Storage Hunter Finds a FRC Robot

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by Mike AA

I haven't seen the episode yet (dvr recorded other "less important" stuff) but just looking at the pictures I would have to say someone definately staged the robot. There is NO way anyone would have setup a robot with all the devices all over the place. I suppose its possible for this to be pulled from a storage unit a team had and forgot about but highly doubtful. This could be one of the best cases of i don't know what this is but lets make it look fancy. Wasn't there a team that had a bunch of stuff stolen a while back?

+1 this looks completely staged and I'm not surprised. Poor little guy!

[rsisk]

[s_forbes]

Wait, does this mean TV isn't real? I'm shocked and appalled.

[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by BrendanB

+1 this looks completely staged and I'm not surprised. Poor little guy!

based one the most recent picture, I'd agree. they fricking zip tied loose cRIO modules to the frame. also there is a random 2009 blue box of doom on there along side an IFI controller.I also note a 120A breaker with no wires going to it. to most laymen it looks like nothing but to us, it is obviously fake. last, I see two 120mm fans in honestly "random" places.

me thinks they are tossing "obscure" junk into storage bins and scripting the rest. lame.

Guess what show I'm not going to watch?

[Garrett.d.w]

Originally Posted by ratdude747

me thinks they are tossing "obscure" junk into storage bins and scripting the rest. lame.

Hit it right on the head, it has STAGED written all over the bumpers. Its kind of sad.
ANYWAY.... since we all know that it is staged, they should have at least done a good job of it, like borrowing a FIRST team's actual robot. It would have probably made a good show if they had "found" a working robot. It would have also kept the facts straight as far as to who built it. Along that line, does anyone know who's it is?

[lemiant]

Has anybody emailed them and asked about this?

[StashZabriski]

Of course there's also the NI logos on a few of the pieces on the bot. That's something you REALLY have to look for, but they're there. I can't get a good screen capture of them though :-(

~Stash~

[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by StashZabriski

Of course there's also the NI logos on a few of the pieces on the bot. That's something you REALLY have to look for, but they're there. I can't get a good screen capture of them though :-(

~Stash~

look at this (Cropped from 2nd picture posted, arrow added)




if you look behind the digital sidecar, there is a freescale "roc the bot" sticker... those were a cRIO era thing, as the cRIO had a freescale (power PC) cpu, while the IFI used a microchip cpu.

I even remember getting the anti static bag with the stickers at the championships in 2010. the one just like int he picture is still on my old netbook ammo box case:




I don't know if they had this sticker in 2009 or 2011 but I know this one is a 2010.

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by lemiant

Has anybody emailed them and asked about this?

These shows are filled and then processed so long in advanced. There are no leaves on the trees so you are looking at March/April.

[artdutra04]

What? A "reality" show that features enhanced drama courtesy of staged plot elements?

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!

[EricH]

FRC robot, 4 wheels (2 IFI back, 2 AM/Skyway type front), and a battlebot, and a unidentifiable robot, possibly a past FRC bot (yellow wheels)--and they say MIT built them, right off. If that's not a compliment, I don't know what it is!

Control system has an Axis camera on it, front end, if that helps ID it at all. No number--probably the number was on bumpers, or whatever had it was removed.

[Cyberphil]

Did anyone else notice the pneumatic tubing weaving through the upper parts of the arm, and also the upper part of the frame? It had to be put there, and I have to admit, it looks much better, but serves no real purpose. A fake setup if I have ever seen one....

It is really neat to see a FRC robot on a mainstream TV show, even if it is treated as some alien artifact!