The return of...

[efoote868]

stress, headaches, fried cameras, and teaching freshmen and sophomores to program so the team has programmers once i'm gone...
but really--
the return of balls as game pieces

[d.courtney]

Originally Posted by Qbranch

The return of a meaningful autonomous period.

-q

Hopefully not one which impacts the game too much ie 2006. In my opinion a mix between 2004 and 2005's would be perfect. Have something most teams can do with some effort (ie 2005's hitting down the hanging tetras) and a more difficult part which you need sensors to complete that releases your game pieces early to your alliance (ie 2004's 10 point ball releasing your side). I think the key to a meaningful autonomous is having options, a simple option and a more complex one.

[Nuttyman54]

Placebos! C'mon, who's with me?

[Qbranch]

Originally Posted by d.courtney

Hopefully not one which impacts the game too much ie 2006. In my opinion a mix between 2004 and 2005's would be perfect. Have something most teams can do with some effort (ie 2005's hitting down the hanging tetras) and a more difficult part which you need sensors to complete that releases your game pieces early to your alliance (ie 2004's 10 point ball releasing your side). I think the key to a meaningful autonomous is having options, a simple option and a more complex one.

Yes, i agree that a simple and difficult option for autonomous is a fantastic idea. Like how in 2006 you could go for a high goal or a floor goal.

Man our autonomous that year rocked... it was nice having someone on software that year that knew calculus... i'm guessing some people remember the beautiful blended curve path that our robot took to it's shooting position after finding the target from it's starting spot.

*sigh* ok maybe i'm just sore becasue we never got to use our autonomous mode this year... the ultrasonic radar+trig based autonomous was too complicated to finish in time.

-q

p.s. The return of an exciting and easy to understand game, that a walk-in spectator can understand and enjoy without any or much instruction.

[Fred Sayre]

Originally Posted by Cory

My dream: the return of the IFI breaker panel.

Likely reality: the same finicky rockwell distribution block

Amen. I would really appreciate the simplicity and the weight savings again, but I think that it is indeed a likely reality that we are stuck with those awkward distribution blocks and heavy 40A breakers.

Even more likely reality is perhaps a completely new solution, again. Just because of the fact that for the first time last year we had a clean electronics panel and they wouldn't let us get away with that again with out redesigning the whole thing.

[JesseK]

...the return of game pieces we can shoot into the crowd...

[Tottanka]

Originally Posted by JesseK

...the return of game pieces we can shoot into the crowd...

CHEERS!

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by JesseK

...the return of game pieces we can shoot into the crowd...

I second that lol. I see balls coming back again as it continues its glory of being the game piece of every even year!

[Alex.Norton]

Originally Posted by Cory

My dream: the return of the IFI breaker panel.

Likely reality: the same finicky rockwell distribution block

I doubt it. I think they got rid of them because they where shorting to the frame. When we where testing the camera in 2006 we kept having the battery short through it because the breaker panel was shorting to the frame which in tern shorted to the camera mount and then to something on the camera. Let me tell ya, it really stinks when sparks start shooting from your only available camera.

*Billowing Magic Smoke

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Alex.Norton

I doubt it. I think they got rid of them because they where shorting to the frame. When we where testing the camera in 2006 we kept having the battery short through it because the breaker panel was shorting to the frame which in tern shorted to the camera mount and then to something on the camera. Let me tell ya, it really stinks when sparks start shooting from your only available camera.

*Billowing Magic Smoke

They got rid of them because IFI was losing money selling them, and not very many people were buying them.

And then last year Rockwell donated the PDB.

[T3_1565]

anyone seeing mobile goals coming back?

[Mike Schroeder]

The Jedi?

[Elgin Clock]

The Mack?

The King?

The Living Dead?

[Leav]

of bumpers.... but as a game piece!!

I see a big future for those noodles



seriously though think about it.. they are:

• Cheap
• Easily obtainable
• Challenging to grasp
• Lightweight

if not 2008 I seriously believe we will be seeing them in 2009.... they are a perfect game piece for FIRST...

-Leav

p.s.
if this comes true I want my own corner like car nack....

[d.courtney]

Originally Posted by Leav

seriously though think about it.. they are:

• Cheap
• Easily obtainable

Not so much for us! (though that may have allot to do with the fact that its the middle of winter in Canada mixed with living in fairly rural community.)