Karthik: Effective FIRST Strategies

[IKE]

Strategy in a nutshell:
Everybody but 1114 and 71:

Preseason: Review all 1114 designs and ask yourself why for every part.
Build season: Ask yourself, "What would Karthick Build?"
Precompetition: Pray really hard that you get a schedule with either 1114 on your alliance or you never see them until the finals.
Comp Season: If you get a schedule against 1114, try trading numbers with a Rookie bot that doesn't have 1114 in their schedule. Offer a bonus window motor to seal the deal.

Nationals: More praying for "with them and not against them".
If you find yourself against them in the qualifying schedule at nationals, try the Rookie trick again. Just make sure they aren't from your Region... Also if your robot is covered with famous yellow honey comb, give some to the Rookies and remove yours.... this is true for famous bananas, flames, frogs, and a certain hot pink frame.


Team 1114: Ask themselves what would 71 do? Then plot fun rumormill ideas with friends from MI and Texas.

Team 71: So good at Strategy they already have figured out what next years game before the GDC has even met.

[Gary Dillard]

WOW! Raul, Karthik, then JVN. I was going to leave after work to drive over to Atlanta on Wednesday; now I'm thinking I'll try to cut out early to get there for these sessions. I'll even bring the popcorn Rich.

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Gary Dillard

WOW! Raul, Karthik, then JVN. I was going to leave after work to drive over to Atlanta on Wednesday; now I'm thinking I'll try to cut out early to get there for these sessions. I'll even bring the popcorn Rich.

Gary - I think you will need to be supplied with a few of these:

Hey, no one ever said that the popcorn had to be popped before it was thrown...

-dave


(p.s. I really loved the idea of buying one of the 2,500 pounds bags, but just could not see fitting it into the car for the drive to Atlanta)

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[Magnechu]

Originally Posted by The Lucas

Rolls-Royce typically tapes many of the presentations, they are archived on the WPI site



I would recommend you come early to get a seat to this one. Last year it was packed as people kept filtering in(with many "FIRST celebrities" in attendance, if you use that term ). As an added bonus, I asked Karthik a driver training question and Paul Copioli answered it as well.

Too bad Karthik's is one of the only ones that's not archived.

[B.Johnston]

Hmmm, If the camera adds 10 pounds...

Karthik would be one of the few people on earth unafraid to be on tape.

... maybe this year.

[ttldomination]

Would it be possible to get this seminar again on Friday? Or at least have it recorded?

I'm EXTREMELY interested and would like to hear it, but I cannot attend Wednesday or Thursday...

Please let me know.

Thankx.

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Magnechu

Too bad Karthik's is one of the only ones that's not archived.

You can find the powerpoint of an older version of this same presentation on the 1114 website: http://www.simbotics.org/workshops . It's the one titled "strategy".

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Gary - I think you will need to be supplied with a few of these:

Hey, no one ever said that the popcorn had to be popped before it was thrown...

-dave


(p.s. I really loved the idea of buying one of the 2,500 pounds bags, but just could not see fitting it into the car for the drive to Atlanta)

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Or one of these:



Thanks again to Team 2056 for the amazing bag of popcorn they brought us at the Waterloo Regional.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Karthik

You can find the powerpoint of an older version of this same presentation on the 1114 website: http://www.simbotics.org/workshops . It's the one titled "strategy".

Everyone should read all the other ones too.

[Gary Dillard]

Originally Posted by Karthik

You can find the powerpoint of an older version of this same presentation on the 1114 website: http://www.simbotics.org/workshops . It's the one titled "strategy".

Yahtzee! As Joe said, that whole page is great source of information. Thanks Karthik. Very well written - the points are communicated very clearly, and I don't even speak Canadian.

[Pavan Dave]

Can somebody record and distribute bootlegs** on the internet?


** = JOKE.

[JackN]

Does anyone who attended the workshop know if it was recorded? I am sure there are one or two people other than me that would want to watch it.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by JackN

Does anyone who attended the workshop know if it was recorded? I am sure there are one or two people other than me that would want to watch it.

All of the conferences were being recorded. Who knows where they will end up and when.

[Vikesrock]

They will probably be posted here:
http://first.wpi.edu/Workshops/index.html

As for a timeline, I don't recall how long it took to get the presentations posted the last couple years.

[David Sherman]

I was fortunate enough to be at this presentation. Amazingly good presentation! Great tips for any team wanting to step up to the championship level. It was hilarious with the stories Karthik would mention and the banter between Paul and Karthik, or the Thunder Chickens who were there. There was so much good information! As a side note, all three of the sessions were great! Team 973 is planning to make many improvements, and have already used some of the sayings that were in the presentations, thank you JVN and Karthik as well as Raul. Imagine a documentary behind the strategy of 1114. Bottom line is go to any presentations JVN, Karthik, and Raul do. They are well worth the cost! Thank you for such an entertaining and eye opening presentation.