Airzooka

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by animenerdjohn

They dont have trolls in canada right? I thought they were abominable snowmen up there?

Nope just polar bears and friendly moose.

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by Gregor

Nope just polar bears and friendly moose.

I don't know. The whole Quebec PastaGate thing really seems like an epic bit of trolling if you ask me.

[connor.worley]

For more serious discussion: Would it be legal to mount a device on a robot to do this? Would it be moral?

[JohnSchneider]

Originally Posted by connor.worley

For more serious discussion: Would it be legal to mount a device on a robot to do this? Would it be moral?

Yes and yes. No different than teams using fans in '09 (and this year from what I've heard).

[1255415684]

Originally Posted by animenerdjohn

Yes and yes. No different than teams using fans in '09 (and this year from what I've heard).

Team 2342... the leaf blower bot... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF_K0fwDng8

[ablatner]

Originally Posted by connor.worley

For more serious discussion: Would it be legal to mount a device on a robot to do this? Would it be moral?

That's definitely both legal and moral. It isn't stretching any rules.

OP:
What if you just get your whole team to blow REALLY hard at the opposing alliance?

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by ablatner

That's definitely both legal and moral. It isn't stretching any rules.

OP:
What if you just get your whole team to blow REALLY hard at the opposing alliance?

And lots. Very rapidly. For the whole 2:15. I mean, someone has to test the regional's response to an entire team fainting on the sidelines, right?

EDIT:My wife suggests paper bags are recommended. I think paper bags are a sign you're not truly committed to the cause.

[Jaxom]

By using the digits of pi as a letter-skipping sequence I have been able to decode this year's rules and find some hidden messages. One of them clearly allows for the use of Airzookas, with the following restrictions:
* They must be powered by a legal robot battery
* They may only be used on disks inside the team's Auto Zone
* The air column it generates must be contained within a 54x84 meter cylinder
* The only team member who may use the device is a costumed mascot

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by animenerdjohn

Yes and yes. No different than teams using fans in '09 (and this year from what I've heard).

It's completely different than using fans in 2009, and I don't know of any teams using them this year. In 2009, fans were used to provide additional propulsion given the mandated wheels and "regolith" surface, not to deflect game pieces.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

It's completely different than using fans in 2009, and I don't know of any teams using them this year. In 2009, fans were used to provide additional propulsion given the mandated wheels and "regolith" surface, not to deflect game pieces.

I don't have a picture, but I'm almost 100% positive 869 has a giant fan on their robot.

[PayneTrain]

Im sure there is a rule that we cant throw objects, but what about air?

I don't know how everyone here skipped over this bit of gold.

[JeffersonMartin]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

I don't have a picture, but I'm almost 100% positive 869 has a giant fan on their robot.

At Palmetto, 619 had a box fan on their's for their last couple of matches. It seemed really effective actually.

[Dad1279]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

I don't have a picture, but I'm almost 100% positive 869 has a giant fan on their robot.

From TCNJ:

[compboy07]

No pics here either, but our team also had a giant fan (22" COTS with custom duct and a CIM).
The problem was that you needed to have a significant distance between the fan and the goal and the other robot had to actually be able to shoot over the bot for it to be of much use. We achieved infamy in our regional, but took it off because only about 2 teams had a robot that could shoot over another from midcourt or the other side. The fan had little impact on close range, so we mounted our half-finished shooter instead.

Also: the duct had blinking leds in it. It was epic.

[Jaxom]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

It's completely different than using fans in 2009, and I don't know of any teams using them this year. In 2009, fans were used to provide additional propulsion given the mandated wheels and "regolith" surface, not to deflect game pieces.

1982 built one at GKC. They used a model airplane prop on a Banebot 770 inside a section of bucket. Nice, safe, mesh covering both ends. I know it was in use (you can see it on our POV video) but I don't think it was very effective. Certainly not against shots from the pyramid.