2006 Best Robot Match Ever?

[Dan Petrovic]

Originally Posted by fsayre

http://www.travisusd.k12.ca.us/vande...heesypoofs.wmv

It was our favorite too! (even though we lost ). If you watch the clock 254 was stopped just in the nick of time twice. Once by the 956 screen and 1839's last minute hit in 254's offensive period, and by us 488 nudging them out of the way when they were lined up for the last period). That with the 4 robots being disabled and the last minute turn of the match was pretty intense.

Wow! I just watched that match and it had me at the edge of my seat even as a video! That one gets my vote!

[edboy]

Match 50 of the peachtree regional
My team (1261) was blocked on the opposing teams ramps with about 5 seconds left in the match
using our swerve drive we juked the other team, launched off their ramp, went around a robot or two as well as several balls (all of this at about 15-18 ft/s) and launched up our ramp ramming the wall at about 12 ft/s (i'm really surprised the glass didn't break) just as the clock hit zero.
although this was a low scoring match (25-21), we won because we were able to get up on our ramp
here are a few quotes from that match:

That 1261 end-to-end dash was the most impressive move I saw this
weekend.
With mere seconds remaining, 1261 was being pinned on top of the
opposing
alliance's ramp, got away and made an unbelievable mad dash across the
field, somehow not tipping over on the way up his ramp. Anyone remember
what
match number that was? 1002 Circuit Runners

That match was probably one of the most amazing displays of agile
mobility
I have seen in a FIRST competition. We were all convinced that 1261 had
been
hiding their talents up to that point, and finally decided to really
show
their capabilities. And when they did, was it ever impressive! Dave
Lavery

1261, what an impressive swerve drive, going from one ramp to the other
in a
few seconds while dodging a few robots and balls in your way....it was
just
impressive. Team 1369

Sorry, they didn't tape that match and no one, not even NASA TV or any of the FIRST people can get a tape

[Spiffizzle]

Originally Posted by Freddy Schurr

A match that was a nail-biter to the end !

No doubt in my mind that for this, it had to be the final match of the championships! I was on the edge of my seat, I swore there would be a match 3, and then Red pulled away with it by a mere 4 points!

Originally Posted by Freddy Schurr

A match that was a nail-biter to the end !
A match that was completely dominating by the red/blue alliance!
A match that was all about shooting!

Others in my mind are basically all championship ones that now stick clearly in my mind. This reminds me of Newton Alliance's come-from-behind win over Galileo in the Semifinals at Atlanta! Especially that 2nd match to tie it up, where they didn't even try to score in autonomous, and then during their offensive period came back with 72 points worth of 3 point shots! It was incredible!

[YonZ]

Newton S? M2 (where 25 plowed through two robots and turned the tables in the last 10secs, unloading in the center goal)...

i was seriously shaking during that whole match, hoping 25 would make it

[Tetraman]

Best Match This year = Finals Match 2 at Nationals. Period. You all saw it, you all know it.

[Lil' Lavery]

Einstein Finals Match 2, followed by Newton Finals match 2

If the Einstein finals match had last even a fraction of a second longer, 195 would have made it onto the ramp, and it would have been 99-98 in favor of the Newton alliance. 217 nailing all 10 autonomous shots (yet again) was the key, but the Raider RAWCs gave one of the most exciting comebacks I have ever seen. When 217 got into position on the ramp in the 3rd/4th period I thought it would be over, but the last second heroics on 25 dashing to score 3 or 4 more balls, and 968 managing to empty the rest of it's hopper kept it very close.
http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2...ip/cmp_f-2.wmv


newton match 2

[Mike Hendricks]

Didn't see the Einstein matches, but the best match I saw this weekend, was QF1-2 on Curie with 70/1114/48 and 1305/180/358, that was a nail biter to the last second. In the last part of the match, SPAM (180) lost one of their treads on their drivetrain, yet still managed to win the match .. very impressive.

[Corey Balint]

If you wanna see some the best played matches of all year, watch all of the Newton Semifinals...in my mind, they all should've been on Einstein.

[Cody Carey]

Galileo match 101... We were up against three robots, and we only had two... we won 35 to 14. 306 blocked their Auto and pushed our budies up the ramp at the end... I was happy with it

[JJG13]

Originally Posted by PhatMike

Didn't see the Einstein matches, but the best match I saw this weekend, was QF1-2 on Curie with 70/1114/48 and 1305/180/358, that was a nail biter to the last second. In the last part of the match, SPAM (180) lost one of their treads on their drivetrain, yet still managed to win the match .. very impressive.

For team 180, the best robot matches that we played in were against 1114. We had the (mis)fortune to play against them four times on Saturday (one qualifying, three elimination). Those were an amazing set of matches. We won one, lost three and the three losses were all due to 1114 finally breaking free and shooting 15-30 balls near the end. We won QF1-2 with 1305 and 358 because all three of us got on to the ramp for the 25 point bonus. 180 got up with one tread missing. We also played QF1-3 without that tread. Thankfully, we have four treads on our robot instead of two so we suffer from reduced traction and manuverability instead of being completely incompacitated if we lose one.

[K.Shaw]

omg the finals matches on Einstein were amazing especially the last one. when the newton alliance was 1 pt behind archimedes with 10 seconds left i jumped up and started screaming and cheeerin. it was intense the human players just started hurling all the balls from each alliance and the robots were unloading balls like mad and making a mad dash for the ramps. truely amazing.

[amos229]

While I wouldnt normaly talk about my own match but I think 229's anti beatty automode was pretty sweet. We were headed directly for the poofs to throw them off and suddenly our robot turns and stops beatty dead in thier tracks. Sorry beatty but it was pretty awesome.

[AcesPease]

Originally Posted by Corey Balint

If you wanna see some the best played matches of all year, watch all of the Newton Semifinals...in my mind, they all should've been on Einstein.

Ditto on the Newton field semis. Amazing matches.

[Morgan Gillespie]

Anyone looking for amazing matches to watch after you watch the Einstein finals and watch the Newton finals then watch every match 322 played. I need to give them props. (I know they were in Newton Finals yet once you see them there you must see their other matches)

[dan 322]

Originally Posted by Mercury Rising

Anyone looking for amazing matches to watch after you watch the Einstein finals and watch the Newton finals then watch every match 322 played. I need to give them props. (I know they were in Newton Finals yet once you see them there you must see their other matches)

That's an awesome compliment to our team, thank you very much.....especially coming from you guys, your robot was unreal.