FRC Blogged - Frank Answers….Monday? Again?

[AllenGregoryIV]

A couple videos that are relevant to this thread that many people may have not seen.

GDC 2010 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyK2kbEgH4

This video series features Bill Miller and others talk a lot about how the GDC works and why their schedule has been pushed over the years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZkCX...A8233CD59DBFB7

[Hallry]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

GDC 2010 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyK2kbEgH4

I still think they should have went with the PVC-catapult to return the soccer balls to the field

[magnets]

I'd just love to be able to get some pictures or information about how a previous game was developed. It would be really entertaining to see how the design progressed. From the 2010 video, it looks like they prototyped bump crossing designs, and practiced the game. Do you think that the GDC built a climbing robot for testing this year? If so, was it faster than the cheesy poofs? Also, looking at more recent lists of GDC members, it looks like Woodie Flowers and Dave Lavery aren't members anymore. When did this happen?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by magnets

Also, looking at more recent lists of GDC members, it looks like Woodie Flowers and Dave Lavery aren't members anymore. When did this happen?

Offhand... Sometime around 2011, I think. (The reason I remember is a very memorable Lavery-esque question in the Q&A regarding welding on the minibots--and if he'd been on the GDC at the time, he wouldn't have asked that. At least, I think it was him.)

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by EricH

Offhand... Sometime around 2011, I think. (The reason I remember is a very memorable Lavery-esque question in the Q&A regarding welding on the minibots--and if he'd been on the GDC at the time, he wouldn't have asked that. At least, I think it was him.)

Yes it was in 2011 here is a thread about it.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=90538