how I have been "damaged" by FIRST

[Mr. Ivey]

2003 - 3 goals that move will forever frighten me!
2003 - Robot that have wings are like monkeys with wings... Then can't be good!

Ivey

[kwotremb]

Originally Posted by IKE

2009- Reminded me that simple solutions are often the best after watching our custom trajectory, dual roller, turreted, multi-chambered 30 ball holding with anit-jam software, swerve driving, traction controlled robot get destroyed by a Kit-chassis with a tall gear, and overhead bin with dump gate. KISS

I learned that in 03 with Stack Attack as a team leader. Tried to get our robot to do to many things, and it did nothing well at all. Now as a Mentor I stress simple designs, especially with the resources our team has. Last 2 years we have had very few mechanical issues and have a competitive bot, maybe not the best, but one that always gives you a chance to win.

Originally Posted by Mr. Ivey

2003 - 3 goals that move will forever frighten me!
2003 - Robot that have wings are like monkeys with wings... Then can't be good!

Ivey

do you mean 02?

[Taylor]

I can't look at mailboxes without assigning a team name to the address numbers.

1:11 is Wildstang O'Clock.

I can't go through the toy department of any store without considering all toys as potential game objects. I then think of how to manipulate all of them.

[kjolana1124]

2009:
-I now hate Wal-Mart a little more (they stopped selling moon rocks about two months before January and we had to call stores all over the country to scrap some)
-I have a new respect for drifting

2010
-I suddenly love magnets and everything about them (I guess you can say I'm ATTRACTED to them...anyone? Anyone?)
-I'm considering going to Vegas using capes as bargaining chips
-Psh, forget chin ups. I'm just going to wrap my legs around the bar and curl up.

[synth3tk]

2007:
- I hate tic-tac-toe now. I haven't played a game since 2007.

2008:
- I've become obsessed with keeping our designs simple. We couldn't even go around in circles correctly? Wow.

2009:
- Regolith. 'Nuff Said.
- Also, what's the score? Oh wait...
- I agree with Kelsey, I'm not too much a fan of Wal-Marts now. We've got the largest store in Ohio, and we still can't find a *darn* moon rock?

2010:
- Burned CIM Motor Syndrome.
- Speed bumps are now seen as opportunities to go faster, not slow down! (Don't worry, I don't drive... yet).
- Any mythological story that involves a trident is considered banned reading for me.
- Random numbers make me go insane. At this point in my FIRST career, I'm starting to see bus routes or addresses, and trying to associate a team name with them.

[Golto]

Does the fact that I'm making a clock that displays FRC Team names instead of the time make me damaged?

[synth3tk]

Originally Posted by Golto

Does the fact that I'm making a clock that displays FRC Team names instead of the time make me damaged?

No. Just slightly insane.

[kjolana1124]

Am I slightly more insane in that I would pay serious money for it? Seriously, there's a fundraiser here waiting to happen.

[Golto]

I hate VisualBasic...the SQL database would be excessive for this, so I'm doing it all by hand. This could take a while, I'll make another thread on it later!

[billbo911]

2005 Tetrahedron is now an established word in my vocabulary.
Vision systems are the key to Autonomy.

2006 Shooting something from a Robot is now a standard, that's all I want to do.
Vision again really should be working.

2007 Bummer, only human players can make ringers by shooting/throwing.
12" double lift is not as simple as you would think.
See, Vision is still key to good Autonomous, don't you get it?

2008 Big balls are fun, and pop easily.
OK, the need for vision was not crucial. Setting highest score in Autonomous at Davis was achieved with a Gyro and encoder.
Going to Hawaii the week of competition was a bad idea. Getting text updates on how it was going was OK, but being there would have been better.

2009 Barfing robots rule!
Traction control is a must. Driving on ice can be fun!
Vision worked perfectly, only robot to score autonomously at Davis and Cal Games.
Whenever I see LabView being used on Discover Chanel programs, I smile.

2010 I will NEVER look at kicking a ball the same way again.
Vision was excellent for autonomous, but ball control is King.
Scoring from all three zones in Autonomous mode, priceless!
Robots can dance.... and score in the process.

[OZ_341]

2009
I will forever look at orbit balls as the most valuable and rare object on the planet.

[Hadar]

2009 (Rookie year!) - the simpler it is, the better.
school?! what is that thing?
robots are made from pure awesomeness!
2010 - Hanged robots just seems normal..
soccer is just a dull game compared to breakaway, robots play better...

[Cynette]

2010 - Traffic Control - on our way Saturday from team activity no. 1 to team activity no. 2, we pulled up at an intersection where the car next to us was significantly over the line. One of the team members commented, "good thing this isn't the autonomous period, that car would get a penalty for being completely over the line." Followed of course by the expected - Isn't that two penalties? And I thought it was a yellow card. And so on...

[kjolana1124]

2009- I've always wanted a truck. But after this game, I really really really wanted a truck

2008:
NASCAR- Look he's making a left turn! Look he's making another left turn!
FIRST- Look he's making a left turn! Look he's making another left turn!

NASCAR- How do you confuse a rabid fan? Turn right
FIRST- How do you confuse a rabid fan? Press 4 on your remote

Never in the history of time have nerds and rednecks felt closer together.

[1086VEX]

2007- the ability to move a tube off of a ramp can win you a championship.
-the roof of the georgia dome during the day can really mess up a cmu camera
-throwing a ringer onto the flag of your robot is never a good thing

2008 -1114 is scary good
-you can launch anything with enough pistons

2009-i now enjoy carpet even more

2010 -any sport can be made better by adding more playing pieces to it
-the greatest defense is done by controlling the game pieces