FIRST Robotics: Behind the Design

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier

So who's the teams in this book?

the answer will depend on if i purchase it or not.

Looking at the cover of the book and one of the descriptions of the chapters in the FIRSTcast episode, I think it's pretty clear that........ well, you'll just have to put 2 and 2 together.

Last I heard from Vince the book will be available at Champs, online, and and at various bookstores (B&N, Boarders, etc).

[ay2b]

Originally Posted by Brandon Holley

Im pretty sure they're gonna be on sale at nationals, which is like 15 days before they'd ship out books from amazon.

Plus, if you get it at the championship event, you can get all the teams in the book to autograph it.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Joe Matt

Looking at the cover of the book and one of the descriptions of the chapters in the FIRSTcast episode, I think it's pretty clear that........ well, you'll just have to put 2 and 2 together.

Last I heard from Vince the book will be available at Champs, online, and and at various bookstores (B&N, Boarders, etc).

haha. not all of us listen to first cast/ blue alliance.

[Tapoore]

Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil

I pre-ordered one. Excellent coffee table book!

Exactly what I was thinking! Looks awesome!

[Joe Troy]

Originally Posted by Justin M.

Is that 357's mecanum chassis on the cover?

Yes...the Mecanum chassis on the cover of the book is an early inventor drawing for Team 357's 2006 Jester Drive.

Needless to say we were thrilled to have our design on the cover!!

Guess what gift I'm giving everyone on my Christmas list next year.

[Elgin Clock]

I had a chance to visit Rockport publishers who is putting out the book while up in Gloucester MA this October. They were closed the day I was there, but it gave me a perfect photo opportunity. w00t!

[LightWaves1636]

Ah Man, I can't wait to get the actual book. I wonder which teams were chosen.

[Vince]

I was able to get a better resolution version of the cover. I dropped a version in the gallery and have the higher resolution version here. I expect to get an example chapter soon. Enjoy - Vince

[Alex Cormier]

wahoo! i see Ellery and some other X-Cats on the cover!

[LindsayKnowlton]

Wow, that's pretty cool. Definitely going to check it out. I've been waiting for a FIRST-related book to come out, and now it's here! And the funny part is that the cover is pretty much how I thought a book on FIRST would look like.

[dan 322]

well.........good news for team 322. Three of the small pics on the cover contain parts from our robot.

We are pretty excited to say the least.

[Elgin Clock]

Some more in depth discussions going on here about the book and the pics on the cover.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...highlight=book

[Alex Cormier]

Why did the book price go up? was it becuase of the alarming number of Wish-List hits towards this book?

I am disappointed.

[Rob]

FYI: The list price never changed, the pre-release special that Amazon.com was running has expired.

RAZ

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier

Why did the book price go up? was it becuase of the alarming number of Wish-List hits towards this book?

I am disappointed.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Rob

FYI: The list price never changed, the pre-release special that Amazon.com was running has expired.

RAZ

boo. ok.