The Chester Challenge 2006

[Wayne C.]

two weeks over- and the TIKI is still safe at home

Thirty balls scored in autonomous? Three robots each getting all three balls in the center goal? A 100 point autonomous round...


Could the challenge AGAIN be beyond the abilities of the ENTIRE FIRST community?

True- the new alliance picking rules seem to inhibit alliances of three hot shooters.

But how many bots are scoring 10 balls in autonomous anyway?

I predict that IF this challenge can be met it wont happen until the elimination rounds at the Nationals.

Until then the TIKI continues to gather dust.....

WC

[tbush503]

I don't think this challenge is as practical as you think it is.

Some teams don't even have the capability of shooting, and most that do are not that accurate or are going purly on dead reconing as to where the goal is. The chance of getting 3 teams on an alliance that can even shoot in 10 balls in autonomous are slim.

Those robots that use the camera to target take a while to find the light, especially if the camera is hooked up to a slow moving turret. The time it would take to Drive close to the target, track it, and fire ten balls off is far greater than 10 seconds.

The opposing team normally has at least one robot that is programed to simply drive forwards, the idea being that the robot would interfere with an opposing robot and prevent them from scoring. This would throw off almost all dead-reconing shooters and most tracking shooters (at least it would prevent one ball from going in).

This challenge is no small task. It would take, in my opinion, a miracle to accomplish. The chances of it being done are far below 0%.

[Andrew Blair]

After having attended one regional, my previous views on this challenge have changed drastically. Seeing the lack of shooters(including ourselves), and the low autonomous capability of even the better shooters, I think this challenge is nearly impossible. Simply the fact that balls bounce out lower the chances to nearly zero, let alone getting an alliance with that kind of firepower. My thoughts: the Tiki with accumulate another years worth of dust. Perhaps the challenge would be nearly possible if changed to "twenty balls in the center goal during autonomous" or "All thirty balls scored during autonomous, anywhere".