South Carolina Warm-Up

[Metalhugginman]

The Upstate Alliance held a scrimmage last Saturday, and several teams from South Carolina participated. Check out the many pictures on the www.metalinmotion.com web page.
Thanks to Greenville Technical College for sponsoring the event. Good Luck to everyone this year.

[Chris Fultz]

Great pictures - thank for the post.
Was anyone climbing the 6" step, or was everyone going up the smaller ones and maneuvering around the stationary goal posts/

[BHS First Team]

Team 926 climbed up the 6 inch steps yesterday when we went to team 977's scrimage in halifax, va. we did it with only 4 inches of ground clearence!!

[Metalhugginman]

Thanks for the inquiry, Chris. Well, we had a great day sizing up area teams and seeing what our machine could do. As for climbing the stairs, I do not remember seeing anyone try it from the front, up the three small stairs. Most of the bots took the 6" climb up to the top of the first platform.
Those machines that use the grey tires tended to spin a little and bounce a lot. I am sure with proper adjusting, etc. that problem can be fixed. It was surprising in that only one bot at the warm-up could direct balls to the corral. The other shocker came when the length of almost all the simulated games seemed to be very short. With the challenge of the game this year, and so many possibilites, time really does fly.
Good luck to you and your team. Come visit us if you are in one of the regionals or the International. We are truly blessed to have great friends and able to meet so many nice people because of FIRST.