26-04-2009 23:05

astephen68

Re: pic: Team 478 Mustang Robotics Vex Robot

What does everyone think?

27-04-2009 04:17

kapolavery

Re: pic: Team 478 Mustang Robotics Vex Robot

nice looking bot.
were trying to get our school started in FTC and not only FRC. (I mean VRC now that I've been corrected)

Hopefully we can get the ball rolling on it!

Thanks for posting this bit of inspiration.

27-04-2009 16:49

ttldomination

Re: pic: Team 478 Mustang Robotics Vex Robot

The above picture is VRC. Not FTC.

27-04-2009 16:54

awbreed55

Re: pic: Team 478 Mustang Robotics Vex Robot

not true last year the teams still used vex kits and it was FTC.

The bot does look good. I Had a lot of fun mentoring a FTC team last year.

27-04-2009 17:12

AdamHeard

Re: pic: Team 478 Mustang Robotics Vex Robot

Is it just me, or do vex robots just LOOK way better.

I didn't see a single FTC robot this year that I thought looked good, and I remember seeing hundreds of good looking vex robots each year.

27-04-2009 17:22

Phil Ross

Re: pic: Team 478 Mustang Robotics Vex Robot

That picture is from the VRC (Vex Robotics Competition) game "Elevation." Only the Vex metal is competition legal in FTC game "Face Off" this year.

27-04-2009 20:12

ttldomination

Re: pic: Team 478 Mustang Robotics Vex Robot

Agreed, but this year only VRC runs 100% on vex and in FTC, the intake rollers were illegal. And considering the game is the elevation, the picture above is from this past season.

So the above picture is VRC, not FTC.

27-04-2009 21:43

kapolavery

Re: pic: Team 478 Mustang Robotics Vex Robot

Haha Oh My bad..

I really thought that it was FTC.

27-04-2009 23:34

EricH

Re: pic: Team 478 Mustang Robotics Vex Robot

There isn't a lot of difference between the two. VRC uses only VEX materials (I think there may be limited non-VEX items allowed, but am not sure) and is run by IFI. FTC uses a different brand of metal plus LEGOs and is run by FIRST. They target roughly the same age range and budget.

As recently as a couple of years ago (or maybe even last year), they were the same program, FVC, run by both. Then the FIRST/IFI "breakup" happened and IFI decided to go it solo, with some success.

27-04-2009 23:43

astephen68

Re: pic: Team 478 Mustang Robotics Vex Robot

Heres a video of us.
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.ph...u=--4rq&ref=nf

28-04-2009 08:36

Pjohn1959

Re: pic: Team 478 Mustang Robotics Vex Robot

Yes, there are a couple of items that can be used, like string, etc.

I'd say. The VEX World Championships are this weekend in Dallas, with 281 teams competing from around the world. It will be webcast as well as on NASA tv.