Brunswick Eruption 16 - Nov. 11, 2017

School is starting, FTC is beginning, and FRC blogs are hitting… but no BE thread? Time to change that!

It’s back and it’s better than ever! We hope to see you all there for our annual off season, Brunswick Eruption!

WHEN:
Saturday, November 11, 2017

WHERE:
North Brunswick Twp. High School
98 Raider Road
North Brunswick, NJ 08902

FRC TEAM REGISTRATION
Cost: $250 ($100 discount if bringing a pre-rookie, free with 2 or more pre-rookies)
Capacity: 42 teams (at capacity before a CD thread was even made :ahh: )
Invoices will be sent out this week. Teams will have until October 15th then teams on the waitlist will be called up.

Visit our website, be.raiderrobotix.org, to register your team or sign up to volunteer today!

Social Media:
@BrunsEruption](https://twitter.com/BrunsEruption)
facebook.com/BrunswickEruption

Photos: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

42 registered and 6 waitlist teams as of 9/10:
25 – Raider Robotix – North Brunswick, NJ
41 – Robo Warriors – Warren, NJ
56 – R.O.B.B.E. – Bound Brook, NJ
75 – RoboRaiders – Hillsborough, NJ
102 – Gearheads – Somerville, NJ
222 – Tigertrons – Tunkhannock, PA
224 – The Tribe – Piscataway, NJ
271 – Mechanical Marauders – Bay Shore, NY
303 – The T.E.S.T Team – Bridgewater, NJ
333 – Megalodons – Brooklyn, NY
369 – High Voltage – Brooklyn, NY
371 – Curtis CyberWarriors – Staten Island, NY
527 – Red Dragons – Massapequa, NY
747 – Flight Crew – Middlesex, NJ
806 – Brooklyn Blacksmiths – Brooklyn, NY
1089 – Team Mercury – Hightstown, NJ
1257 – Parallel Universe – Scotch Plains, NJ
1279 – Cold Fusion – Somerville, NJ
1391 – The Metal Moose – West Chester, PA
1796 – The RoboTigers – Long Island City, NY
1923 – The MidKnight Inventors – West Windsor-Plainsboro, NJ
2458 – Team Chaos – Gladstone, NJ
2554 – The Warhawks – Edison, NJ
2590 – Nemesis – Robbinsville, NJ
2601 – Steel Hawks – Flushing, NY
2601 - Steel Hawks Pre-rookie
3017 – Patriots – Fresh Meadows, NY
3142 – Aperture – Newton, NJ
3340 – UCHS MagneGeeks – Union, NJ
3637 – The Daleks – Flemington, NJ
4361 – Roxbotix – Succasunna, NJ
4575 – The Tin Mints – Broomall, PA
4653 – Ironmen Robotics – Ramsey, NJ
5123 – Mechadogs – Yonkers, NY
5298 – E-Tech Chargers – Long Island City, NY
5421 – Birch Bots – New York, NY
5895 – Peddie School Robotics – Hightstown, NJ
6327 – The Tin Men – Broomall, PA
6401 – 8-Bit RAMS – New City, NY
6590 – SaviTech – Brooklyn, NY
6601 – Easy Company – Staten Island, NY
Astraea Robotics – East Brunswick NJ

Waitlist:
2180 – Zero Gravity – Hamilton, NJ
1626 – Falcon Robotics – Metuchen, NJ
219 – Team Impact – Washington, NJ
694 – Stuypulse – New York City, NY
2495 – Hive Mind – Hamilton, NJ
533 – PSIcotics – Lindenhurst, NY

Neat.

Neat

Neat

Neat.

Neat.

Neat.

Neat.

Edit: I bet The MARtian will have really good coverage.

Less than a week away and our team list is set. We will be trying out FMS sync, so all you scouts out there that want to pull data from FIRST and TBA let me know if it is working. See you all Saturday!

25 – Raider Robotix – North Brunswick, NJ
41 – Robo Warriors – Warren, NJ
56 – R.O.B.B.E. – Bound Brook, NJ
75 – RoboRaiders – Hillsborough, NJ
102 – Gearheads – Somerville, NJ
219 – Team Impact – Washington, NJ
222 – Tigertrons – Tunkhannock, PA
224 – The Tribe – Piscataway, NJ
271 – Mechanical Marauders – Bay Shore, NY
303 – The T.E.S.T Team – Bridgewater, NJ
333 – Megalodons – Brooklyn, NY
369 – High Voltage – Brooklyn, NY
527 – Red Dragons – Massapequa, NY
533 – PSIcotics – Lindenhurst, NY
694 – StuyPulse – New York, NY
747 – Flight Crew – Middlesex, NJ
806 – Brooklyn Blacksmiths – Brooklyn, NY
1089 – Team Mercury – Hightstown, NJ
1257 – Parallel Universe – Scotch Plains, NJ
1279 – Cold Fusion – Somerville, NJ
1626 – Falcon Robotics – Metuchen, NJ
1923 – The MidKnight Inventors – West Windsor-Plainsboro, NJ
2180 – Zero Gravity – Hamilton, NJ
2458 – Team Chaos – Gladstone, NJ
2554 – The Warhawks – Edison, NJ
2590 – Nemesis – Robbinsville, NJ
2601 – Steel Hawks – Flushing, NY
3142 – Aperture – Newton, NJ
3340 – UCHS MagneGeeks – Union, NJ
3637 – The Daleks – Flemington, NJ
4361 – Roxbotix – Succasunna, NJ
4575 – The Tin Mints – Broomall, PA
4653 – Ironmen Robotics – Ramsey, NJ
5421 – Birch Bots – New York, NY
5895 – Peddie School Robotics – Hightstown, NJ
6327 – The Tin Men – Broomall, PA
6401 – 8-Bit RAMS – New City, NY
6590 – SaviTech – Brooklyn, NY
6897 – Astraea Robotics – East Brunswick NJ
9990 – Steel Hawks Pre-rookie

Students—

We’re still looking for a few more submissions for the Kumu (Mentor) Award! Be sure to submit your nominations here before Friday’s 11:59PM deadline!

Gears are for rotors
Fuel is for kPa
You better climb
And fix those motors

We are back at it for the last off-season event in MAR. With many teams from across the region showing up to get the last flight out for STEAMworks. It seems many teams wanted to get in on an Evil Sunday with the waitlist for BE going as high as 7 teams. With many of the robots coming not known for vast amounts of kPa look for ties to be broken purely on F&F, fuel and fouls. Many teams are still testing out new drive teams, some going as far to rebuild their robots the early day is sure to be filled with pure chaos. Moving into playoffs, the slightest mistakes like missing an auto gear or picking up a foul can give the opposing alliance the edge needed to win. The true race to 4 rotors will be during alliance selection to put together the puzzle pieces to best prepare your airship.

Meet the Teams

Usual suspects:

  • Our Aloha Spirit: 25
  • Last chance for a win after finals at Ruckus:** 222**
  • Filling their boiler in auto: **5895 **
  • Shooting high after 2 wins and 3 #1 seeds: 303
  • Bridesmaid but never the bride: 747
  • MAR and IRI Champions with gears and auto kPa:** 2590**

Trying things out:

  • Missed DCMP playoffs for the first time this year: **56 **
  • Reliable side peg autos:** 75 **
  • Only passed quarters once in 2017: 1257
  • Haven’t played since March:** 1089**
  • Mints & Men: 4575
    , 6327 - “New kids” on the block: 6897
  • Welcome aboard: 9990
    (2601 pre-rookie)

Visitors from NYC:

  • MidKnight Mayhem and Hudson Valley Rally champs: 333
  • Welcome back from China: 694
  • Hudson Valley Champions: 2601
  • Rookie All-Star:** 6401**

A message to pilots: Please do not forget the ropes

With only 1 day left of STEAMworks which airship will cross the finish line first? Only time will tell at this year’s Brunswick Eruption!

Yes, Howard this is The MARtian.

Howard you need to stop talking to yourself.

First time actually volunteering at an FRC event that the team isn’t attending. Can’t wait!

and…

Howard you need to stop talking to yourself.

+1

I am unequivocally convinced that the MARtian is Howard now.

Assuming Howard is relatively sane*, then the answer is clear. The MARtian must be Howard’s FTA bear. There’s no other feasible option.

*admittedly a terrible assumption

I always got a weird vibe from that bear… It makes so much more sense now knowing that it is from another planet.

Otherwise definitely looking forward to BE. The evil sundae is always a special treat to watch others suffer through.

Hey The Martian!
MARginally not so Accurate!

What about Team 369 ? The only NY team competing in BE from day one!
2017 Hudson Valley Champion with 2601 and 639.

“Not all heros wear capes. Some carry teddy bears.”

A few weeks back I fostered the bear for a couple hours in our pit. After putting it on our table, I later found it in our tote. Everyone on our team swore the didn’t touch it.

Further proof the bear is sentient and can post to CD.

I had a great time at BE last year and I’m excited to volunteer again this year! I’m also PSYCHED that I never have to construct an airship or replace a spring again after this weekend.

You’re not the only one who gets a weird vibe from that bear…