Championship Matches from the Catwalk 2013

[MooreteP]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

guh...

Is that for Lunacy, or Acrophobia?

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

Is that for Lunacy, or Acrophobia?

Now that I think about it...both.

[Mike Marandola]

That was a nice full court bank shot off the pyramid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...WxzE0#t=11 6s

[Kims Robot]

A couple more videos from the Catwalk
Galileo Match 88
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2WQlyU65vA

Pretty Certain this is another Match 90 on Newton:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJVGTyXQol4

This one is Archimedes, but I don't know which match...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyu50EQYFbo

I also have a bunch of catwalk photos of teams & people in my photoset. I have more coming, but I need some more editing time, so I only have the preview posted so far
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimsrob...7633424708682/

It was an amazing opportunity to get up there and see things from a whole new perspective. I was absolutely amazed at how slow the frisbees from the full court shooters appeared to be from above!! Craziness!!

[Mike Marandola]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Now that I think about it...both.

I'm starting to think that I'm the only person on the planet that loved Lunacy.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by marandola316

I'm starting to think that I'm the only person on the planet that loved Lunacy.

most likely.
Lunacy was the Grumpy Cat of FIRST games.

[Mike Marandola]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

most likely.
Lunacy was the Grumpy Cat of FIRST games.

hahaha. The only thing that it was missing was a good end game.

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by marandola316

I'm starting to think that I'm the only person on the planet that loved Lunacy.

Lunacy was a great game behind the glass but an awful game to watch.

[MooreteP]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Lunacy was a great game behind the glass but an awful game to watch.

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Now that I think about it...both.

Okay, you've made me look at the catwalk photos from 2009, Lunacy, a much maligned game.

In retrospect (they say it takes twenty years to write history) I like it more than I thought I did.

Here's why:
The white regolith from the catwalk made for very cool photos. It made the competition pictures look like reverse images.

The game theory, where the goal was attached to your butt and close proximity made for vulnerability, was very high level. (though it made for many circle matches that looked like two dogs chasing each others tails)

Check it out.

[Hallry]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

Check it out.

Ah, the good ole' Georgia Dome...

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Lunacy was a great game behind the glass but an awful game to watch.

^this

[akoscielski3]

Now that I think of it Lunacy would have been a great game if they didn't use Regolith as the flooring.
Imagine how crazy some of the pushing matches or collisions would have been if there were robots running around the field at 14ft/s. I bet half of the robots wouldnt be square anymore... They'd all be parallelograms...

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

Atlanta was crazier.

Hey I can see myself!

[dictionaria13]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

Match 90 on Newton, featuring my favorite FCS blocker, Team 3574 HIGH-TEKERZ from Burien, Washington, and their inflatable tube.

Thanks for the compliment! We cooked it up between Portland and Seattle.

The view from the catwalk looks awesome! (I'm weird. I like heights, often more than I like the ground.)

Also entertaining to me: being able to identify not only Alistair (our robot) from that height (he was rather distinctive, wouldn't you say?), but our drive team (they're the ones whose heads are lit up. We had fun with LEDs this year, and plan to do more with them in the future).

(Parentheses are awesome.)

[MooreteP]

Originally Posted by dictionaria13

Thanks for the compliment! We cooked it up between Portland and Seattle.

The view from the catwalk looks awesome! (I'm weird. I like heights, often more than I like the ground.)

Also entertaining to me: being able to identify not only Alistair (our robot) from that height (he was rather distinctive, wouldn't you say?), but our drive team (they're the ones whose heads are lit up. We had fun with LEDs this year, and plan to do more with them in the future).

(Parentheses are awesome.)

Your Robot was unique and creative. I spent some time talking to your team in the queue and found them to be knowledgable and engaged.