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Go to Post I think its great that some teams are 100% student built; but I would also hope that 100% of their students are mentor advised. =Martin=Taylor= EricH
Go to Post I get in enough trouble mentoring one team. If I did five teams I'd be less one wife. Koko Ed Jessica Boucher
Go to Post Super Regional? I don't know...if you combine NJ and Philly the universe might tear a hole in itself...and we wouldn't want that now would we? Mwahaha. George A. Alex Burman
Go to Post The real world does not go together like an Erector set. FIRST robots should not either. dlavery Karthik
Go to Post Mentors are here to guide and explain not to decide and do. Fe_Will DonRotolo
Go to Post Teams should make it a practice to protect their Victors (all the electronics, really) from the mechanical folks, with their saws and files and stone axes... DonRotolo Cody Carey
Go to Post It's possible to do nearly anything with enough resources and ingenuity. Madison dlavery
Go to Post I like the way you are saving weight by cutting out the center of the speed controllers. jcatt Cody Carey
Go to Post If people played without PDA's back when FIRST had this addiction to nigh-impossible-to-calculate-in-your-head multipliers, then we can play without PDA's now. Ian Curtis Billfred
Go to Post Calculate everything. You won't need to make speed holes if you figure it all out beforehand and get it taken care of. Otaku MattB703
Go to Post Real coaches dont use "strategy assistants" during matches. Rick Jessica Boucher
Go to Post ah, common sense, not as common as one might think... Ansem Retort Kyle
Go to Post ¡viva la weight réduction! NoSkaOnTheRadio Kyle
Go to Post I think I have a warning label saved somewhere on my computer that says "Warning: All photos taken with this camera may be photoshopped" but I keep forgetting to put it on my camera. MissInformation EricH
Go to Post You are not allowed to think outside of the box, but you are allowed to think diagonally in the box. eugenebrooks Billfred
Go to Post It's a bird! It's a plane! It's SUPER-TUBE! dlavery Pavan Dave
Go to Post Whatever you do though, don't get into an "us versus them" mentality with your mentors. They are there to help. Bongle Billfred
Go to Post How easy will it be for a driver to control 5-6 different motions at once? Most drivers only have two hands. Kevin Sevcik Billfred
Go to Post Start simple and build up. Mark McLeod Billfred
Go to Post Hmmm... I'm pretty sure that twig isn't legal, since the tree it came from started fabrication before kickoff.... lukevanoort Pavan Dave
Go to Post I love math... :D Eric W. Jones Pavan Dave
Go to Post "Check out those sexy transmissions!" Eric W. Jones Pavan Dave
Go to Post A FIRST fanatic who never had any desire to be an engineer. There. I said it. ;) Katie Reynolds Jessica Boucher
Go to Post Don't let Dean's homework assignment enter into the equation; his homework is about spreading his organization and has nothing to do with you doing what you want to do. jonathan lall Jessica Boucher
Go to Post Remember, FIRST is a great opportunity that will get you ahead in the long run but don't forget about the short run either. ChrisMcK2186 Elgin Clock
Go to Post FIRST teams procrastinate and slack off?!?!? The question is, if you do it in a way that keeps your grandmother proud, would that make it "Gracious Procrastinatism?" Mr MOE Billfred
Go to Post don't be grumpy. No one is allowed to be grumpy during build. JaneYoung dlavery
Go to Post I believe you have the right to develope your own opinion. I would suggest it be based on actual experience and facts. Mike Copioli Ian Curtis
Go to Post Remember, let function drive design, not the other way around. Tom Bottiglieri Kim Masi
Go to Post [on the 2007 field control software] its crazy -- not only did they sound like the same old sound effects we know and love, but it seemed like they actually occured at the time they were supposed to! :) Aidan F. Browne Ian Curtis
Go to Post I personally think a large trophy and that warm, fuzzy feeling you get inside is a satisfactory prize for winning a competition. Dan Petrovic Pavan Dave
Go to Post Let gravity be your friend. MrForbes yodameister
Go to Post FIRST isn't about the money. It is about the experience. dubious elise Jessica Boucher
Go to Post Only time will tell for sure, but it seems that the current software providers are hatching up a pretty good solution to the problem. dlavery Cory
Go to Post Come on guys, its not like it's rocket surgery or anything. hallk Katy
Go to Post That's wicked sweet (and I'm not even from New England). Travis Hoffman Billfred
Go to Post Using a mouse is so 20th century! Tom Bottiglieri Rohith Surampudi
Go to Post FIRST will continue searching for rules and procedures to keep us from hurting ourselves. However, none of this will substitute for judicious application of common sense. Richard Wallace Billfred
Go to Post Apparently he felt that wearing ringers is akin to "being surrounded by safety." DanDon Billfred
Go to Post "It's robotics season; I no longer know what sleep is." StephLee Pavan Dave
Go to Post Sleep... what is this sleep you speak of? Choi9111 Pavan Dave
Go to Post The first team that uses a lawyer to interpret the rules should be disqualified from all competitions, just on general principles. dlavery Lil' Lavery
Go to Post The robot can inflate the ringer. How cool is that? dtengineering JaneYoung
Go to Post Easy, we use Magic. Your team wasn't given that in the kit? Michael Hill Arkorobotics
Go to Post the few, the proud, the animators. BuddyB309 Koko Ed
Go to Post Mind you, the Q&A forum and competition officials DO take precedence over my opinion. dtengineering Rick TYler
Go to Post And then, at the end of the match, the drive teams who are being lifted all say at once (in a GOVERNATOR voice)- "GET TO ZE CHOPPER!!!" Graham Donaldson Noah Kleinberg
Go to Post Take care of what's there and you never need a replacement. Rich Kressly jgannon
Go to Post Spouting off without all of the facts is a bad idea. It's also bad to envoke the gods of "Gracious Professionalism" to judge others. Rich Kressly jgannon
Go to Post Ahhh... the beauty of an exponential series... dtengineering dlavery

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