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Anyway, it's a global program and a global world. |
Christopher149 |
Carolyn_Grace |
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but yea. people have this perception of robots as like, the terminator.
you don't have to be a super genius to do this stuff. |
christina_omg |
Elgin Clock |
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The events are not just a competition, but a celebration of 6 weeks of hard work. |
ChristinaR |
Collin Fultz |
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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 |
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it seems to have all the basic food groups: liquid, sugar, sauce, and robotics components. |
ChrisMcK2186 |
lukevanoort |
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...I tried to pump it up to the 47 inches. I stopped around 42 inches, than tried getting it through a 36" door. It got stuck, I proceeded to dropkick the thing in front of my team and a girl I had gone out with the previous Fri. It didn't move, I hit the floor.
Ouch, my pride. |
ChrisMcK2186 |
dez250 |
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Backstabbing your opponents at the last second will not help you win friends and word will get around pretty quick. Your team will be shunned and distrusted for years. People have long memories, and some of us mentors have been playing this game since you kids were playing with blocks. |
ChrisH |
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Analysis is a tool. Like any other tool you need to figure out where and when to use it. That's the tricky part. |
ChrisH |
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The game objectives are still the same, get boxes into your scoring zone, stack approximately half of them, run for the top of the ramp.
So lets sit down, shut up, and start building robots. |
ChrisH |
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Some things can only be revealed by time. |
ChrisH |
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"It doesn't matter what you think happened, what the Ref calls (or doesn't) is what happened. The judgement of the Ref is part of the game, live with it or don't play." |
ChrisH |
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FIRST robots are not six week projects. They are never ending projects where the requirements are changed on an annual basis. |
ChrisH |
Billfred |
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Good judgement is the result of Experience. Experience is the result of Poor Judgement. |
ChrisH |
Astronouth7303 |
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Starting from scratch is what makes it hard. |
ChrisH |
Billfred |
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Why do it the hard way if you don't have too? |
ChrisH |
Billfred |
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Keep 'em cool, run it fast! |
ChrisH |
RogerR |
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Gravity is not always pointing the same direction relative to the robot! |
ChrisH |
Matt Krass |
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Rules are after all rules. They don't have to make sense. |
ChrisH |
Billfred |
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So go out and learn something new, even if it is old. Co-operate in this and you'll get much more out of it. Cheat and you are only cheating yourself. |
ChrisH |
Billfred |
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We want to go out and build something right away. But it is better to think a little bit first. |
ChrisH |
Billfred |
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A quote from the Southern California Regional Visitors guide:
"If you are having problems the FIRST thing to do is ask your neighbor for help" |
ChrisH |
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Several West Coast teams have attended IRI. I don't know of a single team from east of the Rockies that has attended ANY West Coast off-season. So who is afraid of who? |
ChrisH |
Billfred |
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Hmmm I think I hear phones ringing. Panic calls to the Rules committee to figure out how to close THAT loophole, which you could drive a truck through. Have you considered a career in Law? |
ChrisH |
Billfred |
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.. if everybody else is buying all the thingamabobs so they can practice shoving balls into the whatsit. Maybe what you really want is to buy thingys so you can build a practice whojidingle. Being the only whojidingle robot can be a real advantage come alliance picking time ... |
ChrisH |
JaneYoung |
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You really don't want to mess with an engineer. |
ChrisH |
Andy Baker |
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Having a spare arm that you can put on in 5 minutes or less intimidates the hardware into not breaking. |
ChrisH |
dlavery |
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I thought of this at least a couple of years ago, but I didn't post because I didn't want to give Dave any fiendish ideas. He has enough without our help. |
ChrisH |
Karibou |
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So go out and start thinking outside of the KOP. |
ChrisH |
JaneYoung |
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One of the Minbot inspectors at LA asked me how much a switch had to weight before it stopped being a "light" switch and started being a "heavy" switch. |
ChrisH |
548swimmer |
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When there appears to be something stupid wrong with a game (HPs outscoring robots, unreliable loading, autonomous that accomplishes nothing) I shouldn't complain about it. I should see it as a challenge to exploit! |
Chris is me |
Taylor |
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Obama's got to stop saying all of these FIRST like statements and should just give us money and show up at Championship. |
Chris is me |
Nawaid Ladak |
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"The only constant is change" is a hint that probably applies to every season of FIRST. |
Chris is me |
Mr. Pockets |
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Stop making me think so hard! :D |
Chris is me |
IndySam |
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A pole is usually made of aluminum or steel pipe. You can get these wherever you get metal. :)
As for polls, there's a check box in the "Additional Options" section of the New Thread page that you can click to create said poll. |
Chris is me |
ehochstein |
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If FIRST makes a field invisible to the audience, I will buy every team a dozen Krispy Kremes. |
Chris is me |
Karibou |
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The whole idea of a robot competition is geared around spectators. Take that away and you have a science fair. |
Chris is me |
Nin_estarSaerah |
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The teams that know how to build good robots are the same teams that know how to build good teams, and they engage the students every step of the way. |
Chris is me |
Siri |
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I'd rather have a target on my back than be invisible to the competition. |
Chris is me |
thefro526 |
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Do I think the bar is too high? I think impossible dreams and lofty goals are a key part of FIRST; the "top" being extremely far away only pushes people farther. |
Chris is me |
Jamie Kalb |
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I'm basically only posting this so that future Shaker Robotics kids will see it and tell themselves "never again"... |
Chris is me |
kjolana1124 |
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Evolution is innovation. |
Chris is me |
548swimmer |
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I for one think this kind of robot "love" is absolutely inappropriate for children and both teams should have been condemned for such graphic displays. |
Chris is me |
Karibou |
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If we're engineers, I feel we shouldn't be content with the what without the why... |
Chris is me |
rsisk |
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Or use an IFI control system and you won't have to wait 2 minutes to use your bathroom :P |
Chris is me |
IndySam |
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Sometimes I think all the Game Hint does to us is make us terrible listeners. |
Chris is me |
Jared Russell |
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A winning robot is the better robot, no matter how it was made or how much it cost. |
Chris is me |
Akash Rastogi |
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Innovating for the sake of innovating, reinventing the wheel is probably the second biggest pitfall you can fall into when designing an FRC robot, if the wheel is already a very optimized, good solution. |
Chris is me |
apalrd |
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Everyone is wrong! |
Chris is me |
EricVanWyk |
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It's your duty in FRC to your teammates and alliance partners to put the most competitive robot possible on the field. |
Chris is me |
Alan Anderson |
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By affiliating yourself with a team, you are representing them at all times, as you are a member and part of that team. |
Chris is me |
apalrd |
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