Power Alliance At Champs: 2014

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by DavidG

From the small state of New Hampshire...
Second Pick:
95: The best low goal only robot that I've seen. They have a great catcher, and a great two sided pick up.

This robot deserves a huge shoutout as the robot that should be at the championship because if they did their robot would come on FIRE! 95 just had some bad luck falling too late in the first round of picks and too early in the second round always falling to low alliances out in the quarters.

One of the best pure catching robots with a huge wingspan, solid drivebase, great drivers, double sided pickup, etc.

[Link07]

Originally Posted by Carol

There are four teams from Delaware - 365, 1370, and two rookies - 4954 and 5080.

Yes but 365 is the only one going to champs

[Lij2015]

Originally Posted by JesseK

Virginia is fielding some great teams (apologies if I missed a couple):
384, 623, 1610, 1731, 1885, 2363.

384 - any role, but excelled at mid-zone & high goal
623 - inbound-truss + defender. Has medium-speed Mecanum, but also has a very nice blocking wall which really annoys high-goal shooters. Autonomous TBD.
1610 - any role; had to play all of them in elims but was somewhat easily defended via pushing
1731 - excelled at inbound-truss and the 2-bot quick cycle. Has reliable hot goal auton (>75%).
1885 - any role, has a decent high-goal sweet spot and has upgrades for trussing at champs. Has reliable 1-ball autonomous, nearly 100%. Was very hard to push, but had issues with fast 2-speed defenders with a blocking wall
2363 - any role, but excelled at the high goal zone

First attempt based upon video-recorded elims performances only, Virginia
Captain: 2363 - Great 2+ ball autonomous; great drivers; 2-speed drive train to get through defense; has pulled through in clutch moments; can play high goal zone like nobody's business, including receiving bot-to-bot passes and truss catches. Has good experience with quick 3-assist cycles.
First Pick: 384 - Great autonomous; can move through traffic to get to where they need to be, can play instant defense and has a great high-goal sweet spot
Second Pick: Depends on alliance overall strategy. Yet let's pick "all-around" and say 1885 since I have some insider info.
- For defense, 623's truss may get shut down at champs. They'll have a tougher time pushing, so they'll have to aim for the quick inbound pass across the field, then slow incoming offensive machines by blocking.
- For quick 2-bot cycles, definitely 1731. The speed of their drive train, inbound, ground pickup and truss is paramount for this strategy.
- For truss specialists (at champs), 1885 or 1731. 1731 for a powerful truss, 1885 for a loftier truss. Both can make it to the human player from behind the white zone line. 1731's can make it all the way to the other end of the field which is advantageous in clearing defense. 1885's may be slightly easier to catch since there is a lower-powered version of it in addition to the high-powered launch.
- For inter-changeable strategies where robots aren't in the same zone in 2 consecutive matches yet still reliably fill the role, 1885 or 1610 or 1731. 1610 & 1885 have demonstrated a good sweet spot (so long as Spencer is patient and Monica speaks up!) and the ability to get through a crowded situation. 1731 can move in quickly for an accurate shot, yet has two divergent scoring spots (due to a slightly high arc) and can miss if it is in between them. 1610's inbound is really quick which is clutch under heavy defense. As for "working together" all three of these teams have good or great relationships with the other two alliance partners.

Now that the divisions have been released the fantastic sounding alliance of 2363, 384, 1885 and 1610(On the Einstein 2014 thread they said something about 4 members for this year?...) could come true.

[ProgramOn]

Originally Posted by DavidG

From the small state of New Hampshire...

Captain:
3467: Great inbound - truss robot, also a great high goal, an amazing drivebase, and the best counter defense I've seen. They have a two ball auto that could put away 95's.

First Pick:
131: Great high goal from behind the 1 pt goal, solid pick up, and amazing driver skill. It seemed like they played every position at NECMP.

Second Pick:
95: The best low goal only robot that I've seen. They have a great catcher, and a great two sided pick up.

This alliance would be awesome.

Unfortunately, 95 will not be at St. Louis. However, don't forget 1519. A great robot in any zone and a force to be reckoned with on defense.

At Rhode Island, 1519 kept the opposing alliance from scoring for 80 seconds after their arm broke mid-match. Great defense by 1519's drivers. http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2014rismi_f1m3

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Now that we have seen divisions a PNW power alliance from Galileo with 1318/4488/2471.

1318 and 4488 have established themselves as IMO the strongest, most versatile, and reliable robots in Washington and Oregon respectively. Both 1318 and 4488 brought their alliances to the PNW finals. 2471 has a great machine this year but is still yet to meet their true potential. If they can continue improving as they were at the district championship they would make a great third pick rounding off a strong alliance.