During the day on Thursday, I had to change costumes a few times, being "Andy the inspector", to "Andy the green power ranger drive coach", to "Andy the President of AndyMark, meeting with companies". I am sure some people in the guys' bathroom were wondering what I was up to. - Andy Baker [more]
Now that we know a "lamp" is a light... I am wondering if we will be able to determine the definition of "marketing".
The GDC has said that just because you find a switch among light switches, does not make it a "light switch"... Well what about the switch at the bottom of this page?
Hate that sinking feeling at competition when you're on the field and your bot stops moving? Us too, which is why we made this handy-dandy troubleshooting guide with common errors and solutions!
A pdf that was put together by Eric O. Curry, Coach, Team 1208, and sent to us just after qualifying for Championships. It has a lot of info, like places to eat, hardware stores, mini-golf, and walmart locations all relative to the arena.
Solution to the differential equation for the acceleration of a direct-drive (shaft-drive) MINIBOT up the pole. Rotor+shaft inertia is ignored. Friction is assumed to be speed-independent.