Galileo and Einstein etc. question

[ArtemusMaximus]

Number of posters reference Galileo and Einstein etc. and I am sitting here and have no idea what it was.
Did some digging found this http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...pionship-event

Einstein Field, Archimedes Division, Curie Division, Galileo Division, Newton Division.

What is this exactly?

[iRobot_]

They are the divisions at St. Louis. Last year there were 100 teams in each division. This year there are 8 divisions, each with 75 teams. Winners of the 8 divisions then go on to play on Einstein, where they compete for the world championship title.

[BigJ]

The teams at the Championship are split into a number of divisions (4 before this year, 8 this year). Each runs similarly to a regional. The winner of each division goes to the final field, Einstein, where the teams play a separate set of eliminations ("playoffs" this year) for the title of world champions.

[The other Gabe]

there were previously 4 fields and a championship field (einstein, where the champion alliance from the other 4 compete) at World championships. this year they added another 4, but same idea

[jds2001]

Originally Posted by ArtemusMaximus

Number of posters reference Galileo and Einstein etc. and I am sitting here and have no idea what it was.
Did some digging found this http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...pionship-event

Einstein Field, Archimedes Division, Curie Division, Galileo Division, Newton Division.

What is this exactly?

These are various divisions at the Championship event (except for Einstein, which I'll get to in a moment)

This year, there are 8 subdivisions, and 4 divisions. The distinction comes in the awarding of judged awards (Engineering Inspiration, Rookie All-Star, etc). There is one winner per division, which consists of two subdivisions.

In all other respects, subdivisions are like divisions in years past. They operate like a regional, in that there are qualification and playoff matches that are done independently. There are 75 teams per subdivision this year.

Einstein is where the winners of those subdivisions play, to determine the world champion. Typically, this has been a pristine field that has not been played on before. With 8 subdivisions this year, that is not possible. Therefore, the Archimedes and Tesla fields are going to be converted into Einstein fields this year.

Hope that helps!

[ArtemusMaximus]

Thanks guys for quick reply.

I suppose I don't have to worry about it with our 2 teams in the city