New Game Progress

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by yodameister

I took this picture, zoomed in on various parts and discovered some very interesting things. If you carefully look at the white patch behind the eye, you will see what looks like a torch. Now I have no idea what that means, maybe an Olympics style pentathalon or something like that. Then, If you look at the dorsal fin, about 1/3 the way back, there is a faint image of a meatball in a bowl of spaghetti. I'm guessing that FIRST will be providing lunch to all teams during the Thursday lunch time since the image is located on the first third of the fin, and since competitions are over 3 days, it makes sense that the meal will be provided on Thursday. The last thing I noticed is that I have far too much time on my hands typing this fantasy up, and I will just have to wait for kickoff to see what this year's game actually is.

Cheers

WAIT WAIT, I GOT IT!!!!

What if....

it's just a picture of a fish.

[team1203 4life]

Originally Posted by Libby K

WAIT WAIT, I GOT IT!!!!

What if....

it's just a picture of a fish.

Agreed u guys read way to much into this i mean i can hardly wait the 1 month 21 days 15 hours 19 min 37 sec until the game is announced but honestly we are never going to guess what first is going to give us thats the point

[Enigma's puzzle]

3 robots per alliance, two on your own side of a 2 foot wall and one on your opponents side, the other alliance has the the opposite, two on thier side and one on yours. There is a bucket of some sort on each end.
There are 10 to 20 nerf balls around the arena. you have to put the balls in the bucket on your opponets side and or just on there side. you score 3 for each ball in the bucket, and 1 for each one just on the opponents side.

[jax1488]

Originally Posted by Enigma's puzzle

3 robots per alliance, two on your own side of a 2 foot wall and one on your opponents side, the other alliance has the the opposite, two on thier side and one on yours. There is a bucket of some sort on each end.
There are 10 to 20 nerf balls around the arena. you have to put the balls in the bucket on your opponets side and or just on there side. you score 3 for each ball in the bucket, and 1 for each one just on the opponents side.

i LOVE you idea... dont know why.. just seems like it would work =D lol

[spc295]

What are the chances they would do something like changing the robot deminsions, or the robot weight, or like taking away the cims and giving us some other motor?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by spc295

What are the chances they would do something like changing the robot deminsions, or the robot weight, or like taking away the cims and giving us some other motor?

Fairly low on the motor question. Then again, this is the FRC GDC we're talking about.

As for the others: the last changes were in 2005. 2007 had the height/weight classes, which were pretty good. 2005 went from 30" x 36" x 5' to 28" x 38" x 5'. I don't remember when/what the previous change was, or the one before that. We're probably about due for another, but there's just no telling.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by EricH

As for the others: the last changes were in 2005. 2007 had the height/weight classes, which were pretty good. 2005 went from 30" x 36" x 5' to 28" x 38" x 5'. I don't remember when/what the previous change was, or the one before that. We're probably about due for another, but there's just no telling.

I enjoyed the height/weight classes. But I know there is an OSHA rule about weight(Which I can't find at the moment) so I wouldn't count on an increase in bot weight. Also, height and width are limited by doors. I don't see us getting a major change in size or weight anytime soon.

Instead of the mentioned OSHA rule I suggest another set of guidelines for teens, http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/youth/resta...r_lifting.html and for general http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/elec...vy.html#Weight of Objects

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

I enjoyed the height/weight classes. But I know there is an OSHA rule about weight(Which I can't find at the moment) so I wouldn't count on an increase in bot weight. Also, height and width are limited by doors. I don't see us getting a major change in size or weight anytime soon.

I seem to remember 75#/person on a 2-person lift having been cited on occasion. With battery and bumpers (15# each), robots are right at 150#, and a 2-person lift means that each is lifting 75#.

Door limitations is correct; I now recall that the previous size was 36" x 36" base, which won't fit through a lot of doors. So they lost 6" on one side. Then they changed it within that. You never know what they'll change next...

[spc295]

I hope they dont change the size on us, because I have put way to much time into designing a universal chassis, and come Jan 3 I dont want to have to start over, or make any changes.

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by spc295

I hope they dont change the size on us, because I have put way to much time into designing a universal chassis, and come Jan 3 I dont want to have to start over, or make any changes.

This is the type of thing that puts an evil glint in Dave's eye and a smile on his face...

[lenny8]

Ok this is what my guess is on the new game this year...

First i predict that we go from 3 teams to 4 teams also, the human players will have a more important role as was proven last year because the ability to control the bot in autonomous. in autonomous mode we will have to recognize a certain color and shape to pick something up and set it somewhere. the game will be a heavy terrain based field (ramps and speed bumps). the game will inculed more than one game piece and will be two different sizes and ( the curve ball) DIFFERENT SHAPES *gasp*


man dosent that sound cool....

[synth3tk]

I know it's a bit off-topic, but regarding that pwn/pwn-back bit.

Yeah, we have GP. Yes, there are people of all ages on here. But I'm not going to be a completely different person entirely on CD. I'll keep the foul language and reference to rough-stuff out of here, but a small joke shouldn't be taken that far out of context.

It was my way of [trying] to bring humor into it. Guess I'll keep my mouth shut next time. Or my keyboard unplugged.

Yes, that was humor...

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by spc295

I hope they dont change the size on us, because I have put way to much time into designing a universal chassis, and come Jan 3 I dont want to have to start over, or make any changes.

So you mean you spent a lot of time doing the thing that FIRST asks teams not to do? Hmmmm.

Yeah, Jeff is right....

-dave


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[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by dlavery

So you mean you spent a lot of time doing the thing that FIRST asks teams not to do? Hmmmm.

Yeah, Jeff is right....

-dave


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Oh No.
Dave is smiling.
**Shudders**

[mtaman02]

I sense a disturbance in the force. A presence I felt since........