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Am I the only one who thinks robots are the main attraction of a regional, and there isn't a need for more distraction? |
Adam Richards |
Elgin Clock |
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Tank tracks are one of those things that keep showing up on FIRST robots, in ways that I dont understand. |
KenWittlief |
Ian Curtis |
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Keep arrogant, belittling and misspelled bragging off these boards. |
Mike |
Billfred |
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Sorry [the easy button] does not exist in robotics :D |
Arkorobotics |
Billfred |
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Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration, which is why engineers sometimes smell really bad. |
Koko Ed |
kmcclary |
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Ok maybe you cant stop them, but you can utilize that pretty flashing LED pretty darn well!
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Andy Grady |
JVN |
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I always thought a trained bio mechanical monkey wrapped in aluminum foil would be the best robot, but every year my team says "No Pete, go sit down." |
BuddyB309 |
Billfred |
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We really are nerds, aren't we? |
Eria4044 |
Billfred |
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Unfortunately, you cannot always tell when some things are jokes on forums, because we only can rely on text and a limited number of smilies. |
artdutra04 |
Billfred |
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Aaaah - interpersonal dynamics - the root of most problems on most teams. |
UCGL_Guy |
Bill Moore |
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JVN, Captain Mechanical Engineer, Mr. "Software is evil", has supported the CMU camera. I'm speechless. What's next? Copioli designing in imperial? |
Karthik |
Shu Song |
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the golden rule of robotics for the 21st century: Do unto robots as you would have them do unto you |
KenWittlief |
Barry Bonzack |
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I don't want a carbon copy of your wheels.. I want to improve upon your design. |
Tom Bottiglieri |
Ryan Foley |
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FIRST is not a "buy it and build it kit robot" competition. |
sanddrag |
dlavery |
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Be thankful for what you have, not frustrated with it because it doesn't exactly suit your needs. |
sanddrag |
dlavery |
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Let's not complain when we are getting magnificent items in the kit that teams just a few years ago could only wish for. |
sanddrag |
Karthik |
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...because "someone on ChiefDelphi said so," doesn't fly when your robot can't pass inspection. |
Madison |
Beth Sweet |
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AND we had to walk uphill both ways to get to our shops!
And we liked it that way! |
Andy A. |
JBotAlan |
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You could mount a small Black Hole on the top of your bot, and park it in front of the center goal - that would work...just keep your human player away from the event horizon. |
KenWittlief |
Koko Ed |
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Wait hold the phone. Do you mean its physically possible to not spend time on robotics during the season?!!! Too much.......for brain......to compute!...goes against.....beliefs........aaaaarrrrrrghhhhhh!!!
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BuddyB309 |
JBotAlan |
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What can you do? The more time you waste here speculating the less time you have to work on the robot. Go! Build Robots! Now! |
Jessica Boucher |
Billfred |
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Mark McLeod, one of the resident experts on compiler weirdness |
Kevin Watson |
Matt Krass |
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See, the boyfriend/girlfriend IS the robot. :D |
sanddrag |
Brandon_L |
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Ultrasonic sensors will allow you to do fundamentally the same thing that the bump sensors do...so you can slow down and smoothly stop your robot just before it reaches the end wall, instead of running into it at full speed and then figuring out "ohh! there is a wall there!" |
dlavery |
Billfred |
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I wish my biology class was this exciting. |
MissInformation |
Billfred |
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...before we ship the robot, they have to make me understand how it works. |
Beth Sweet |
dlavery |
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A Guru teaching batteries at Exide: "Do not draw your power from up here, by your terminals. You must reach down deep into your plates and pull the energy from your entire being! You must prove yourself worthy to be FIRST power cells!" |
KenWittlief |
Rick TYler |
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*POP!* I suppose I'll have to change my hair style to the John V-Neun now. |
Billfred |
Amanda Morrison |
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Actually, FIRST Is hoping the reverse, that your bot will be "Ball damage proof" |
Rombus |
Billfred |
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It is better to err on the side of caution than to put yourself in a position to have a referee or judge make a call against you. Build smart! |
Sean Schuff |
Billfred |
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Welcome to FIRST, the place where you can be competitive in a team. Here people can learn more in one year of FIRST than in four years of high school. |
dude__hi |
Hallry |
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HEY! a robot that occupies 4 dimensional space is against the rules! |
KenWittlief |
Barry Bonzack |
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But plywood is so awesome on robots...... But I guess shiny usually always wins out huh? |
Jon K. |
Jessica Boucher |
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Engineering fundamentally comes down to problem solving, and if the students can't get excited and inspired by the problem solving process because someone has spoon fed them a solution, then nobody wins.
Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll eat for a lifetime. |
kevinw |
Eldarion |
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Even though others have had success, I will be honest, this method sort of creeps me out. |
Joe Johnson |
Billfred |
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[this is rapidly turning into a 'how many engineers does it take....' contest :^) ] |
KenWittlief |
EricH |
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This exercise in thanking the hand that teaches you brought to you by the Unsung FIRST Heroes Award. Have you thanked your mentor lately? |
Amanda Morrison |
Billfred |
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FIRST has a 365 day season (366 on leap years)... |
Adam Richards |
Jessica Boucher |
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Woodie once said he wanted to make our brains hurt. And I *don't* think he was talking about getting beaned by 198 grams of foam.... |
Ken Patton |
Billfred |
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A robot that can't move isn't a robot. It's just furniture. |
John Neun |
JVN |
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.. just don't try to sell/trade your freshmen or something silly like that. :) |
Brandon Martus |
Ian Curtis |
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It's just another design constraint that needs to be dealt with. |
Dave Scheck |
Jessica Boucher |
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I was not looking at this as a backdoor to asking Brandon to do it (when I have impossible/unreasonable tasks I want done, I ask him straight out ;-) |
Joe Johnson |
Billfred |
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Only Dave knows [if the 2010 game is designed already], and he aint tellin' but he'll happily feed you lots of red herrings. |
Koko Ed |
Jessica Boucher |
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In the 2010 game, FRC and FVC robots will be working together to cut Dave's hair, mow his lawn, and serve him dinner. ;) |
Rich Kressly |
Shu Song |
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To me, FIRST is about having students realize that there IS an answer to the age old high school question: "when are we ever going to use this crap?" |
Chris Hibner |
Cory |
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What? No Poof balls as pillows? Phfff. Amateur. :p |
artdutra04 |
Billfred |
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I haven't been negative about any FIRST game yet, but scaling and cleaning fish in 2009 that were used in 2008 is going to stink. Literally. :P
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Billfred |
Michelle Celio |
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The 2006 FRC Manual: Read it. Learn it. Know it. |
dlavery |
Jessica Boucher |
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I know what "finished" means, and I know what "robot" means, but what is this "finished robot" of which you speak? |
Rick TYler |
Billfred |
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