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I firmly believe that - those [GDC] committee members I have met, even briefly, certainly have a passion for what they are doing and want to give teams and students the best possible experiences. |
GaryVoshol |
BandChick |
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Last I looked, FIRST wasn't an acronym for inspiration and recognition of robots. It was and is an acronym for inspiration and recognition of science and technology. |
JaneYoung |
NorviewsVeteran |
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If you aren't sure, Q&A. Now. |
EricH |
Michelle Celio |
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I still say animation is the illegitimate child of the FIRST family locked away in the attic and never spoken about. |
Koko Ed |
cbale2000 |
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Seriously! I expect to follow what I understand to be the intent of (allow teams more time to work with their control systems) and just look out for anyone trying to bring in greater than half a robot. Or a kitchen sink. |
petek |
Billfred |
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At the Chesapeake Regional, we will be weighing any team that brings in a kitchen sink (or other major appliances) or an extra robot... |
RoboMom |
Blue_Mist |
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Safety is everyone's job. |
Wetzel |
JaneYoung |
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The robot is never 'done' there is always something that can be done to improve it. |
Jonathan Norris |
Karthik |
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When teams work together to design things rather than going it alone, you can really come up with magnificent machines. |
JesseK |
Rick TYler |
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Would all you teams please stop! My chin will be bruised for weeks from dropping on the floor so much. |
GaryVoshol |
Billfred |
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[*]"Dewtoxification" is a real plague among teenagers. |
JesseK |
wendymom |
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The thing about working hard, is you can always work harder. The thing about being great is you can always be greater. |
JVN |
NickE |
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you don't need a fancy workshop to build a good robot, just determined people. |
pacoliketaco |
EricH |
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We're 30 pounds over LOL. I probably shouldn't be lol'ing, but it is 11:52PM, I just got home from a 15 hour build session, and I find the word 'potato' funny. |
ZakuAce |
joshsmithers |
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I thought we agreed to just put up a teaser, not a picture of the robot! |
IBdrummer |
JYang |
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The one thing that no one ever list in scouting but is one of the most important factors is reliability. I don't care if the robot scores a hundred balls a match if I can't count on you being out there for the next three because it's a fragile as china. |
Koko Ed |
joshsmithers |
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Its always reassuring to share a design with a respected, competitive and veteran team. |
Adama |
MrForbes |
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When twenty people tell you your hair is on fire, you don't need to look into a mirror to find out they're right. |
IndySam |
dlavery |
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Add a little more grease if you aren't sure exactly how much you need. |
MrForbes |
Taylor |
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Is that severed hand legal? I think it's a COTS assembly from previous years. |
Taylor |
smurfgirl |
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Our prototypes are good and running, now just need to do some magic to transform all that wood to aluminum. :eek: |
FIRSTMa2104 |
Wicked |
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What is this word "done" of which you speak? |
Rick TYler |
Rohith Surampudi |
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I know you've finished the first 75% of the robot, but do you have enough time left to finish the other 75%? |
Rick TYler |
Herodotus |
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By the end of the year, I have a feeling that I'm going to know much, much more about the intricacies of orbit balls than I ever wanted to. |
Jared Russell |
Blue_Mist |
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"I have cut this piece 4 times and it is still too short!" |
Betty_Krocker |
dragonrulr288 |
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Hey... wait... that looks like a LEGAL bumper configuration! You can't post a photo with a legal configuration... we'd have nothing to talk about! |
dtengineering |
Billfred |
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Enlighten a man who sometimes has difficulty understanding why others stray outside the box, when the box appears to be an optimized and elegant solution. |
JVN |
sanddrag |
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Enlighten a man who sometimes has difficulty understanding why others stray outside the box, when the box appears to be an optimized and elegant solution. |
JVN |
MrForbes |
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Enlighten a man who sometimes has difficulty understanding why others stray outside the box, when the box appears to be an optimized and elegant solution. |
JVN |
Jonathan Norris |
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You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can AND WILL be held against you (AND YOUR TEAM) in the court of public opinion.
So choose what you do wisely. |
Koko Ed |
Anna B. |
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I don't hate many things, but time-wasting and false dilemmas are amongst the few. |
Manoel |
dlavery |
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If you can't be bothered to read the Q&A, why are you spending thousands of dollars competing? |
Ian Curtis |
dlavery |
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I feel like we should get karma points for "Inspiration via Q&A". |
JVN |
JaneYoung |
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Hurricane season would be torture, at least in snow you can lock the doors and know the robot is safe. |
rtfgnow |
Enigma's puzzle |
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Lexan $20....
Stock Aluminum $30....
Having a OI that is heavier than the robot PRICELESS.... |
GBIT |
vhcook |
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If you're in Israel, it might be a long flight to the nearest Walmart |
MrForbes |
Beth Sweet |
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*sigh* Anything else we can do to get this thing to work? |
domoarigato |
jshkish |
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If you're destroying game pieces left and right, you're doin' it wrong. |
Ian Curtis |
jgannon |
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The difference between a Tinkerer and an Engineer is that the Engineer will be able to tell you the results before you start. |
DonRotolo |
JVN |
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but eventually it seems that we realize that there's an I in FIRST, and the I stands for Inspiration, not for "me" |
MrForbes |
TheOtherGuy |
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"And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do." |
OScubed |
synth3tk |
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We're basically using a two step process: 1. Smoke 2. Mirrors |
Tom Bottiglieri |
Anna B. |
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Tinkerer + math = engineer |
MikeE |
Brian C |
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Trust your data! |
eugenebrooks |
Richard Wallace |
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You definitely know you've overdosed on first when you wash the aluminum shavings off your hands AFTER you eat dinner. |
Maxpower57 |
jwallace15 |
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Overall... the secret is PROTOTYPING! Design is an iterative process. Do some basic design in your head. Build it. Test it. Improve it. Repeat until satisfied. |
JVN |
sanddrag |
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Driving without the trailer was quite fun, but driving with the trailer was just painful. |
Paul Copioli |
JaneYoung |
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Well, there goes my strategy of blowing out the opponent and then committing flagrant safety and sportsmanship violations to keep the margin close :D |
Jared Russell |
Alan Anderson |
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if you do make a marshmallow robot, that would be pretty sweet. |
smurfgirl |
Elgin Clock |
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However, the best responses come with patience. It might be a couple of days before you get a good answer or it could be 10 minutes. |
Molten |
NorviewsVeteran |
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