FRC 2015 Conspiracy?

[ScandallB225]

What I find interesting is that the hardest task is recycling. Which I assume is being promoted.
Plus their is a tacit admission that one cannot recycle everything. i.e. 10 litter per side = 20 litter and 10 recycling containers.

[mjenk72]

I was thinking along those lines as well. Plus, look at the design of the robots in the article about Amazon's warehouses at
http://www.newsweek.com/amazon-revea...ehouses-288124. Looks fairly close in size to what FRC builds....

[moeyo1000]

Notice the bright yellow totes moving around.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zknLfU7GJIw

[Azario]

Originally Posted by moeyo1000

Notice the bright yellow totes moving around.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zknLfU7GJIw

So many potential cooperation points...

[Fields]

Recycle bins, everyone is is trying to be greener.

Pool noodles are a nod to next years water game.

Wasn't it obvious?

[chapman1]

I suppose that one could conclude that next year's game will be aquatic, so that the winning FRC design elements can be incorporated into Amazon's highly speculated submarine delivery drones.

[The other Gabe]

I think we're becoming self aware

[GeeTwo]

A warehouse game is very practical, and I believe that practical (vice sports) games are intentionally included at least once every four years. See the last paragraph of my post on another thread.

[JamesBrown]

Originally Posted by seg9585

FRC this year is free/cheap child labor for Dean Kamen to invent and patent warehouse automation robots based on this year's designs.

(kidding, kidding)

Maybe not dean in the warehouse automation, but close.

Originally Posted by JamesD

Thinking of something like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UxZDJ1HiPE

Originally Posted by mjenk72

I was thinking along those lines as well. Plus, look at the design of the robots in the article about Amazon's warehouses at
http://www.newsweek.com/amazon-revea...ehouses-288124. Looks fairly close in size to what FRC builds....

You guys are missing a key connection for this conspiracy theory. Your shooter on the grassy knoll.

http://www.kivasystems.com/about-us-.../benge-ambrogi

http://www.bizbash.com/content/edito...025image11.jpg

[Ubiquity]

1999 Game robots hold pillows high. climb on moveable platform/
2000 Invention - Dean's Ibot wheel chair that can rise up high and climb stairs.

2001 Game Teeter-totter platform robot has to balance on
2001 Invention - the Segway.


It isn't a conspiracy it is a fact. Dean uses FIRST as a free research/recruiting tool for Deka!

[dmaggio744]

Originally Posted by Ubiquity

1999 Game robots hold pillows high. climb on moveable platform/
2000 Invention - Dean's Ibot wheel chair that can rise up high and climb stairs.

2001 Game Teeter-totter platform robot has to balance on
2001 Invention - the Segway.


It isn't a conspiracy it is a fact. Dean uses FIRST as a free research/recruiting tool for Deka!

Honestly though, FIRST is so much fun that even it it is a giant free labor secret recruitment scheme (not that it is) i probably wouldnt mind