Game Hint Solution [probably]

[Ernst]

Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence

maybe the GDC didn't intend this to be a pushing game.

So there's potential for a low-friction field?

[Spatel7793]

[safiq10]

Hockey or baseball seems pretty reasonable and I have some information to back this.

61126/1963. This took us to a UPS with a FIRST security. This ups was in Rockford Illinois. Now little known fact that Rockford Illinois has a professional Hockey team, the "Rockford Icehogs". Also rockford has a baseball team called "Rockford Aviators".

I've spent too much time on these threads.

[Joseph Lewis]

anyone think that maybe weight limits reduced means they are allowing an extra 25% weight? instead of 90 pounds, 150?

just my 2 cents

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by Joseph Lewis

anyone think that maybe weight limits reduced means they are allowing an extra 25% weight? instead of 90 pounds, 150?

just my 2 cents

There is a safety factor that plays into the rules. The current robot weight is based off of what OSHA deems as safe for two people to lift.

[MooreteP]

Originally Posted by Joseph Lewis

anyone think that maybe weight limits reduced means they are allowing an extra 25% weight? instead of 90 pounds, 150?

I posted this in the Game Hint thread, but to carry this forward:
Your robot weight for competition on the field will be reduced to encourage modularity.

Your withholding allowance will be increased, to encourage modularity.

[DavisDad]

Originally Posted by ZehP

So there's potential for a low-friction field?

Ice rink? Cool!

[IndySam]

I think a challenge of extra size or some other game advantage for being 90lbs would be more like it.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

I posted this in the Game Hint thread, but to carry this forward:
Your robot weight for competition on the field will be reduced to encourage modularity.

Your withholding allowance will be increased, to encourage modularity.

Under previous rules, modularity didn't work this way. You had 120 pounds for *all* of your mechanisms, together, not just each individual configuration of the robot. So a modular 90 pound robot would need to weigh 90 pounds with *all* of its modules together.

[MooreteP]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Under previous rules, modularity didn't work this way. You had 120 pounds for *all* of your mechanisms, together, not just each individual configuration of the robot. So a modular 90 pound robot would need to weigh 90 pounds with *all* of its modules together.

I'm just sayin', this may be a change to this year's rules.

The robot on the field (electronic scales in the queue) should weigh 90 or 120 pounds, but you are allowed an additional withholding allowance of 60, 90, even 120 pounds.

This would allow us to polish our modular mechanisms before and between regionals or districts.

[Xavbro]

What if the limit is referring to the game pieces? Like the games pieces can equal up to 25% of the weight of the robot and we'll have to design robots to move them?

Just my thought after reading through the thread.

[yarden.saa]

Remember that in 2011 minibots could weight 15 pounds in extra to the 120 pound robot

[astronomical]

I went ahead and read every single 2014 game hint post throughout the rumor mill so you don't have to, and created a blog post summarizing most of the main points many of you were discussing.

Read it here: http://lablayers.deviantart.com/jour...ndup-421735515

(In addition, if you have a deviantART, be sure to join the group at http://usfirst.deviantart.com/ and tell us what team you're on.)

Please let me know what you think, and if I missed something feel free to post a reply!

[connor.worley]

But which theory is right?

[Johnnybukkel]

Originally Posted by connor.worley

But which theory is right?

None of them...