FRC Terminology And Definitions

[fuzzwaz]

I love the idea! What we at Frog Force found, was that our new team members would sort of back away slowly and hide their faces when we started saying terms like "Pits" and "Alliance Selection". So we started by creating a forum where our own students could ask questions about these terms and we could answer them.

It turned into a website for our team, and now we are hoping that other teams can use it too-Where people can go to learn about FIRST lingo.

I think the idea of having an actual sheet to hand out it smart since not everyone has access to the internet at a comp- or at least I never personally have. After reading this thread I have some students who moderate the website start defining a lot of the terms on this thread and the links to other locations to find more FIRST lingo, and I think it's helped a ton with the site.

I think it’s completely possible for us here at Frog Force to take some of our terms and make "FIRST lingo" sheets for the community. We could upload these sheets on Chief Delphi when we are done.

The site is www.Froggypedia.com by the way. You can create an account and add terms/edit previous definitions if you would like. We really hope that anyone who goes to the site can have an enriched experience with lots of input for certain definitions.

thanks!!

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by fuzzwaz

I think it’s completely possible for us here at Frog Force to take some of our terms and make "FIRST lingo" sheets for the community. We could upload these sheets on Chief Delphi when we are done.

Ramy,

FIRST Lingo Sheets = awesome. Please thank your students for stepping up on your website and with this project.

Jane

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by Mike Soukup

Judge: the people with blue polo shirts that hand out awards

The blue shirts also get to select the award winners, as well as handing the awards out

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by Mike Soukup

Judge: the people with blue polo shirts that hand out awards

Originally Posted by Carol

Judge:
Select team award recipients through interaction with teams, review of documentation regarding team background information to familiarize judges with teams, and serve as role models for the competitors.

Of these two definitions, I like Mike's better, for the intended purpose that Jane has in mind.

To be useful, the quicky guide should be written in easy to understand language.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by squirrel

To be useful, the quicky guide should be written in easy to understand language.

I think so, too. I don't want to give wrong info but I do want to provide something easy to explain and to understand.

[wendymom]

Speed Holes: All the holes in a robot to reduce weight. (usually frantically put in at the last minute)

[rsisk]

Jane, this is a great idea. We had a build post-mortem for our teams in the Inland Empire on Wednesday, most of them are rookies. One of the problems that the rookie teams had is not knowing the FIRST lingo, they said it was very intimidating. Can't wait to see where this thread goes, then compile it into a cheat sheet to hand to all the rookie teams next year.

Thanks for taking it on.

Kitbot - A robot drive train built from components received in the Kit Of Parts
Kit Of Parts or KOP - Large totes filled with robot components. Received by each team at the beginning of the season.
Kickoff - An event held early in January to announce the competition and distribute kits to each of the teams

Today's lesson brought to you by the letter "K"

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by rsisk

J Can't wait to see where this thread goes, then compile it into a cheat sheet to hand to all the rookie teams next year.

If we haven't already, we should add:
Hostbot

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If we could get these listed/defined over the weekend, I can organize them and have a couple of 'volunteers' check over everything w/me. It'd be nice to have them available for first week competition.

Thanks for your interest and help,
Jane

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

If we haven't already, we should add:
Hostbot

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If we could get these listed/defined over the weekend, I can organize them and have a couple of 'volunteers' check over everything w/me. It'd be nice to have them available for first week competition.

Thanks for your interest and help,
Jane

ooohhhh, then I can get mine in person at Alamo

[D.Allred]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

All,

I've been thinking about guests and families of teams who will be in the stands during the upcoming competitions. I'd love to have a handout available that has some of the terms and their meanings that FIRSTers can reference when explaining the game, the awards, and the philosophy of FIRST. It's long been a wish a mine to have something like this in the information that FIRST distributes at the events. This handout would be something we could make available to the teams to help their guests enjoy the event with a deeper understanding.

Jane,
This is a great idea! I work for an engineering firm and frequently pitch the concepts of FIRST in my business meetings. I've also tried to explain FIRST to visiting families at regional events. It is definitely a daunting task in either environment. A simple handout would be extremely helpful to make our visitors feel more welcome and informed.

We also should consider the target audience when creating this handout. I typically focus on the purpose of FIRST when speaking to a business audience and focus on the game / tournament when I talk to a visiting family. I think both can be accomplished as long as the information is simple and to the point. The amount of potential information could be overwhelming to the casual observer. Trust me, it will be the passion of your speech that visitors will remember.

I would recommend a single sheet of paper, front and back. The front should cover key terms about FIRST, the tournament format, the pits, and the awards. The back should cover the game description, arena layout, game terms, and team roster. It will be a real trick to get that amount of information packed into a small flyer.

I would love to see what you create. I will also see if our team would like to create a flyer to share.

Thanks, David

[buildmaster5000]

Originally Posted by D.Allred

Jane,
This is a great idea! I work for an engineering firm and frequently pitch the concepts of FIRST in my business meetings. I've also tried to explain FIRST to visiting families at regional events. It is definitely a daunting task in either environment. A simple handout would be extremely helpful to make our visitors feel more welcome and informed.

We also should consider the target audience when creating this handout. I typically focus on the purpose of FIRST when speaking to a business audience and focus on the game / tournament when I talk to a visiting family. I think both can be accomplished as long as the information is simple and to the point. The amount of potential information could be overwhelming to the casual observer. Trust me, it will be the passion of your speech that visitors will remember.

I would recommend a single sheet of paper, front and back. The front should cover key terms about FIRST, the tournament format, the pits, and the awards. The back should cover the game description, arena layout, game terms, and team roster. It will be a real trick to get that amount of information packed into a small flyer.

I would love to see what you create. I will also see if our team would like to create a flyer to share.

Thanks, David

I think FIRST has the game description covered here.