2012
Going to set up the hardware and whatnot tomorrow and do a test stream

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sch-tv
That should be the official webcast according to my info. 1218 does great A/V work so it should be a good show.
Only a few hours to go, I'm psyched for my first MAR District event.

[Brandon_L]

Originally Posted by The Lucas

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sch-tv
That should be the official webcast according to my info. 1218 does great A/V work so it should be a good show.
Only a few hours to go, I'm psyched for my first MAR District event.

^Even better. If there is an official one, I wont do mine. I couldn't find one.

[Mr MOE]

Getting excited for Chestnut Hill! Looking forward to seeing everyone over the next few days.

Compete well and be safe!

[nlknauss]

We'll be packing the bus shortly for load-in! Looking forward to it.

Safe travels,
Nate

[DUCKIE]

Anyone else having trouble with the match results page? Or is it just me? Mine keeps jumping to WPI.

[jcbc]

http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/eve...chresults.html seems to be up and working for me.

[Brandon_L]

Normally wait until after the event to do my thank-yous, but I've already been blown away by a few teams. Specifically MOE. Never competed with them in an official event, and I found out today that they pretty much define GP. Our inspector came around and pointed out our front bumpers were incorrect, and we had to redo them. How MOE found out is a mystery, but within five minuets we had fresh plywood and pool noodles in our hands. Not only that, they were checking back every so often making sure we were ok.

Just thought I'd point this out, they were great.

[OZ_341]

Team 341 just wanted to thank Rob Ervin, Peter Randall, the crew of Team 1218 for hosting such a fun and organized event. Your hard work ensured that hundreds of kids could experience FIRST this past weekend. THANK YOU!

Also to our alliance partners on 1218 & 2559, we could not have asked for a better team.

And to our opponents in the Finals (222, 2180, and 4342), you played so hard and forced us to dig deep for the victory. The first match was an incredible battle and we only won on a last second human player shot to the upper goal.

Congratulations also go out to Team 433 for a well deserved Chairman's Banner. Good luck at the MAR Championship.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the MAR Championship in April and we can’t wait to play in Boston during Week #4! Good luck to everyone playing this week, during Week #3.

[Mr MOE]

On behalf of MOE 365, I would like to second the thanks to Peter Randall and Rob Ervin, and all of Team 1218 for making our first MAR district event a special one. You and all the volunteers and organizers have shown that MAR events can be done well and professional on a local level. Congratulations!

Special thanks for working your magic to make the changes necessary to get the schedule caught up from a 60-90 minute delay on Friday afternoon.

Also, congratulations to the following:

341, 1218, and 2559 - great alliance! My only disappointment is that we did not see y'all triple balance. Almost!

486 - Thanks for picking us! You guys had a great bot! It seemed like it balanced on a bridge almost every match. 2229 - Thanks for completing our alliance. We were so close to getting to the finals. Next time!

222, 4342, and 2180 - hard-hitting alliance who knew how to play the game! Thanks for the tight matches in the semi-finals and for making the first match of the finals a nail-biter! And special congrats for our "neighbor" team 4342 - Highest Rookie seed at this event and Rookie All-Star at Hatboro-Horsham! What a rookie year you guys are having!

Firebirds 433 - you all continue to soar through your work to spread the FIRST message. Big congratulations on your Chairman's Award win! All the best at the MAR Championship event.

See some of you at Lenape in a few weeks. We can't wait!

[racesick222]

First of all thanks to the volunteers and 1218 for putting on this great event.

Congratulations to teams 341, 1218, and 2559 for a great finals and the win.

For our alliance I would like to thank team 4342 for picking us in the #3 seed alliance. You guys are a fantastic rookie team and are going to have many more great years to come. To team 2180 I was so happy to see you come all the way though the alliance selections for us to pick you. The way you adapted to our alliance was amazing and I hope to see you again this year.

Last thanks to all the other teams at the event and hope to see many of you at Mount Olive.

[Jared Russell]

Thanks again to 1218 and 2559!

1218 - What else is there to say? Our bots work together beautifully. Our robot may put up a high volume of balls, but you guys never miss with what is in my opinion THE most accurate shooter in FRC. You are the sniper rifle to our machinegun. A perfect match.

2559 - You guys really came through for us, helping to starve our opponent, bravely attempt the triple balance, and playing incredible defense in Finals Match 2. Congratulations on the win!

More thanks and congrats:

222 - What a great machine! You guys really pushed us in the Finals, and made sure the crowd got their money's worth. My favorite feature of your machine: that it sounds like you are firing an elephant gun with every shot you make

365 - It is a shame that our robots never got to be on the field together (weird, considering it was a 37-team field with 12 rounds per team...) I guess we'll have to wait until Philly to find out what happens when our auto modes meet at midfield As usual, your mobile pit crew was busy making sure all of the teams got everything they needed to compete. A true Hall of Fame team.

The Rookies - I have been extremely impressed with the crop of rookies at the first two MAR District events. 4342, alliance captain and Finalist, you guys are extremely impressive. 4373 is one of the nicest teams I have ever worked with behind the glass, and your bot played a big role in a lot of matches. 4035, also an extremely gracious team to work with. 3974, another great bot. 3929, what an unbelievably professional looking machine. It's a shame you only got to play in one playoff round!

All Volunteers - MAR is now 2 for 2 at the events that I have attended! Despite the new venue and lots of new faces, outside of a network-related delay on Friday afternoon we had very smooth sailing! I am very quickly being converted into a MAR believer

[AlecMataloni]

Are there any videos of the finals matches?

[Mr MOE]

Originally Posted by Jared341

Thanks again to 1218 and 2559!

I guess we'll have to wait until Philly to find out what happens when our auto modes meet at midfield

We could be on the field together and NOT have to have our autonomous routines meet at midfield, you know.

All the best in Boston. See you later this season!

[The Trooper]

Originally Posted by Jared341

Thanks again to 1218 and 2559!

1218 - What else is there to say? Our bots work together beautifully. Our robot may put up a high volume of balls, but you guys never miss with what is in my opinion THE most accurate shooter in FRC. You are the sniper rifle to our machinegun. A perfect match.

2559 - You guys really came through for us, helping to starve our opponent, bravely attempt the triple balance, and playing incredible defense in Finals Match 2. Congratulations on the win!

More thanks and congrats:

222 - What a great machine! You guys really pushed us in the Finals, and made sure the crowd got their money's worth. My favorite feature of your machine: that it sounds like you are firing an elephant gun with every shot you make

365 - It is a shame that our robots never got to be on the field together (weird, considering it was a 37-team field with 12 rounds per team...) I guess we'll have to wait until Philly to find out what happens when our auto modes meet at midfield As usual, your mobile pit crew was busy making sure all of the teams got everything they needed to compete. A true Hall of Fame team.

The Rookies - I have been extremely impressed with the crop of rookies at the first two MAR District events. 4342, alliance captain and Finalist, you guys are extremely impressive. 4373 is one of the nicest teams I have ever worked with behind the glass, and your bot played a big role in a lot of matches. 4035, also an extremely gracious team to work with. 3974, another great bot. 3929, what an unbelievably professional looking machine. It's a shame you only got to play in one playoff round!

All Volunteers - MAR is now 2 for 2 at the events that I have attended! Despite the new venue and lots of new faces, outside of a network-related delay on Friday afternoon we had very smooth sailing! I am very quickly being converted into a MAR believer

As team captain of 2559, I would also like to thank 1218, Vulcan Robotics, for hosting such a GREAT event! I would also like to thank Ms. Daisy as well as Vulcan for choosing us as their alliance partners. This really means a lot to myself as well as my team members. I am sure many of the normal Philadelphia regional teams remember us as a box on wheels in 2009, but we definitely have come a long way. Our victory at the Chestnut Hill District Event could not have been possible without the help of two extremely awesome teams. My team and I never would have dreamed of being selected to play with the more well known and seasoned teams, in comparison to us, and will never forget what happened this past Saturday.

In the last round, those 70 some odd points would not have been scored without the help of your teams. You guys have great teams, awesome mentors, and phenomenal robots.

Thank you again for selecting us as your alliance partners, we will also be at the Lenepe District Event next Saturday. We look forward to working with both teams, both on and off the field, again in the future.

[Gary Bonner]

Using the large basketball scoreboards to display the current match number and the queuing match number. No need to wonder if that last garbled noise was your match being queued or a team looking for a part. I've always wondered why something like this hasn't been standard practice.

Thanks SCH for putting on a great event.