Go to Post Hmmm... I'm pretty sure that twig isn't legal, since the tree it came from started fabrication before kickoff.... - lukevanoort [more]
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Go to Post When you start thinking of FIRST as a robotic building contest you have left the pavement and you are in deep weeds. KenWittlief Daniel Brim
Go to Post In the end engineering is what happens between your ears, not what you build with your hands, not what a machine spits out. KenWittlief Beth Sweet
Go to Post each year the chairmans award is given to the team the judges think deserve it the most, for that year. How can it be any other way? KenWittlief Billfred
Go to Post Knowledge is power. Know whats coming and you can be ready for it when it happens. KenWittlief Daniel Brim
Go to Post FIRST is not a destination, its not the reward, its the slingshot that will launch you from where you are, to where you can be. KenWittlief Josh Hambright
Go to Post Look past the robot. Look past your team. Science and technolgy are studies worth devoting your life too. KenWittlief shyra1353
Go to Post Problem with microprocessors: they do exactly what you tell them to do KenWittlief Billfred
Go to Post Engineering is NOT manufacturing. .... It is good to be able to fabricate things with your own hands, but thats not what engineers do. KenWittlief ChrisH
Go to Post ... so I have to ask: ... Are you nuts? - I hope you are - as crazy as Dean :^) KenWittlief Stu Bloom
Go to Post every year presents new challenges. What worked well last year might well be a clunker-bot this year. keep an open mind! KenWittlief Billfred
Go to Post FIRST is not advanced shop class KenWittlief Karthik
Go to Post OK, I have officially been dragged into the 21st century (screaming and kicking the whole way). KenWittlief Billfred
Go to Post You play your best, the refs do their best, and at the end of the day we are FIRST, collectively. KenWittlief Alan Anderson
Go to Post know what else would be great? with each new + rep point you get 10 airline miles on your Visa or MasterCard KenWittlief Conor Ryan
Go to Post I think the answer you will get will be the same we have been saying since post #2 on page 1. KenWittlief Ian Curtis
Go to Post the hardest task this year is the same as every other year: getting the engineers out of the crate so you can close it up and the FedEx guy can haul it away! KenWittlief Billfred
Go to Post Tank tracks are one of those things that keep showing up on FIRST robots, in ways that I dont understand. KenWittlief Ian Curtis
Go to Post the golden rule of robotics for the 21st century: Do unto robots as you would have them do unto you KenWittlief Barry Bonzack
Go to Post You could mount a small Black Hole on the top of your bot, and park it in front of the center goal - that would work...just keep your human player away from the event horizon. KenWittlief Koko Ed
Go to Post A Guru teaching batteries at Exide: "Do not draw your power from up here, by your terminals. You must reach down deep into your plates and pull the energy from your entire being! You must prove yourself worthy to be FIRST power cells!" KenWittlief Rick TYler
Go to Post HEY! a robot that occupies 4 dimensional space is against the rules! KenWittlief Barry Bonzack
Go to Post [this is rapidly turning into a 'how many engineers does it take....' contest :^) ] KenWittlief EricH
Go to Post darn design trade-offs! the game design committee does this to us every year! KenWittlief Billfred
Go to Post being surgically altered to have two right hands is a big commitment, but if you wanna drive, and drive well ..... ! KenWittlief Billfred
Go to Post You dont get paid based on your IQ, or how many things you have memorized, or what you can invent on your feet. You get paid for results. KenWittlief phrontist
Go to Post studies have shown that postive feedback works better. Driver should get a shock until he obtains target lock, then it stops. Performance incentive :^) KenWittlief kjhobin
Go to Post The engineer mentors ARE part of the team, equals with the students in every aspect KenWittlief MattB703
Go to Post FIRST competitions are a microcosm of real world engineering projects. KenWittlief Cody Carey
Go to Post Real projects have good and bad aspects, problems that must be dealt with, and lots of things that dont make any sense from your side of the fence. KenWittlief Cody Carey
Go to Post May the road accelerate in the +Z direction, and the wind always be from -Y (modernized Irish blessing). KenWittlief Jaine Perotti
Go to Post Breath in. Breath out. We still love you - its ok! :^) KenWittlief Michelle Celio
Go to Post IYou might get it all changed over and discover your robot has trouble moving from a dead stop, can no longer turn without playing morse code on the breakers... KenWittlief Matt Krass
Go to Post Imagine your crate going over Niagara Falls => pack it accordingly (esp if you are attending the Toronto Regional :^) KenWittlief John Gutmann
Go to Post Now its up to us to show that what we shout from the high places is also true down on the street. KenWittlief RogerR
Go to Post To quote Dylan, "When you aint got nothing, you got nothing to lose". KenWittlief Billfred
Go to Post this has Bugs Bunny/Road Runner physics written all over it! KenWittlief Billfred
Go to Post Engineering is a career of continuous learning, acquiring new skills, and growth. KenWittlief Billfred
Go to Post Ive always wondered about this - if DK has an alter ego, like Clark Kent and Superman KenWittlief nehalita
Go to Post We all know that with mechanical systems, once all the noise has leaked out, the system quits (therefore quiet running mechanical systems last much longer :^) KenWittlief Cuog
Go to Post You cannot change people, you can only change yourself. KenWittlief JVN
Go to Post Feelings are like the laws of physics: if some one feels offended or alienated, then they are offended or alienated - it doesnt matter why you dropped a hammer, if it falls on someones head they will be hurt. You cant expect it to not hurt, because you did not intend to hurt them. KenWittlief Richard Wallace
Go to Post The most successful FIRST sponsor would be the one that put the most HS students into science and engineering programs at colleges and universities. KenWittlief Koko Ed
Go to Post Computers have a nasty habit of doing exactly what you tell them to do instead of what you want them to do. KenWittlief Imajie
Go to Post Hey that was easy, we settled the argument on CD in one post! :^) KenWittlief Hallry
Go to Post WATER GAME! Always a water game... kendra21093 Hallry
Go to Post On the other hand, if the tires were marked "NOT FOR FRISBEE SHOOTER USE" I'd be worried. Ken Streeter Whippet
Go to Post Its not the event that matters - its the preparation for the event that matters! Ken Patton Steve W
Go to Post Woodie once said he wanted to make our brains hurt. And I *don't* think he was talking about getting beaned by 198 grams of foam.... Ken Patton Billfred
Go to Post I remember going to Houston in 1998 and seeing a bot that could move sideways. Talk about inspiring... Ken Patton Karthik
Go to Post If I run into some of your team's student coaches/drivers on the field of battle someday, I still might ask 'em what they're doing after high school. :) Ken Patton Lil' Lavery

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