2017 FTC Game

[WinterPoet]

I just want to say that I've now read Dolly Parton's entire wikipedia page, which was not something I expected to do. As far as the Dolly hint, this new album is her 43rd, which may be a hint. It also includes 4 remade songs, which in an album of 12 is a pretty big chunk. Could this imply that FIRST is going to do something similar in theme to an old challenge?

As far as Feynman, whose wikipedia page I also scoured, I draw a blank. He worked in physics with some of the properties of supercooled liquid helium. He was discriminating against for Jewish heritage despite not practicing. He was often perceived as rude. I can't make any information about him in general relevant. Although, I think it's telling that they chose a picture of him with his bongos. His bongo habits are referenced in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Werewolf Transformation". The episode title could be a hint, or it could be in the numbers. It's season 5, episode 18, and the 105 episode in total.

I have no idea how this would all connect, and I honestly don't know much about FTC. Since it's so close to their kick-off, I wouldn't stress over finding the answers, but this was kinda fun.

[orangemoore]

I'm gonna say that you should take a look at previous posts that FTC has made between champs and now.

(Hint: You will notice a lot of language that is just a little out of place )
That might just give you more hints about what the game will have you do.


Happy Hunting!

[cadandcookies]

Another interesting thing is the inclusion of the Vuforia library in the FTC SDK. If you aren't familiar with it, Vuforia is owned by PTC (I actually spent a decent chunk of my summer working with it as an intern there) and is used for a variety of augmented reality purposes, including 3D object recognition, 2D image recognition, and recognition of VuMarks (image targets embedded in logos).

I could definitely see there being a VuMark on the field for autonomous or targeting purposes, given that PTC is such a huge sponsor of FIRST Tech Challenge. It will be interesting if there is some sort of vision target, because since webcams are still illegal (I think, based on the released rules), you'll have to mount your phone so the camera can actually see. I'd also caution teams using Vuforia that it is very compute intensive, and will drain your battery quickly. Might want to invest in a portable battery pack so you can be constantly charging in between matches.

[Isonine]

I'm just throwing this out there

Treehouse

[messer5740]

Mind == blown;

[bobbysq]

Originally Posted by cadandcookies

I'd also caution teams using Vuforia that it is very compute intensive, and will drain your battery quickly. Might want to invest in a portable battery pack so you can be constantly charging in between matches.

Are on-board computers allowed? If so, you could offload the vision processing to one with its own camera.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by bobbysq

Are on-board computers allowed? If so, you could offload the vision processing to one with its own camera.

No, per RE17 (PDF link, page 33)

[BMiller2559]

Well as I see it, it is either we will be utilizing theories from Feynman's Parton Model of Particle Physics or Championships will be held at Dollywood

[bobbysq]

Originally Posted by BMiller2559

Well as I see it, it is either we will be utilizing theories from Feynman's Parton Model of Particle Physics

So it seems that this (referring to the particles) and the FRC related hints (referring to the yoga balls) were what came into play.

[BMiller2559]

I was really hoping for Dollywood.