FRC Blog - A Story about Coopertition

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

Was it FRC or FLL rules that specifically outlawed rodents running in wheels one year? (I say rodents because I can't remember if it was hamsters, gerbils or squirrels.)

It was a gerbil and it was in the parts use flow chart for many years. See page 19 of the 2007 robot rules as an example: http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles...%2CRev%20G.pdf

[IKE]

Originally Posted by Jared Russell

I hear you get the best results if you run them in distilled water for a few minutes.

Technically the water does not have to be distilled. Swimming most show animals (horses, sheep, dogs,.....hamster) does increase lean muscle mass which ultimately improves their power to weight ratio and helps them run cooler in competition under moderate loading and increases peak load carrying capability. While bulk can increase load rating and thus tracktive effort, we have observed a reduction in top speed.
We also have big concerns about bagging the hamster powered robots, which makes me believe they may not do the bag and tag this year....

[Derpancakes]

Originally Posted by MysterE

The "Rest of the Story" is an homage to Paul Harvey's Broadcast that started back in WWII. He would tell an amazing story about someone's life or a product and where it came from. In the end, he would leave off by saying "And now you know the rest of the story."

He is perhaps one my favorite people :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rest_of_the_Story

I swear if this is a hint....

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by cgmv123

arlier this year, Innovation First International agreed to donate half of the CIM motors we needed for each team.

I wonder if the half-motors are cut axially or radially?

[StAxis]

Originally Posted by Thad House

Anybody else think the quotes are kind of suspicious? I get the "Borrow" and the "Out of Stock", but "Full Strength" and "Rest of the Story" seem like weird quotes...

Full strength is commonly used in hockey... the plot thickens!