2012 Washington DC Regional

[Grim Tuesday]

1218 looks like the team to beat...I wonder how well they can do without 341?

[cougarobotics08]

Watch out for the Flying Cougar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjdu8...layer_embedded

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday

1218 looks like the team to beat...I wonder how well they can do without 341?

They'll do just fine without Daisy. There's a reason they were ranked #2 at both events and have a 21-3 record in qualification matches.

[Wetzel]

2914 learned a lot and fixed a lot at VCU and we are looking to make some noise at home in DC.

Wetzel

[JesseK]

1885 is taking the opportunity to make more progress on our software. We hope to have the more advanced stuff working by the end of Friday so we can become a scoring machine on Saturday.

[nahstobor]

Team 612 is looking forward to another great DC regional!

[Will Andrews]

1218 is excited to be making our first appearance in the DC Regional.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4PYIiezhnQ

[Grim Tuesday]

Getting pretty pumped for our first DC Regional!



Alright, I have a question:

Where is the screen oriented? At FLR, our vision system detected the projected screen as a rectangle, and screwed with our shooter. Is it to the side of the field? Or is it behind one of the alliance stations?

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday

Getting pretty pumped for our first DC Regional!



Alright, I have a question:

Where is the screen oriented? At FLR, our vision system detected the projected screen as a rectangle, and screwed with our shooter. Is it to the side of the field? Or is it behind one of the alliance stations?

The first two years of the event it was beside the field. Last year it moved to a different convention hall and was on one of the ends. I don't know the set up for this year.

[Alexa Stott]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

The first two years of the event it was beside the field. Last year it moved to a different convention hall and was on one of the ends. I don't know the set up for this year.

I believe it will be behind the blue alliance station if I'm reading the layout/map correctly.

[EricLeifermann]

It will be behind one of the player stations, I tried to get the layout changed during our walk through of the venue with SRE, but the guy from SRE felt that the screen would be better behind a player station because then we could have stands on each side of the field.

I personally don't like having the screen behind one player station it creates an advantage for one alliance and it forces the crowd to turn their head away from the field, but the event will still be awesome no matter what.

[Grim Tuesday]

At FLR, because the screen was behind one of the stations, they brought out a large flat screen TV for the other alliance, and propped it up on the side. It wasn't perfect, but it did help. If there's still time to make such an accommodation, it might be a good idea.

[SteveGPage]

Thursday, March 29th - Team Showcase Schedule

• 1 PM - FRC Team 141 – Promotional Items (1 Hour)
  
• 1 PM - FRC Team 836 – AutoDesk Inventor (1 Hour)
  
• 2 PM – FRC Team 836 – growingSTEMS (2 Hours)

growingSTEMS is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization, started by FRC Team 836, to promote STEM awareness in our area. We want to encourage teams to partner with us, and invite teams to become members of the growingSTEMS organization. During our growingSTEMS presentation, we will be discussing the STEM curriculum we have developed, our line of Children's books, and our new wii-bots (Elementary School Robotics Demostration Robots, using the Nintendo wii-board as the control system). Additional topics will include, Outreach, Using Arts for STEM, ESDP Program, and basic hints and tips regarding Chairman's submissions and presentations. For more info, see our website, www.growingSTEMS.org

[mehrkam]

Does anyone have the link for the web casting of this event?

See you there?