anyone have any ideas about next years game?

[sithmonkey13]

I disagree with your assessments here and I'll answer each of your reasons:
1> Safety -- Just because the driver(s) cannot directly see does not mean that they cannot get information about the robots. Camera feedback and human players (looking around the curtain ... lets call them spotters) could easily give feedback to the drivers.

2> Spectators/crowds -- In most arenas the crowd sees from the side of the field, so you would lose less than 10% seating visibility.

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

You could also tap into the teams video feed (if they have one ... it's IP is known) and feed that to the big board, giving the crowd (and possibly human players) a robots eye view (something that would make the game MORE exciting ... if you ask me).


Are there issues to overcome in driving without seeing the robot? Absolutely.
Are they impossible to overcome? not at all.

What if the team did not put a camera on? Or like 1178's (my team) bot, where due to unforeseen circumstances (the kick system jarring a damaged power cable) where in the middle of a match, a team might lose camera, and not get it back?

[Bjenks548]

Anyone else think the game object won't be a perfect sphere? I say this for 3 reasons.
1) In recent years the games tend to rotate between ball, not a ball. Assuming orbit balls are not considered perfect "spheres"
2)No student team member has worked with anything other then a round object. 08 track ball 09 orbit ball and 10 soccer ball.
3) The FTC and FRC games usually have some similarities and their not using balls/spheres

FYI: I know 1 and 2 contradict a little bit, but u can see where I'm coming from.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by sithmonkey13

What if the team did not put a camera on? Or like 1178's (my team) bot, where due to unforeseen circumstances (the kick system jarring a damaged power cable) where in the middle of a match, a team might lose camera, and not get it back?

Then that team would have to adapt and overcome. Possibly using spotters ... or getting assistance from their alliance partners?


The greatest successes come from the greatest adversities.

[princessnatalie]

Going of the idea of multiple levels, and the pattern of having to do with historical dates...
In 1911 the Erector Set was invented by AC Gilbert...

Not sure how relevant this information is, I am probably just forcing things to fit the pattern.

[dotbran]

The South Pole is reached for the first time.
The Rutherford model of the atom is created.
Superconductivity is discovered (=hovercrafts?).
An aircraft lands on a ship for the first times.
The neon lamp is developed.

[pandamonium]

It is never too early!

The GDC released a new gate this year maybe they planned to incorporate this in the next game design as well. This gate allowed for the field to be divided into 3 sections via ramps. next year they may be divided by walls, stairs, other... It is my opinion that this change was made for more than just one game and perhaps they were planning ahead.

How challenging would getting over a 12 inch high wall be?

[TomH]

Regarding the erector set, I can see the idea that you need to be able to manipulate pieces into some set of some sort. I also have come upon that in 1961, the first manned flight happened. Now I know we just got off Lunacy, so it might not happen. What ever this years game might be, it seems like it be very interesting if it has a historic background.

[davidthefat]

Originally Posted by pandamonium

It is never too early!

The GDC released a new gate this year maybe they planned to incorporate this in the next game design as well. This gate allowed for the field to be divided into 3 sections via ramps. next year they may be divided by walls, stairs, other... It is my opinion that this change was made for more than just one game and perhaps they were planning ahead.

How challenging would getting over a 12 inch high wall be?

My response: don't go around, go through!

[Chadius012]

Originally Posted by pandamonium

It is never too early!

The GDC released a new gate this year maybe they planned to incorporate this in the next game design as well. This gate allowed for the field to be divided into 3 sections via ramps. next year they may be divided by walls, stairs, other... It is my opinion that this change was made for more than just one game and perhaps they were planning ahead.

How challenging would getting over a 12 inch high wall be?

I think an articulating chassis is the way to go in this case. Just worm over the wall.

[pandamonium]

ramp bots that drive up on each other to get over and hopefully they wont tip when dropping off the other side.

But that isn't the point I was getting at. What do you guys think about if the gate will be used again and how?