Who do you want to see at IRI this year?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by David Sherman

Are you sure? I would be willing to operate Raptor with Adam, would be fun. Maybe there should be more than one match of mentors behind the controls.

IRI mentor rules specifically said that you couldn't have operated a robot as a student in FRC. Also, you had to have a student as drive coach. At least, that's what I remember.

[dwaynetrip3119]

This will be so cool to see in person

[Akash Rastogi]

Woot! Just talked to my parents and I might be flying over to see everything go down!

I've been told by 45 they'd adopt me for a while. Whoohoo!

After their season being cut short, I'd love to see 968 take the win at IRI.

[kulisb]

I'd like to see a rookie go into IRI and leave with the gold. 2970 could do that this year. Very impressive!

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by kulisb

I'd like to see a rookie go into IRI and leave with the gold. 2970 could do that this year. Very impressive!

Agreed. 2970 even has some qualities over 1625, and I still debate whether or not 2970 or 1625 was better. Close Wisconsin Regional matches, then a 2970 edge-out in Newton... an IRI showdown between the two is not unlikely.

[XaulZan11]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Agreed. 2970 even has some qualities over 1625, and I still debate whether or not 2970 or 1625 was better. Close Wisconsin Regional matches, then a 2970 edge-out in Newton... an IRI showdown between the two is not unlikely.

To be fair, 1625 was double teamed that entire match while 2970 had a dead robot to score on. If my memory is correct, 1625 still scored close to 20 moonrocks that match. In my opinion 1625's preformance that match was more impressive and really set them apart as the best robot on Newton during that match.

I did really like 2970 and can't wait to see what they come up with next year, but 1625 was simply on another level with only a couple of other teams.

[Chris is me]

Yeah, you can't really use that match to say "x is better than y", and Winnovation's got strategic and structural advantages over 2970.

[prettycolors91]

Originally Posted by Nick Orlando

Remember, yelling louder doesn't make the robot any faster.

Nor does jumping jacks/acrobatics

[ay2b]

Originally Posted by EricH

IRI mentor rules specifically said that you couldn't have operated a robot as a student in FRC. Also, you had to have a student as drive coach. At least, that's what I remember.

I like the mentor round, but I'd like to see this rule relaxed a little. Perhaps: you couldn't have operated a robot as a student in FRC within the last 10 years.

[Chris is me]

Say I've been the drive coach (tactician / strategist / whatever) and then register on my team as a mentor before IRI, which I was planning on doing. Would this make me elgible to drive the robot?

Of course I'd give up control to the other mentors as it would be really cool / funny to watch them drive but I just wanna know for the sake of it.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Say I've been the drive coach (tactician / strategist / whatever) and then register on my team as a mentor before IRI, which I was planning on doing. Would this make me elgible to drive the robot?

Given that IRI no longer runs the mentor round (Not a good move, IMO), in other events that have one, you might or might not be, depending on the event. As a (former) drive coach, you'd probably wind up in the Outpost or remote Fueling Station...

[Tyler Hicks]

I am pretty sure we will be there. I like the idea of trying a match w/ no human players (except the outpost)