Palmetto Regional Week 0.5

[laplacier]

Originally Posted by lanna.stars

Hi All,

I am a mentor from 2386. 2386 along with 4 other teams from the Halton District School Board in Ontario, Canada will be convoying down to Myrtle Beach! We are looking forward to this as for some of our teams we will be new to the regional!

Good luck to all... and we promise not to bring snow like we did last year to Arkansas!

Looking forward to having Canada at the event again! I'm curious, how do you guys plan to travel to the event this year with the event happening so close to bag-'n-tag day? Will your teams finish early?

[lanna.stars]

Originally Posted by laplacier

Looking forward to having Canada at the event again! I'm curious, how do you guys plan to travel to the event this year with the event happening so close to bag-'n-tag day? Will your teams finish early?

Our teams are planning for a Saturday February 20th Bag 'n Tag as we will be travelling via Coach Buses leaving the schools Monday morning. We are pulling extra hours and also currently have exam week right now for the students so the shops are open for students to come and go after their exams. Today we are working later than normal for a Saturday too. It's going to be tough this year but we are determined!

[SoccerTaco]

For those asking about restaurants, one word of caution from our experiences the last few years. February is the off season in Myrtle Beach. The tourists have not yet arrived. Many of the restaurants close earlier than they do later in the season.
If you go out Thursday night after the pits close (I think that is 8 pm), you may find that some restaurants are already starting to close down. It is definitely a good idea to call ahead and see how late they are open.

3824 is looking forward to seeing everyone and storming some castles together.

[suemim343]

Team 343 Metal in Motion is super excited about the Palmetto Regional this year. We look forward to welcoming all of those teams coming from out of state. We are also looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. Welcome to the rookies coming to the Palmetto. We too are able and willing to help anyone having trouble with LabView.

[slickvic2252]

lets do some pre scouting for everyone attending shall we?

list all the defenses you can cross successfully.

[JohnFogarty]

Only 3 days away!

[MikLast]

Is NASA hosting the livestream?

[JohnFogarty]

Originally Posted by MikLast

Is NASA hosting the livestream?

There will be a webcast per Frank Landford, our regional direcor. I've heard the live stream is being done by some of the same folks that host the RoboShowOD that is done in Florida at the Orlando Regional among other locations.

Go to the Palmetto Website at: www.myrtlebeachfirstrobotics.com . You will be able to access the live web-cast by clicking on the "Watch Live" tab on the home page of the website. We will be testing this tab late Thursday, February 25th....so it will be ready for Friday morning Opening Ceremonies. Please refer our website URL to all appropriate audiences, noting how to access the web-cast.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by JohnFogarty

There will be a webcast per Frank Landford, our regional direcor. I've heard the live stream is being done by some of the same folks that host the RoboShowOD that is done in Florida at the Orlando Regional among other locations.

Close--the story I had was RoboVisionOD, not The RoboShow. (Hard camera, not the full coverage...though a guy can dream!)

[seannoseworthy]

We're on our way down to Palmetto now and we're starting to get worried about our battery situation. Are there any local suppliers of batteries we can purchase from, or maybe a company with speedy shipping if we order tonight? Where do local teams get them?

[wireties]

A local Interstate battery dealer will have some. That is where we get ours.

[JohnFogarty]

Originally Posted by seannoseworthy

We're on our way down to Palmetto now and we're starting to get worried about our battery situation. Are there any local suppliers of batteries we can purchase from, or maybe a company with speedy shipping if we order tonight? Where do local teams get them?

Billfred was too slow to answer so I'll give you the answer he might have given. Amazon. I see several batteries that you can order today shipped and have in your hand by Thursday at your hotel if you pay for the shipping.

Additionally. Come see 4901. I'll make sure we pack 2 teams worth of batteries if we have to.

[Bochek]

Thanks everyone for the battery suggestions.

We ordered 4 new ones off amazon. Should be delivered to the hotel by wednesday!

See you all saturday.

- Bochek

[suemim343]

Originally Posted by seannoseworthy

We're on our way down to Palmetto now and we're starting to get worried about our battery situation. Are there any local suppliers of batteries we can purchase from, or maybe a company with speedy shipping if we order tonight? Where do local teams get them?

I see that you have found some batteries, but feel free to stop by our pit if you are in need of anything else, besides batteries we always throw in some other extra stuff just in case. And we have a full load of nuts and bolts, etc thanks to Fastenal.

We are very excited about the weekend. We have a lot of new kids that can hardly wait to experience their first regional competition.

[Foster]

Originally Posted by Dylan179

FRC team 179 is proud to announce swamp thing 2016. 20 years of FRC has lead up to this epic moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvHnjYLO-HI

Is the Swampthing another 10 wheel robot, or is that center wheel just a gear on the drivetrain?