Condolances to event load-in, match reset and event teardown

[Tungrus]

Field reset crew are lucky, don't have to move any heavy stuff like last year.

Scores will be pretty high this year.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Tungrus

Field reset crew are lucky, don't have to move any heavy stuff like last year.

Yeah, but can you count to 600?

[Karibou]

I had a VC find me in the hall today at our Kickoff and ask me if I could help with setup at their event... Probably a good thing she asked before the broadcast and not after

Seriously though, this is going to be a crazy field to set up and tear down, especially with all of the electronics. Be nice to your field volunteers! Reset is going to be the easy part.

[Cyberphil]

A quick solution could be something like this for wiffle balls with a weight counter scale (like they do in industry for mass amounts of products).

Think of it as a zamboni for FRC, though with all of the drive teams removing robots after every match that may get difficult.

But I do think the best way to go about counting the balls will be using a counting scale, like this.

[ItGuru55]

The scale is a great idea, I was thinking along the same line for our events.

I used to sell a similar solution for counting cash: http://a.co/826ZpT5

You would not really need the counting version just know what the exact weight needs to be and have a scale that can tare off the bin, or use the same weight bin every time.

[Cyberphil]

Very true, as long as you know what each bin should be at, you don't necessarily need to weigh each one, so a simple kitchen scale should even work.