2016 Duluth Regional Discussion

Ryan_Swanson · February 25, 2016, 11:07am

With the Duluth Regionals just 1 week away I figured we should start talking about them. I’ve done some bogus predictions for the fun of it (don’t be offended, I’m just guessing).

Lake Superior:

359 1714 4539 1816 3276 3055 3102 2472
2052 4818 4607 93 3293 2977 2177 2526
4845 4244 3290 2227 5690 5542 3840 3277
(Alliances are columns with alliance 1 on the left)

I’ve also created an online scouting sheet for teams to fill out if they’re interested in doing so. Given the importance of scouting in Stronghold, I think this will help some of the smaller teams at the event:
Lake Superior Scouting Form

Notes: I haven’t seen a large majority of the teams competing at Lake Superior, so most predictions are a guess. I have seen a few teams including 2052, 1816, 4607, 2177 etc. and I can say with certainty that this will be a fun event. I’ll be inspecting at LS, and I’m looking forward to it!

Northern Lights:

2502 5172 876 3042 4859 2491 5929 3212
2512 3313 2883 4656 4624 877 3132 930
5658 3692 4623 4360 3298 3054 2500 2501
(Alliances are columns with alliance 1 on the left)

Notes: 2502 will be ridiculous at this event. That’s my prediction. That isn’t to say I think the regional will be noncompetitive. There is a lot of parity in the field, and I think that will show when a low seeded alliance comes out of nowhere to win.

Northern Lights Scouting Form

An additional note: Bison Robotics from NDSU will have 30 of its members (many of whom were on The GreenHorns Ri3D team) volunteering at the Duluth Events. Please feel free to ask us any questions you have about The GreenHorns, or NDSU! I’m always looking to recruit new talent to the club

So who’s ready for some robots!!!

Mitchell1714 · February 25, 2016, 11:32am

I like your predictions. I also know 2052 has pictures of themselves and many other robots from their week zero event. 1816 has a picture of their robot on their twitter page.

TCMJ1816 · February 25, 2016, 11:40am

Here is a better look at our robot for the 2016 season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgtCI7D4cws

Mr.Paulson · February 25, 2016, 1:17pm

Thanks for the positive prediction! Our team is really excited for next week. Can’t wait to see everyone’s approach to the game!

We attached a photo of our robot. Special thanks to Douglas Finishing in Alexandria for the great anodizing of our parts!

Specs:
6 wd- 4 pneumatic, 2 omni
VexPro Ball Shifting Gearboxes
120 pounds
Low goal and high goal capable- in practice matches (with no defense) we were able to score between 8-10 high goals from the outerworks and still had 20 seconds to climb. Also can shoot from the batter for close shots.
B and D defenses
Climber
Fast intake

Ryan_Swanson · February 25, 2016, 1:20pm

Yours is a robot that I’ve been waiting to see for a while. Thanks for the picture. I’d be pretty happy if my predictions were accurate

CJ_Elliott · February 25, 2016, 1:22pm

Hey, thanks for the compliment but lets just make sure everything works… including our climber.

In reality though. We haven’t seen too many videos for the northern lights teams so we aren’t going to be too confident until after elims.

Good luck to all the teams going

roboryan · February 25, 2016, 1:35pm

Team 930 is excited for Northern Lights and to see all the teams and their robots there. I know it’s going to be a great regional see everyone in a week.

maxnz · February 25, 2016, 2:54pm

Team 2855 is sending a few representatives to Duluth to observe Friday and Saturday. It will be interesting to see what stategies the teams are using.

hutchMN · February 25, 2016, 7:25pm

We greatly appreciate the high praise, but there are still many unknown robots that we haven’t seen yet making their first appearance there. I believe this is going to be a big year for MN FIRST. Good luck to all the teams going.

TheMilkman01 · February 25, 2016, 7:26pm

We actually shot our reveal video from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. at/before that Week Zero event and it’s going up on March 1st. Needless to say, we did get a handful of pictures throughout the rest of the day as well.

alicen · February 25, 2016, 7:40pm

Hey there! Since threads like these tend to get a bit more traction and chat happening in them, and I noticed your scouting spreadsheet page, I thought I might also offer up the scouting solution I came up with.

It’s a simple web based solution that will allow for simple comparison of team stats and how a team did in each match they played

Thanks!

Phoenix_Spud · February 25, 2016, 8:16pm

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone (and snow!) in a week. Don’t forget to come by the FIRST Ladies tea on Thursday at 9:30AM in the Lake Superior Ballroom.

Ryan_Swanson · February 25, 2016, 8:38pm

You may be sorely dissipointed in our snow totals… it’s pretty pathetic. I forgot you were THAT Thunder Down Under! I would’ve had you higher in my predictions

Jon_Stratis · February 25, 2016, 8:48pm

Plus, I hear it might get above freezing while we’re there!

Looking forward to next week - I can’t wait to see this game played!

Kshitij_Wavre · February 25, 2016, 8:57pm

This is sure gonna be a great event… can’t wait until the Double Deccer!

I have that feeling too… already seeing a couple of MN robots release pics/reveal videos makes me feel like this year is gonna be a big year for FIRST in MN as well!

Shrub · February 25, 2016, 9:16pm

As someone living in Duluth, there’s tons of snow right now. It’s been snowing on and off all week but its supposed to be average (33F high) by March-In-Duluth standards.

It’ll be my first regional as solely a volunteer, and I cannot wait.

Ryan_Swanson · February 25, 2016, 9:22pm

Huh, I guess I forgot I’m 4 hours away… good to hear that there’s snow!

youngace89 · February 25, 2016, 9:55pm

4536 will be sending some people up too. I’m very curious to see how the game flows, especially in elims, after all this discussion about defense…

I laughed when I saw your video, 1816, because we named our robot Zenith last year.

Torvando · February 25, 2016, 10:02pm

Does anyone know if there is early pit setup for the Lake Superior regional.

Ryan_Swanson · February 25, 2016, 10:10pm

Based on the responses by Jon in this thread I’d probably say no. I can’t seem to find the post where the final decision was made, but I’m pretty sure it’s a no.