**FIRST EMAIL**/Future of FRC - Sneak Peek

[dtengineering]

The big surprise will come when we find the FTC and FRC controllers are the exact same thing.

I have no inside information on that, by the way... but why not? (It is now, kinda...)

As Greg points out, with FIRST apparently severing relations with IFI there will likely be other KOP changes as well. The kitbot frame is one example.

Jason

P.S. My apologies... I don't think I've ever used TWO smileys in a post before!

[DonRotolo]

I also think we'll be seeing the new RC.

And, I predict*, its capabilities will wow the crowd. Care to speculate?
802.11 wireless - what can you do with a 11 Mb/s data stream for example?

Don

*Apologies to Looking Forward.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

what can you do with a 11 Mb/s data stream for example?

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On board video feeds?

[dtengineering]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

- what can you do with a 11 Mb/s data stream for example?

Well, I know that I could crash the robot into a large object with even greater precision... but if you mean what could the kids do with it... yeah, they'd probably accomplish something creative and useful!

Of course if the data stream accomodated video... then there are all sorts of possibilities. Auto/hybrid could be replaced by "remotely operated" mode, where the drivers can't see the field, only a monitor.

Jason

[JamesBrown]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

I also think we'll be seeing the new RC.

And, I predict*, its capabilities will wow the crowd. Care to speculate?
802.11 wireless - what can you do with a 11 Mb/s data stream for example?

Don

*Apologies to Looking Forward.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ntrol+syste m
There is a little speculation for you.

I am hoping that the sneak preview is the new control system/KOP but there is no guarantee.

As long as the new control system is something fairly powerful and still comparable to what is used in industry (ie not lego mindstorms) and it can be programmed in a fairly standard language I will be satisfied.

As a side note (and most likely unrelated) Dean has been very interested in robotic blimps, there will be atleast 2 different ones on display this year in ATL

[Tottanka]

Maybe Dean is going to present his infamous prosthetic arm?

[fredliu168]

I'm betting on 2 alliances of 4v4, with a larger field.

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by fredliu168

I'm betting on 2 alliances of 4v4, with a larger field.

and 4 balls each?!?! that would be nuts lmao!!

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

I also think we'll be seeing the new RC.

And, I predict*, its capabilities will wow the crowd. Care to speculate?
802.11 wireless - what can you do with a 11 Mb/s data stream for example?

Don

*Apologies to Looking Forward.

IFI has that patented so it's pretty much out of the question.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by Peter Matteson

IFI has that patented so it's pretty much out of the question.

They patented a standard?

[maxican]

hopefully it has a wireless programing setup.

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

They patented a standard?

No they patented the use of 802.11 as a means of controlling robots. It was in a press release during build season.

[Greg Marra]

Originally Posted by Peter Matteson

No they patented the use of 802.11 as a means of controlling robots. It was in a press release during build season.

I did a quick Google patent search and couldn't find it. I did find that Dean Kamen applied to patent the 2003 game, though.

[edit]Whoops, that is 2003.[/edit]

[Corey Balint]

Originally Posted by Greg Marra

I did a quick Google patent search and couldn't find it. I did find that Dean Kamen applied to patent the 2004 game, though.

2003 game*

[Joe J.]

Originally Posted by Greg Marra

I did a quick Google patent search and couldn't find it. I did find that Dean Kamen applied to patent the 2004 game, though.

Looks like Stack Attack to me.