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Re: Using GoPro's for robot videos
Team 1915 used GoPro during the BattleO'Baltimore and IROC in Haymarket, VA. Worked very well at both places. Especially impressed with the amount of video you can take at 1080p with 32 GB of memory: about 6 hours. Of course, the battery only lasts about 2.5 hours, so you have to keep it charged.
We mounted it on a flat part of our frame near the flywheel, aiming forward. We used the mounting pad which came with the GoPro. The sticky tape provided with the camera attached quite well to flat aluminum angle. It is so secure (and inexpensive) that we are not even going to try to remove it.
We have not posted the video from the GoPro publicly.
I recommend waiting until after the game manual is released on Jan 5 before thinking too much about getting a GoPro. Once you determine if it will be legal at a competition, getting one of the early GoPros--without wifi capability.
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Jim Grove, Mentor
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(2007-2017) 1915, McKinley Tech HS, Washington, DC
(2009) 2932, Mid-Pac Institute, Honolulu, HI (Rookie Season)
(2011) 2425, Hillsborough HS, Tampa, FL
(2013-2015) 4464, College Park, MD, 2013 Rookie All Star Winner and 2014 Regional Champions, Washington, DC
FIRST is not rocket science. But it is like drinking from a fire hose.
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Every robot needs a locky-thingy. A robot without one might fire when it isn't supposed to, and hit the wrong target; e.g., a referee, FTA, or robot inspector. - Richard Wallace [more] 
02-01-2013, 23:27
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