The FIRST Devil's Dictionary

[pabeekm]

Originally Posted by seg9585

Sledgehammer (n.): A precision tool used to meticulously coax your students back into proper working form

Fixed that for you.

... I should never be allowed to mentor.

[seg9585]

Originally Posted by pabeekm

Fixed that for you.

... I should never be allowed to mentor.

Code Deletion (n.): A method by which freshmen programmers debug or upgrade robot software

Half link (n.): A mandatory robot chain component for which failing to use one results in utter drivetrain destruction

Vision System (n.): A complex array of cameras, raspberry pis, and blinding LED lights that serve no purpose other than to tell judges that a robot has one but doesn't work

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by seg9585

Half link (n.): A mandatory robot chain component whose use results in utter drivetrain destruction

Fixed that for you.

Even number of links (n.): A design philosophy for chain drive systems that sorts out who is thinking "not an odd number" from the half-wits who think "an integer number" by condemning these half-successful designs half the time to half-links.

[Sperkowsky]

Successfully programming the radio at a competition the first time(V.): A rare occurrence I have never personally seen.

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Successfully flashing a robot radio with the competition firmware the first time(V.): A rare occurrence I have never personally seen.

There is no such thing as "competition firmware".

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Successfully programming the radio at a competition the first time(V.): A rare occurrence I have never personally seen.

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

There is no such thing as "competition firmware".

...then I guess you haven't seen it either . Edit/Addition: "Programming" does not necessarily mean "flashing firmware".

FIRST STRONGHOLD (n):

1. The most effective detector of loose connections in several years.
2. A three way competition in which two alliances of three robots, and a 27x54' arena all violently attack each other.
3. The first FIRST competition featuring hundreds of flying robots.
4. A game in which the engineering challenges of creating something to simulate the defenses exceed those required to build the robot.

[tjf]

Mid-Atlantic District (n.) -

1. A FIRST District where defense is played as crazily as possible.

Radio (n.) -

1. The main cause of ROBOTS not moving in the 2016 season.
2. The device that takes a long time to boot in recent years.
3. That box with the loose power jack.

Pit (n.) -

1. That place to put as many banners and pins as possible. Occasionally holds a robot.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by tjf

Pit (n.) -

1. That place to put as many banners and pins and tools as possible. Occasionally holds a robot.

Fixed that for you, and way too true.

Practice field (n.): Where the robot is usually found when it's not on the competition field.

Competition field (n.): The place queuing is trying to get you to go to with your robot five minutes ago!

[messer5740]

practice day (n.) the day before the qualification matches which most teams test their robots and prepare for the qual rounds, while other teams take a chassis and a little bit of GP Magic to turn their robot into a competitive machine.

[bdaroz]

rookie (n.) See: Chicken with it's head cut off, running

[The other Gabe]

Originally Posted by EricH

Fixed that for you, and way too true.

Practice field (n.): Where the robot is usually found when it's not on the competition field.

Competition field (n.): The place queuing is trying to get you to go to with your robot five minutes ago!

Queuing team member (n.): see: Rookie


(or at least that's how the job feels to me )

[EricH]

Originally Posted by The other Gabe

Queuing team member (n.): see: Rookie

Uh, no. See: Koko Ed. Also see: Cat herder. Also also see: gopher.

Gopher (n.): designated retriever of just about anything. Gets name from the typical holler of "Hey, you! Go fer ____!"

Koko Ed (n.): Highly experienced queuer and lead queuer who is known to plan his vacation time around FRC competitions.

[dmelcer9]

Pneumatic Programming Wrench (n)- A method for keeping freshmen busy.

Left-Handed Metric Ratcheting Adjustable Pneumatic Programming Wrench (n)- A method for keeping pit admin busy.

Day 1 of a Regional (n)- The time that you are supposed to be practicing. See also Debugging.

Schrödinger's Cat (n)- The method for determining whether the NavX will return values between -180 and 180 or between 0 and 360.

PID Tuning (v)- The period of time in which the robot spins around until the Space Bar is pressed. This mythical creature has driven many sailors programmers insane.

Space Bar (n)- 1. The button that requires the robot to be turned off and on again. Seriously? You couldn't have just disabled it? 2. The result of programming on the same computer that runs the driver station.

[EDesbiens]

Originally Posted by dmelcer9

Space Bar (n)- 1. The button that requires the robot to be turned off and on again. Seriously? You couldn't have just disabled it? 2. The result of programming on the same computer that runs the driver station.

Enter (n)- 1. A button that only disables the robot. Not known by all but praised by a lot. Good replacement for Spacebar
2. A good way to stop the robot during a demonstration. Especially if children are driving and you wan't to make them believe the battery is dead.

[GreyingJay]

Originally Posted by dmelcer9

Day 1 of a Regional (n)- The time that you are supposed to be practicing. See also Debugging.

Schrödinger's Cat (n)- The method for determining whether the NavX will return values between -180 and 180 or between 0 and 360.

PID Tuning (v)- The period of time in which the robot spins around until the Space Bar is pressed. This mythical creature has driven many sailors programmers insane.

Space Bar (n)- 1. The button that requires the robot to be turned off and on again. Seriously? You couldn't have just disabled it? 2. The result of programming on the same computer that runs the driver station.

You've been spying on my team??