2016 Minnesota Robotics Invitational

[jvriezen]

Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes

It is an open registration. The "invitational" in the name doesn't mean anything.

Or it means all are invited?

[Caleb Sykes]

Originally Posted by jvriezen

Or it means all are invited?

Being invited to a wedding and paying to attend an open concert and receiving tickets for said concert are very different. Being invited to IRI and receiving a payment confirmation from MRI are just as different.

You can't be invited somewhere if no one invites you. An invitational event would be one where the participants are invited. We were not invited to MRI, so MRI is not really an invitational event.

[cpapplefamily]

Originally Posted by hutchMN

Here is a quick prescouting spreadsheet I just made. I will slowly be adding data to it leading up to the event. I will be getting all of my data from the last official event a team attended. I hope some teams find this useful.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

Do you want data? From what events? Our 10000 lakes or Duluth Gitchi? Number of matches 3 seems low.

[Caleb Sykes]

Best-event OPR data:

team	OPR	subtracted tower strength
2052	57.41	5.82
3130	55.11	3.96
2823	45.27	2.71
2846	42.38	2.36
2175	42.36	3.74
2987	39.38	3.90
4778	38.68	2.82
2502	37.84	2.82
4536	37.62	2.50
3042	35.94	2.75
3883	34.93	2.12
4624	32.54	-0.21
3244	32.34	1.43
3926	32.24	0.03
4215	30.87	3.32
2169	30.33	1.95
3082	29.90	-0.10
4859	29.72	1.16
2498	28.31	2.68
2574	27.21	2.50
3184	26.12	1.26
2491	25.75	1.44
3081	24.35	0.21
2472	23.63	0.56
2855	23.62	1.33
1816	23.60	0.39
2847	22.99	2.98
4607	21.87	-0.37
2177	18.79	-0.25
3407	15.15	0.31
2606	12.11	-0.74
2531	8.80	-0.03
4511	8.35	-1.06
2500	7.36	-0.28
2129	4.88	0.41
2957	4.64	0.42

2052 and 3130 will very likely be the teams to beat.

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes

Best-event OPR data:

team	OPR	subtracted tower strength
2052	57.41	5.82
3130	55.11	3.96
2823	45.27	2.71
2846	42.38	2.36
2175	42.36	3.74
2987	39.38	3.90
4778	38.68	2.82
2502	37.84	2.82
4536	37.62	2.50
3042	35.94	2.75
3883	34.93	2.12
4624	32.54	-0.21
3244	32.34	1.43
3926	32.24	0.03
4215	30.87	3.32
2169	30.33	1.95
3082	29.90	-0.10
4859	29.72	1.16
2498	28.31	2.68
2574	27.21	2.50
3184	26.12	1.26
2491	25.75	1.44
3081	24.35	0.21
2472	23.63	0.56
2855	23.62	1.33
1816	23.60	0.39
2847	22.99	2.98
4607	21.87	-0.37
2177	18.79	-0.25
3407	15.15	0.31
2606	12.11	-0.74
2531	8.80	-0.03
4511	8.35	-1.06
2500	7.36	-0.28
2129	4.88	0.41
2957	4.64	0.42

2052 and 3130 will very likely be the teams to beat.

Do you have one for DPR The rules stating that you can't select another alliance captain should make things interesting. I would guess both 2052 and 3130 will be captains so that number 1 pick will be an interesting one.

[jajabinx124]

Bogus alliance selection prediction and eliminations prediction:
*alliance captains cannot inter-pick, picks are 1-4, 1-4, 4-1

1) 2175, 2052, 2169, 4778 SF
2) 4536, 2987, 2823, 2498 W
3) 3042, 2502, 1816, 3883 SF
4) 3130, 4607, 2846, 3184 F

[Caleb Sykes]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

Do you have one for DPR

Here you go.

team	Most recent DPR
3082	6.199598641
2606	8.867077112
2498	10.39980888
2169	15.35692787
3081	15.79128075
4778	18.42459679
4624	21.00867587
4215	21.5341177
4859	21.70872925
3883	22.01032066
3244	22.23286438
2491	22.91826057
2847	24.38288057
2129	24.51851559
2855	25.02788186
2531	25.79388809
2823	25.82545662
1816	26.54675535
2177	26.8806591
3407	28.12555027
4607	29.72813225
2500	29.93629261
4511	30.50482273
3042	31.37497234
2987	32.3587184
2052	32.93893623
2957	33.61294469
3184	33.90080786
2574	34.17073727
4536	35.72255039
3130	36.7064209
2846	39.61945295
3926	39.71014023
2472	40.7104702
2175	43.28810012
2502	44.29941511

DPR was not a particularly insightful metric this year for a variety of reasons.

[cpapplefamily]

Originally Posted by jajabinx124

Bogus alliance selection prediction and eliminations prediction:
*alliance captains cannot inter-pick, picks are 1-4, 1-4, 4-1

1) 2175, 2052, 2169, 4778 SF
2) 4536, 2987, 2823, 2498 W
3) 3042, 2502, 1816, 3883 SF
4) 3130, 4607, 2846, 3184 F

Bogus is correct. I suspect our team to be in the mix.

[cadandcookies]

Looking forward to MRI! Even though I won't be able to be there the entire day, I know we have a number of GOFIRSTers who will be training in a variety of roles (no, not as safety glass table attendants ). I look forward to seeing many of Minnesota's premier teams take the field once more-- I'm sure the elimination rounds will be very interesting!

[jajabinx124]

Looks like the team list was updated for MRI. 2169 is no longer on the list and 4549 the iron bulls were added.

[topgun]

I just posted the tshirt design for the 2016 MRI on Chief Delphi. This was a product of the FireBears media team and is the first time we have done an event tshirt for the MRI.

At the MRI, anyone can order the size, style (short or long sleeve), and color (Ash Grey, Cornsilk and Sky) and the tshirt company will make the shirt for you as you watch.

Also, a new addition to our food offerings this year will be mini-donuts! You will be able to bring back enjoyable memories of those carefree days at the Minnesota State Fair as you snack on mini-donuts and watch exciting robot action.

In addition, our media team will be conducting team interviews, Team 2052 - The KnightKrawlers will be doing live webstreaming of the on-field action, plus we will be awarding $1000 in scholarships to two 2017 seniors.

Of course, that is the off-field action. The on-field action will be extra exciting as we have most of the top teams in the state putting them into a competition against each other for the first time this season!

Only 9 more days to wait!

[Chief Hedgehog]

Originally Posted by jajabinx124

Looks like the team list was updated for MRI. 2169 is no longer on the list and 4549 the iron bulls were added.

Sad to see KING TeC not make this one, but the IronBulls are a great addition! CIS is almost ready to compete again. We will be bringing about 30 students in tow.

[Chief Hedgehog]

It looks to be a great field, but there a number of top robots missing (looking at you 3102, 5172, and 3026). Without two of the best robots in the state (5172 and 3026), this will have a little more parity.

I would venture a guess that the top teams after quals will be (in no particular order):

2052
3130
2175
4778
4536
2502

The rest of us will fall in line somewhere after these. I am looking forward to meeting up with some of the best teams in the state!

[Bryan Herbst]

Originally Posted by topgun

Also, a new addition to our food offerings this year will be mini-donuts! You will be able to bring back enjoyable memories of those carefree days at the Minnesota State Fair as you snack on mini-donuts and watch exciting robot action.

This is going to be a problem. I have no self-control when it comes to mini donuts.

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Tanis

This is going to be a problem. I have no self-control when it comes to mini donuts.

You aren't the only one. I might have to leave my wallet at home to avoid them!