Charger Robotics Invitational (CRI)

[bfvaneyck]

What: Charger Robotics Invitational (CRI)

Sponsored by: Charger Robotics - Team 537

When: May 17th- 18th

Where: Sussex Hamilton High School
W220 N6151 Town Line Rd.
Sussex, Wisconsin 53089

Registration: $250 Additional information can be found on the team website: http://team537.com/cri.php

Additional Info:
Space is limited to 28 teams. Teams will be participating in qualifying matches, alliance selections, and elimination matches.

[CarterM]

Join us! This is going to be a blast!

[bfvaneyck]

Thanks Fondy, we appriciate your supoort!

[GBilletdeaux930]

hey so i heard theres going to be "slight game rule modifications"

any hint to what those will be?

[merybar]

Team 894 is looking at putting an invitational on. Can somebody give me an estimate to how much renting the field and such costs?
Thanks
Matt Rybar
Team 894

[Mark Holschuh]

Originally Posted by merybar

Team 894 is looking at putting an invitational on. Can somebody give me an estimate to how much renting the field and such costs?
Thanks
Matt Rybar
Team 894

Chris Fultz wrote an excellent paper on holding an off-season event called "How to IRI." I believe it can be found at http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2076.

[AndyB]

171 will not be attending unfortunately. However, I will be there as a volunteer.

[DB_UPS]

1675, will be there.

[bfvaneyck]

Originally Posted by merybar

Team 894 is looking at putting an invitational on. Can somebody give me an estimate to how much renting the field and such costs?
Thanks
Matt Rybar
Team 894

In a nutshell, there is NO rental fee for the field, however the host team is responsible for transportation and insurance fees. In the past, AndyMark has coordinated the shipping of it to/from the various off-season events. The "How to IRI" white paper is excellent and will go into more detail about holding an off-season event.

If you do procure an official field, I would strongly suggest that you have someone who is very familiar with setting up the field. It's not rocket science, but it will really speed things up if you have someone with experience available.

[bfvaneyck]

Originally Posted by GBilletdeaux930

hey so i heard theres going to be "slight game rule modifications"

any hint to what those will be?

Official CRI game hint (such as it is):

Beware the yellow intruder providing a 125% solution!

Have fun with that!!

[EHaskins]

1103 will be there, with a much improved robot.

[bfvaneyck]

Other Changes/Clarifications

7.3.4.2 Match Play

<G19> LAP INDICATOR Use – There will be no LAP INDICATOR provided. Numbered flags will be used to score the robots.

<G22> Direction Of Traffic – ROBOTS must proceed around the TRACK in a counter-clockwise direction. Once a ROBOT has completely CROSSED a LANE MARKER or FINISH LINE, it shall not move in the clockwise direction in such a way as to completely RE-CROSS that line. A PENALTY will be assigned for each infraction.

<G33.1> Alliance Station Wall – During the HYBRID PERIOD, ROBOTS may not cause damage to the Alliance Station Walls for any reason. For example, high speed ramming into Alliance Station Walls will cause the offending team to receive one and only one warning. If further violations of this rule occurs a PENALTY will be assigned and the ROBOT may be disabled.

7.3.5.2 Robot Actions

<G42> Protection While HURDLING – Neither a ROBOT in the process of HURDLING, nor a TRACKBALL in its POSSESSION, shall be subjected to overt, blatant, or aggressive contact that interferes with the HURDLING attempt. Each incident will be PENALIZED. Bumping to signal to pass (see Rule <G38>) a HURDLING ROBOT is permitted if no passing lane is open (see Rule <G43>). Incidental contact while passing the HURDLING ROBOT or otherwise engaged in normal game play is permitted.

[Deep Dark]

In my oppinion, these are how the rules should have been written in the first place.

[Deep Dark]

Yellow Intruder....hmmm.

So, 537 created a golden house-bot that runs around the field scoring for both teams and is shaped like the golden monkey from that 90's Nickelodeon TV show "Legends of the Hidden Temple"?

Oh, and does the golden monkey house bot also climb around on the overpass as if they were monkey bars, which count for hurdles?

Anyone else have any guesses?

[GBilletdeaux930]

So wait those changes, are they what the hint was hinting about? Or is the hint hinting towards different rule changes?