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Based on my experience coaching basketball and robotics, there is no doubt in my mind that if a sports coach receives $x then a robotics coach should, too. |
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Andy Baker |
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Of course just because there is are existing solutions to a problem does not mean there aren't better ones. |
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Billfred |
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it isn't about the technology but about the teams working together. Sneaky GDC has done it again. |
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Spiffizzle |
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It sounds like "whirr" if you do it right, and "clack clack grunge snap @$@%^!!" if you don't. |
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Herodotus |
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it's much easier to build safety in to a system than to add it on a Thursday at a regional. |
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JaneYoung |
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anything that breaks a kitbot frame is probably breaking most custom frames of similar weight, too. |
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Karthik |
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Life is not about avoiding risk, but managing it. |
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Tetraman |
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wood is the original carbon fibre! |
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lukevanoort |
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This is a very cool robot. It doesn't look like a launcher... it looks like a lifter driving backwards. Then whammo! The ball is flying through the air. |
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danshaffer |
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According to Clarke's third law, I believe their entire robot works by magic. |
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Herodotus |
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It would be wise to consider the reasoning behind the statement rather than the statement itself. Sometimes they are right... other times their statement is incomplete... and other times they really do have no clue what they are talking about. |
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Pavan Dave |
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It is a little known fact that Team 1114 is actually "General Motors Canada and Hogwarts Academy" The whole Niagara FIRST thing is just a cover to keep the magic arts concealed from us muggles. |
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JackN |
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FIRST isn't about money or robots... it is about people. Take care of that and the rest will follow. |
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Joohoo |
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Well, I know that I could crash the robot into a large object with even greater precision... but if you mean what could the kids do with it... yeah, they'd probably accomplish something creative and useful! |
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joshsmithers |
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I am really glad that FIRST gives teams the choice to use either students or adults in this role. |
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dlavery |
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P.S. While I doubt Karthik's "Delgado" jersey would go for $500,000... it would be much cooler to see Carlos Degado wearing a "Kanagasabapathy" jersey. THAT I might pay for! |
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Libby K |
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...if the penalties were not significant and match-deciding then there would not be much incentive to pay attention to them, would there? |
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Alan Anderson |
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Crazy is relative |
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Beth Sweet |
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Not all creativity is visible or mechanical! |
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Kristian Calhoun |
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...the great teams in FRC will probably continue to be great teams. That is because they have great people who embrace the challenge rather than whine about it. |
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Karthik |
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...And thank goodness there are powerhouse teams out there... they set a great example and inspire the rest of us to greater heights. |
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Karthik |
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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! |
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Billfred |
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She must have known that if she declined the invitation to form an alliance that no one else would be allowed to pick her. (But of course, as any happy husband knows... the wife is always the #1 seed!) |
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Stu Bloom |
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Mostly, however, I find that once the students start building a robotics project, they are too busy learning for me to teach. |
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Andy Baker |
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Remember that it's not what is on the outside of the shirt that matters, it's what is on the inside. |
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rtfgnow |
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Engineering is a fabulous background for many careers. |
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EricVanWyk |
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But I suppose friendly reminders to read the manual are much better than sarcastic ones. |
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Steve W |
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Mind you... if your ball kicker has as much energy stored up as a trackball launcher, you ought to be able to kick balls up into the stands. |
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JBotAlan |
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You know when the school health nurse advises "always wear a condom"?
She doesn't actually mean "ALWAYS". ::safety::
I think Dean and Woodie have a pretty good idea of when they need safety glasses and when they don't.
Jason |
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spacegy4 |
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I've managed to convince my wife that Valentine's Day is February 24th. :) |
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jamie_1930 |
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It moves so smoothly because it is magic. |
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DonRotolo |
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I suspect the GDC is enjoying watching teams wrap their heads around this ranking algorithm.... and is probably a bit surprised that it has taken teams so long to clue in to the options this ranking system presents to them. |
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Brian C |
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The best way to deal with an opponent who is going to hang is to go and hang yourself. |
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Lil' Lavery |
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Thermodynamics says that offense is harder than defense. |
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Molten |
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The rule is the rule because it is the rule. |
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Jimmy Cao |
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We might not be as good as 217, or the other traditional "powerhouse" teams... but we are better because of them.
Jason |
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PaW |
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(Respecting a decision) != (Agreeing with it) |
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Collin Fultz |
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sign up to be an organ donor, and encourage your friends to be organ donors. |
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DonRotolo |
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And the only thing that can really measure that is when you look a kid in the eye, say "We've got a problem..." and you see them smiling, "Bring it on." |
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Marc P. |
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First of all, please remember that while we often focus on winning the Chairman's Award, that it is the effort to win that matters. No one "loses" RCA... if you've worked your butt off all year in the spirit of the award, then you've already won before you even get to the regional. |
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Libby K |
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However I do wish to reassure people that the judges did not just fall off the back of a turnip truck... |
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rsisk |
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Why, yes. I do use Windows, why do you ask? |
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DonRotolo |
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"Simple" is about staying within boundaries. |
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rsisk |
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Border Guard: "Anything to declare?" Team: "Oh, just these trophies!" |
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Walter Deitzler |
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So kudos for asking advice... you've got plenty of good advice so far in this column... but honestly, if Orville and Wilbur Wright had taken good advice they would have packed up and gone back to their bicycle shop. |
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nathan_hui |
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Consider that the 12V from your robot isn't any different from the 12V from your car's cigarette lighter. (Err... sorry... that's "power port" these days, thank goodness.) |
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Billfred |
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Don't fight bureaucratic morons... embrace them! Humour and publicity will take care of the rest. |
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Carolyn_Grace |
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You don't want down time during build, eh? |
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Whippet |
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There are no rules specifically prohibiting the use of cryogenically preserved legumes on the robot. |
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Rynocorn |
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But please take into account that each year, the GDC has to come up with a rule book that will spend the next three months being picked apart by 40,000 of the brightest, most creative minds on the planet. I think they do an outstanding job of it. |
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