Pre-Stop Build Scrimmages - What Have We Learned So Far?

[Mr MOE]

For all of you who participated or spectated (in person or via webcast), what have you learned about ULTIMATE ASCENT and the robots playing it so far?

John

[Garten Haeska]

We learned that our pick up system was very effective and will be very nice in autonomous.

Our shooter works very well shooting into the 3pt goal with chains from the feeder station and from the front and back sides of the pyramid.

Last our 10pt climber worked like a charm and was one of the fastest and easies hanging mechanisms at our event. 3 seconds and only 25psi.

We also learned that if a frisbee is upside down and gets stuck on your wheel,it can really mess with your driving until it gets dislodged.

[Ty Tremblay]

In the last 30 seconds, there will be frisbees flying EVERYWHERE.

[Ian Curtis]

I can see a small subset of human players going over 50% with their Hail Maries.

Reliable full court 3 pt shots are definitely a thing, and it will be fun to watch teams realize this on Thursday/Friday.

Driving in the last 30 seconds with all the frisbees on the field will be entertaining.

Lots of frisbees will be going over the netting.

There are going to be lots of ineffective human loading robots.

Not many robots are picking up from the floor... I wonder if anyone built a pickup robot that can dispense frisbees at the height the loading stations are? That would be pretty neat.

10 pt hangs will be fairly common, 20 and 30 pretty darn rare.

The field will be pretty crowded if you can't drive under the pyramid, and pretty open if you can.

[Djur]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

In the last 30 seconds, there will be frisbees flying EVERYWHERE.

EVERYWHERE. It's crazy.

[nikeairmancurry]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

In the last 30 seconds, there will be frisbees flying EVERYWHERE.

It was raining frisbees!

[Steven Donow]

Originally Posted by nikeairmancurry

It was raining frisbees!

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take

[joelg236]

As expected, 30 point climbs are rare.

[Garten Haeska]

Originally Posted by joelg236

As expected, 30 point climbs are rare.

We had one here in the week zero i attended in Minnesota, it took a good minute and 20 seconds for them to reach from the bottom to the top.

[joelg236]

Originally Posted by Garten Haeska

We had one here in the week zero i attended in Minnesota, it took a good minute and 20 seconds for them to reach from the bottom to the top.

Correction: Fast 30 point climbs are rare.

[PVCpirate]

Very few robots picking up from the floor at Suffield Shakedown. My old team is working on a very reliable pickup system, and we anticipate it being a big advantage at GSR. I thought it was great seeing solid teams like 2168 and 177 avoiding the big row of frisbees at midfield like the plague.

[ehfeinberg]

Originally Posted by stevend1994

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take

You best not be stealing my signature!

But in all seriousness, I am scared. A lot of discs from the human player hit near the pyramid. If a robot was attempting a 30 point climb, that could be something to watch for.

[Gregor]

3 bolts per wheel on a dead axel setup isn't a good idea.

[Bill_B]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

In the last 30 seconds, there will be frisbees flying EVERYWHERE.

I'm calling that part "the Blizzard." Sort of New England thing this year. Wall to wall "snow" by the time the match is over.

[joelg236]

Originally Posted by ehfeinberg

A lot of discs from the human player hit near the pyramid. If a robot was attempting a 30 point climb, that could be something to watch for.

Interesting. Do you think this would fall under G16? How could you tell if it was intentional or not? I guess its under the discretion of the refs, but it seems like this could be a pretty big factor, especially for teams who assume nothing will contact them while climbing.