pic: Team 190 WPI blocking the bars!

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by M.O.R.T.

I'm pretty sure that the rule for goal tending applies only if the 5pt balls touch the opposing robot in some fashion that prevents the ball from going into the goal. Team 190 squeezed the PVC pipes together in such a way the the 5pt balls could still go in, the HP's would just have a smaller basket to make the shot into. This came up in our second QF match at Nats, thats how I know. If you wanna see team 190 in action I suggest going to this link: Soap 108 and downloading either Quarterfinal 2 Match 1 or 2...make sure you have paper towles handy to wipe up all the drool you're bound to produce after seeing this bot in action!

I've watched that match (QF2.2) many times because I'm convinced that it was the most exciting match played on Curie field, but I'd never noticed before that 190 was actually squeezing the goal... that's a great strategy.

On a side, our strategy in that match was to see if we could rack up any goaltending penalties against 190 by bouncing 5-point balls off their arm when it was in the goal. I know we got one... I think it was at 00:42 to go in QF2.2. I guess 190's strategy has its ups and downs.

Once again, great job on your robot, 190. I remember the first time I saw your bot in action... the match started, I looked down at my overpriced Georgia Dome food, heard the horn indicating the start of driver control. I was rather surprised to see a robot already hanging, so I had to stick around to see it again and again. Congrats on your award, too.