GRITS 2014

[ghostmachine360]

Just wanted to put this up for any teams interested in hitting up the ATL & GeorgiaFIRST Robotics for a last chance to play Aerial Assault. Oh wait, I meant Aerial Assist, sorry. Still suffering memory loss from being hit in the face with a AA ball. My bad.

GRITS 2014 - FRC Off Season Event
Robots Southern Style

WHAT: The 5th Annual GRITS FRC Off-Season Competition, planned and organized by GeorgiaFIRST and the Georgia FIRST FRC Planning committee volunteers and graciously hosted by the 100 Black Men of Atlanta & 100 Scholars Robotics Alliance-Team 3091 as part of their week of activities that leads up to the Atlanta Football Classic.
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 (Friday, Oct. 3 from 4-7:30pm is an optional load in and practice day for teams)
WHERE: Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA
COST: FREE to spectators!
REGISTRATION FEE: $300 due by September 20th.
Pre-Rookies: Free!
2nd Robot Entries per Team if slots are still available after Regular Registration: $300

So, who's thinking of signing up and joining us in Atlanta, or has already made the move and signed up?

[JohnFogarty]

Once we start up here in the next week or so I'll make sure to finalize our plans, but 4901 is more than likely attending.

[Anupam Goli]

Originally Posted by 2012gamelover

Will you waive the fee for rookies? Looks like you will need more teams

Registration just opened, and I know plenty of teams are planning on attending, so I don't think a lack of teams will be a problem.

1648 is definitely attending, and we're making some massive changes to our robot. GRITS is a great testing ground for new ideas and designs. Hopefully we'll have everything up and running by the time the competition rolls around.

[Kellen Hill]

For anybody searching for easier access, here is the link for GRITS registration: http://www.gafirst.org/index.php/new...for-grits-2014

1746 is planning to attend.

[ttldomination]

Is there a teams list yet?

- Sunny G.

[FrankJ]

2974 will be there.

[pimathbrainiac]

1127 will be there!

[ehoyla]

1311 will be there!!!

[Kellen Hill]

No word yet on the team list, but I did hear today that 18 of the 25 available spots have been taken.

[cameron.lynn]

Last I heard from the mentors, team 4941 was signing up to attend!

[zachrobo1]

CircuitRunners will be there with our GRITS Offseason team as well as (hopefully!!) our CircuitBreakers rookie program driving last season's bot. (Fingers crossed for an open space)

[zachrobo1]

The team list has been posted. (http://www.gafirst.org/index.php/eve...gistered-teams)

3091 100 Scholars Robotics Alliance
1002 CircuitRunners
4188 Columbus Robotics Alliance
4112 Eaglebots
4468 Fernbank LINKS
1746 Forsyth Alliance
5219 Future WARbots
1648 G3 Robotics
5109 Gladiator Robotics
1311 Kell Robotics
1127 Lotus Robotics
4509 Mechanical Bulls
832 Oscar
4910 Pope Robotics
2556 RadioActive Roaches
4080 REBOOT
1261 Robo Lions
4941 RoboBibb
3344 Robocop
3581 Sumdroids
4148 SWAGbots
1638 Techno Titans
4730 Terminators
4026 The Global Dynamics
20150067 TITANS
2974 Walton Robotics

Anyone know who "20150067 TITANS" are? Perhaps we have a new rookie team joining us?

[Kevin Pardus]

Originally Posted by zachrobo1

The team list has been posted. (http://www.gafirst.org/index.php/eve...gistered-teams)

3091 100 Scholars Robotics Alliance
1002 CircuitRunners
4188 Columbus Robotics Alliance
4112 Eaglebots
4468 Fernbank LINKS
1746 Forsyth Alliance
5219 Future WARbots
1648 G3 Robotics
5109 Gladiator Robotics
1311 Kell Robotics
1127 Lotus Robotics
4509 Mechanical Bulls
832 Oscar
4910 Pope Robotics
2556 RadioActive Roaches
4080 REBOOT
1261 Robo Lions
4941 RoboBibb
3344 Robocop
3581 Sumdroids
4148 SWAGbots
1638 Techno Titans
4730 Terminators
4026 The Global Dynamics
20150067 TITANS
2974 Walton Robotics

Anyone know who "20150067 TITANS" are? Perhaps we have a new rookie team joining us?

20150067 is a Temporary Registration Number given to a group trying to establish an FRC team for the 2015 season. A permanent 4-digit number is only given once the formal team registration process is completed; that includes Regional/District event & KoP-Kickoff registrations, plus event payment.

[ghostmachine360]

These are the rule changes for the GRITS off-season, adopted from the IRI rule changes with tiny revisions.

Rule Changes

1. There is no zone requirement for possession/assists.

2. A trussed ball which is untouched by another robot and enters the low goal will be considered scored.

3. G12 will be modified so that an immediately rectified possession of the opposing alliance ball will not be penalized.

4. The Violation portion of G20 will be modified :
Violation: Minor violations will result in a Foul. Loss of a bumper during a match could result in DISABLE depending on the aggressive behavior during the match.

5. Elimination Alliances are 4 teams. The Alliance captain determines which teams play each match however; every team must play in at least one elimination match.

6. One member from the non-playing team may be part of the drive team group and will be considered a COACH.

7. Draft order is 1-4, 4-1, 1-4.

8. No Time Outs in Eliminations – The Alliance Must Use Their 4th Robot.

GRITS Programs

This year at GRITS, we will again offer the Shadow a referee program. Students will have the opportunity to sign up for a qualifier match to shadow a ref.

In the coming weeks, watch for details of this program and all GRITS info at gafirst.org - Events - FRC - GRITS.

Remember, to complete your GRITS registration, payment of $300 must be received at GeorgiaFIRST by Sept. 20th.

[MARS_James]

Originally Posted by ghostmachine360

Rule Changes

5. Elimination Alliances are 4 teams. The Alliance captain determines which teams play each match however; every team must play in at least one elimination match.
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Does that mean that if the match of 1v4 results in 1 winning the first match 4 is forced to play their back up bot for the second match, but 1 does not since they have the option of playing their back up bot in the finals?