POLL: What surface do you want to see?

[Karthik1]

Something new is always fun, but not water it would simply be impractical. I would prefer carpet with obstacles, and multiple objectives.


Water its actually been done before using the ifi electronics:
(take a look at the pictures and you will know what I mean)
http://wired-vig.wired.com/wired/arc...bot&topic_set=

[Shankar M]

Water would be really cool, but a lot could go wrong. But considering that we'd all like to try and get some practise before going to a regional I think the only surface that could really work is carpet.

All that aside, my vote goes for ice, that would be AWESOME, and very doable too as regionals are held in arenas.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by oneangrydwarf

from the videos that andy baker has that i have seen and from what i have been told. It was infact called maize craze and it involved driving around in corn and collecting tennis balls, there was only 1 competition that year, none of the regional stuff we see today, and the robots were tethered. Some of the robots still exist, but i can only assume that they are merely museum pieces now.

I think the only robot that's in a museam is ours. Everyone else got to keep theirs.

[F-14tomcat222]

Water would be awesome, and I really dont think waterproofing would be that hard. If the task required mobility you could build a hovercraft ( I know my whole team thinks i'm crazy too ) but seriously it could work. It would also be cool to have an ice like field where traction would be limited. I'd have to say there are a lot of possibilities, and the field needs a change if for no other reason than to add an extra twist.

[Jeffmudhs]

I wouldn't expect to see a full field thats based on a slippery surface, simply because of the safty factor involved.

Also a water field, also seems unfiesable because of:
-Time to setup
-Time to make the field water tight
-Amount of water needed
-Amount of space and labor needed
-Making a completely airtight robot would really heat up your motors and electronics
-electricty hazard.
-If your robot fails and sinks would it be difficult to retrieve?

Carpet is deffinatly the better choice, but they should go with different carpet types. I mean, who wouldn't want to run robots on Shag Carpet?

I would love to see something like 03's ramp agian.

[GennyMS]

We're the Hammerheads, it would only make sense that we have a water comp. we're great swimmers.

On a serous note. Yes the field was cramped this year and I believe they did make it bigger but next year for all we know it could just be two teams on the field (its size doesn't really concern me to much) its all part of the game.

[Sgraff_SRHS06]

I picked Other. I'd like a steel surface with different obstacles. The field would also be raised from the main ground by a considerable amount so everybody can see the game.