[BB]: Tune in Tomorrow

[ATannahill]

Good Afternoon Teams,

We still don’t have a complete FRC Event list, but I will post what we have on our website tomorrow, September 24th by noon EST. Look here. I will update the items marked TBD as details are finalized.

This year we are definitely considering permitting teams attending specific events to bag their robots and transport them to events themselves (similar to the Michigan District Pilot last year). Stay tuned.

Do you want to know what the Beta teams are up to? Look here for Chapter 0 of the control system document.

And I promised you an update on the GDC meeting last weekend. In addition to discussing scoring for the 2010 game, we previewed robot capabilities, discussed traction mechanisms, made decisions about the game manual, picked the game name and reviewed the current FRC awards. Throw in gallons of Haagen-Dazs, a mountain of tacos and several interesting dry runs of the new game and it was a full weekend.

108 days until the 2010 Kickoff
See you there!

[Josh Drake]

Since I took the time to type it out....
Here is the latest from VIMS....
Week 1
March 4-6
BAE
Bayou
F.L.R.
Kansas City
Oregon
Peachtree
San Diego
Wash D.C.
March 5-6
Traverse City District
Kettering Univ.
March 5-7
N.J.
Week 2
March 10-13
WPI
March 11-13
Arizona
Chesapeake
Florida
Pittsburg
Wisconsin
Dallas
March 12-13
Cass Tech District
Ann Arbor District
March 12-14
N.Y. City
March 14-16
Israel
Week 3
March 18-20
Boilermaker
Connecticut (TBD)
Midwest
VCU
Silicon Valley
St. Louis
Utah (TBD)
N.C.
March 19-20
Detroit District
West Michigan District
Week 4
March 25-27
Boston
Buckeye
Colorado
Hawaii
Los Angeles
Seattle
Oklahoma
Palmetto
Philadelphia
Long Island
Waterloo
March 26-27
Troy District
Week 5
March 31-April 1
Sacramento
April 1-3
Toronto
Las Vegas
Lone Star
Michigan State Championship
Minnesota 10,000 Lakes
Minnesota North Star

April 15-17
FIRST Championship


Still a couple TBD's. I also noticed N.C. is week 3, and the regional FIRST contact, Marie, said week 5, but she did warn that it wasn't 100%

I'm glad Bill shed some light on things.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

And I promised you an update on the GDC meeting last weekend. In addition to discussing scoring for the 2010 game, we previewed robot capabilities, discussed traction mechanisms, made decisions about the game manual, picked the game name and reviewed the current FRC awards. Throw in gallons of Haagen-Dazs, a mountain of tacos and several interesting dry runs of the new game and it was a full weekend.

This is a little interesting for me. You'd think there's not much left to discuss for carpet traction systems, with the 14 years of carpet games, unless there's something specific about the game / field or a rule change being considered ("no metal on carpet"). Or maybe they're just trying to figure out how to push Truck Town.

Good to see what my team'll be doing for Beta Test (I'm not currently at the shop on anywhere near a regular basis), looks like fun. Hope that the 2009 robot's still drivable when all is said and done; it's definitely my favorite demo robot.

[Tetraman]

Dear GDC...I want to be one of you someday.

That is all.

[ATannahill]

I am way too bored on a school night.

the regionals'll come out
tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on 'til
tomorrow
I'm wating, tomorrow
you are
too far
away!

I will spare you my singing.

[johnr]

Just wondering about week 2-wpi at 4 days long. Why?

[Josh Drake]

Originally Posted by johnr

Just wondering about week 2-wpi at 4 days long. Why?

Maybe a typo on VIMS?

[Joe J.]

If memory serves, VIMS usually lists Regionals as four days long because they need volunteers to set up the field (usually Wednesday night) thus the 4th day.

[Craig Roys]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

This is a little interesting for me. You'd think there's not much left to discuss for carpet traction systems, with the 14 years of carpet games, unless there's something specific about the game / field or a rule change being considered ("no metal on carpet"). Or maybe they're just trying to figure out how to push Truck Town.

Good to see what my team'll be doing for Beta Test (I'm not currently at the shop on anywhere near a regular basis), looks like fun. Hope that the 2009 robot's still drivable when all is said and done; it's definitely my favorite demo robot.

Even in carpet games, there are sometimes elements to the field that could merit discussions. i.e. Ramps, HDPE, metal grating as in the ramps from Stack Attack. Just trying to convince myself that we'll go back to a nice carpet/traction game...

[Brandon Holley]

http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/...ts.aspx?id=430

looks like some changes have occurred to the schedule from what was on there yesterday

[Roger]

Looks like it's up -- or at least the years changed to 2010.

[Josh Drake]

Some things that jumped out at me....
WPI is still 4 days, whereas most other regionals are 3.
N.C. went to week 5 as I thought it would.
Palmetto is listed as Sat. and Sun.?
N.J. and N.Y. City are doing theirs Fri. to Sun.
Sacramento is still at mid-week.

[Koko Ed]

I like the I choose not to attend a 2nd MI District Competition listing.
I wonder if FIRST will send you a bill if you sign up for it.

[Brandon Holley]

WPI regional?? Interesting...

[BrendanB]

WPI that would be cool, if it's held AT WPI it would be like just like BattleCry.... nice