Great Lakes Regional 08

[Alex Dinsmoor]

Originally Posted by Beth Sweet

So I just talked to Dave Verbrugge trying to get a copy of "The Perfect Storm" and he said that he did not ever actually write it down, just had it in his head.

He just came up with that in his head, that's amazing! I thought he came up with that in advance when I heard that. He must have an amazing memory to remember all of that.

[Josh Murphy]

Originally Posted by Alex Dinsmoor

He just came up with that in his head, that's amazing! I thought he came up with that in advance when I heard that. He must have an amazing memory to remember all of that.

Dave is a walking FIRST data base. He has an amazing memory, which makes him so awesome. I always look forward to seeing what he will come up with next.

[Beth Sweet]

Originally Posted by Alex Dinsmoor

He just came up with that in his head, that's amazing! I thought he came up with that in advance when I heard that. He must have an amazing memory to remember all of that.

He said that he had jotted some notes on a napkin. What can I say? There's a reason HOT nominated him for WFA years ago...

[Adam Freeman]

What he told us in our post regional meeting was that the idea came to him on his way home from the West Michigan Regional. He spent Monday thinking about how he would do it. He jotted down notes for each regional that the GLR team had attended. Gathered information about team names, locations, etc.. , then mapped a general path of the 'perfect storm'.

He passed around his notes for us to see, but he does not have a final version of the speech. From looking at the notes, I am still not sure how he did it.

Dave, you are AMAZING.

Other than the facts that he had no idea what I was talking about and that he doesn't really check out CD that often, with his unlimited knowledge of all the teams in FIRST, I really had a strong suspicion that Dave Verbrugge was "Looking Forward". But, he told me it was not true

[HighLife]

All of the Adambots Great Lakes matches are up!
Video
There are many teams in these videos so check them out
Pictures Here

Originally Posted by Alex Dinsmoor

I would also like to congratulate team 245 on the best website award. As a website designer I understand how complicated it is to write something like that and wish that I could. I am also amazed that it was all done by an 8th grader (not that age matters though), he must have tons of experience to be able to write something like that. You guys were also an amazing team who should made it higher than the QF's and we only wished here at Rochester that we could have versed you in the finals (any of them). Good luck next year (or at any events sooner)!

Thank you. I was disappointed that we weren't able to play with you guys. There's always next year, maybe we'll even be on the same alliance.

[Alex Dinsmoor]

Originally Posted by HighLife

Thank you. I was disappointed that we weren't able to play with you guys. There's always next year, maybe we'll even be on the same alliance.

That would be cool if we could, especially if we get into the finals with us both on the same alliance. Sort of like the Rochester United teams, but with robotics...

It also stinks that you had to be up against rush in both QFs. They are a really good team with a good robot.

Also say hi to Sidd for me...

[Alex Dinsmoor]

Originally Posted by Beth Sweet

He said that he had jotted some notes on a napkin. What can I say? There's a reason HOT nominated him for WFA years ago...

A NAPKIN!?! That is true skill right there. He deserved the WFA when he won it in 2002.

[Beth Sweet]

Very cool article on studentandathlete.com


http://studentandathlete.com/032908_robotics_first.htm

[Mrashes]

Congrats to teams 326,503, and 67! some of those matches were crazy!!!!!

Oh and 66, 910, 217 you guys looked good out there! but what was up chickens bot?

[Alex Dinsmoor]

Originally Posted by Mrashes

Oh and 66, 910, 217 you guys looked good out there! but what was up chickens bot?

They had battery problems in the final two matches. Even with that problem the alliance still had a great performance within those two matches.

[Chaos Marine]

Originally Posted by Alex Dinsmoor

They had battery problems in the final two matches. Even with that problem the alliance still had a great performance within those two matches.

we thought it was battery problems but i think at the end of the matches they said there circut borad was loose and it got disconnected.

[Mr.G]

We had radio problems the in semi's and in the second round of the finals. The cable got ripped out of the radio and IFI said they didn't have a spair during qualifing so we glued it back in and made a bracket to hold it in, but that wasn't 100%. After it happened twice in eleminations IFI found a new one for us.

[Alex Dinsmoor]

Originally Posted by Mr.G

We had radio problems the in semi's and in the second round of the finals. The cable got ripped out of the radio and IFI said they didn't have a spair during qualifing so we glued it back in and made a bracket to hold it in, but that wasn't 100%. After it happened twice in eleminations IFI found a new one for us.

Well that's a good thing that it held up, you guys did amazing. Especially your hybrid mode, it was the best thing I have ever seen. How did you program it?

[Mr.G]

We are using a encoders on the wheels (6 wheel drive) with an RC Helicopter heading hold gyro to do corrections. We then just go thought about a 30 step routine to make turns and straightaways. We use the remote to get to balls off.

[RyanCesiel]

Originally Posted by Alex Dinsmoor

I would also like to congratulate team 245 on the best website award. As a website designer I understand how complicated it is to write something like that and wish that I could. I am also amazed that it was all done by an 8th grader (not that age matters though), he must have tons of experience to be able to write something like that. You guys were also an amazing team who should made it higher than the QF's and we only wished here at Rochester that we could have versed you in the finals (any of them). Good luck next year (or at any events sooner)!

Just curious, how'd you know I was an 8th grader? When you first posted this, I was sure that my brother told you.