Pittsburgh and Cleveland Regionals

[atomikitten]

I feel a lot of empathy for the teams that don't get to return to regionals and see teams they befriended, but on a lighter note, I'M SO EXCITED TO GO TO PITTSBURGH! Besides, why go to the same regionals every year? It's better to get out there and meet new people!
Cheer up folks, you can start a new tradition.

[Bill Moore]

Well Pittsburgh finally hit 24 teams, the minimum complement for a full playoff structure. Yay!!!

Think of the match cycle times though, and it's very interesting. 6 bots on the field, 6 waiting to go on the field, and 6 or 12 in the queue. You'll be taking your bot off the field and walking right back to the queue.

Build them ROBUST folks, you won't have a lot of time for repairs; and make sure you designate a "Battery Runner" long before you get there. You won't always have time to take the robot back to your pit to replace it.

Oh, and after the competition, make sure to recognize the efforts of your runner. To be sure, it's a menial task, but it will be the most important at competition. Without power, all the other aspects of competition will become lessor (driving, scouting, repair, etc.)

"For want of the nail, the shoe was lost . . . "

[atomikitten]

Originally Posted by Bill Moore

Well Pittsburgh finally hit 24 teams, the minimum complement for a full playoff structure. Yay!!!

Think of the match cycle times though, and it's very interesting. 6 bots on the field, 6 waiting to go on the field, and 6 or 12 in the queue. You'll be taking your bot off the field and walking right back to the queue.

but it ended up OK for us, didn't it? Pittsburgh was tight.
Are there other regionals with right around 24--or less? For whoever didn't come to Pittsburgh and didn't know how this was handled, 7 alliances were chosen, and the first seed got a bye into semi-finals. Good job 395 and partners 1038 and rookie 1743!
Nice meeting everyone; I'm sure we'll keep bumping into each other.