Possible 2013 Game Idea

[mdiradoorian]

Originally Posted by HuskieEngineer

I say we just play Breakaway again.

I say no

[372 lives on]

the game isn't the challenge next year. next yeah the challenge in not being aloud any cylinders on the robot.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by 372 lives on

the game isn't the challenge next year. next yeah the challenge in not being aloud any cylinders on the robot.

Who said anything about pneumatics not being allowed being a challenge? I know of at least one world champion with zero pneumatics aboard, and that's after pneumatics became common (there were several before then due to severe restrictions).

Next year's challenge is that metal isn't allowed on the robots, except under very strict exceptions.

[kgzak]

Originally Posted by EricH

Next year's challenge is that metal isn't allowed on the robots, except under very strict exceptions.

4392 won't have a problem with that! the only metal we have is from the KOP

[mdiradoorian]

Originally Posted by EricH

Who said anything about pneumatics not being allowed being a challenge? I know of at least one world champion with zero pneumatics aboard, and that's after pneumatics became common (there were several before then due to severe restrictions).

Next year's challenge is that metal isn't allowed on the robots, except under very strict exceptions.

Wow that would be something no metal on the robot. The only materials that come to mind now is wood and plastic type items.

[PAR_WIG1350]

Originally Posted by HuskieEngineer

I say we just play Breakaway again.

I second the no to this one, I still have nightmares*.







*Apparently when you double the number of mechanisms, the number of mechanical failures is squared, not doubled.

[Nikkocharger]

Robot football will be next years game.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by kgzak

4392 won't have a problem with that! the only metal we have is from the KOP

Metal in the KOP? Not given.

The exceptions I'm thinking of are: wiring and electronics, fasteners, and internal to actuation devices (which include motors and pneumatic cylinders).

Now you get the fun of finding alternative materials for everything. That includes gears as well as frame.

[pfreivald]

I loved Breakaway, and we rocked FLR in 2010... But I'd hate to see a repeat.

[Walter Deitzler]

Originally Posted by kgzak

4392 won't have a problem with that! the only metal we have is from the KOP

Same for 3397. Wood and PVC, UNITE!!!!!!

[Superllama12]

Even crazier than no metal would be no electronic combonents! No game, just see who can make the robot that runs the longest

[dellagd]

Originally Posted by Superllama12

Even crazier than no metal would be no electronic combonents! No game, just see who can make the robot that runs the longest

All they have to do is create a crio that uses tubes of conductive gasses instead of wires. Shouldnt be that hard, right?????

[Ekcrbe]

The serious problem with a water game is that nobody can afford to change their cRIO whenever a watertight seal breaks. Underwater batteries aren't the greatest idea either.

P.S. -- And NO, the game does not even have to be entirely submerged in water.

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Ekcrbe

The serious problem with a water game is that nobody can afford to change their cRIO whenever a watertight seal breaks. Underwater batteries aren't the greatest idea either.

P.S. -- And NO, the game does not even have to be entirely submerged in water.

Who says the cRIO or battery have to be anywhere near the water? There was no power source or control system on the 1992 FRC robots as they slogged their way through a game field covered in kernels of corn. The same type of setup could work very well for ro-boats navigating the surface of a shallow pool.

[DarrinMunter]

Bring back the Regolith floor, no wheels, and make hard plastic skates.
Yes....Hockey!