Questions regarding Vex Competition

[team399]

Hey everyone, for those attending the Vex competition at Lancaster High School (team 399) on January 7, we were wondering what everyone thinks about the autonominous part of the competition. We noticed at the SCRRF competition not many teams participated in this, and those that did didn't seem to have had much success and we were wondering if it is worth investing our time in setting this up. Any input is greatly appreciated

Also for those attending what movie would you be interested in seeing in the theatre for the after party?

We look forward to seeing you on January 7th!

Thank you,
Team 399

[robodude03]

Below is an itinerary of events for the Vex/Kickoff event on January 7th.

Hello Everyone, thank you for showing so much interest in Lancaster High's Kickoff Event / VEX competition, the event will be on January seventh, and we are really looking forward to it here at Lancaster. here is an itinerary of the events we have planned for the day:

6:00a Open doors to theatre and breakfast in lounge
7:00a Kickoff Broadcast in theatre
8:00a Open floor to discuss game
8:30a Vex registration, pits and practice fields open
10:00a Registration ends
10:30a Match schedules open
11:00-12:00p Matches 1-5
12:15p Lunch
1:30-2:45p Matches 6-10
3:00p Alliance selections
3:15p Finals Match
3:30p Finals Match
3:45p Championship Match
4:00p Awards Ceremony
4:30-8:00 After party!!!

For the after party we are planning on serving pizza and showing a movie in the school's theatre. We are currently open to any suggestions as to the movie selection. The party will also showcase a dance throughout the evening. What better way to get started on the 2006 season of robotics!?

I hope you all can attend our event, it should be a lot of fun and a great experience.

Registration will be $50 per team competing and can be paid by cash or check at the event, make checks payable to "Lancaster Eagle Robotics". If you plan on attending please email us at Team399@gmail.com by January 1, 2006 with the number of teams competing and the approximate number of people planning to attend the after party. After recieving a registration email you will get an email with directions to Lancaster High School.

Thank you

Lancaster Eagle Robotics

[Kyle Love]

I was at the VEX regional in St. Louis and I didn't see many people using more then just driving forward and setting on the white pad. There was one team that collected lots of balls and then scored them and sat on the pad. But, you could get away with just going forward and stopping on the white pad. Personally, I didn't like it, but we never got ours to work the way we wanted.

[robodude03]

Originally Posted by Kyle45

I was at the VEX regional in St. Louis and I didn't see many people using more then just driving forward and setting on the white pad. There was one team that collected lots of balls and then scored them and sat on the pad. But, you could get away with just going forward and stopping on the white pad. Personally, I didn't like it, but we never got ours to work the way we wanted.

We didn't get ours to work all that great either, primarily because of the new EasyC version. Although we did get it to work on several occasions, I felt that the controlled events were more eventful than the autonomous portion.

[Kyle Love]

Originally Posted by robodude03

We didn't get ours to work all that great either, primarily because of the new EasyC version. Although we did get it to work on several occasions, I felt that the controlled events were more eventful than the autonomous portion.

yeah, the auto-matches were kind of a 5 second deal...and then it was pretty much over and we would just waste battery sitting there. The controlled matches are pretty awesome though.