Posted by Daniel.
Coach on team #483, BORG, from Berkeley High School and NASA Ames & UC Berkeley.
Posted on 2/27/2000 2:18 PM MST
After spening some time looking over all the robot pics online so far, I must say it’s amazing! I think FIRST really made a great move taking off so many materials restrictions this year. It made for some pretty NICE looking bots. Finally, we were allowed to ‘do it right’, rather than searching through the materials list for the best substitution for the ideal material. Good call, FIRST!
And everybody, wonderful 'bots you’ve got. They’re SO PRETTY!
Posted by Anton Abaya.
Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from BC High / UMass Boston and NASA, Mathsoft, Solidworks.
Posted on 2/27/2000 2:22 PM MST
In Reply to: browsing the pics posted by Daniel on 2/27/2000 2:18 PM MST:
: After spening some time looking over all the robot pics online so far, I must say it’s amazing! I think FIRST really made a great move taking off so many materials restrictions this year. It made for some pretty NICE looking bots. Finally, we were allowed to ‘do it right’, rather than searching through the materials list for the best substitution for the ideal material. Good call, FIRST!
: And everybody, wonderful 'bots you’ve got. They’re SO PRETTY!
hello Daniel,
i’ve heard a lot about you. people say you also started your own team and have been successful all throughout. what can I say 'cept GREAT JOB dude!
‘RAMBOTS, a force to be reckoned with.’
‘Rookies, forces to be reckoned with.’
ANTON ABAYA
team leader
RAMBOTS #419
Posted by Daniel.
Coach on team #483, BORG, from Berkeley High School and NASA Ames & UC Berkeley.
Posted on 2/27/2000 2:44 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: browsing the pics posted by Anton Abaya on 2/27/2000 2:22 PM MST:
: GREAT JOB dude!
Flattering, but unwarranted =)
It was purely a selfish effort on my part. I couldn’t pull myself away! The ‘GREAT JOB’ should really be directed at FIRST for creating such an addictive game!
I think the tobacco companies could learn a lot from FIRST.
-D
Posted by Anton Abaya.
Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from BC High / UMass Boston and NASA, Mathsoft, Solidworks.
Posted on 2/27/2000 2:51 PM MST
In Reply to: unwarrented praise posted by Daniel on 2/27/2000 2:44 PM MST:
: : GREAT JOB dude!
: Flattering, but unwarranted =)
: It was purely a selfish effort on my part. I couldn’t pull myself away! The ‘GREAT JOB’ should really be directed at FIRST for creating such an addictive game!
: I think the tobacco companies could learn a lot from FIRST.
: -D
you know, i say the exact same thing to everybody! (i also started a team this year, like you) I tell them that it was really so exciting, so i HAD to do it again, NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES. 
and the tobacco companies… i was tempted to call them as a sponsor. i decided against it no matter how tempting it was. i knew i could get them to sponsor, but we all know its repercussions.
hmm, what if i got philip morris to sponsor and give a NO SMOKING ad or something?
ANTON ABAYA
Rambots
Posted by Anton Abaya.
Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from BC High / UMass Boston and NASA, Mathsoft, Solidworks.
Posted on 2/27/2000 2:53 PM MST
In Reply to: gee, this is weird. posted by Anton Abaya on 2/27/2000 2:51 PM MST:
is that your slogan? curious.
btw, ur web server is either slow or down. what’s up?
Posted by Daniel.
Coach on team #483, BORG, from Berkeley High School and NASA Ames & UC Berkeley.
Posted on 2/27/2000 3:04 PM MST
In Reply to: Resistance is futile. posted by Anton Abaya on 2/27/2000 2:53 PM MST:
Actually, or slogan is ‘We build robots that work.’ 
Kinda ironic that we’re gonna be spending the regional putting together the pieces that we had to throw into the box five minutes before shipping.
We’ll come through though…cuz slogans are always right, yah?
-D
Posted by Daniel.
Coach on team #483, BORG, from Berkeley High School and NASA Ames & UC Berkeley.
Posted on 2/27/2000 3:11 PM MST
In Reply to: Resistance is futile. posted by Anton Abaya on 2/27/2000 2:53 PM MST:
hmm, I’m having no trouble logging on to my team’s homepage. odd…
Posted by Anton Abaya.
Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from BC High / UMass Boston and NASA, Mathsoft, Solidworks.
Posted on 2/27/2000 3:17 PM MST
In Reply to: no trouble from my end… posted by Daniel on 2/27/2000 3:11 PM MST:
: hmm, I’m having no trouble logging on to my team’s homepage. odd…
well, we have a lot of assembly to do too…
Rambots, a force to be reckoned with…
(once we’re ready…)
Posted by Rob Zeuge.
Other on team #121, Rhode Warrior, from Middletown High School and Naval Undersea Warfare Center.
Posted on 2/27/2000 4:59 PM MST
In Reply to: browsing the pics posted by Daniel on 2/27/2000 2:18 PM MST:
I heartily agree, the robots have a much more proffessional and finished look than they have in past years.
We tried to make this year’s Rhode Warrior entirely out of metal and lexan, and we almost made it to…
There are several minor pieces of wooden rod and pvc pipe on the final product…mayber we will be entirely metal some other year.
RAZ