Go to Post FIRST is the best thing I could have ever done. It shows me where I think my limits are, and it destroys them right in front of my eyes. My experiences with FIRST have defined who I am, and I am beyond blessed to have had them. - Audrey Chu [more]
Home
Go Back   Chief Delphi > Competition > Regional Competitions
CD-Media   CD-Spy  
portal register members calendar search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ rules

 
Closed Thread
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 09:36
LuukVoesten4481's Avatar
LuukVoesten4481 LuukVoesten4481 is offline
Mechanical Mentor
FRC #4481 (Team Rembrandts)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Apr 2015
Rookie Year: 2014
Location: Nederland
Posts: 8
LuukVoesten4481 is an unknown quantity at this point
Talking New York Tech Valley Regional

I have started this thread for questions & comments related to the NYTV Regional Competition on March 16-19th in Troy.

Team 4481 is already excited for the NYTV regional, in a week we will leave the Netherlands to visit New York and compete in the NYC Regional one week later we are competing at NYTV. Good luck to you all with the last preperations for the regional!

We're planning to make a picture database for the NYTV regional with additional information, so if you already have some nice pictures of your awesome robot feel free to send them: info@teamrembrandts.com. Thnx
__________________
2015 - Team Spirit Award (Tesla-Archimedes Division)
2015 - Engineering Inspiration (Virginia)
2015 - Finalist (Virginia)

"IF THINGS GET COMPLICATED, BRING IN THE DUTCH!"
  #2   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 09:45
1493kd's Avatar
1493kd 1493kd is offline
kd
FRC #1493 (FALCONS)
Team Role: Teacher
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 144
1493kd will become famous soon enough
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

[quote=LuukVoesten4481;1550126]
Team 4481 is already excited for the NYTV regional, in a week we will leave the Netherlands to visit New York and compete in the NYC Regional one week later we are competing at NYTV. Good luck to you all with the last preperations for the regional!
QUOTE]

Safe travels and see you in a few weeks, if you need any travel/food/entertainment suggestions for the Albany area feel free to ask and I can make some suggestions.

1493 is really excited about this years regional. A few months ago people were talking about the "hardest/best" event this year and I think the NYTV is a sleeper. So many really good teams are attending the event and from what I have seen so far from many of the local teams its going to be very competitive. I am interested in seeing what alliances form on Saturday. Hopefully we will be joining one
  #3   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 14:52
pfreivald's Avatar
pfreivald pfreivald is offline
Registered User
AKA: Patrick Freivald
FRC #1551 (The Grapes of Wrath)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: Naples, NY
Posts: 2,303
pfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond repute
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

Any suggestions on where to eat dinner Wednesday-Friday nights?
__________________
Patrick Freivald -- Mentor
Team 1551
"The Grapes of Wrath"
Bausch & Lomb, PTC Corporation, and Naples High School

I write books, too!
  #4   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 15:08
Josh Goodman's Avatar
Josh Goodman Josh Goodman is offline
The Voice of WNY
FRC #1511 (Rolling Thunder)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Penfield, NY
Posts: 838
Josh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond repute
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

Quote:
Originally Posted by pfreivald View Post
Any suggestions on where to eat dinner Wednesday-Friday nights?
Both Moe's Southwest Grill and Dino BBQ are two places that come to mind that are more of large group atmosphere. Big Apple and Defazios are the two biggest pizza shops in town.

Coming from a volunteer or mentor perspective, you have to hit up Brown's Brewing Company.
__________________
Josh Goodman
Mentor and Volunteer
Team 1511: Rolling Thunder
joshuapgoodman@gmail.com
  #5   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 15:13
pfreivald's Avatar
pfreivald pfreivald is offline
Registered User
AKA: Patrick Freivald
FRC #1551 (The Grapes of Wrath)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: Naples, NY
Posts: 2,303
pfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond repute
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh Goodman View Post
Coming from a volunteer or mentor perspective, you have to hit up Brown's Brewing Company.
Yeah, that's not gonna happen. Chaperoning kids + brewhouse = fired.
__________________
Patrick Freivald -- Mentor
Team 1551
"The Grapes of Wrath"
Bausch & Lomb, PTC Corporation, and Naples High School

I write books, too!
  #6   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 15:16
Josh Goodman's Avatar
Josh Goodman Josh Goodman is offline
The Voice of WNY
FRC #1511 (Rolling Thunder)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Penfield, NY
Posts: 838
Josh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond reputeJosh Goodman has a reputation beyond repute
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

Quote:
Originally Posted by pfreivald View Post
Yeah, that's not gonna happen. Chaperoning kids + brewhouse = fired.
But at least your last moments as a teacher would be absolutely delicious.
__________________
Josh Goodman
Mentor and Volunteer
Team 1511: Rolling Thunder
joshuapgoodman@gmail.com
  #7   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 15:21
pfreivald's Avatar
pfreivald pfreivald is offline
Registered User
AKA: Patrick Freivald
FRC #1551 (The Grapes of Wrath)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: Naples, NY
Posts: 2,303
pfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond repute
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh Goodman View Post
But at least your last moments as a teacher would be absolutely delicious.
And then I would be poor and homeless and sad.

Maybe some other time!
__________________
Patrick Freivald -- Mentor
Team 1551
"The Grapes of Wrath"
Bausch & Lomb, PTC Corporation, and Naples High School

I write books, too!
  #8   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 15:29
bdaroz's Avatar
bdaroz bdaroz is offline
Programming Mentor
AKA: Brian Rozmierski
FRC #5881 (TVHS Dragons)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Rookie Year: 2016
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 408
bdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud of
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh Goodman View Post
Coming from a volunteer or mentor perspective, you have to hit up Brown's Brewing Company.
^ This.

... But I was going to ask if you were looking for places for your entire team or a "get-away" option.
  #9   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 15:34
bkahl's Avatar
bkahl bkahl is offline
Make Champs Great Again
AKA: Bailey Kahl
FRC #0125 (NUTRONS)
Team Role: College Student
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Rookie Year: 2013
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 468
bkahl has a reputation beyond reputebkahl has a reputation beyond reputebkahl has a reputation beyond reputebkahl has a reputation beyond reputebkahl has a reputation beyond reputebkahl has a reputation beyond reputebkahl has a reputation beyond reputebkahl has a reputation beyond reputebkahl has a reputation beyond reputebkahl has a reputation beyond reputebkahl has a reputation beyond repute
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh Goodman View Post
Dino BBQ
195 took over Dino BBQ for dinner one night while at TVR last year. HIGHLY recommend it. Good food, Good atmosphere, and they can certainly fit a large number of people (IIRC, we brought 80+) .
__________________
Team 125
College Student/Whatever Brando says
Team 195
Alumni
Facebook
EWCP
  #10   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 15:58
Chris is me's Avatar
Chris is me Chris is me is offline
no bag, vex only, final destination
AKA: Pinecone
FRC #0228 (GUS Robotics); FRC #2170 (Titanium Tomahawks)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Glastonbury, CT
Posts: 7,766
Chris is me has a reputation beyond reputeChris is me has a reputation beyond reputeChris is me has a reputation beyond reputeChris is me has a reputation beyond reputeChris is me has a reputation beyond reputeChris is me has a reputation beyond reputeChris is me has a reputation beyond reputeChris is me has a reputation beyond reputeChris is me has a reputation beyond reputeChris is me has a reputation beyond reputeChris is me has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Chris is me
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

Quote:
Originally Posted by pfreivald View Post
Any suggestions on where to eat dinner Wednesday-Friday nights?
99% of teams will probably be staying in hotels out in Latham / Albany by the airport, where there is your usual assortment of chain fast casual sit down restaurants and whatnot. I don't (didn't) eat out there that much, but there's a Red Robin, an Uno's, a Cici's, Olive Garden, some Chinese buffets, that sort of chain family fare that should work for you guys. Lots of places out there along Wolf Road or route 7 should be fine. Honestly this is probably your best option versus eating in Troy directly.

Troy is full of excellent little places to eat, most of which are not "large group of high school students" friendly, but are all delicious. Muddaddy Flats is a take out / eat in fast casual quesadillary, with a variety of delicious options. They should be big enough for a team or two. Up the hill by the Wal-Mart is Pancho's, a decent Mexican restaurant great for large groups. Lots of the best restaurants (Brown's, Bombers [though that just closed down, right?], etc) are also bars, so you probably can't take kids there. Flying Chicken is a pretty good soul food place, but it's close enough to a less than desirable neighborhood that I can understand if you're sketched out by it

I'll edit a few more places into this post once I remember.
__________________
Mentor / Drive Coach: 228 (2016-?)
--2016 Waterbury SFs (with 3314, 3719), RIDE #2 Seed / Winners (with 1058, 6153), Carver QFs (with 503, 359, 4607)
Mentor / Consultant Person: 2170 (2017-?)
.
College Mentor: 2791 (2010-2015)
-- 2015 TVR Motorola Quality, FLR GM Industrial Design -- 2014 FLR Motorola Quality / SFs (with 341, 4930)
-- 2013 BAE Motorola Quality, WPI Regional #1 Seed / Delphi Excellence in Engineering / Finalists (with 20, 3182)
-- 2012 BAE Imagery / Finalists (with 1519, 885), CT Xerox Creativity / SFs (with 2168, 118)
Student: 1714 (2009) - 2009 MN 10K Lakes Regional Winners (with 2826, 2470)
2791 Build Season Photo Gallery - Look here for mechanism photos My Robotics Blog (Updated April 11 2014)
  #11   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 19:14
bdaroz's Avatar
bdaroz bdaroz is offline
Programming Mentor
AKA: Brian Rozmierski
FRC #5881 (TVHS Dragons)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Rookie Year: 2016
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 408
bdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud ofbdaroz has much to be proud of
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

Not to break away from the food discussion too much....

The 2016 Pit Map has been posted:

http://techvalleyfirst.org/doc/NY_Te..._Pit_Map. pdf
  #12   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 19:32
Kevin Leonard Kevin Leonard is online now
Professional Stat Padder
FRC #5254 (HYPE), FRC #20 (The Rocketeers)
Team Role: College Student
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Rookie Year: 2011
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 1,254
Kevin Leonard has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Leonard has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Leonard has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Leonard has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Leonard has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Leonard has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Leonard has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Leonard has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Leonard has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Leonard has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Leonard has a reputation beyond repute
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

On TVR's competitiveness:
Wow this regional is tough.
359 is the obvious one to point out, traveling from Hawaii. Also traveling from afar is 4481 with an excellent looking machine. Traveling from Ohio is 48 and from Canada is 3990. All of these away-teams have a track record of success, and I expect them to up the ante for TVR like some of the away teams from last year did.

From the Capital Region, 2791 looks to have their best machine yet, 20 is coming off an Einstein appearance. 5236 has a solid breaching machine, and 4203 has a cool robot. Some other typical contenders from the Capital Region like 3044, 1493, and 250 are probably going to be excellent as well.

From Western NY are 3003, 1551 who usually build solid machines, and 5254, who revealed our prototype machine during Week 3 of build season, and has been working hard ever since.

229 is coming from Northern NY, and they have a history of success, as well as 333 from downstate, who revealed a beautiful machine yesterday at premiere night.

Lastly, we have a crop of rookies, one from China, 5879, and three others, 5881 from Albany, 5943 from Carmel, and 5964 from Voorheesville all coming to us for the first time.

I'm beyond excited for TVR, and I can't wait to see what the Tech Valley can do against some of these out-of-state powerhouses!
__________________
All of my posts are my opinion only and do not reflect the views of my associated teams.
College Student Mentor on Team 5254, HYPE - Helping Youth Pursue Excellence
(2015-Present)
Alumni of Team 20, The Rocketeers (2011-2014)
I'm attempting a robotics blog. Check it out at RocketHypeRobotics.wordpress.com Updated 10/26/16
  #13   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 20:43
pfreivald's Avatar
pfreivald pfreivald is offline
Registered User
AKA: Patrick Freivald
FRC #1551 (The Grapes of Wrath)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: Naples, NY
Posts: 2,303
pfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond reputepfreivald has a reputation beyond repute
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin Leonard View Post
On TVR's competitiveness:
Wow this regional is tough.
359 is the obvious one to point out, traveling from Hawaii. Also traveling from afar is 4481 with an excellent looking machine. Traveling from Ohio is 48 and from Canada is 3990. All of these away-teams have a track record of success, and I expect them to up the ante for TVR like some of the away teams from last year did.

From the Capital Region, 2791 looks to have their best machine yet, 20 is coming off an Einstein appearance. 5236 has a solid breaching machine, and 4203 has a cool robot. Some other typical contenders from the Capital Region like 3044, 1493, and 250 are probably going to be excellent as well.

From Western NY are 3003, 1551 who usually build solid machines, and 5254, who revealed our prototype machine during Week 3 of build season, and has been working hard ever since.

229 is coming from Northern NY, and they have a history of success, as well as 333 from downstate, who revealed a beautiful machine yesterday at premiere night.

Lastly, we have a crop of rookies, one from China, 5879, and three others, 5881 from Albany, 5943 from Carmel, and 5964 from Voorheesville all coming to us for the first time.

I'm beyond excited for TVR, and I can't wait to see what the Tech Valley can do against some of these out-of-state powerhouses!
Yup -- 36 teams, a surprising percentage of whom are pretty darned good most of the time! I'm looking forward to a brutally fun time.
__________________
Patrick Freivald -- Mentor
Team 1551
"The Grapes of Wrath"
Bausch & Lomb, PTC Corporation, and Naples High School

I write books, too!
  #14   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 21:38
esi90696 esi90696 is offline
Registered User
no team
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: USA
Posts: 4
esi90696 is an unknown quantity at this point
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

I am interested in seeing how this regional will play out; it seems quite competitive this year.
After reviewing the pit layout, I cannot seem to find team 3003. Did they forget to add their pit?
  #15   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-03-2016, 21:46
smistthegreat's Avatar
smistthegreat smistthegreat is offline
robots is a hard job
AKA: Brian Smist
FRC #4930 (The Electric Mayhem)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Rookie Year: 2009
Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 241
smistthegreat has a reputation beyond reputesmistthegreat has a reputation beyond reputesmistthegreat has a reputation beyond reputesmistthegreat has a reputation beyond reputesmistthegreat has a reputation beyond reputesmistthegreat has a reputation beyond reputesmistthegreat has a reputation beyond reputesmistthegreat has a reputation beyond reputesmistthegreat has a reputation beyond reputesmistthegreat has a reputation beyond reputesmistthegreat has a reputation beyond repute
Re: New York Tech Valley Regional

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin Leonard View Post
On TVR's competitiveness:
From Western NY are 3003, 1551 who usually build solid machines, and 5254, who revealed our prototype machine during Week 3 of build season, and has been working hard ever since.
For the record, 4930 is also coming from WNY to defend our TVR championship from last year!

I'm really looking forward to this event. It's got everything! I don't think I can remember attending an event this small that has looked so competitive top-to-bottom. Add onto that the fact that we have teams from Ohio, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Montreal, The Netherlands, and China? What? This is going to be incredible.
__________________
University at Buffalo | Mechanical Engineering | Class of 2016
2014-20?? | Mentor | 4930 | The Electric Mayhem
2013 | Mentor | 229 | Division by Zero
2013 | Mentor | 4124 | Integration by Parts

2009-2012 | Student | 1507 | Warlocks
Closed Thread


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 17:29.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Chief Delphi