Possibility of a flying object?

[Mike Marandola]

Originally Posted by roboruler

It would be pretty cool for FIRST to be able to support one of the smaller toy manufacturers out there, especially with the very scientific/engineered focus of Aerobies products.

I agree. Launching Aeropresses would be pretty cool.

[Richard Wallace]

Scaling down a JUGS machine would be an interesting challenge.

This vid suggests it could be done but is not trivial.

[jweston]

Originally Posted by roboruler

It would be pretty cool for FIRST to be able to support one of the smaller toy manufacturers out there, especially with the very scientific/engineered focus of Aerobies products.

Agreed! I'm a huge fan of the Aerobie Ring. I didn't know they had a football. So cool!

[bobbysq]

Originally Posted by roboruler

It would be pretty cool for FIRST to be able to support one of the smaller toy manufacturers out there, especially with the very scientific/engineered focus of Aerobies products.

What if they made a game piece out of 4 of these things attached together? Or if they made the game to launch these?

[fletch]

well i think maybe we can throw the totes from RR

[Pooja Anil]

My team has been talking about a flying minibot that might "fly" across a string. Or maybe just fly on its own. Either way sounds awesome!!!!

[Taggerun]

I just don't see how football and a steampunk theme would go together. Personally I want to see a drone game
Taggerun

[Eric Scheuing]

Originally Posted by Mike Marandola

I agree. Launching Aeropresses would be pretty cool.

Coffee game confirmed.

[cbale2000]

Originally Posted by roboruler

The fins of this would also be pretty fragile, but it looks like the Aerobie Football resembles the oval shaped craft in the teaser more.

http://www.aerobie.com/product/football/

Oh no... I had one of these when I was a kid, these would be an absolute nightmare for robots to manipulate (and they would get shredded)... please FIRST, anything but this.

[kylemikableh]

Originally Posted by Taggerun

I just don't see how football and a steampunk theme would go together. Personally I want to see a drone game
Taggerun

I mean they usually have specifically designed game pieces, so maybe a football that is textured with cogs and such would fit right in.

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Taggerun

I just don't see how football and a steampunk theme would go together.

Find a trailer for the 2007 film Leatherheads. Steampunk football would look like that.

Kinda brute force and dirty, compared with the modern game.

[Kevin Thorp]

Originally Posted by spaghetticat97

... but my prediction is that one of the game pieces will have the illusion of flying... maybe using zip lines...

Last year the FTC game "FIRST ResQ" had little plastic figurines that could be triggered to slide down a zipline: Game Animation

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by Kevin Thorp

Last year the FTC game "FIRST ResQ" had little plastic figurines that could be triggered to slide down a zipline: Game Animation

And Nature's Fury (FLL 2013) had a cargo plane landing on a zip line.

[Taggerun]

Originally Posted by kylemikableh

I mean they usually have specifically designed game pieces, so maybe a football that is textured with cogs and such would fit right in.

Had not thought of that!! Ops.
Taggerun

[dmorewood]

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

The ideal alliance will have one front end loader and two dump trucks, for efficient cycling.

So we had forklifts in 2015 and now front end loaders in 2017. First has really embraced the industrial side of robotics.