2012 Suffield Shakedown Scrimmage

[AcesJames]

Suffield Shakedown 2012

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Welcome to Suffield Shakedown, Aces High's 11th annual competition held at Suffield High School in West Suffield, CT. This pre-ship date scrimmage is an informal event giving teams the opportunity to practice their driving skills, test their robot and observe other teams on the official FIRST playing field.


Tentative Schedule -
8:00 am - Pits open
9:00-11:30 am - Practice Rounds begin
9:30-11am - Workshop (TBD)
11:30 am Drivers meeting (room TBA)
11:30 am-12:30pm Lunch
12:00 pm Opening Ceremonies
12:30-2:30 pm Qualification Rounds
1:00-2:00 pm - NEMO(Non-Engineering Mentor Organization) meeting (room TBA)
2:30-3:00 pm Alliance Picks
3:00 pm Championship Rounds
4:00 pm Awards


Competition Structure -
We will be using ALL official rules for the 2012 game
We will NOT be inspecting robots, but robots must not pose a safety hazard
Elimination rounds will be run with 4 alliance.
The top 4 seeds will pick 1 team to work with, and 1 team will be randomly assigned.
Elimination rounds will be double elimination (not round robin, etc)


Team List - Registration is currently FULL - 1/4/12
88 TJ²
125 Nu-Trons
134 Team Discovery
175 Buzz Robotics
176 Aces High
177 Bobcat Robotics
178 2nd Law Enforcers
181 Birds of Prey
228 GUS Robotics
230 Gaelhawks
263 Sachem AFTERSHOCK
558 Elm City Robo Squad
716 Who's CTEKS
839 Rosie Robotics
1071 MAX
1124 Uberbots
1699 The Robocats
1735 Green Reapers
1784 Litchbots
1991 The Dragons
2168 Aluminum Falcons
2170 Titanium Tomahawks
2785 Prometeus
3146 Granby Grunts
3461 Operation PEACCE
3464 Sim-City
3634 Hard Botties
3654 TechTigers
3718 Junkyard Battalion
4055 NRG

Please note, there is also a wait list of teams. If any team drops out, the first on the waitlist will shuffle into the registered teams list.



For contact information, and more scrimmage details as the are updated, please visit our website at http://aceshigh176.org/ss-scrimmage

[Akash Rastogi]

JT, does this get webcast each year?

[Peter Matteson]

230 has been webcasting it for several years.

[AcesJames]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

JT, does this get webcast each year?

The past few years, as Peter mentioned, 230 has been covering it, although I cant say 100% if they're doing it this year, because I don't think we've confirmed with them or not yet. I know we would love it if they could!

Also, general question for all, would anyone be interested in archival of the match footage and scores? We have been thinking of getting all this data gathered up so that perhaps the event could be put on TBA.

[MarcD79]

Due to the added Kinect player's area, there might be a change in the way the field is set up this year. I will keep everybody posted.

[KathieK]

Please note that the times listed above for the NEMO meeting are incorrect; the meeting (for all adult mentors who work on the non-technical side of the team) will be held from 10am to noon. Please let your mentors know about the meeting - we'll be discussing topics of your choice in areas such as travel, fundraising, teambuilding, team organization, etc. You don't need to be competing at the scrimmage in order to attend the meeting. If you have any questions, contact me at kkentfield[at]usfirst[dot]org.

[CurseofDragon33]

Originally Posted by AcesJames

The past few years, as Peter mentioned, 230 has been covering it, although I cant say 100% if they're doing it this year, because I don't think we've confirmed with them or not yet. I know we would love it if they could!

Also, general question for all, would anyone be interested in archival of the match footage and scores? We have been thinking of getting all this data gathered up so that perhaps the event could be put on TBA.

Yes. It would be very much appreciated if the match footage was archived. Thank you!

[V_Chip]

Less than a week away...

So who's ready?

[jblay]

Originally Posted by V_Chip

Less than a week away...

So who's ready?

I am ready to setup the projector in our lab and watch every match.

[O'Sancheski]

Team List: (As of 2/12/12)
88 TJ²
125 Nu-Trons
134 Team Discovery
175 Buzz Robotics
176 Aces High
177 Bobcat Robotics
178 2nd Law Enforcers
181 Birds of Prey
228 GUS Robotics
230 Gaelhawks
263 Sachem AFTERSHOCK
558 Elm City Robo Squad
716 Who's CTEKS
839 Rosie Robotics
1071 MAX
1124 Uberbots
1699 The Robocats
1735 Green Reapers
1784 Litchbots
1991 The Dragons
2168 Aluminum Falcons
2170 Titanium Tomahawks
2785 Prometeus
3146 Granby Grunts
3461 Operation PEACCE
3464 Sim-City
3634 Hard Botties
3654 TechTigers
3718 Junkyard Battalion (Rookie)
4055 NRG (Rookie)

Teams on the Wait List
23 PNTA
155 Technonuts
173 RAGE
195 Cybernights
270 Falcons
571 Team Paragon
999 CRASH
1027 Mechatronic Maniacs
1099 Disco Techs
2064 Panther Project
2067 Apple Pi
2836 Team Beta
3525 The Nuts & Bolts of Fury
3780 Robot Unicorn Attack


Keep in mind as James stated in the first post, the teams who are currently on the waitlist can show up to the event with your robot. If one of the registered teams does not show up by 10am we will give their spot to an available waitlisted team.

I look forward to seeing a great competition and see how Rebound Rumble plays out.

[davepowers]

GUS will be there, with hopefully a couple tricks up our sleeves! ;]. See you Saturday!

-D

[mrlg220]

Sim-City is ready to rumble! See you Saturday!

[AcesJames]

Originally Posted by CurseofDragon33

Yes. It would be very much appreciated if the match footage was archived. Thank you!

I've confirmed that Shakedown will be webcasted, so I'll do my best to get it all recorded and cut up into matches and uploaded afterward. Hopefully others will find it useful as well!

[dag0620]

Well with the robot nearing completion, Max is starting to make preparations for attending the event.

On a personal note, I can't wait for Saturday. The Shakedown is always a great event, and it's always great to see everyone's bots for the first time.

[CurseofDragon33]

Originally Posted by AcesJames

I've confirmed that Shakedown will be webcasted, so I'll do my best to get it all recorded and cut up into matches and uploaded afterward. Hopefully others will find it useful as well!

Ok. Thank you for doing so.