FIRST Choice

[MattC9]

Ring light- retro reflective tape (?)
IR remote- some sort of IR receiver on robot (?)
Photo switch- lines on field to follow(?)

cRIO- YESSSSS
Classmate- YESSSS

There are defiantly a few items on there that are worth a game theory. Also I can not be more excited to see the cRIO and classmates on there for this year, well done FIRST choice, well done...

[Rangel]

The most interesting thing to me is the gaming graphics card. Could there be something in the game that requires a lot of graphics processing on the robot or are they just making it available to help teams who want to cad?

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Rangel(kf7fdb)

The most interesting thing to me is the gaming graphics card. Could there be something in the game that requires a lot of graphics processing on the robot or are they just making it available to help teams who want to cad?

Nvidia has been handing similar cards out at a few regionals over the years, I think this must just be an extension of that.

We have 2-3 gtx 480's from them.

[ehochstein]

IR transmitter
Infrared Thermometer
New motors?! =O
3D Print Job voucher? Awesome!
Laser distance meter for your robot? Are they changing the laser rules?
cRIO as a part of FIRST Choice?!?!

This is awesome!

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by Wiifi

Laser distance meter for your robot? Are they changing the laser rules?

I doubt circular saws are legal* for the robot, but they're on FIRST Choice.

*maybe if you filed down sharp parts to R0.125 ...

[F22Rapture]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Nvidia has been handing similar cards out at a few regionals over the years, I think this must just be an extension of that.

We have 2-3 gtx 480's from them.

And which regionals might that be?

[jason701802]

Originally Posted by F22Rapture

And which regionals might that be?

We got one at both Portland and Seattle a few years ago. As far as I know, they only did it that year.

[dcarr]

Originally Posted by jason701802

We got one at both Portland and Seattle a few years ago. As far as I know, they only did it that year.

We got a GTX 480 at LA in 2011.

[Gary Dillard]

Originally Posted by F22Rapture

And which regionals might that be?

Smoky Mountain in 2011

[MARS_James]

Originally Posted by F22Rapture

And which regionals might that be?

Orlando in 2010 and 2011

We got one both times

[SarahBeth]

The snow blower motor made me raise my eyebrow. So did the sonar sensor and the laser distance meter.

So we're either moving snow or playing Battleship.

Got it.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by SarahBeth

The snow blower motor made me raise my eyebrow. So did the sonar sensor and the laser distance meter.

So we're either moving snow or playing Battleship.

Got it.

or both

[IndySam]

The eccentric grooved wheels, regular grooved wheels and guide track were in last years First Choice. They are nothing new.

Lot of things are Granger just clearing out old stock like the crank ratchet and steel cable.

So don't read to much into anything in First Choice game wise.



Focus on the lots cool stuff like the new Clippard tanks, new style compressors, new couplers, and talons. Great work by the KOP team.

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Focus on the lots cool stuff like the new Clippard tanks, new style compressors, new couplers, and talons. Great work by the KOP team.

I thought the Clippard tank was back from last year, and that the compressor was the same that was legal starting in 2011. Did I miss something? Does the compressor have a larger cubic feet per minute rating?

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by DampRobot

I thought the Clippard tank was back from last year, and that the compressor was the same that was legal starting in 2011. Did I miss something? Does the compressor have a larger cubic feet per minute rating?

The new plastic tank is what I was referring too and the compressor is the same as the last two years but was never available in First Choice.