Lonestar Regional 2010

[TubaMorg]

Pretty good estimations I think Andrew. Of course that just rounds out the top 50%, but it's a good start. It's going to be fun the next few days!

[lynca]

I would love to see how the other 36 teams rank but I don't know enough information to rank those teams yet.

We will just have to wait until tomorrow !

Here is another list with no particular order ,

Top 10 Chairman's Teams:
(that will be submitting)
118 - Robonauts
418 - LASA
441 - Reagan Robotics
624 - CRyptonite
922 - ULTIMATE
1429 - Kaos
1477 - Texas Torque
2158 - AusTin Cans
2468 - Appreciate
2587 - DiscoBots

[TubaMorg]

Originally Posted by lynca

I would love to see how the other 36 teams rank but I don't know enough information to rank those teams yet.

We will just have to wait until tomorrow !

Here is another list with no particular order ,

Top 10 Chairman's Teams:
(that will be submitting)
118 - Robonauts
418 - LASA
441 - Reagan Robotics
624 - CRyptonite
922 - ULTIMATE
1429 - Kaos
1477 - Texas Torque
2158 - AusTin Cans
2468 - Appreciate
2587 - DiscoBots

I dunno Andrew...don't you think ascending by team number is an order?

[Pjohn1959]

Unfortunately, team 1477 will not be presenting this year. I think they will gear up for next year.

[JaneYoung]

Have we established that there will be a webcast for Lone Star?

[Doug Adams]

Looks like they have the webcast link posted now.
http://robotics.arc.nasa.gov/events/...rcwebcasts.php

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Doug Adams

Looks like they have the webcast link posted now.
http://robotics.arc.nasa.gov/events/...rcwebcasts.php

Yay!
Hi Doug!
Good luck to Texas Torrrrrrqqqqque!

Jane

[Pjohn1959]

Congrats to Danny Diaz from 418, the new Woodie Flowers winner at Lone Star.

[Meredith Novak]

Love the color commentator and interviews on the Lonestar webcast. What an amazing idea!!!

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Meredith Novak

Love the color commentator and interviews on the Lonestar webcast. What an amazing idea!!!

Ya combine it with 230's instant replay and 987 DVR functionality and we would have something truly amazing and professional done on a amateur's budget. Keep up the great work everyone, I am truly impressed with the quality of webcasts this weekend.

[ttldomination]

I must say, compared to the other webcasts I've seen, Lonestar was BY FAR, the best one. Excellent Job.

As to the robots, congratulations to all of the robots in the finals. I couldn't tell what was going on with 148's roller, but it was nice to see them battle it out and work with their partners to garner a win.

Also props to the finalists for giving the first seed a run for their money for all 3 finals matches.

[Elizabeth Waters]

Congratulations Teams 148, 118, and 247! Y'all played fantastic matches.

[JVN]

Originally Posted by ttldomination

I couldn't tell what was going on with 148's roller, but it was nice to see them battle it out and work with their partners to garner a win.

The ball sensor was bent in for Final 3. As a result, the robot thought we had a ball in the intake for the entire match; and the intake would not suck in. This is why the autonomous sat in place. This is why we REALLY had difficulty in Final 3. Luckily for us, 118 played an amazing match in a virtual 3v1 situation, and sealed the deal. Ugly wins still count, right? 148 <3 118.

-John

PS - We're (of course) redesigning the ball sensor mount, and also adding a control override for the intake. That failure will NOT happen again. However, we're really good at finding new failures!

[MasonMM]

Originally Posted by Meredith Novak

Love the color commentator and interviews on the Lonestar webcast. What an amazing idea!!!

Originally Posted by Jane Young

The webcast was wonderful; kudos and thanks to the addition of the color commentary and interviews. That was a welcome and awesome addition and I hope to see more of that in our future.

Originally Posted by The Lucas

Keep up the great work everyone, I am truly impressed with the quality of webcasts this weekend.

Originally Posted by ttldomination

I must say, compared to the other webcasts I've seen, Lonestar was BY FAR, the best one. Excellent Job.

Thank ya'll for the positive comments. Lucien Junkin and I have had the idea brewing for awhile now to spice up the sometimes drab webcast when robots are not playing. In my mind, webcast need to become more appealing to the casual viewer (i.e. friends, family, coworkers, alumni, etc) who don't do FIRST but have been convinced to watch a few matches at their convenience online.

We've got some big ideas and hopefully after piloting the idea can come back big next year and to more events.

Any criticism of or advice for me as a commentator would be wholeheartedly welcomed and is highly encouraged. Peer and community feed back is always the best way to improve.

[ParkerF]

Mason, do you have any of the webcast archived, and if so, do you have plans of releasing the video?

I had a great time with the interview, and I'm kinda glad you forgot to mention the detail about Michigan.

-Parker