AndyMark FIRST Choice Tease

[Littleboy]

Maybe we are allowed to use parts to build the robot. That would be new.
But I think the game will involve us building cardboard boats, putting robots in to paddle them, and then race around the pool.

[mickztlin]

I checked andy mark and the new products and they added polycarbonate and I think the game may be have a high and low traction field.

[ksafin]

Any idea of FIRST Choice window shopping opens at midnight?

[~Cory~]

Tarps hold water.


WATER GAME!

[ttldomination]

Any word on this "window"? A link or something? I can't seem to find anything.

- Sunny G.

[Gary Dillard]

From FIRST website:

The FIRST Choice store will open for viewing only sometime on November 12, 2012.

[Brandon Holley]

In all seriousness, being able to select our FIRST choice items before kickoff is awesome. The KOP engineers in Manchester are doing an awesome job responding to feedback and streamlining the process for everyone.

-Brando

[ttldomination]

Originally Posted by Gary Dillard

From FIRST website:

Gosh Darnit. When working late at night, I often forget about the time change.

Apologies,
- Sunny G.

[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by ttldomination

Any word on this "window"? A link or something? I can't seem to find anything.

- Sunny G.

Here's the FIRST webpage for FIRST Choice.

The Andy Mark site should be opening today to view some of the FIRST Choice items.

Teams can select items starting Dec. 10 using credits obtained through TIMS.

[Mark McLeod]

It's open now: http://www.andymark.com/FIRST-Choice-Public-s/411.htm

IR Transmitter (fc13-004) is interesting.

Anubis 3D Print Job (fc13-092) , too.


Talons are on there.

Ooo, circular saws, Battlebots IQ?

Lots of video card choices for the robot this year

8-slot cRIO for some odd reason. Must be left overs.

[maddoctor90]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

IR Transmitter (fc13-004) is interesting.

2008 Overdrive hybrid period coming back?

[Gary Dillard]

Snow Blower Motor? Forget the water game, how about a snow game?

[SarahBeth]

Originally Posted by Gary Dillard

Snow Blower Motor? Forget the water game, how about a snow game?

That was my first thought too. That'd be quite the field reset.

Or how about the laser distance meter and sonar senser.....Battleship anyone?

[Littleboy]

There is a metric crescent wrench.

The remote has no purpose other than to hint that the game will be a water game.
Remote
adjective
2.
out-of-the-way; secluded: a remote village; a remote mountaintop.

This must mean that whatever surface the game is on is secluded from FIRST choice.
What is secluded from FIRST choice? Yep, thats right. WATER. Water Game 2013! Thank you AndyMark for this wonderful hint.

[joelg236]

I don't quite understand the purpose of this. Is it to protect the signal in the cord or something?