So just wanted to start up a thread about who is going, what to think about the teams, maybe post some pictures, and more! I for one am very excited and am always excited for Buckeye. It was the first FIRST competition that SparX ever went to and my first FIRST competition!
Team 612 is going for the very first time. Does anyone remember the pit dimensions at buckeye?
Uhm… arent they always 10’x10’x10’? As i remember, buckeye is a little on the generous side usually, but I wouldn’t bank on it.
1024 actually tried to back out of Cleveland after our plans got changed in Chicago, but turns out we can’t. Sooo… Cleveland here we come!
Looks like a lot of teams are going I haven’t met before… should a good time.
Does anyone know where the team social is going to be held? (hoping for science museum)
See you all there,
q
I can’t wait for Buckeye! Last year was my first year going to this regional with Team 1126 SparX. I had such a great time and by far was one of the best regionals that I have seen. SparX 1126 like Dylan said will be there again this year! I can’t wait!
Team 1714 will be there for the third time. We’re looking forward to it.
You dont want it to be at the rock n roll hall of fame?
Joey
The team social will be at the Great Lakes Science Center on Friday.
Uhm… no? I’m not really a rock-and-roll person. Actually, we (1024) ended up doing a whole bunch of math-y exercises out in the area in front of the rock-and-roll hall of fame after we all exhausted the get-to-the-highest-place-in-the-building thing.
Among these: Use the circumference of that huge flower planter to figure out how far it is accross (since it said “Do Not Walk on Flowerbeds”), How many panes of glass were in the triangular faces of the hall of fame building?
Great!
-q
I hate the Rock n’ Roll HOF. The food is bland and there’s more security there than the White House. They don’t let you take pictures of anything. I’d rather go see a Cavs game instead.
I agree with the previous posters; the rock and roll hall of fame (doesn’t deserve capitalization) would be a poor choice, as, especially for Ohio teams, it gets really old really fast. However, the Great Lakes Science Center (does deserve capitalization) is a wonderful choice, as it can never get old, and we all should be science oriented people.
Team 2603 is attending Buckeye, and we’re rather excited for it. It’s going to be fun, and I get to see my Fluffy again.
Go figure, the 4th-place Cavs will be playing the 5th-place Raptors at 7:30 PM at the Q on Friday the 21st. But I hear they will be showing us all a Mars-based IMAX movie at the Team Social at the Science Center this year.
48 will be at Buckeye looking forward to seeing familiar faces 379, 1126, 191 from last year, as well as all the other strong teams that will be in attendance.
And 1024, while it’s unfortunate you couldn’t unregister for Buckeye, the rest of us will still be happy to see you compete there.
I hope to go this year, see what happens…
On that note, is there someone that wouldnt mind letting me stay with them?
Well after looking at the teams attending, looks like there is quite a few great teams heading down to Buckeye, sure looks like it’ll be a good show
You must be a load of fun at a party… :rolleyes:
Let there be ROCK! 
personally im really excited to see 1024’s hybrid mode…so im not so dissapointed that they didnt unregister either
what robots do you think will be strong at this regional/go the the furthest into the tournament
Only these teams will have played in a regional previous to buckeye this year.
48
120 (Pending Pittsburgh)
184 (Pending Detroit)
191
250
379 (Pending Pittsburgh)
612
639
1024
1048
1126
1250 (Pending Detroit)
1502
1506 (Pending Detroit)
1629 (Pending Chesapeake)
1714 (Pending Wisconsin)
1990 (Pending Pittsburgh)
2048 (Pending Detroit)
2228
2252 (Pending Pittsburgh)
There will be plenty of experienced teams of this years game coming to this regional. This is one thing teams should take note of who will be in attendance.
I am excited to attend Buckeye! This is my first time returning to the regional since 2004 with Greater Rochester Robotics (#340). It should be a great regional! :yikes:
Well, I have my hopes for who will go furthest into the tournament (rookies!.. maybe?), but I really doubt that my hope will be right. Therefore, I agree with deshirider that the teams which have already had a regional this year will have a definite edge.
PS: deshirider, you forgot a couple of teams that have already had a competition this year, albeit not a full-fledged regional: the rookies that went to Kettering.
How about some pics/video of the robots that will be competing at Buckeye?
I’d love for some Finger Lakes intel on our Rochester-area visitors…
48:
Picture:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/30834
Video:
http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/team.php?team=48
48
191
250
612
1024
1126
Those teams have experience in this game in the eliminations and a few of them were finalists and champions. So they have a significant advantage knowing how to play this game and play it well.
I’d watch out for 379 as well - co-champions with 48 at Buckeye last year. They’ll have a regional under their belts in Pittsburgh by the time they reach Cleveland.
Photos:
Here’s a nice pre-ship photo without bumpers or rear data display: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/30494
Here’s a few more, thanks to 1038: http://www.frcpics.com/thumbnails.php?album=38
Videos:
ABC Had our robot on the news for about a minute in the chicago area if you can find it.
As usual, the blue alliance also has recorded matches of our robot: http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/team.php?team=1024
For laughs, here’s a video of an early prototype of our pneumatic ball launcher: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63146
(NEVER BEFORE SEEN!) For grins, here’s the earliest video I have of our autonomous navigation system running (wow it’s come a long way): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpERtTK8LLI
For comparison, here’s a later prototype of the navigation system with most of the autonomous nav features seen in the matches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRUsb2Pls4M
See you all at Buckeye!
-q