The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.

[DrWaSaBi]

Ouch

[marshall]

Does it count as a tortuga if the defense gets stuck on the robot?

http://imgur.com/1Lf8vW4

[Poseidon5817]

Originally Posted by rzoeller

The 1.5" spacing on the official rough terrain will be interesting for teams not using treads or pneumatic wheels (do these teams exist?)

We exist, but we don't feel loved.

[Donut]

Originally Posted by rzoeller

The 1.5" spacing on the official rough terrain will be interesting for teams not using treads or pneumatic wheels (do these teams exist?)

Originally Posted by Poseidon1671

We exist, but we don't feel loved.

Contrary to what Chief Delphi polls show, they will probably be the majority. The kit bot chassis comes with standard 6" wheels like other years, and I'm sure some teams that were interested in them gave up on the idea when the wheels and chassis modifications from AM sold out in the first week.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Jack Gillespie

I just thought you were related to Yoda

He's not [quite] that old!

If it's any consolation Joe, I didn't see anything wrong with the title until you pointed it out. We just see what we expect to see.

[bEdhEd]

Am I not turtle-y enough for the turtle club?

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

He's not [quite] that old!

Old enough, he is NOT!
Wise enough, He IS.

[Hoover]

(By 'stuck on their opponent defenses' I am assuming that a Tortuga means they are stuck, as in jammed, in the Outer Works itself)

While a Triple Tortuga would be amusing I am thinking some Tortuga-ed robots could be pushed through their predicament. On that note I am looking to a situation where all three robots are stuck behind the Outer Works.

Examples:

Assuming robot(s) cannot breach any Outer Works not blocked by other stuck robots and are too tall (greater than 1 foot 4 inches) to get under the low bar

Two Tortuga and the third which hasn't the power nor the ability to assist can score no more points for their alliance

One Tortuga and two others which cannot breach

(Rare?) All three robots on the alliance are free but cannot breach any Outer Works obstacles

[Flashback0902]

I would like to submit Oklahoma Regional Practice Match 6.

Video of the Match is here. Sorry I recorded it the wrong way.

What happened was team 4005 (wearing red bummer because it is a practice match) tipped over during autonomous while attempting the rock wall. Shortly after, team 3498 gets temperately disabled by the moat. Meanwhile, team 3612 get permanently disabled by the sally port. As the camera pans to the right to show the alliances reaction, team 3498 regains power just to be disabled again by the moat while trying to get off of it. By far on of the saddest matches to watch, especially one of the red alliances robots did connect to the computer.

[Joe Johnson]

Here's hoping for one final weekend of Triple Tortuga...

Dr. Joe J.

[hrench]

I video'd a double this weekend, but I kinda felt guilty for wishing the third 'bot would stop.

I think there will be more. It's a hard game and even good robots die sometimes.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by Joe Johnson

Here's hoping for one final weekend of Triple Tortuga...

Dr. Joe J.

At the risk of quoting Citibank.... Priceless.

[AGPapa]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y-rm8N1AA6c&t=2h55m


Red alliance match 68 at the MAR Bridgewater-Raritan Event appears to have a triple tortuga.


EDIT: Agh! The video doesn't show it. I know 1676 is recording each match, so there should be a video later.

[George1902]

South Florida QF 3-2

[AGPapa]

Originally Posted by AGPapa

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y-rm8N1AA6c&t=2h55m


Red alliance match 68 at the MAR Bridgewater-Raritan Event appears to have a triple tortuga.


EDIT: Agh! The video doesn't show it. I know 1676 is recording each match, so there should be a video later.

And here's the new video!


5624 and 6016 get stuck on the moat, and it seems like 4281 is stuck on the sally port. Given more time they may have been able to escape.