pic: 816's 2009 Robot. The View You Never Want To See.

[Ironstorm]

You guys were awesome, and I was definately scared of that bot's speed.

[Elgin Clock]

Hey Dustin, is 816 headed to Atlanta this year?
If so, let me know what field you'll be on.
Dan owes me an 816 shirt.
Oh, and I also want to check out your sick-nasty driving skills again of course!

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by nahstobor

Fastest and best driven robot on the field, period.

Thanks a lot. I doubt it's that Fast or Well-Driven but We try...

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

I guess they're OK

Apparently some people thought they were lying when 816's drivers told people they have no extra coding for controls. lol it was funny to see people's reactions.

Haha thanks Stogi, I guess we'll never be good enough for you. But yes, People refused to believe we didn't have any sort of traction control. It was a hilarious.

Originally Posted by rc_cola1323

I wish I could afford a ticket to go watch philly next year. That looks pretty beasty right there!

You'll get to see it in Atlanta right?

Originally Posted by Ironstorm

You guys were awesome, and I was definately scared of that bot's speed.

Thanks a lot. You guys are also off to a strong start in your rookie year. Congrats on the Rookie Awards in Philly.

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Hey Dustin, is 816 headed to Atlanta this year?
If so, let me know what field you'll be on.
Dan owes me an 816 shirt.
Oh, and I also want to check out your sick-nasty driving skills again of course!

Haha Apparently Danny owes a lot of people shirts. And You'll definitely see 816 in Atlanta, You just might not see my "Sick-Nasty Driving Skills" until Friday... They attract too much attention.. and defense

[camtunkpa]

glad we didn't have that view! You guys ran very well at Philly. Hopefully we'll be in the same division at championships

[UnknownMember]

Wow. Just wow. I'm stupefied with awe. That, without a doubt, is an excellent photo.

[fusionpitcher54]

That pic is totally awesomee I would hate to be in their wayy

[gorrilla]

Originally Posted by thefro526

And You'll definitely see 816 in Atlanta, You just might not see my "Sick-Nasty Driving Skills" until Friday... They attract too much attention.. and defense

I'll be there......

cant wait to get a chance to play you lol

if we get the same division...

[flyingcrayons]

Originally Posted by thefro526

Haha Apparently Danny owes a lot of people shirts. And You'll definitely see 816 in Atlanta, You just might not see my "Sick-Nasty Driving Skills" until Friday... They attract too much attention.. and defense

hey dustin, a couple of people on our team (including me) wanted your autograph at philly, but we didnt get a chance. can you privilege us with this honor at championships??? lol... but im serious... we'll come to your pit if we have to...

[amariealbrecht]

Way to go! I would hate to be on the recieving end of that picture !!
Good luck!

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by camtunkpa

glad we didn't have that view! You guys ran very well at Philly. Hopefully we'll be in the same division at championships

Thanks, I hope we'll see you at the Championships As well. The match we played with you guys had to be my favorite of Philly by far. I guess too many people saw how well we worked together and decided to split us apart.

Originally Posted by Mr MOE

816 has a great bot and team! We never got a chance to be paired up at Philly - too bad. Unfortunately, we were on the opposite sides of the Regolith in the quarter-finals of the eliminations.

But what the caption says is right on the money. You don't want to see Anomaly in your rear-view mirror!

See you in Atlanta!

Thank you so much. Nothing's better than getting kind words from a 365 member. You guys are truly a world class team, I think you're the only ones that have wished us good luck before a quarter final match.

Originally Posted by gorrilla

I'll be there......

cant wait to get a chance to play you lol

if we get the same division...

Honestly, I think we'd both rather play on Einstein, if you don't mind.

Originally Posted by flyingcrayons

hey dustin, a couple of people on our team (including me) wanted your autograph at philly, but we didnt get a chance. can you privilege us with this honor at championships??? lol... but im serious... we'll come to your pit if we have to...

Haha wow, I'm Just a normal guy with an Afro. I guess if you want my Autograph that could be arranged. You know how to find me.

[gorrilla]

Originally Posted by thefro526

Honestly, I think we'd both rather play on Einstein, if you don't mind.

ill see you there too

[flyingcrayons]

Originally Posted by gorrilla

ill see you there too

us too!! then i can get your autograph dustin...

[Akash Rastogi]

Really glad to see this team get some recognition. They've been working their butts off to gain a lot more ground in the last 3 years. Clearly they have succeeded.

2008-
NJ #2 Seed undefeated- Semifinalist
Philly #6 or 7 captain
Quality Award
Archimedes 6th captain 5-1-1
Overall 24-11-2

2009-
Clearly one of the best scorers and drivers in the East.

Really proud of these guys. =)

[Akash Rastogi]

Dustin, curious as to any changes being made for Atlanta. I had a couple ideas in mind that I guess I'll show you tonight. Let me know what you have planned though.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Dustin, curious as to any changes being made for Atlanta. I had a couple ideas in mind that I guess I'll show you tonight. Let me know what you have planned though.

As of right now, nothing too substantial will be changed for Atlanta. They system as it sits runs pretty well but needs some fine tuning. Here's some of My ideal mods in Order of Importance and ease.

1) Control the top roller through a speed controller so that we don't over shoot as often. This should eliminate some of our overshooting problems when we're shooting into the side of the trailer.

2) Change the Drive Sprocket on the Conveyor to give the system a little more power to handle bad balls. This should make it so that we can store more easily but will slow our offload down slightly.

3) Add some sort of a "Hood" Mechanism that allows us to shoot directly into the trailer when at point blank range.

*MOST IMPORTANT MOD* I need to refine my driving a little bit going into Atlanta. I got a little to hot towards the end of Philly and made a lot of mistake that we normally didn't make.

As for everyone else, Thank you so much for the kind words about our Robot, Our Team, and Me. This was a very rough year for us and it is my last with 816 and the respect from you guys is making it one to remember.