Possible Robot Show Idea?

[Alex Cormier]

I was watching ESPN and a Car Show was on. I had a thought, why don't we have robot shows? Possibly get as many teams as possible under one roof bringing as many of their robots as possible? I'd be great for up coming seasons and you would learn so much about everything. Just think about it.

[Elgin Clock]

Look at what I stumbled across here folks!

Here we have a classic '92 tennis ball collector. Notice the fine lines, and the optional anti-corn removal system. Not every bot in this series had this many features. It's rare to even find one in existence. When we say limited edition folks, we are not joking!

Also notice the vintage tether, these machines didn't become wireless till the late 90's.

We're at Grandma's Pride Robot Show and next up, we got a bot that'll knock your socks off.. literally.. with a poof ball.

Stay tuned.

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(Yeah, I could definitely be a host of a TV show someday.. )

[Nuttyman54]

That sounds awsome. Unfortunately, i'm hard pressed to see many teams travelling cross-country just to display their robots. What would make more sense would be to do it at the Championships...maybe during that extended day we'll get for workshops...that would be cool

[Adam Richards]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

That sounds awsome. Unfortunately, i'm hard pressed to see many teams travelling cross-country just to display their robots. What would make more sense would be to do it at the Championships...maybe during that extended day we'll get for workshops...that would be cool

We could always have "re-enactments" of past games... Though I highly doubt you'd be able to find too many working robots to re-enact the 1992 game..

[s_forbes]

That's what the pits are for! Any spare time I had at nationals was spent wandering around looking at the robots.

I'm not sure how the offseason events work, but I would think it is much less formal and you could spend more time talking to other teams about their robots. If possible, you could get the organizer to stop the matches for a few hours on one of the days and set aside some extra time to look at all of the robots.

I think organizing an event for the sole purpose of showing robots wouldn't attract too many teams.

[travis48elite]

That in my opinion is a awesome idea! Not only that but it would also bring sponsors looking for a team that they could sponsor. It is even possible to get some sponsors to make new systems that would end up in the kit of parts. Along with media to show other people what FIRST is about (also make the robots look good in front of the camera ). I for one would be all for that idea!

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by s_forbes

That's what the pits are for!

I know that....
How many teams bring OLD robots to the new years games? none. So if you have some kind of show, you will see a huge variety of certain things like; drive trains, arms, gear boxes, etc.

[colin340]

Originally Posted by s_forbes

That's what the pits are for! Any spare time I had at nationals was spent wandering around looking at the robots.

I'm not sure how the offseason events work, but I would think it is much less formal and you could spend more time talking to other teams about their robots. If possible, you could get the organizer to stop the matches for a few hours on one of the days and set aside some extra time to look at all of the robots.

I think organizing an event for the sole purpose of showing robots wouldn't attract too many teams.

I never have that much time in the pits to just walk plus not just first bot all bots, like the Google guy said let them go out and meet others bots,dare i say Rochester ruckus?

[Tim Baird]

Originally Posted by colin340

I never have that much time in the pits to just walk plus not just first bot all bots, like the Google guy said let them go out and meet others bots,dare i say Rochester ruckus?

A summer comp would be a good time to do something like this. They're low-key and less stressful, so, sending a person off to sit next to the robot and tell about it isn't the end of the world because they're less to do in the pits/strategy/field.

I know atleast at BattleCry, putting a bunch of robots in Alden Hall wouldn't be a bad idea. It's right next to the quad across from Harrington, so, it'd be close and convenient. Colleen/Ken, what do you think?

[Qbranch]

Well, who said we can't just tag it on to IRI?

Anyone else like this idea?



-q

[Tim Baird]

Originally Posted by Qbranch

Well, who said we can't just tag it on to IRI?

Anyone else like this idea?

We probably won't bring an older robot due to the long haul in a smaller vehicle and with minimal people, but, I think it's a good idea. Maybe we'll throw the '92 bot in the back somewhere seeing how it's so small...

[lukevanoort]

Originally Posted by Adam Richards

We could always have "re-enactments" of past games... Though I highly doubt you'd be able to find too many working robots to re-enact the 1992 game..

You could probably make one out of a Vex kit and some accessories, remember robots were a lot smaller in those days.

[Lil' Lavery]

I'd so be for a robot show! It would be totally awesome.
Witness some of the creations of the past in all (or some, depending on how much storage space, and the need for parts of the team) of their glory. You could see first-hand some of the manipulators and drivetrains of years passed that may not be applicable the last couple years, but could come back in the future (floppies and mobile goals anyone?).

[LightWaves1636]

well, I kind of see that where we're from cause this Saturday we're doing a "demonstration" with all our robots and with three other teams to robotics clubs at this High school. A robot show on TV, dude, I would be sitting there the entire time watching it(the only time I'll be pulled from the computer screen to the TV screen, lol)

Originally Posted by lukevanoort

You could probably make one out of a Vex kit and some accessories, remember robots were a lot smaller in those days.

...and tethered.

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by Adam Richards

We could always have "re-enactments" of past games... Though I highly doubt you'd be able to find too many working robots to re-enact the 1992 game..

Two years ago at BatleCry5 they had two of the original 1992 robots (current day teams 190 and 126) and an entire 1992 playing field to re-enact the 1992 game. Here are links to videos of the two matches they played:

Maize Craze - Match 1
Maize Craze - Match 2

And here were the results of those two matches:
http://www.wpi.edu/News/Events/Battl...004.html#maize