2010 Game Hint #2

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by Karibou

I know that the flooring isn't very detailed, but it looks like another year of regolith to me.

Any ideas on what those yellow things are? They look like they're slightly elevated , and held in place by the side of the field.

the yellow things are there to stop people from tripping over the supports. They have always been there.

[Chris is me]

Cool, we're driving on carpet. That's really all I can get from the picture.

I wonder if the field will be as empty as the model seems to indicate it will be. I guess FIRST hasn't put anything "on" the field since 2007.

Can someone with a CAD of a FIRST field guesstimate how long the segment we're viewing is, and what portion of the field is apparently empty space?

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Karibou

Any ideas on what those yellow things are?

They cover the field wall supports so people don't trip.

[JimWright949]

I think this is a gate in the middle of the field, the yellow is to indicate where the yellow alliance is to enter the field. 3x3x3 game, without wheels is my guess.

-Jim

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by JimWright949

I think this is a gate in the middle of the field, the yellow is to indicate where the yellow alliance is to enter the field. 3x3x3 game, without wheels is my guess.

-Jim

But how do you navigate there from the homepage, or from the FRC page as Bill's blog noted?

[Robert Cawthon]

Originally Posted by Karibou

I know that the flooring isn't very detailed, but it looks like another year of regolith to me.

Any ideas on what those yellow things are? They look like they're slightly elevated , and held in place by the side of the field.

Not Regolith. Those yellow things are normally heavy plastic or aluminum with velcro on the bottom to grab the railing and hold it in place and to keep people from tripping over the support. If that is what they are again this year, it looks to me like we are back on carpet! YEAH! I didn't like the regolith.

Also, the wider? gates could indicate a slightly longer field if the other parts are used from previous years.

[JesseK]

Perhaps the GDC tried to create a field where the 2009 KOP wheels could be used for high traction ?

[TD912]

Originally Posted by JesseK

Perhaps the GDC tried to create a field where the 2009 KOP wheels could be used for high traction ?

Unless they are giving us different wheels this year... Or the GDC threw us a curveball and the field will be grey colored regolith... >_>

[Kaushal.K]

Would someone be able to verify that the "Gate" looks wider than it has been in past seasons? or is that just me seeing things because of the scaling of the image?

[Stephen of REX]

Human players have to stand on the yellow plates?

[EricVanWyk]

Originally Posted by Stephen of REX

Human players have to stand on the yellow plates?

That was my first thought. Remember the pressure plates?

[JohnBoucher]

The gates were larger on the new field they were trying out at River Rage.

[IKE]

Originally Posted by EricVanWyk

That was my first thought. Remember the pressure plates?

My thoughts exactly. Coupled with a gate, maybe a HP from each team can enter the field, and pressure plates kill the robots...

[Thuvishan.R]

Originally Posted by Kaushal.K

Would someone be able to verify that the "Gate" looks wider than it has been in past seasons? or is that just me seeing things because of the scaling of the image?

Assuming that I can clearly varify where the gate is located it looks like the size of the gate hasn't changed so that dosn't mean larger robots. Although it looks like the place ment of the gates have changed Meaning that the gates might be in the centre of the field thus the scoring objectives would be down on opposite ends. which would lead into the new DS because if the opposing teams robots were down on the opposing alliance side, Their view would be obstructed thus meaning that the robots would do better if they had visual capabilities coming from a camera attached to the robots. Allowing drivers to visually see the targets through the DS if all else fails.

Just my $0.02

[MarcD79]

Those yellow things are the counter weights to hold the railing upright. The yellow is to alert anybody that they are there & not to trip on them. The gate does in fact look like it is more center field oriented. On the original field setup, there aren't any counter weights between the gate & the end of the field. As for gate size, I agree, angle of sight.