449
btw, any comments on how we did? I’d love to hear them. Hope everyone had an awesome first day:D
Ok boys and gals, here’s my .02
I’m surprised no one’s mentioned 103 yet. IMO they’re by far the team to beat. 449’s scissor lift is pretty slick, and 102, 1547, and 303 are just speed demons.
It’ll be interesting to watch tomorrow, I can tell you right now that there are going to be some matches that will drop jaws.
With that said, I’m off to get some dinner and bed, because tomorrow is going to be nuts.
Obviously the music selection is more important than making sure the field is set up properly… :rolleyes:
Not being biased or anything, but I must agree that I am surprised no one commented on the speed of 102 (except for George - thanks!! haha). But according to my team’s scouting, 102 is by far the fastest robot on the field at 27fps - next closest was about 22fps.
I also must agree with George that was 103 was very good as well - they are very good in hybrid mode. Matches will be shocking tomorrow… many surprises might show up that you didn’t expect.
Hopefully you all watching the webcast get a good show tomorrow 
Oh, well, nobody is doubting it was by far the fastest and perhaps coolest bot out there. 
A few members of our team affectionately nicknamed it “Plungy” and “Speedy” haha:p
**27 fps :ahh: ** Thats over 18 mph!
I can’t wait to see 102 in action tomorrow!
103 is the team to beat by far, but we’ll see how things play out tomorrow+sat, maybe we’re in for some surprises.
I’m not sure if it’s been mentioned, but what is up with all the control boxes being knocked off!? did they change the driver stations? I don’t think I’ve ever seen one knocked off from a blow to the wall. I guess it’s just a higher speed impact in this game? I’m not sure, but I think ref’s should allow teams to catch their boxes… or we might have a very boring finals of whoever has controls left…
On that note, anyone notice the amazing catch by the team in the second to last round? it almost hit, and they caught it with an inch to spare! it was beautiful. Kudos to those reflexes!
I assume that means that people did not take advantage of the velcro on the driver stations?
some did, some didnt. i saw teams with and without velcro have it fall.
Just an FYI people…if your wall is hit and your control board is falling you ARE allowed to catch it. Don’t just stand there and watch it shatter, lest you be out the rest of the regional
Yeah ours started to fall off but we are going to have it fixed by tommorow. Good practice matches today all.
Yep, do catch the OI if it’s about to fall. Read the last line:
<G47> TEAM Positions During HYBRID PERIOD – During the HYBRID PERIOD, the DRIVERS
and COACH must stand behind the PLAYERS LINE within their ALLIANCE ZONE. During
the HYBRID PERIOD, the ROBOCOACH must stay within one of the two designated
ROBOCOACH STATIONS (either local or remote). Each violation (stepping outside the
designated area, or stepping across the PLAYERS LINE) will result in a PENALTY.
Exceptions will be made in cases involving personal or OPERATOR CONSOLE safety.
Heh, I remember having to do this when I drove in the finals at Davis in 2006. Except I missed the oi and the plexiglass case broke when it hit the ground… that was fun.
I think it’s going to be interesting to see how useful speed becomes with 6 robots on the field.
One of my earliest thoughts about this game is that speed may not be as big a factor as it may seem from the onset due to traffic jams.
We’ll see! Good Luck everyone!
2016 driver coach here,
Sorry about that guys, my driver and operator are still getting used to the controls. I am trying to get him to be a little more evasive than bump and go. We will try to do better today
Cya there.
Anybody knows when does the webcast begin?
Anyone know if the match list is out yet?
Cheers
Is the webcast not working for anyone else? I’m having troubles connecting :ahh:
I’m having the same problem. I caught part of the drivers meeting, and then lost connection.
not working for me either…
spencer any pics of 1305 bot 