Best robot.

[Devin L.]

126 was pretty good too

[Cory]

Originally posted by Vu2000
Best Autonomous: 60, definitely, they finish their match in less than 5 seconds, they line track knock all 27 boxes down and then lock on to the top of the ramp and thats it

Sorry... but there is no way that Kingman used a line follower for their autonomy
#1 they dont have any banner sensors on their robot that I saw
#2 the line sensors cannot possibly track the line fast enough at the speeds Kingman travels. I know this because we made a line follower, one of the only, if not the only successful one I saw, and It takes the full 15 seconds to get to the top of the ramp, which in my opinion is almost the fastest you can do it without using the gyro or other methods to speed up once you reach the bottom of the mesh.

Cory

[GregTheGreat]

I just wanted to make notice of the tems that took the different approach. I saw a lot of interesting robots this year. I believe that first did a very good job designing this game and i applaude the teams that have explored the different ways to play this game.

I think everyone say a wealth of different robots this year. I think that everyone knew that a low center of gravity bot with a lot of speed and power would do very well this year.

We all saw the good teams that did well out there, and most of them were low riders, and i believe that they did a good job at their approach of the game as well.

I think that the bots that took a different look at the game and made bots such as stackers did a wonderful job to really explore the game.

I would like to complement 67 for their way that they looked at the game. I believe that there robot ws the trpe of robot that first was hoping to see in this years game. To bad we did not see any robots like that in the finals.

[Don Taylor]

So many good robots I almost hate to make a list because of who I'll leave out, but anyway where goes:
25 and 494 (after all they went with us all of the way to the finals at the nationals !)
16 BSB Always a great team and never a good idea to bet against them
34 Rocket City Robotics (Beat us in the finals at Peachtree !)
312 and 267 (Heatwave and Demolition Squad) always a great robot and always great friends.
180 Spam (kinda like BSB never bet against them)

Thanks for asking
Don T.
MIM Team (3+4)^3

P.S. In case no-one was watching MIM (Team 343) was undefeated at the nationals.
(Sorry, I just had to toss that in)

[Mike Schroeder]

Originally posted by Don Taylor

P.S. In case no-one was watching MIM (Team 343) was undefeated at the nationals.
(Sorry, I just had to toss that in)

P.S. Acctually this is an honor that Team 25 can hold as well, unfourtunatly, we did loose that one match in the finals

[Bob A]

Originally posted by Vu2000
Best Rankings 968, RAWC, definitely QP average of 188 at LA most by at least 31, AZ regional champs, had best arm but couldn't use it due to rules.

Thanks for the vote! It's great to get noticed for building a good robot when there are SOOO many great teams out there,...and dispite not competing in in Houston (...we couldn't afford it!).

Now...about that arm thing...

The lifting arm was (is) completely legal. We made a decision to try the side arms in AZ, because by 3:00 on Thursday, we only had ONE chance to try to use the lifting arm. Even the practice rounds had turned into a "stack-bash", rather than a "stack-building" competition! We reluctantly switched to the side arms (which were designed for Finals) because they seemed a better way to go. We had hoped that at some point we could swap-out the side arms and use the lifting arm, but the side arms worked so well, (with the direction the game had gone!), that we decided to stay with them. We were very disappointed about that, but the results made us feel a little better, (#1 Seed, #2 Alliance, and GM Industrial Design Award in LA, and WINNERS in AZ!!!).

Just wanted to set the record straight! Thanks again for the vote! It really means a lot to us to be recognized for our efforts.

See you at the next one!

Bob Anderson

[OZ_341]

All of the robots mentioned are great, but Hey......!

What about Miss Daisy? (Galileo Champion and #4 Seed)

Simple and Efficient Design, 100% Reliable Auton Mode ( Student Written GYRO CODE ) and most importantly 100% STUDENT DESIGNED & BUILT!!
(we lost our engineers and sponsor this year)

I think we hold the record for being this most invisible, least mentioned Division Champion. (Is there a prize for that?)

Just my 2 cents.

Best wishes to everyone in the off-season!!

[Mike Schroeder]

aww gee, how can i forget Dasiy, I <3 you guys, and your always awsome partner Buzz, you were one of the better built alliances, that relied on Team strength, you were all well built machines, its a shame you didnt go further

Oh well there is always the off seasons

oh BTW, is it a requirement for your drivers to watch the movie Driving Miss Daisy?

[Don Taylor]

Hey, Has anyone noticed that of the 4 robots that Gope mentioned in the post that started this thread that 3 of them were in the finals ??!! They were 25,111 and 343. Great guess (or was it skill). What were your predictions for the final 4 in the NCAA ?

Don Taylor

[AllenH]

I really not too sure if any one mentioned 469. They were the power house of GLR and completed destroyed a wing of ours at the nationals. They were a force not to be reckon with. They also had two speeds, one that went complarable to 25 (proof becuase they could not chase them down in the nat. finals), and power comparable to their own. They were probably one of three of my most favorite teams to watch.

[Matt Reiland]

Originally posted by Cory
Sorry... but there is no way that Kingman used a line follower for their autonomy
#1 they dont have any banner sensors on their robot that I saw
#2 the line sensors cannot possibly track the line fast enough at the speeds Kingman travels. I know this because we made a line follower, one of the only, if not the only successful one I saw, and It takes the full 15 seconds to get to the top of the ramp, which in my opinion is almost the fastest you can do it without using the gyro or other methods to speed up once you reach the bottom of the mesh.

Cory

From what I saw on team 60 they had a Fifth wheel that was at a fixed steering angle that dropped down to provide the perfect arc around the turn then it popped back up. It was configurable to go either direction.

i say team 902 had a really good robot. they did a really good job this year on it and it had a very good design and it functioned beautifully.

[Alaina]

192, 254, and 295

[Amanda M]

Originally posted by Matt Reiland
From what I saw on team 60 they had a Fifth wheel that was at a fixed steering angle that dropped down to provide the perfect arc around the turn then it popped back up. It was configurable to go either direction.

That's right. It came down for the first few seconds of the autonomous mode until the bot got on the mesh.

No sensors... ^-^

Amanda

[RogerR]

Originally posted by Amanda M
That's right. It came down for the first few seconds of the autonomous mode until the bot got on the mesh.

No sensors... ^-^

Amanda

sounds like our 312 bot, except we used a light sensor to measure revs. of the fifth wheel, and another set to find our orientation on top of the hill