FTC Results

Competition Championship Event
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Can anyone post any information about FTC results? Thanks.

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Team 25 (Rock 'n Roll) won Inspire
Team Tiki (2859?) won Motivate
Team 32 Einsteins’s Daughters won a Judges Award

Sorry, I can’t remember the other teams that won the other awards nor the teams that won it all.

I believe the team from Vancouver lost in the finals on Edison (played with Da Peeps).

Can anyone add to this?

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you can find all the results on the FIRST FTC website…

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http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Community/FTC/Events/FTC_Final.pdf

Is the link you’re looking for, I think.

I was delighted to see reference to a team from Vancouver… but if you’re referring to team 245, they are actually from Roberts Creek… which in driving and ferry time is further from Vancouver than Seattle is. (Well, unless you hit a REALLY long border line-up, that is.)

There is only one FTC team from Vancouver, BC playing FTC any more. (I actually didn’t know there were any, until I saw this post and looked it up.) Most teams (about 50 or so) in the province play VEX, and will be well represented in Dallas.

So it’s great to see 245 doing well.

Jason

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Before worlds, 245 and 417 (Redmond, WA) teamed up to hold the world high score in this game at 594 points, although I think this was topped in one match in Atlanta. FTC245 is always a good team.

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What is FTC?

I still havent figured it out yet, lol.

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As one of the coaches on FTC2843 “Under the Son” (the “Rainbow” team! - and a big “Thank You!” to the Spanglers for letting me help out! You are an awesome family!!!) I want to thank 2868 “Smoke and Mirrors” and 3864 “GForce” for making up an awesome alliance! You guys ROCKED!!! Hot Shot World Champions!!!

Hope to see you guys next year!

Steve

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It’s like FRC, but with smaller robots made from kits like Vex Bots.

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The kit is a Lego based with Tetrix metal. Additionally, FTC has an expanded allowable materials list so that teams can fabricate parts and custom pieces for their robot.

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The following additional components may also be used:

  1. Polycarbonate plastic sheet (e.g. Lexan), not to exceed 576 sq. inches total area, 24" maximum dimension, and not greater than 0.10" thick.
  2. Kydex plastic sheet, not to exceed 576 sq. inches total area, 24" maximum dimension, and not greater than 0.040" thick (1 mm).
  3. ABS plastic sheet, not to exceed 576 sq. inches total area, 24" maximum dimension, and not greater than 0.0625" thick.
  4. PETG sheet (aka Vivak® Copolyester Sheet) not to exceed 576 sq. inches total area, 24" maximum dimension, and not greater than 0.080" thick.
  5. Polycarbonate glue/cement is allowed, only for the joining of polycarbonate pieces. Use of polycarbonate glues/cements may or may not be allowed in the pits at tournaments based on site-specific rules or requirements.
  6. Aluminum sheet, not to exceed 576 sq. inches total area, 24" maximum dimension, and not greater than 0.0625" thick
  7. Rope or cord any length, not to exceed 0.125" in diameter
  8. Plastic-coated wire rope 0.03125" diameter or smaller. Compatible compression sleeves, clamps and hardware may also be used only in conjunction with the plastic-coated wire rope.
  9. Non-Slip Pad, not to exceed 576 sq. inches total area, 24" maximum dimension (e.g. McMaster Carr Part #69275T54 or Home Depot SKU #134555)
  10. PVC piping (of any schedule) 3" inside diameter or smaller, not to exceed 36" in total length
  11. Commercial PVC couplings are not allowed.
  12. PVC cement and cleaner (only for gluing PVC). Use of PVC cements and cleaners may or may not be allowed in the pits at tournaments based on site-specific rules or requirements.
  13. Compatible mechanical fasteners (nuts, bolts, screws, etc.)
  14. Mechanical fasteners may be secured using Loctite® or a similar thread-locking product. .
  15. Rubber bands (size #32 or smaller, i.e. 0.125" thick & 3" in circumference)
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  16. Surgical Tubing 0.25" OD or smaller not to exceed 24" total length
  17. Electrical tape and/or heat shrink tubing used only for insulation of electrical connections.
  18. Universal Security Clips to hold PWM connections together, such as #2870 found at http://www.maxxprod.com/mpi/mpi-3.html
  19. PWM extension cables. These cables may either be purchased from a vendor or fabricated by the team.
  20. Any material strictly used as a color filter for a Light Sensor.
  21. Hook and loop (e.g. Velcro, 3M Dual Lock) fastener may be used. The fastener may not be used as tape.
  22. Non-Metallic Cable ties (also known as Zip Ties) up to 11" in length may be used.
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Are the videos for the Edison Finals available anywhere? I would really like to see it!!!

Thanks.

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The score record was broken by team 577 in the edison division when they scored 635 points in their fifth qualifying match.

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Smoke and Mirrors from Florida was on the winning alliance. Thats all I know, sorry

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Top score was 1027 or something like that by the alliance that won it, though they got that score in the Franklin elims. Next top score was 600 something.

Most effective autonomous strategy:
One robot drive forward. Other robot gets the close chute, then comes over underneath the robot that moved forward and lines up for the 2nd chute. Then the robot that moved forward fights for the third chute.

The Lego wheel treads that made us such an effective pusher:
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2997
Good luck finding it! If you do though, it fits perfectly over the 3" wheel and doesn’t slip under high load. It’s NOT an iWin button because you still need to understand the fundamentals of traction and motor power curves, but if you do the homework they will definitely give a robot a large traction boost.

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Team 577 all by itself?

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Team 3864 GForce set the Franklin high score of 467 by itself. But yes we have tons of video i’m waiting for the person in charge of our youtube channel to put them up. In my opinion FTC’s game was better than FRC’s…and when he said that a few years ago more complicated…The only thing keep FTC robots more advanced than FRC was we didnt have pneumatics or a camera. Otherwise alot of this years FTC robots were WAY!!! more complex than this years FRC robots.