Low Cost Field BOM

[Andy Brockway]

FIRST has released the field BOM. It is located in the Documents section

Plywood, 2x lumber, PVC pipe and 3 casters.

Let the speculation begin!

[dez250]

Originally Posted by Andy Brockway

FIRST has released the field BOM. It is located in the Documents section

Plywood, 2x lumber, PVC pipe and 3 casters.

Let the speculation begin!

wow...i can only imagine what we will be doing with a toilet flange!
~Mike

[Todd Derbyshire]

Hopefully this means a moving goal of sorts or at least we are assured that something is moving part

Originally Posted by Andy Brockway

FIRST has released the field BOM. It is located in the Documents section

Plywood, 2x lumber, PVC pipe and 3 casters.

Let the speculation begin!

[Katie Reynolds]

Here for those wondering.

Only three casters this year? and a 4'x8' sheet of plywood? Hmmm ... Maybe it's a giant ramp on wheels!!

[Yan Wang]

Maybe FIRST is trying to throw us off this early in the season...

Nick Elser: yep
Nick Elser: I got it
Nick Elser: the casters, screws, etc are just to throw us off
Nick Elser: the robots just have to look cool
Nick Elser: whilst the human players jump onto the field and beat each other
Nick Elser: it will be hot

[patrickrd]

My initial thoughts are that there is a single, complicated moving object. There is a LOT of wood on the BOM, and the 5" diameter casters, those things are designed to support a lot of weight. I wouldn't be surprised to see a moving platform that robots can climb onto. This could be like 1999 (or maybe it is just wishful thinking). In any case I think the wood is probably for a rather complicated moving platform (let's call it the puck). Another possibility I thought of is stairs, judging by the quantity of the 2x4's and 2x6's. Maybe there are stairs in addition to the puck? What do you all think?

- Patrick

[JVN]

Originally Posted by patrickrd

Maybe there are stairs in addition to the puck? What do you all think?

Maybe it's a puck with stairs on it? A giant, multileveled puck on wheels....

[Clark Gilbert]

Originally Posted by patrickrd

My initial thoughts are that there is a single, complicated moving object. There is a LOT of wood on the BOM, and the 5" diameter casters, those things are designed to support a lot of weight. I wouldn't be surprised to see a moving platform that robots can climb onto. This could be like 1999 (or maybe it is just wishful thinking). In any case I think the wood is probably for a rather complicated moving platform (let's call it the puck). Another possibility I thought of is stairs, judging by the quantity of the 2x4's and 2x6's. Maybe there are stairs in addition to the puck? What do you all think?

- Patrick

That's almost like what i was thinking, but then I thought...how much of this wood if for the actual field? and not the goals. I see a return of the puck.

[Matt Adams]

Just a thought that since this is the low cost version.. perhaps there are multiple objects using 3 casters each, but the BOM is just for one of them...

Matt

[Mike Soukup]

Originally Posted by Katie Reynolds

Here for those wondering.

Only three casters this year? and a 4'x8' sheet of plywood? Hmmm ... Maybe it's a giant ramp on wheels!!

Not just a 4'x8' sheet of plywood, but 7 sheets. My guess is that some of this wood will be replaced by lexan when the expensive BOM is released.

I'll leave the real speculation up to those more mechanically gifted than myself. Maybe someone can get it right on like Dr Joe did back in 2002: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...14&postcount=1

[UngsFree]

with all that plywood, does anyone else think that maybe this eyar the playing surface wont be carpet, but instead plywood?!

[Ryan Foley]

Originally Posted by Katie Reynolds

Here for those wondering.

Only three casters this year? and a 4'x8' sheet of plywood? Hmmm ... Maybe it's a giant ramp on wheels!!

odd, the BOM doesnt appear under the Documents and Updates section of the main site.

Only 3 casters???? Hm, that wouldn't be enough to support a mobile goal would it, the 2001 and 2002 goals each had at least 6, 2002's had 8.

me can only wonder what the game is.

[Adam Y.]

Home improvement anyone?

Only 3 casters???? Hm, that wouldn't be enough to support a mobile goal would it, the 2001 and 2002 goals each had at least 6, 2002's had 8.

Actually if the goal was light enough and maybe triangular shaped then three wheels should suffice.

[Katie Reynolds]

The three casters might just be for one game piece too. We could have seven goals/pucks/whatever with three casters each, but the BOM only lists the materials for one. Guess we'll have to wait and see!!

[Jessica Boucher]

Dear Lord, please don't let it be the return of the puck.

I don't mind moving goals, but let's be real here. The puck's been done before. Any changes to it are merely a hop in comparison to the mental leap that post-1999 teams will have to endure. Not only does the game become unfair, but kindof pointless.

I guess I'm just expecting more out of them than another puck. </ rant>