Why Do we *ship* to bots?

[Leav]

Originally Posted by Anne Bergeron

Leav,

I recently posted a white paper which goes over the basic competition structure in FIRST. Some things will be condensed for the Israel one day competition but it should help give you an idea of what competitions have been like here in the past. You can get that tip sheet here. I hope this will help. Let me know if you have any questions.

Anne, this is most helpful! i'm sure you had this in mind when you decided to write the whitepaper, but i'll say it anyway:
rookieteams really have no way of knowing whats going to go on!
i mean we know theres a competition, and theres a team, and objectives, but beyond that we are really stumped (for example just the other day i was informed that damaging the carpet on which the robots drive will automaticly disqualify you... this meant discarding an entire design, on which other designs were based, because it might damage the carpet!)

Thanks again,
-Leav

[Billfred]

Trust me, everyone's gone through this. The task becomes how well you handle being dropped into an arena full of robots and buttons and helpful people.

I'd advise you to read up on last year's rules. There is no guarantee that these rules will remain the same next year, but FIRST seems to keep most of the safety and don't-break-the-field rules the same. Just remember to read the 2005 manual!

[Conor Ryan]

thanks that clears up a couple of issues.

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by Leav

:
rookieteams really have no way of knowing whats going to go on!
i mean we know theres a competition, and theres a team, and objectives, but beyond that we are really stumped (for example just the other day i was informed that damaging the carpet on which the robots drive will automaticly disqualify you... this meant discarding an entire design, on which other designs were based, because it might damage the carpet!)

Thanks again,
-Leav

Leav, this is a great place to ask any of those questions. You also have an assigned team in the States that is your "mentoring" team and you should be in contact with them soon if you haven't already. Be sure to ask for help, as you will receive lots if you ask.