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Some of your terminology is also a little confusing. Nothing that some massaging can't fix. |
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joshsmithers |
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Remember to ALWAYS use physics in engineering discussions. There is really no room for "feelings" in this sort of thing. |
JVN |
Herodotus |
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The fact that it is easy doesn't mean that it is smart. |
JVN |
dlavery |
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The most important part of successfully solving the problem is to understand what the problem is. Elegance in engineering comes from "optimizing" your solution, not solving problems that don't really exist. Fulfill your requirements, meet your goals... |
JVN |
joshsmithers |
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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. |
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sanddrag |
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I feel like we should get karma points for "Inspiration via Q&A". |
JVN |
JaneYoung |
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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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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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"So Ken Patton, Paul Copioli, and John V-Neun walk into a bar..." |
JVN |
Anna B. |
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If you have an opinion on something, it often says more about you than it does that thing. |
JVN |
AlexD744 |
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To ANY Robowrangler students reading this thread:
If any of you ask me about the game hint, at any time, you will be assigned 4 hours of shop cleaning duty during week 1. No exceptions. |
JVN |
Jay Trzaskos |
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The animation is just a pretty tool to help outsiders understand the game; the manual is for me, the animation is for my grandmother. |
JVN |
Nin_estarSaerah |
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Continuous improvement isn't rocket science. |
JVN |
Vikesrock |
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It is NOT possible to fail within FIRST.
It IS possible to fail within the competition (whatever your criteria for failure may be). |
JVN |
Jeff Waegelin |
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When it comes to FIRST (you've all heard the cliche) -- we're all winners.
When it comes to the competition: to the engineering design challenge, we're NOT all winners -- some solutions are better than others. |
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Jeff Waegelin |
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Striving to build the "best robot" is a fine goal -- don't hate on it. |
JVN |
NickE |
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We're not disappointed if we don't achieve excellence, so long as we did everything we could in our pursuit of it. |
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Siri |
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This is an engineering competition. Do some. |
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apalrd |
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This is an engineering competition. Do some. |
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sanddrag |
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You don't need to prototype everything, just the stuff you want to work. |
JVN |
IndySam |
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I guess true innovation is when you can actually harness physics to do what you want. Heck -- that sounds suspiciously like engineering. |
JVN |
Basel A |
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The last 20% takes 80% of the time. Beware. |
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Arefin Bari |
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Why subject your robot to a potential sensor failure when you can train a monkey (or a student, if monkeys are lacking) to put the tube at the right height every time? |
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AlexD744 |
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What is the coefficient of friction between butt and carpet? |
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Billfred |
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Also, If I am not mistaken, the name indicates that your robot is female :P They're all female... like cars, ships, and airplanes. |
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EricLeifermann |
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The only way to make a noticeable shift in OUR culture is if there are a lot of small shifts. |
JVN |
KrazyCarl92 |
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Just because we don't cheer, doesn't mean we don't have fun. ;) |
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Billfred |
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"Professionalism at all times... even when you're playing an epic prank on your friends." |
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Dillon Carey |
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Ice cream is an iterative process. |
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rsisk |
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I love how your suggestion for MCC is one of the most elite robots of the year, and one of the World Champions. I also love that I really can't argue with you. |
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Billfred |
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So your gearbox failed, and your first course of action was to post about it CD?
This is an interesting failure recovery plan. :) |
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EricH |
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As they say... I'd rather be lucky than good any day (especially Saturdays). :) |
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Amanda Morrison |
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An FRC team's success should not be measured in how many robots it can build or how many blue banners it can collect. It should be measured by how many engineers (and other professionals) it 'builds'. |
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HannahF |
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Disclaimer: I am not an electrical engineer nor an electrician. I occasionally play one on CD. And when inspecting robots, sort of... |
jvriezen |
ctt956 |
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It makes me wish I would have paid attention in my physics class... |
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Nate Laverdure |
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I openly admitted to using IE at robotics last year and recieved a major lashing for such blasphemy. Then I downloaded Chrome. |
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daniel_dsouza |
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Ok, I am geting flustered since I can't perform trigonometric functions with the tools FIRST provides. |
jweric |
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so, i want the clue now, okay? is it bad that i am more interested in this years game than i am in taking my finals next week? |
jwfoss |
Tottanka |
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A Strong FRC Team Should... have a clear vision and an understanding of how to achieve it within their means. |
jwfoss |
Kims Robot |
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If mecanum wheels are the answer, I have found that I have asked myself the wrong question. |
jwfoss |
Basel A |
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Time to iterate, more. |
jwfoss |
Whippet |
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Why not go the safer route? Use the robots to play Magic the Gathering. |
kamocat |
synth3tk |
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I include these trivial facts for the sole purpose of confusing people. :p |
KarenH |
Billfred |
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If it's good enough for Star Trek, it's good enough for FRC. :) |
KarenH |
Qbranch |
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I would argue that you are not overdosed if you don't know the correct name of this year's game |
KarenH |
RoboDesigners |
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What is this "non-robotics life" of which you speak? :ahh: |
Karibou |
kramarczyk |
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...your mentors are your friends. If you're not sure of something, they probably know the answer to it, and if they don't, they will point you to someone who does. |
Karibou |
kramarczyk |
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Maybe we can start a FIRST team on Mars. |
Karibou |
Arefin Bari |
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