Australia Regional 2016

[Phoenix Spud]

With week 2 almost done... who is looking forward to staying up late and watching Sydney in week 3?

Should be a great event!

[Jaci]

Team 5333, 5663 and 4788 as Curtin FRC in Western Australia is looking forward to the regional! We can't wait to see what fierce competition we're up against this year, but more importantly, we can't wait to see all the wonderful people there. See you at the MQ BBQ and Competition!

[pilleya]

Yes, it should be a good competition.

I predict there will be a lot of robots getting air (Dukes of Stronghold) as they travel over defences, which should make it exciting. This is because a lot of teams have upgraded their AM14U3 to 8 inch Pneumatic wheels, and will be underweight. The fact that the AM14U3 uses a toughbox mini that has a maximum reduction of 12.75:1 meaning that teams can’t gear their chassis slower than 14fps and if they are using the standard KOP ratio of 10.71:1 their chassis will be geared for 16fps, which is very fast and probably not ideal.

[gp2013]

We are looking forward to seeing 4613 in action. The reveal video was a great teaser. Hopefully we won't have to stay up all night though. Not sure what the time difference is from Canada.

[pilleya]

Originally Posted by gp2013

We are looking forward to seeing 4613 in action. The reveal video was a great teaser. Hopefully we won't have to stay up all night though. Not sure what the time difference is from Canada.

Thanks, we are glad you liked the video. The time difference is about 15 hours. Its midday on Monday in Sydney at the moment, you should definitely be able watch some matches, especially morning matches and early afternoon matches before it gets too late/

[orangemoore]

Originally Posted by pilleya

Thanks, we are glad you liked the video. The time difference is about 15 hours. Its midday on Monday in Sydney at the moment, you should definitely be able watch some matches, especially morning matches and early afternoon matches before it gets too late/

So if it is midday Monday then competition starts (Thursday) in under 72 hours? I'm just trying to wrap my head around the time difference.

[bdaroz]

Originally Posted by orangemoore

So if it is midday Monday then competition starts (Thursday) in under 72 hours? I'm just trying to wrap my head around the time difference.

To be clear - Sydney is exactly +15 hours from US/EDT.

[Spirator]

Originally Posted by orangemoore

So if it is midday Monday then competition starts (Thursday) in under 72 hours? I'm just trying to wrap my head around the time difference.

The Blue Alliance should convert the match schedule into local time.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the team social tonight!

[Edxu]

I'll definitely be watching. There are some great teams, as well as up and coming talent in FRC going to Australia.

Some notable teams that I know of:
3132 Thunder Down Under: Fantastic to work with at regionals and other events, as well as putting out great robots every year while greatly influencing the growth of FIRST in Australia.

4253 TAS Robotics: Team 610 had a chance to work closely with the Taipei American School at the Hawaii Regional last year, and I can safely say that they're definitely a regional powerhouse.

4613 Barker Redbacks: Team 610 had a chance to work with Barker in the Curie Division last year, and they were extremely solid with their fantastic auto. They also look fantastic this year from their release video.

5606 Red Hurricane: When we went to the World Adolescent Robotics Contest in Beijing, we were amazed by this team's full-court frisbee shooter (WARC played Ultimate Ascent) and their attitude. Having spoken at length with their mentors and students, they're really looking forward to a great year in FIRST.

[Boltman]

Any webcast?

[Kevin Leonard]

Originally Posted by pilleya

Thanks, we are glad you liked the video. The time difference is about 15 hours. Its midday on Monday in Sydney at the moment, you should definitely be able watch some matches, especially morning matches and early afternoon matches before it gets too late/

Your reveal video song is like, my go-to jam right now.

[pilleya]

Originally Posted by Kevin Leonard

Your reveal video song is like, my go-to jam right now.

We used a newly released HH song we went to upload the video to youtube, and of course youtube kindly muted the audio, because the song was protected(this isn't a bad thing). We ended up having to put in on Vimeo instead.

I'll see if I can get the webcast address and upload it/ put it on Gameday. The Webcast should be good again this year.

[pilleya]

Originally Posted by Boltman

Any webcast?

http://www.thebluealliance.com/gamed...w_1=2016ausy-2

[brandon.cottrell]

Originally Posted by pilleya

http://www.thebluealliance.com/gamed...w_1=2016ausy-2

This stream is in high quality, the multiple angles of the field are very nice. Sound is good too, very impressed with the setup.

[BotDesigner]

Originally Posted by brandon.cottrell

This stream is in high quality, the multiple angles of the field are very nice. Sound is good too, very impressed with the setup.

I really like the fact that I can hear the robots, I wish more webcasts used on the field microphones.