2010 Silicon Valley Regional

[ShaneP]

Do I spy a 254/1868 collaboration? I've yet to see 1868 hang, but otherwise they look identical.

[Nuttyman54]

Originally Posted by ShaneP

Do I spy a 254/1868 collaboration? I've yet to see 1868 hang, but otherwise they look identical.

The robot they had at San Diego had an upper section that looked like it was meant for a hanger (different than 254's), but it seems they took that off entirely.

The drive bases do look almost identical though

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by ShaneP

Do I spy a 254/1868 collaboration? I've yet to see 1868 hang, but otherwise they look identical.

1868 works in the same lab as 254. Since both teams had similar strategy goals, it made sense to build the same drive base.

[Michael Corsetto]

After Day 1 its:

1. 971
2. 254
3. 192
4. 1868
5. 114
6. 8
7. 100

Wow, pretty much all my favorite Bay Area teams (including my alumni team) are at the top! I just wish I could be in San Jose watching the matches instead of taking finals today and tomorrow... Good luck tomorrow everyone, the matches at SVR are looking great so far!

[=Martin=Taylor=]

"I'm not a mentor. I'm a tormentor" -Mark leon

Sebastian Thrun as guest speaker? Really cool! And that video was awesome!

[Bethie42]

glad to see 8 doing well, competed with them at the Oregon regional.....it's that home-turf thing I guess

[s_forbes]

I'm loving the high quality webcast! This is one of the more competitive regionals I've seen so far, with lots of high caliber bots that stand out. Lots of really sticky ball magnets coming into play, too.

971 is FAST! Some of the best driving that I can recall seeing at any FIRST event. The lighting bolts on their drivetrain are very fitting.

That 971 bot sure is impressive. Those students should be proud to the core of what they've built. It's awesome to watch them soar around the field.

Also, I have to say that I LOVE the 254 hanging mechanism. So simple in operation, and so quick.

Edit: It's a really stacked regional... Looking forward to tomorrow!

[CallieJ]

Originally Posted by ShaneP

Do I spy a 254/1868 collaboration? I've yet to see 1868 hang, but otherwise they look identical.

We work in the same lab, so it made sense to have some things be very similar. Our drive train is the same, but that is being used by quite a few other teams as well. I don't remember their numbers off the top of my head, but could find out if anyone is curious.

Our roller system and kicker are fairly similar, but then again, a lot of people have similar roller/kicker combinations this year.

Oh, and we removed the hanger mount because we hoped we would be able to get it done for SVR, but didn't quite have the manpower. This way we have the tunnel option as well. If we make it to Championships we might use our backup frame and get a hanger.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by s_forbes

971 is FAST! Some of the best driving that I can recall seeing at any FIRST event. The lighting bolts on their drivetrain are very fitting.

971's driver, Scott, is easily one of the best I have ever seen.

Also, 971's roller is pretty cool. They implemented a software clutch using motor current and drive base speed. It works like money.

[Nuttyman54]

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

Also, 971's roller is pretty cool. They implemented a software clutch using motor current and drive base speed. It works like money.

I seem to recall hearing someone made a bet that they couldn't get it working...any news if it got paid out?

I'm really impressed with the the bot 971 came out with this year, it's a beast of a machine. Makes us alumni proud!

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

971's driver, Scott, is easily one of the best I have ever seen.

Seconded. It is also worth mentioning that aside from being 971's driver, Scott is also the team captain and one of the most dedicated FIRST students I've known. On top of that, he's a sophomore! 971 is only going to get better from here folks!

[Nuttyman54]

Does anyone else have a really choppy webcast?

[ATannahill]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

Does anyone else have a really choppy webcast?

Yes, I have it off right now.

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

Does anyone else have a really choppy webcast?

The Flash one was incredibly choppy. I switched to the Windows Media Player stream and the quality is great. (And comparable to the Trenton match I watched last weekend.)