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The mecanum is like the dress shoe, the treaded wheel is like the athletic shoe. |
Chris Fultz |
Ian Curtis |
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The world is run by those who show up. |
apalrd |
Ian Curtis |
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I remember as a kid thinking how high a team number like 834 was. |
Dancin103 |
Ian Curtis |
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Be realistic in your goals, and relentless in hitting them. |
IKE |
Ian Curtis |
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I think there are a ton of teams that would kill for one let alone three engineering mentors (especially one with the knowledge and experience that Rich Olivera has). |
XaulZan11 |
Ian Curtis |
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As everyone knows, our students don't actually design or build the robot, so to make it look like they were working on it for the video, we hid cookies inside the unfinished frame and turned them loose. It looks believable. |
Mike Soukup |
Ian Curtis |
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I dont think it matters too much what you do, as long as you do something that lets you apply what you're learning in class. |
MrForbes |
Ian Curtis |
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"The purpose of computation is insight, not numbers." |
Tom Ore |
Ian Curtis |
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30 point hang is brutal. Those who say it is easy are not thinking it through or are way smarter than the rest of us ... |
Paul Copioli |
Ian Curtis |
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It's a hunch, based on engineering intuition; there are too many hard-to-quantify variables to do any accurate calculations. Looking for some experimental corroboration or refutation. |
Ether |
Ian Curtis |
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It will be really cool if it works, sad if if doesn't. We got our fingers crossed! |
falconmaster |
Ian Curtis |
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By the end of week six, I'm sick of looking at the robot enough that stuffing it in a bag is rather cathartic...:rolleyes: |
2544HCRC |
Ian Curtis |
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The practical experience that students learn by working with the mentors on a real life problem -- with real life constraints -- helps produce people who are good at those professions. |
MechEng83 |
Ian Curtis |
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The only shame is if you are too proud to ask for help and to learn. |
Mc Kenna |
Ian Curtis |
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Each year that I've been on the team I've thought to myself, "Man we lost some great seniors this year," and each year younger students have stepped up on their own to fill those leadership positions. |
BJC |
Ian Curtis |
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Don't worry about someone stealing your ideas...if they're good ideas, then imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If they're lousy ideas, we'll let you know, so you can work on finding a better idea. win-win! |
MrForbes |
Ian Curtis |
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If you think that teams would never bypass the rules or do something unsafe (intentional or unintentional), I suggest you spend a weekend as an inspector. Every bad scenario that you can think of, we have seen. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Ian Curtis |
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Winning, the objective, the thing you can point to and say "See that? We want to do that. What can we do to make our program better, to improve our chances at that?" is what has grown FIRST from 28 teams in a high school gym to where it is today. |
Joe G. |
Ian Curtis |
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Continue? You mean we can quit? Why didn't someone say so! |
tsaksa |
huberje |
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Lucky breaks and trying to minimize failures or moments of retardedness are what these games are all about, like any sport. |
Bill Gold |
Holtzman |
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Thanks to team 1114 and 1503 for not wiping the floor with us. |
SpaceBoy2000 |
Holtzman |
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If you refuse to come to any compromises with your Ultimate Ascent robot design, you risk compromising everything (including your sanity). |
Jared Russell |
Holtzman |
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Surprise! There is no ideal alliance. As soon as you think you have a winning strategy, someone WILL figure out how to beat it. |
Tom Bottiglieri |
hipsterjr |
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Exercise, eat properly, work hard, live hard, play hard, laugh hard, inspire people, solve problems.
And leave the world around you a little better place than you found it. |
ebarker |
Herodotus |
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Yep, after all, when life gives you lemons, make a robot to pit and squeeze them, purchase sugar, cups, water, and ice and make lemonade!! |
vivek16 |
Herodotus |
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It sounds like "whirr" if you do it right, and "clack clack grunge snap @$@%^!!" if you don't. |
dtengineering |
Herodotus |
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According to Clarke's third law, I believe their entire robot works by magic. |
dtengineering |
Herodotus |
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Life has its Ups and Downs, you can stay down or push yourself. |
Mike Schroeder |
Herodotus |
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Even worse, you could have a "Kiss the Paul" contest. I heard he squeals when you pick him up too. |
AndyB |
Herodotus |
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At IRI you have 72 of the best teams in the country. It could literally be held in a cornfield in the middle of Indiana and nobody would care, because the competition is simply that good. |
Cory |
Herodotus |
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Both might accomplish the same "function" or "results" (perhaps a lift of some kind), but there are clear differences in simplicity, in cost, in maintainability, extensibility, and several other "ilities" -- which are a staple of engineering evaluation criteria. |
msd |
Herodotus |
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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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I know you've finished the first 75% of the robot, but do you have enough time left to finish the other 75%? |
Rick TYler |
Herodotus |
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I trust my life to a 3650 pound rolling chunk of metal every day that, if some silicon failed in just the right (wrong?) way, would splat me pretty quickly, but I have faith in engineering.
On the other hand, it doesn't turn me upside down. |
DonRotolo |
Herodotus |
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Personally, i dont see a problem, If it comes down to esentially building a computer just to run the field then that is what we will have to do, the show must go on. |
Dave_222 |
henryBsick |
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A 823543:1 reduction should be fine if you ever need to pick up a truck...or a house. |
Tim Sharp |
Heburn |
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Almost fell out of my chair in the CAD room once. |
ChristopherSD |
Hawiian Cadder |
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I'm not sure I like this: corn dogs, cheesecake and lard. |
Tom Ore |
Harrison.Smith |
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"there are two types of underprivileged teams; the ones who whine about being underprivileged and the ones that work to become privileged". |
Undertones |
HansJ |
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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'. |
jvriezen |
HannahF |
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"Why yes, actually I AM a rocket scientist" |
Gary Dillard |
HannahF |
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FIRST is the best thing that has ever happened to me...FIRST has taught me so much more than anything I learned in the classroom. The thing with my team, is we are so close, we are family, and I have figured out so much about who I am because of FIRST. |
princessnatalie |
Hallry |
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And then the judges joined in and did the wave! |
Basel A |
Hallry |
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Like a typical sport or game played, students and other teams should want to beat the team on the field and not anywhere else |
rcmolloy |
Hallry |
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Any adult can open a door. Some can give direction. A few can give leadership. These are the true mentors. This is where true success comes from. |
sanddrag |
Hallry |
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I see people show up to a competition with their masterpiece, and proud of it. They are inspired by what they have accomplished. To make it onto the field is a high-it is the culmination of the thousands of hours of dedication compromises and commitment. They feel on top of the world. That's FIRST. |
fox46 |
Hallry |
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Interestingly enough, I saw Shaun open his backpack for a moment during the Newton Alliance selection.... 4 Hours later Team 25 was on Einstein... |
thefro526 |
Hallry |
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I will gladly be pied if that's something you guys want. I know I have people from the Clarkson FIRST dorm floor who will shell out PLENTY of cash for the chance to pie me in the face! |
Libby K |
Hallry |
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So we are able to run a very competitive and active robotics program. Sustainability, alas, is a month-to-month issue for us and is dictated by the space situation. This is okay today. Tomorrow could be different. We live like this. |
Clem1640 |
Hallry |
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Chief Delphi down for a few hours ON A WEEKEND??? This is MADNESS! |
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