Southern California Regional

[SpaceOsc]

im hearing lots of talk about teams going to the San jose and the Sacramento Regional.... but wut about the good old LA regional 702 will be there and we may even bring our robot for good luck...lol

but seriously whose going?

and i know no one wants to give there robot away but say wut team you are and wut your robot brings to the party so everyone attending gets a feel for wut ahead

[SpaceOsc]

We a Moving wall bot.... more features on the way

We extend to get more boxes

now people dont be shy say yours bot type to help us all out

[Don Knight]

Our robot may be a little different than the robots being mentioned in the way it interacts with the containers.

It's more of a directed energy robot, it can knock over the wall from any position on the field. It can also clear the opponents stacks and containers from their scoring area while being located on top of the platform.

Not sure if this belongs here or in the Rumor Mill

[Teedoff101]

We are gonna be there. When we have a clear idea about what kind of bot we r building (dependent on the type we choose we have all the designs in place) we will give clues about it. SoCal is gonna be a good regional this year. A lot of new teams in the SoCal area. At kickoff there were over 10 teams that got their kit after us (and we are team 992). Should be fun, and bring bagels and any other food to the regional so the pit people dont starve like last year.

[SpaceOsc]

well maybe it does belong in the rumor mill but this is supposed to be facts about robots in the regional

lol im curious about this directed energy bot of ours wut do you mean? wut does it do exactly?


im sure you were cryptic for a reason but the comment you said puts fear in the hearts of many

you guys have a rep to live up to and im sure you wont disapoint

[Sean_330]

With 60 and 64 both being there, LA is gonna be such a great competetion.

[SpaceOsc]

lol your telling me 64 says they got a weird energy directed device to knock over boxes form anywhere on the field

no word on 60

if 60 looking gives us a sign of wut your doing....lol im sure its big great and strong

[Don Knight]

Still trying to dial in our system, but here is another hint: every team has this material available to them. They just need to figure out how to harness/direct it toward the containers. Moving and directing it in a volume and velocity necessary is the key.

[Ken Loyd]

Originally posted by Don Knight
They just need to figure out how to harness/direct it toward the containers. Moving and directing it in a volume and velocity necessary is the key. [/b]

Don,
You took an oath of secrecy! The members of team 64 would like to let the world know that Don Knight has been standing in the sun too long.

If we have a directed energy force, and if other teams are able to discover the directed energy force, Don may find himself walking back to Phoenix!

At least Don did not mention the energy source necessary to produce the necessary velocity and volume.

Ken Loyd
Team 64

[SpaceOsc]

lol let me guess here, harness the force?

how about surguical tubing?

or harnessing the ultimate power of Velcro... lol

ummm springs?

a large bag of bagels hanging like a Demo Ball?

A complex system of pullies?

dead weight?

blending plastic or metal?

stop me when i get it

assuming the secret can be out a lil before competetions

[Don Knight]

Not even close - lets just say that when the force is generated so is a lot of noise. Earplugs will become standard equipment with our team members along with the safety glasses.

Again we're still in the testing stages and don't know if the force generator will make it on the final robot.

Ken, don't worry they will never guess -

[Ken Loyd]

Ken, don't worry they will never guess - [/b][/quote]

Don,

I have more fear of the other teams in FIRST than you do. I know that if we can come up with FAP, others will also come up with what may be improved FAP.

Please be very cafeful what secrets you let out.

Ken Loyd
Team 64

[SpaceOsc]

One of my team memebers suggested sound to be your energy directed device

lol which leads me to ask

do you have direct contact with the boxes to make your device work ?

[Don Knight]

Originally posted by SpaceOsc
One of my team memebers suggested sound to be your energy directed device

lol which leads me to ask

do you have direct contact with the boxes to make your device work ?

You're getting warmer, but still no cigar.....

The force placed on the containers is what causes them to move/fall over, but the robot does not have to be in physical contact with the containers.

But noise is a by-product generated by the device when it is operating.

[SpaceOsc]

Air?

umm is that allowed?

F.A.P (Forward Air Propulsion)