26-02-2012 13:30

$wimmer3138

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Nice robot, Nick! Cant wait to compete with you in Pittsburgh.
See ya there

26-02-2012 13:31

stundt1

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Awesome robot 1503 is impressive as usual.

Good luck this year.

26-02-2012 13:34

akoscielski3

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Looking great! See you in Toronto!

26-02-2012 13:49

Nick Lawrence

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We actually won't be competing at either of the Toronto regionals this year.

We might come spectate though.

-Nick

26-02-2012 13:56

akoscielski3

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NO!!!! lol well i guess we will see you in St. Louis then (we are already signed up, you just gotta get there) What regionals are you going to this year??

26-02-2012 14:02

Nick Lawrence

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Pittsburgh and Waterloo.

-Nick

26-02-2012 14:04

thefro526

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I wish those green bumpers were legal, they look so good.

Robot's looking great though, let's see if it can live up to the legend that was the 2011 machine.

26-02-2012 14:11

Andrew Schreiber

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Have fun getting this tank through the border.

26-02-2012 14:15

CalTran

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Danggg that looks sweet, especially with the green bumpers. Question: Is your 8 wheel drive dropped, or is your bridge manipulator lifting the entire front of your robot up; in the picture your front 4 wheels are sorta off the ground...

P.S. Also, you may want to re-evaluate your front bumper numbers...

26-02-2012 14:27

Gaurav27

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Great theme and from top to bottom, an amazing bot once again! Unfortunately we won't get to see you all at any of the regionals this year, but hopefully we can come down to Waterloo to watch you guys!

26-02-2012 14:34

jblay

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Looking great as usual.

Why did you decide to go with such a low gearing considering your success at high speed last year and your driver being the same?

Good luck in 2012. I look forward to watching some entertaining 1503 matches this year.

26-02-2012 14:39

Andrew Schreiber

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Theorizing here:

Last year was a very open field, lots of travel from one end to the other. This year is basically a pair of 27x27 fields. You also want to make lots of very precise moves (they have no turret). There are numerous reasons to be geared slower this year.

You are also making a very dangerous assumption that the driver is the same.

26-02-2012 15:05

akoscielski3

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ahh we are going to Tennessee, Toronto West, Cincinnati, and Champs

Good luck

Is there any videos?

26-02-2012 15:30

jblay

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Well I assumed based on nicks profile still saying driver, like last year. But I know what happens when I assume...

26-02-2012 15:51

EricDrost

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They have tanks in Canada?! I thought the phrase "Canadian Military" was an oxymoron

Nice job guys, another excellent robot.

26-02-2012 15:55

smistthegreat

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DANG. That's a pretty robot. Unfortunately, I won't be seeing it unless we make our way to St. Louis. Good luck!

26-02-2012 17:44

nahstobor

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Floor pick up? Weird.

26-02-2012 17:57

Jonathan Norris

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Like.

If there was any team that I thought might not do a floor pickup this year it was going to be 1503 . Nice looking bot there.

26-02-2012 18:02

Nick Lawrence

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For the record, the green bumpers are our demo/practice set.

Our competition bumpers are legal.

-Nick

26-02-2012 19:45

Vikingtech2054

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Reminds me of 1918's robot, which was really cool. Great robot, good work

26-02-2012 19:53

BrendanB

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Canadians with tanks how funny!

Sick robot 1503 best of luck to you guys this season!

27-02-2012 03:58

JosephC

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Looks sweet! Too bad you can't use those bumpers at the competition.

Looking forward to seeing you guys at Worlds.

27-02-2012 04:53

Sagar Vyas

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Looks amazing, great to see the team still delivers robust bots.

Hope to catch you guys in Waterloo or even St.Louis!

27-02-2012 09:37

Ian Curtis

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If you are a typical US high school student, might be interesting reading up on what actually happened during the War of 1812. As the US spent most of that war getting beaten up by the British, we tend to gloss over it in US History.

(Hint: The hashtag #OccupyDC would've been all over twitter.)

27-02-2012 16:10

Nick Lawrence

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Not the case this year.

-Nick

27-02-2012 16:24

rcmolloy

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Your team could have the best drivers and the best drive coach out there all complementing each other perfectly. However, if you don't have a great strategy to go out on the field with your team will only be successful in certain situations. If you have both, you're pretty much guaranteeing a win every single match. I feel with the great ability you have Nick, your strategy and assessments will only be more beneficial for the team.

Also, great robot and good luck this season.

27-02-2012 18:12

akoscielski3

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1503 is Canadian. The one and only country to burn down the white house, probably another thing forgotten in the history books.

Never though of commemorating a robot to the war of 1812 though, even though a lot of the war was fought in Windsor where my team is from lol.

27-02-2012 18:20

kenavt

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Nick, would you mind stating what your footprint is? And, can you fit three balls?

27-02-2012 21:40

Nick Lawrence

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27.5" x 37.5".

Yes.

-Nick

29-02-2012 21:59

George C

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[quote=EricDrost;1135194]They have tanks in Canada?! I thought the phrase "Canadian Military" was an oxymoron

It might not a true tracked tank but guess where the LAV 25 used by your marines was designed and built - London, Ontario, CANADA. We also sent several of our Leopard C2s to Afghanistan where they were used by the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) http://www.strathconas.ca/arrival-of...dsh-rc/?id=748