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Re: 2010 Lesson Learned: The Negative
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I have seen some teams replace cRios in between elimination matches, but I believe these units had the appropriate code on them already. Next season I'm going to pursue investing the $700 or so into a spare cRio that we can bring with us to events that will be an exact copy of whatever cRio is on the competition bot so that swapping one out is just a matter of the physical swap. |
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We've been reccomending that to FIRST for several years that they warn the vendors so there is a stock. It would be win win for the vendor and the teams but FIRST has yet to do so, hence the comment. In 2009 they supposedly went with something that would be readily available, but FIRST's order interferred with Walmart getting their order and Walmart cancelled so we could no longer buy them easily.
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Unfortunately, that "ROBOT!" chant wasn't enough to even break through sometimes. I'd stand there for what seemed like ages, shouting at the top of my lungs before they'd even realize I was right behind them. I think we'd eliminate a lot of the shouts if the pits were actually passable at all times. Quote:
This is a pretty big deal that could be solved easily by more communication with FIRST. I assume they're worried that details about the gamepiece/game being leaked early, but I'm sure most companies wouldn't mind keeping a secret for a few weeks or months in exchange for an influx in orders from teams around the country. ![]() |
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Re: 2010 Lesson Learned: The Negative
Not the ones at philly at least. Our alliance partner had their cRIO blow out and it took 2 timeouts to reformat and re-upload to the new one
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To be able to go over the bumps we had to countersink all of the holes to mount our electronics and place all the screws from the bottom up. The bottom of the robot was literally SMOOTH. And we never got stuck!And I know that all the holes are countersunk because I was the one who was in charge of drilling all of them.... |
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My students learned a bit of a lesson about design tolerance this year! |
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![]() Have you ever had someone yell in your face about something? Do you actually hear their words, or do you hear OBNOXIOUSLY LOUD NOISES?! Combine that with being in the Pit Area, which is already an obnoxiously loud area, and you don't register any loud noise because it's blending in with the rest of the loud noises that you've blocked out. Now, have you ever had someone whisper something to you? Maybe you didn't quite understand what they said right away, but you heard the whisper, and it intrigued you enough to pay attention. Instead of yelling "ROBOT" and push through, perhaps we could all walk with the crowd, and then when it gets congested, gently tap the person who is in the way, say, "Excuse me, we need to get through for our match" in a polite tone, with a smile on our faces. I tell my four year olds, "Use your gentle words". Most of the time it works for high schoolers too. ![]() |
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