FIRST Choice

[Gregor]

FIRST Choice is now available at http://www.andymark.com/FIRST-Choice...show=80&page=1

Some things that stand out:
Talons: (Legal maybe?)
IR stuff: similar to 2008?
Eccentric Bearing: what could this be used for, other than some kind of game object?
I/O module:???
New window motors: what differences are there?
Snow blower motor: new

[Phyrxes]

2013 Manual not withstanding in the past FIRST choice has been synonymous with included in the KOP.

New motors, likely to be three motor controllers to pick from, and a whole slew of new toys.

Anybody else have an Overdrive flashback when they saw the remote?

[ttldomination]

Originally Posted by Phyrxes

Anybody else have an Overdrive flashback when they saw the remote?

More like a nightmare, but yes.

- Sunny G.

[JohnChristensen]

I am looking for the post, but I believe it was stated that anything on FIRST Choice will be 2013 FRC Legal. Looks like Talons are going to be allowed.

[MattC9]

Ring light- retro reflective tape (?)
IR remote- some sort of IR receiver on robot (?)
Photo switch- lines on field to follow(?)

cRIO- YESSSSS
Classmate- YESSSS

There are defiantly a few items on there that are worth a game theory. Also I can not be more excited to see the cRIO and classmates on there for this year, well done FIRST choice, well done...

[Rangel(kf7fdb)]

The most interesting thing to me is the gaming graphics card. Could there be something in the game that requires a lot of graphics processing on the robot or are they just making it available to help teams who want to cad?

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Rangel(kf7fdb)

The most interesting thing to me is the gaming graphics card. Could there be something in the game that requires a lot of graphics processing on the robot or are they just making it available to help teams who want to cad?

Nvidia has been handing similar cards out at a few regionals over the years, I think this must just be an extension of that.

We have 2-3 gtx 480's from them.

[ehochstein]

IR transmitter
Infrared Thermometer
New motors?! =O
3D Print Job voucher? Awesome!
Laser distance meter for your robot? Are they changing the laser rules?
cRIO as a part of FIRST Choice?!?!

This is awesome!

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by Wiifi

Laser distance meter for your robot? Are they changing the laser rules?

I doubt circular saws are legal* for the robot, but they're on FIRST Choice.

*maybe if you filed down sharp parts to R0.125 ...

[F22Rapture]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Nvidia has been handing similar cards out at a few regionals over the years, I think this must just be an extension of that.

We have 2-3 gtx 480's from them.

And which regionals might that be?

[jason701802]

Originally Posted by F22Rapture

And which regionals might that be?

We got one at both Portland and Seattle a few years ago. As far as I know, they only did it that year.

[dcarr]

Originally Posted by jason701802

We got one at both Portland and Seattle a few years ago. As far as I know, they only did it that year.

We got a GTX 480 at LA in 2011.

[Gary Dillard]

Originally Posted by F22Rapture

And which regionals might that be?

Smoky Mountain in 2011

[MARS_James]

Originally Posted by F22Rapture

And which regionals might that be?

Orlando in 2010 and 2011

We got one both times

[SarahBeth]

The snow blower motor made me raise my eyebrow. So did the sonar sensor and the laser distance meter.

So we're either moving snow or playing Battleship.

Got it.