2016 Duluth Regional Discussion

[bachster]

Originally Posted by Torvando

Does anyone know if there is early pit setup for the Lake Superior regional.

There will not be early pit setup for any of the MN regionals (Duluth or Minneapolis). For the Duluth regionals, teams may load-in from either 7-9 pm Wed or 7:45-8:30 am Thursday. Pit setup isn't allowed until pits open at 8:30 am Thurs.

You can find links to the schedule and load-in directions here. Note that a driver will be required to stay with the vehicle while unloading and promptly move it to a designated parking area to ease congestion at load-in.

[hutchMN]

Originally Posted by jajabinx124

This is sure gonna be a great event.. can't wait until the Double Deccer!



I have that feeling too.. already seeing a couple of MN robots release pics/reveal videos makes me feel like this year is gonna be a big year for FIRST in MN as well!

You guys looked really polished week 0, that auto looks really nice, but I wouldn't expect anything different from 2052.

[Ichlieberoboter]

Team 2499 is really excited to be attending Lake Superior! Good luck to everyone attending!

[Torvando]

Thanks to all for the info about pit setup.

[jajabinx124]

Originally Posted by hutchMN

You guys looked really polished week 0, that auto looks really nice, but I wouldn't expect anything different from 2052.

Thanks, 2502 looked polished as well this year at the chanhassen week zero event! Good luck at Northern Lights!

[hutchMN]

Originally Posted by jajabinx124

Thanks, 2502 looked polished as well this year at the chanhassen week zero event! Good luck at Northern Lights!

Thanks, but trust me, that was far from polished. We just got our competition bot working at the event. I’m shocked we had a robot that even worked at the event. None of our ball control systems were in place yet, and that really hurt our cycle times.

[Som.Rocks]

I would just like to point out some information about our robot: team 4607. We have not successfully "tapped" the drawbridge and we are currently not able to "damage" the porticullis. As for climbing, those figures are exaggerated as well. In the couple of times we have climbed, the total time amounts to around 20 seconds. That includes making it to the batter and hooking onto the bar. I would just like to set this information straight before we enter Week 1! Good luck to all who will be there and may the force be with you!

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by Som.Rocks

I would just like to point out some information about our robot: team 4607. We have not successfully "tapped" the drawbridge and we are currently not able to "damage" the porticullis. As for climbing, those figures are exaggerated as well. In the couple of times we have climbed, the total time amounts to around 20 seconds. That includes making it to the batter and hooking onto the bar. I would just like to set this information straight before we enter Week 1! Good luck to all who will be there and may the force be with you!

To clarify why I put down the information I did, I was already considering a change in gear ratio for our winch and I put down an estimated time based on the JVN calculator plus some time for lining up. We haven't successfully "tapped" (i.e. cross defense from neutral zone) the drawbridge yet, but we have the mechanisms to do so, therefore I counted it.

[Dave_4539]

With Duluth right around the corner we thought you guys might like to get to know Ernie a little better. Here's a link to our reveal video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAJQjGWWHr4

[The Ginger]

just a few hours left until the Double Decker, i can wait to see what everyone has come up with this year!

[hutchMN]

Any more predictions? We’ve seen a lot of the robots in practice matches now, and would love to hear who you guys think will take home the banners

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by hutchMN

Any more predictions? We’ve seen a lot of the robots in practice matches now, and would love to hear who you guys think will take home the banners

Plenty of predictions. No time to type. Robot inspecting keeps you busy. I'll definitely be posting my thoughts tonight.

[youngace89]

Originally Posted by maxnz

Team 2855 is sending a few representatives to Duluth to observe Friday and Saturday. It will be interesting to see what stategies the teams are using.

4536 will be sending some people up too. I'm very curious to see how the game flows, especially in elims, after all this discussion about defense...

I laughed when I saw your video, 1816, because we named our robot Zenith last year.

[TheMilkman01]

Originally Posted by Mitchell1714

I also know 2052 has pictures of themselves and many other robots from their week zero event.

We actually shot our reveal video from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. at/before that Week Zero event and it's going up on March 1st. Needless to say, we did get a handful of pictures throughout the rest of the day as well.

[alicen]

Hey there! Since threads like these tend to get a bit more traction and chat happening in them, and I noticed your scouting spreadsheet page, I thought I might also offer up the scouting solution I came up with.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...hreadid=144720

It's a simple web based solution that will allow for simple comparison of team stats and how a team did in each match they played

Thanks!