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Go to Post 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
Go to Post 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
Go to Post If you aren't sure, Q&A. Now. EricH Michelle Celio
Go to Post I still say animation is the illegitimate child of the FIRST family locked away in the attic and never spoken about. Koko Ed cbale2000
Go to Post 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
Go to Post 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
Go to Post Safety is everyone's job. Wetzel JaneYoung
Go to Post The robot is never 'done' there is always something that can be done to improve it. Jonathan Norris Karthik
Go to Post When teams work together to design things rather than going it alone, you can really come up with magnificent machines. JesseK Rick TYler
Go to Post Would all you teams please stop! My chin will be bruised for weeks from dropping on the floor so much. GaryVoshol Billfred
Go to Post [*]"Dewtoxification" is a real plague among teenagers. JesseK wendymom
Go to Post The thing about working hard, is you can always work harder. The thing about being great is you can always be greater. JVN NickE
Go to Post you don't need a fancy workshop to build a good robot, just determined people. pacoliketaco EricH
Go to Post 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
Go to Post I thought we agreed to just put up a teaser, not a picture of the robot! IBdrummer JYang
Go to Post 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
Go to Post Its always reassuring to share a design with a respected, competitive and veteran team. Adama MrForbes
Go to Post 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
Go to Post Add a little more grease if you aren't sure exactly how much you need. MrForbes Taylor
Go to Post Is that severed hand legal? I think it's a COTS assembly from previous years. Taylor smurfgirl
Go to Post Our prototypes are good and running, now just need to do some magic to transform all that wood to aluminum. :eek: FIRSTMa2104 Wicked
Go to Post What is this word "done" of which you speak? Rick TYler Rohith Surampudi
Go to Post 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
Go to Post 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
Go to Post "I have cut this piece 4 times and it is still too short!" Betty_Krocker dragonrulr288
Go to Post 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
Go to Post 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
Go to Post 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
Go to Post 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
Go to Post 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.
Go to Post I don't hate many things, but time-wasting and false dilemmas are amongst the few. Manoel dlavery
Go to Post If you can't be bothered to read the Q&A, why are you spending thousands of dollars competing? Ian Curtis dlavery
Go to Post I feel like we should get karma points for "Inspiration via Q&A". JVN JaneYoung
Go to Post Hurricane season would be torture, at least in snow you can lock the doors and know the robot is safe. rtfgnow Enigma's puzzle
Go to Post Lexan $20.... Stock Aluminum $30.... Having a OI that is heavier than the robot PRICELESS.... GBIT vhcook
Go to Post If you're in Israel, it might be a long flight to the nearest Walmart MrForbes Beth Sweet
Go to Post *sigh* Anything else we can do to get this thing to work? domoarigato jshkish
Go to Post If you're destroying game pieces left and right, you're doin' it wrong. Ian Curtis jgannon
Go to Post 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
Go to Post 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
Go to Post "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
Go to Post We're basically using a two step process: 1. Smoke 2. Mirrors Tom Bottiglieri Anna B.
Go to Post Tinkerer + math = engineer MikeE Brian C
Go to Post Trust your data! eugenebrooks Richard Wallace
Go to Post You definitely know you've overdosed on first when you wash the aluminum shavings off your hands AFTER you eat dinner. Maxpower57 jwallace15
Go to Post 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
Go to Post Driving without the trailer was quite fun, but driving with the trailer was just painful. Paul Copioli JaneYoung
Go to Post 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
Go to Post if you do make a marshmallow robot, that would be pretty sweet. smurfgirl Elgin Clock
Go to Post 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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