FIRST in PLSN

[Steve Howland]

Nothing against the robots that were in the photo but couldn't they have found a better picture? How about those matches where 4 bots hung or an overview of Einstien during the finals?

Great artilce nonetheless. Glad to see we are getting significant media coverage on all of our hard work.

-Diobsidian

[Jay H 237]

That's a good article and just goes to show that you never know where FIRST will get publicity.

[Joe Ross]

Andrew, is this in the June issue?

Originally Posted by diobsidian

Nothing against the robots that were in the photo but couldn't they have found a better picture? How about those matches where 4 bots hung or an overview of Einstien during the finals?

While I agree that an overview of one of the fields would have been better given the scope of the magazine, I think the picture shown is better then one will all 4 robots hanging. In those pictures, all you see is a mass of jumbled metal. In this one, you can at least see 2 distict robots.

(trying not to be too biased since my robot is one of the ones pictured).

[Jason Rudolph]

Some of us love this stuff so much, we make our careers doing it

BTW, moving lights are really nothing more than robots, lots of stepper motors and gears. Take away the optics, and you could have a neat robot. All us moving light programmers do is tellthem what to do, and when. We are kind of where art meets technology.

I just got finished doing the Upfronts for the Univision network in new york. We had over 100 moving lights, and I ran a number of catalyst systems, which allow us to do video stuff as well, along with projectors which I can remotely move along with the lights. Pretty cool, considering I had three dual 2gHz G5's, one for monitoring with a couple of flat screens. (my control setup is in my "who am I" pic, 5 screens in all)

[Andrew Rudolph]

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

Andrew, is this in the June issue?

No its in the may issue...If your looking for it on the website i couldnt find it

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Andrew Rudolph

No its in the may issue...If your looking for it on the website i couldnt find it

Actually, I was going to look for it in a bookstore.

[Jason Rudolph]

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

Actually, I was going to look for it in a bookstore.

I doubt you will find it in a bookstore. Its a trade magazine that I have never seen anywhere except for at two yearly conventions, unless you are a subscriber. I might have an extra copy laying around at work if you rerally want it.

[Stu Bloom]

Originally Posted by diobsidian

... couldn't they have found a better picture? ...-Diobsidian

HEY HEy hey ... C'mon now ... what's wrong with that picture ??

Originally Posted by David Kelly

That referee ... sure looks like Stu Bloom from the RoboDevils (1018)...

Good catch Dave ... I recognize the Referee's manual in my waistband ...

I think it is a GREAT picture!