2014 Game

[2348humanplayer]

Joke's on you, I love this song!

[Kevin Thorp]

Originally Posted by Calvin Hartley

Sounds a lot like 2003 to me.

Yup. But with some type of playing element to knock the bucket stack over. Maybe a bowling ball, like the 2012 FTC game?

[rich2202]

Anyone know when they typically post the encrypted game manual?

[Whippet]

Originally Posted by rich2202

Anyone know when they typically post the encrypted game manual?

Usually a week or so before kickoff.

[Kevin Thorp]

Instead of a rectangular carpeted playing field, this year it will be a large circular track, ringed with magnets to accelerate the robots to very high velocities in opposite directions, until they collide.

The impacts should produce new types of mini-bots, but they will be very unstable & only exist for an instant.

[Pratik Kunapuli]

Originally Posted by Kevin342

Instead of a rectangular carpeted playing field, this year it will be a large circular track, ringed with magnets to accelerate the robots to very high velocities in opposite directions, until they collide.

The impacts should produce new types of mini-bots, but they will be very unstable & only exist for an instant.

Welcome to the 2014 FIRST Robotics Competition and this year's game...FIRST Collision!

[mrnoble]

Had some of my veteran students research the history of all FIRST games and write their predictions for 2014. They all predicted a manipulator (or non-shooter, at least), and all felt that it would be a sport. In order from most common prediction to least, here is what they think.

1) Capture the flag.
2) Roller hockey.
3) Laser tag.
4) Bowling.

Any way we can look up shortages (due to above normal purchasing) of items like pucks at sporting goods stores? Maybe a helpful indicator.

Just my 2. Very excited to see what happens next month!

[SgtMartian]

Originally Posted by Kevin342

Instead of a rectangular carpeted playing field, this year it will be a large circular track, ringed with magnets to accelerate the robots to very high velocities in opposite directions, until they collide.

The impacts should produce new types of mini-bots, but they will be very unstable & only exist for an instant.

The 2014 FRC challenge... Work in progress names:

Proton Paraphernealia
Ecstatic Elements
Between a Rock and a Hadron Place
UnunFIRSTium
Quantum Quarrel

and I'm done with the puns for today. Time to sleep.

[Whippet]

Originally Posted by Kevin342

Instead of a rectangular carpeted playing field, this year it will be a large circular track, ringed with magnets to accelerate the robots to very high velocities in opposite directions, until they collide.

The impacts should produce new types of mini-bots, but they will be very unstable & only exist for an instant.

They thought the Higgs Boson was hard to find? Wait 'till we get our hand on the Lavery Boson!

[Abhishek R]

Originally Posted by mrnoble

Had some of my veteran students research the history of all FIRST games and write their predictions for 2014. They all predicted a manipulator (or non-shooter, at least), and all felt that it would be a sport. In order from most common prediction to least, here is what they think.

1) Capture the flag.
2) Roller hockey.
3) Laser tag.
4) Bowling.

Any way we can look up shortages (due to above normal purchasing) of items like pucks at sporting goods stores? Maybe a helpful indicator.

Just my 2. Very excited to see what happens next month!

Yeah, the first two especially seem plausible.

Laser Tag might be a bit strange to have robots do, there wouldn't be too much visible interaction for spectators unless the lasers have a consequential action, and bowling, hmm, haven't though too much about that though I feel that seems more suited for FTC.

[jman4747]

Originally Posted by Abhishek R

Yeah, the first two especially seem plausible.

Laser Tag might be a bit strange to have robots do, there wouldn't be too much visible interaction for spectators unless the lasers have a consequential action, and bowling, hmm, haven't though too much about that though I feel that seems more suited for FTC.

True, but then when was the last time we had a single game piece that was particularly heavy?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by jman4747

True, but then when was the last time we had a single game piece that was particularly heavy?

2008, Trackballs.

2005, Tetras.

2002, mobile goals that weighed more than the robots--empty!

[jman4747]

Originally Posted by EricH

2008, Trackballs.

2005, Tetras.

2002, mobile goals that weighed more than the robots--empty!

Exactly we're overdue.

[ChrisH]

Don't forget 2007, when robots became game pieces

Originally Posted by EricH

2008, Trackballs.

2005, Tetras.

2002, mobile goals that weighed more than the robots--empty!

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by ChrisH

Don't forget 2007, when robots became game pieces

How do you mean? With the ramps?