2006 Waterloo Regional

[SugaRaXie]

Waterloo was amazing -- we did far better than we'd expected. 2nd of 30; semi finals -- wow. But...during our first semi match, our robot died -- literally; during the second semi match, our wheel broke. Soo...yeah. But, congrats to the alliance that did beat us -- and to the winning alliance of 1114, 1503 and 1281 -- awesome job.

But -- we were BEYOND ecstatic when we won the Radio Shack Innovation in Control Award.

We did better than we had expected because we'd only really gone to Waterloo to get practice driving and such -- so our new drivers [since our drivers from last year are now alumni] could gain some experience driving.

A million thanks go out to our alliance! 1596 & 912 -- you guys were AMAZING!

[Sagar Vyas]

From 1503, Thanks to all teams that participated with us at Waterloo Regional 2006



See you at the Greater Toronto Regional next week =)

[Adam McLeod]

I guess that if this is a thanks/congrats thread now, I should comment.

The story of this regional began for me on Thursday from my place at York University (I couldn't make it until around noon on Friday). I was, of course, in constant communication with Jeff (or "J Flex 188" if you prefer...heh), and as he gave me the run down, he said something that stuck with me: "Man," he said, "when you get here, check out 610, they've built their best robot in years". Little did I know that we would have a chance to pick them on Saturday, and let me say that I was extremely happy with the way the draft went. We had a fun time, and a great run.

I'd like to thank 610 for being right there with us the whole way, sitting in front of the ramp and lighting it up. When it comes to doing my job (strategy, the one with the terrible hair) being easy to work with goes a very long way, and it was a pleasure to work with you guys.

I'd also like to thank 771 for being right behind us the whole way, getting robots off of our back, driving amazingly well, and flying around the field playing great defense (err...defence? I for one never knew that we spell it that way in Canada). You were just as easy to work with, and knew exactly what you were doing all the time.

The three of us together showed teamwork and trust, and I'm proud of everyone. As we move forward, I know I'll remember that, and I look forward to working with you again. If not this year, then next, or the year after!

To our friends on the winning alliance...thanks for not beating us too badly. The final matches were some of the hardest fought matches we've ever been in, and you guys completely earned and won this championship. Totally dominant, is all I have to say.

To 1114 in particular, I know you've been in anticipation all year, and team 188 congratulates you on the Chairman's award. I don't know a more deserving team.

To 772 ("same to you?"), thanks for lending us your incredibly loud voice in the eliminations and for being fun neighbours in the stands all weekend.

Everyone else, thank you too, we had a good time. See most of you at "the Hersh" (<--does anyone call it this?) next week.

[MacFlightSierra]

Now that its all done... it was GREAT!!! A lot more competitive and intense than I expected. Despite the constant problems our team was faced with, I still had the best time!

A BIG Thanks to our alliance - 1219 & 1596, you were outstanding!

610, 188, 771 - your bots were incredible and I salute you for putting up a great fight against 1114, 1503, 1281

Special thanks to 1114, and all others for your help on our problematic drivetrain, and congrats on the regional win with 1503 and 1281!

see ya'll at GTR - cant wait!!

[Theory6RobotiX]

It seems that every year, one robot from the winning alliance at waterloo has replaced their manipulators (arm/shooter) with a useless, heavy object before the elimination rounds.

Coincidence?

[VEN]

we have a lot of pics and videos which should be uploaded soon...i hope...

[Bongle]

Originally Posted by MustangBots

we have a lot of pics and videos which should be uploaded soon...i hope...

JL has all the finals footage on his camcorder. I've got a couple pics and very short videos up at http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~ahare/robotics/. DA has a match video on his laptop that I'll have to grab.

http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~...ics/pushin.avi highlights one instace of what we eventually settled on for a strategy: pushin'
http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~...s/PICT3329.JPG : 1114 launching balls at the goal
http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~...s/PICT3349.JPG : hot hot drivetrain action

Thank you VERY much for 1114 and 1503 picking us. I don't think anyone on our team expected to be picked for drivetrain alone before this competition. Heck, many people on the team didn't think we would go to elimination rounds after the qualifying matches were over.

[Jonathan Norris]

Posted some video from 610's point of view in this thread: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...920#post476920

[AGadgetGeek]

Waterloo was amazing, next to Atlanta, it was the best trip i've had in my life.

Our team was doing horrible during the practice matches but we pulled it off and did surprisingly well considering that we thought it would be just a practice match and we'd do better in GTR. It was defintely a fun experience but I really think they should do something about the no standing against the fence to record rule, since the announcer and the crew were giving me a hard time about it. The least they should do for the remaining events should be to allow one team member a media pass that allows them onto the field; theres plenty of areas that are never occupied.

Regardless, see ya'll in GTR Missassauga !

Pics and videos will be up on our site soon enough.

[SpaceBoy2000]

Originally Posted by kayla13

I am so pleased with the whole regional, also if anyone wants pictures or any videos of the matches contact me and I might just have what you need.

How about posting all the videos of the quarter, semi, and final matches? I'd simply love to have that.

Wow, Waterloo Regional. What a great time! Really big thanks to team 188 for compensating for my horrible scouting. Those games of X-Com and Starcraft in between matches were not exactly the brightest, though fun, ideas I've had. I better go and get my stuff in order for the GTA, so it won't end up to be a, "Mike, who are we up against and what do they do in autonomous?" "Aww...crap. Hey look behind you! A distraction!"

Thanks to team 1114 and 1503 for not wiping the floor with us. The wall was much more preferable. Looking forward to seeing you kick butt again at the GTA!

Very big thanks to team 188 for their great strategy. You guys actually put an amazing amount of work into it, unlike my, "Okay, just, drive around and , uh, give 'er!" And team 771, you were amazing, and let us play chicken with the other robots.

Also, thanks to everyone for lending us their voices. Though we brought our whole team of a dozen people, hearing the crickets when our number was called was...ackward.

[Vince lau]

Originally Posted by kayla13

I am so pleased with the whole regional, also if anyone wants pictures or any videos of the matches contact me and I might just have what you need.

would you have any videos of the finals?

[rjmah]

Congrats to 1114, 1503, 1281! Why do I have the feeling that there is no way to stop 1114 and 1503 at the GTA?

Great work by 188 getting to the finals and keeping it close.

I don't know how Karthik does it. And then recover his voice in time for GTA. I'm also amazed that he remembered our second place finish in Vex at the kickoff, as soon as I saw him.

A disappointing day for us. We had correctable things hamper us, like throwing batteries (more than once) and running at least 4 matches with only 3 drive CIMS running. That's the hazard with 2 CIM's in a tranny. You can't really tell which one isn't running unless you pull all the fuses and run them one at a time. (Sorry, maybe that belongs in a lessons learned thread.)

Anyway, plan to have those things all fixed for GTA and looking forward to it.

Robert Mah
Lead Mentor
http://acirobotics.com

[rbgorbet]

On behalf of the Planning Committee, I want to thank everyone who made this regional possible. The volunteers, the sponsors (shout out to our key sponsors, RIM, Toyota, Province of Ontario, and UW), the FIRST event staff, the UW support staff, the teams, and of course the mentors. When I say I reserve my highest thanks and utmost respect for the mentors, I truly mean it. (where's that bow-down-you-are-God smiley??)

And personally, I'd like to thank my Committee: Maud, Nenone, Naomi, Dana, Ian and Karthik. Awesome job.

Congrats of course to the regional champions, 1114/1503/1281, and to the finalists 188/610/771. I didn't think I would see such exciting final matches with the powerhouse Niagara teams there, but you three put up a good fight! And congratulations to all the other award winners, and to all the teams who competed; you all show your winning spirit just by being there!

I look forward to seeing you all back next year, for a bigger, better Waterloo Regional.

I've created another thread to specifically discuss what went well and what could be made better, from an organizational/planning/event point of view. Please contribute your thoughts and ideas!

For those of you going to GTR and CMP, see you there!

And thank you all again for a very successful event!
Rob.