an unusual observation

[kamocat]

I was thinking frisbees might be fun.
At any rate, I'm hoping for something we have to launch into the air.

EDIT:
We could be required to skip a frisbee-like gamepiece off water. Say each gamepeice has a name printed along the rim, and we have to skip each gamepiece accross the water a number of times before we can let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Points would be allocated for skipping the gamepieces, but most of the points would be in sinking the gamepiece at the appropriate time. The autonomous period at the beginning would be dredging the frisbees out of the bottom of the pool (the pool would only be a meter in depth).

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Althewierd

Though, I do hope the pattern stays true.

There has been a pattern? Awww, crap. Now we have to start the design all over again....


-dave



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[kamocat]

Originally Posted by dlavery

There has been a pattern? Awww, crap. Now we have to start the design all over again....

The patterns would be a little easier if they actually gave information on years before 2002. Heck, I'd really like them to create videos for every year's FRC competition, but I know they don't have the time. And besides that, I think they were origionally something more like an actually assembly line, but they found people were more exited about the sports aspect of it.

At any rate, the field stays about the same size, the robots need about the same maneuverability, and have the same constraints. One of my main questions is: Will there be a robocoach this year? (I'm hoping there won't)

[Michelle Celio]

Originally Posted by Althewierd

Though, I do hope the pattern stays true.

Pattern?

1992 - Circle - Balls
1993 - Circle - Balls
1994 - Circle - Balls
1995 - Circle - Balls
1996 - Circle - Balls
1997 - Circle - Tubes
1998 - Circle - Balls
1999 - Circle - Floppies
2000 - Circle - Balls
2001 - Circle - Balls
2002 - Circle - Balls
2003 - Square - Bins
2004 - Circle - Balls
2005 - Triangle - Tetras
2006 - Circle - Balls
2007 - Circle - Tubes
2008 - Circle - Balls

Originally Posted by kamocat

The patterns would be a little easier if they actually gave information on years before 2002. Heck, I'd really like them to create videos for every year's FRC competition, but I know they don't have the time. And besides that, I think they were origionally something more like an actually assembly line, but they found people were more exited about the sports aspect of it.

There is FIRST wiki, and normal wikipeida both have information on the games. Not videos, but still information. Also, FRC 45 has information from 1992.

[Althewierd]

Originally Posted by Michelle Celio

Pattern?

1992 - Circle - Balls
1993 - Circle - Balls
1994 - Circle - Balls
1995 - Circle - Balls
1996 - Circle - Balls
1997 - Circle - Tubes
1998 - Circle - Balls
1999 - Circle - Floppies
2000 - Circle - Balls
2001 - Circle - Balls
2002 - Circle - Balls
2003 - Square - Bins
2004 - Circle - Balls
2005 - Triangle - Tetras
2006 - Circle - Balls
2007 - Circle - Tubes
2008 - Circle - Balls




There is FIRST wiki, and normal wikipeida both have information on the games. Not videos, but still information. Also, FRC 45 has information from 1992.

I was referencing the more recent pattern...ball...other...ball...other...and so on. I think we should have a non-ball game this year, but simple logic says it could go either way.

[EricH]

I was remembering that earlier this year, Dave posted a picture of a glass of water on a pair of Mars bars. Twice. That must be a...










...Game Hint!

[Jon236]

Originally Posted by EricH

I was remembering that earlier this year, Dave posted a picture of a glass of water on a pair of Mars bars. Twice. That must be a...










...Game Hint!

You wish......it probably had more to do with the discovery of water on Mars!

[kamocat]

Aha! Confectionary contest! I like it!

[GGCO]

A water game would be crazy fun! Wow...totally expensive though.

[Dick Linn]

Originally Posted by GGCO

A water game would be crazy fun! Wow...totally expensive though.

Hmm, "FIRST Flotilla"? 40 MPH RC boats in autonomous mode

[kamocat]

That'd have to have waterfoils, wouldn't they? I don't think a hovercraft would go that fast.
Then again, how do you stop a boat going at 40 mph? You can't swamp it, and you can't make it skip out of the water.

[kamocat]

What happened? Did everyone else suddenly find out what the game was going to be or what?

[ChrisH]

Originally Posted by kamocat

What happened? Did everyone else suddenly find out what the game was going to be or what?

No, just more endless speculation. It gives us something to do while we wait for Kickoff. If you hang around you get used to it. Though we do seem to have a love-hate relationship with the idea of a "water game". It always comes up and is dismissed for a variety of reasons. It would present a number of interesting challenges which makes it so attractive. Of course, the idea of shooting things came up regularly too, and was usually dismissed as well .... until 2006

[ebarker]

Originally Posted by GGCO

A water game would be crazy fun! Wow...totally expensive though.

But if you place the ball on TOP of the ring then it will be worth a 60 point bonus !!!

more photos

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Damien1247

Unless we get to run OVER the traffic cones, then it would be slanted towards Michigan drivers, we would just do what we normally do to them. That or cursing at them, its a sport up here to curse at traffic cones

Is cursing at Michiganders who party in your hotel parking lot in the middle of the night a sport (probably more like a hazard)?