Team 1114 - Simbot SideSwipe

[BigJ]

The chute thingy must potentially attach to an alliance partner for regulation play, right? It doesn't tether to them or anything from what I can see on the webcast.

[Electronica1]

Originally Posted by martin417

What match number was it?

Well, the human player thing was around 1:31:00 ish. And the match they put up a ton of points was around 0:38:00 ish.

[prismiko]

Originally Posted by bharrison6

Anyone know what that big aluminum structure is that they put on the field by the alliance station?

It's a ramp to load the totes. Is it tethered to the robot?

[George Nishimura]

Originally Posted by Cory

There's zero benefit to the upside down totes in the landfill come champs elims. Get the 4 cans off the step and you don't need to touch them at all. Don't get the 4 cans off the step and you can't win even with the upside down ones.

If you can make 3 capped and noodled stacks of 6 you've done exactly enough to win championships...as long as you can acquire those 4 bins.

But keep watching...they had a device they tried to use that would make a line of totes for them to gobble up at the HP station.

What happens if both alliances get two bins off the step? Or do you envision that as unlikely?

Watching the livestream, 1114's robot, even at practice matches on Day 1, looks to be playing beautifully. And the HP contraption, regardless of whether it continues to work, is brilliant out-of-the-box thinking.

[waialua359]

Just watched a match doing 3 capped stacks using both landfill and feeder station.
This by far is the best robot I've seen in 2015. Chances are it wont change even after everyone else unveils/plays this season.

[Peyton Yeung]

Originally Posted by martin417

What match number was it?

17 i believe

[Cory]

Originally Posted by George Nishimura

What happens if both alliances get two bins off the step? Or do you envision that as unlikely?

Watching the livestream, 1114's robot, even at practice matches on Day 1, looks to be playing beautifully. And the HP contraption, regardless of whether it continues to work, is brilliant out-of-the-box thinking.

There's 8 stacks worth of upright totes in the landfill and the human loading station. Hard to imagine depleting all those regardless of your can situation.

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by Cory

There's zero benefit to the upside down totes in the landfill come champs elims. Get the 4 cans off the step and you don't need to touch them at all. Don't get the 4 cans off the step and you can't win even with the upside down ones.

If you can make 3 capped and noodled stacks of 6 you've done exactly enough to win championships...as long as you can acquire those 4 bins.

But keep watching...they had a device they tried to use that would make a line of totes for them to gobble up at the HP station.

By my count: There is 245 points you cannot defend against.

3 capped and noodled stacks of 6 ((6x2 totes x 3) + (6x4 container x3) + (6 noodle x3)) = 126

20 pts stacked autoset + 8 point container set + 4 point robot set = 32

10 inverted totes put in scoring position = 20 points

30 alliance wall totes in scoring position = 60 points

7 remaining litter in LANDFILL = 7

126+32+20+60+7 = 245.

245 is the max other alliance score if you don't let the other alliance have any of the 4 step recycling bins or any of the 12 step totes.

If you only take the 4 bins, you leave a max possible of 269 (another 24 tote points possible).

6x capped and littered 6stacks = 256

[CTbiker105]

Originally Posted by Racer26

205 is the max other alliance score if you don't let the other alliance have any of the 4 step recycling bins or any of the 12 step totes.

If you only take the 4 bins, you leave a max possible of 229 (another 24 tote points possible).

It's odd to think the maximum score possible is set by the amount of game pieces available in a match.

Whereas last year, the maximum score was only limited by the speed at which teams could score the ball.

Speed is still a factor in positively outscoring your opponent, but only to a certain degree.

[thatprogrammer]

Any videos of them? Stream seems to be down.

[lcoreyl]

Originally Posted by prismiko

It's a ramp to load the totes. Is it tethered to the robot?

I sure didn't see a tether the one time I saw the ramp being used. It appears to be a passive ramp, so if the tether is necessary for the sake of rules it probably isn't very big.

Originally Posted by llamadon

Who needs #teamtether when you have...

#teamnotether ?

[Bongle]

Originally Posted by BigJ

The chute thingy must potentially attach to an alliance partner for regulation play, right? It doesn't tether to them or anything from what I can see on the webcast.

If it tethered to another alliance member, that alliance member would have to at least get weighed and possibly get inspected with the chute attached.

[Gregor]

This robot is the real deal.

[Nebster]

Can anyone link to a video of it in action? The link earlier in the thread doesn't have any archived videos of the matches yet.

[AndreaV]

The ramp is simply a hopper its long enough to have 4 totes at the ready and the hp simply tops it up until they have 6. It allows them to intake 6 totes in 12 seconds with the limiting factor being the speed that the totes slide down the ramp. Completely passive, weighs barely anything, it's attached by some orange string.

So far this robot is too small and cute to be terrifying, but do not be fooled.

Originally Posted by Gregor

This robot is the real deal.