Posted by kyle gilbert.
Student on team #45, Technokats, from Kokomo High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.
Posted on 5/18/2000 6:21 AM MST
While sitting in my 1st period class i figured out a little something about all the games in the past few years. In 1998 they used balls, 1999 they used floppies, 2000 they used balls, 2001 ??? could they possibly return to floppies to continue the pattern?
Just thought i would post this to see what everyone thought.
Posted by Charlie.
Student on team #222, Tigertrons, from Tunkhannock Area High School and P&G - Ronco Machine - NEPATPC.
Posted on 5/18/2000 8:36 AM MST
In Reply to: Next years game? Balls or Floppies? posted by kyle gilbert on 5/18/2000 6:21 AM MST:
In 1996 they used a combo of big and small balls In 1997 they had inner-tubes Then in 1998 they used the 22 inch balls 1999 The infamous floppies and 2000 of course was 13 inch balls. What will 2001 be ? My guess is Building Blocks what do you all think ?
Posted by Ryan Shanley. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Student on team #191, The X-Cats, from Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School and Xerox.
Posted on 5/18/2000 3:16 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Next years game? Balls or Floppies? posted by Charlie on 5/18/2000 8:36 AM MST:
: My guess is Building Blocks what do you all think ?
I would love to see the robots that would be made to play a game with building blocks (and I’d love driving it). See which alliance (or individual team, if they go back to that) can build the biggest tower or something. Maybe put connectors on the top, like legos. But on the other hand, the Lego team may have a distinct advantage…
that might null the role of the human player, but at least blocks wouldn’t bounce all over the place.
ryan
Posted by Erin. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Student on team #1, The Juggernauts, from Oakland Technical Center-Northeast Campus and 3-Dimensional Services.
Posted on 5/18/2000 5:19 PM MST
In Reply to: Next years game? Balls or Floppies? posted by kyle gilbert on 5/18/2000 6:21 AM MST:
I am a firm believer that Bally’s will be loaded with pinsetting design engineers in the future because we will have bowling pins for scoring objects in next years game!! I AM WILLING TO BET ON IT!! That, and I think it will be realy- really- I MEAN really cool. Think about it- a set of ten grippers to pick up the bowling pins- or maybe a rolling ball that detaches from the robot to knock all of the pins down for scoop collection… Any other ideas?
-Erin
Posted by colleen. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Coach on team #246, a FIRST-aholic, from John D. O’Byrant High School/Boston Latin Academy and NSTAR/Boston University/UTC/Raytheon/MassPEP.
Posted on 5/18/2000 5:48 PM MST
In Reply to: Next years game? Balls or Floppies? posted by kyle gilbert on 5/18/2000 6:21 AM MST:
… i KNOW Andy’s with me…
…it’s going to be footballs… it’s going to be footballs…
Posted by Amy .
Student on team #126, Gael Force, from Clinton High and NYPRO.
Posted on 5/18/2000 6:09 PM MST
In Reply to: FOOTBALLS!! posted by colleen on 5/18/2000 5:48 PM MST:
Not just football, robots playing football!! Touchdown!!
Posted by Charlie.
Student on team #222, Tigertrons, from Tunkhannock Area High School and P&G - Ronco Machine - NEPATPC.
Posted on 5/18/2000 6:35 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: FOOTBALLS!! posted by Amy on 5/18/2000 6:09 PM MST:
You forgot something… TACKLE !!!
Posted by kyle gilbert.
Student on team #45, Technokats, from Kokomo High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.
Posted on 5/19/2000 8:25 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: FOOTBALLS!! posted by Charlie on 5/18/2000 6:35 PM MST:
: You forgot something… TACKLE !!!
-Hey they might even make the driver, operator, human player wear football helmets!!!(in replacement of safety glasses)
Posted by Amy .
Student on team #126, Gael Force, from Clinton High and NYPRO.
Posted on 5/20/2000 1:15 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: FOOTBALLS!! posted by kyle gilbert on 5/19/2000 8:25 PM MST:
The human player could get into full football gear and play on the field. That would be different!
Posted by colleen. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Coach on team #246, a FIRST-aholic, from John D. O’Byrant High School/Boston Latin Academy and NSTAR/Boston University/UTC/Raytheon/MassPEP.
Posted on 5/20/2000 1:52 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: FOOTBALLS!! posted by Amy on 5/20/2000 1:15 PM MST:
offsides… sacking… roughing the kicker… geez the refs would have their work cut out for them…
…yeah ames… those HPs could wear white shirts too 
Posted by Andy Grady. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Coach on team #42, P.A.R.T.S, from Alvirne High School and Daniel Webster College.
Posted on 5/22/2000 11:44 AM MST
In Reply to: FOOTBALLS!! posted by colleen on 5/18/2000 5:48 PM MST:
Coll, its in our blood, the year footballs are present, is going to be our year =)
Posted by Mike Kulibaba. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Other on team #88, TJ², from Bridgewater-Raynham Regional and Depuy, a Johnson and Johnson Company.
Posted on 5/18/2000 6:00 PM MST
In Reply to: Next years game? Balls or Floppies? posted by kyle gilbert on 5/18/2000 6:21 AM MST:
Think about this one, you have teams of 2 or 4 or whatever, even one on one. The playing field is made into two equal sized playing fields. Each group to complete the round has 90 seconds to move around some cones, go over a wall, pick up a ball or floppy or football, push something about 10 feet then race back to the finish line. I don’t know if this is possible but it would get away from the scoring problem about doubling and tripling. It’s best time wins. And on qualifying day the team with the fastest time is the top seed and you go so forth and so on. Just a thought. I hope Everyone is having a fun May and I can’t wait for summer.
Kuli Team 88
Posted by Tom S…
Student on team #177, The Bobcats, from South Windsor High School and International Fuel Cells & ONSI.
Posted on 5/18/2000 7:35 PM MST
In Reply to: I have a fun idea… obstacle course posted by Mike Kulibaba on 5/18/2000 6:00 PM MST:
if that were the case, there would be a tremendous difference in times of the teams that had the facilities for a practice course, and those that didn’t. Just my 2 cents
Tom
: Think about this one, you have teams of 2 or 4 or whatever, even one on one. The playing field is made into two equal sized playing fields. Each group to complete the round has 90 seconds to move around some cones, go over a wall, pick up a ball or floppy or football, push something about 10 feet then race back to the finish line. I don’t know if this is possible but it would get away from the scoring problem about doubling and tripling. It’s best time wins. And on qualifying day the team with the fastest time is the top seed and you go so forth and so on. Just a thought. I hope Everyone is having a fun May and I can’t wait for summer.
: Kuli Team 88
Posted by Anton Abaya.
Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NASA, Mathsoft, Solidworks.
Posted on 5/18/2000 8:40 PM MST
In Reply to: Next years game? Balls or Floppies? posted by kyle gilbert on 5/18/2000 6:21 AM MST:
okay, so this comes up every year in every design stage. WE ALL FANTASIZE for something that flies or floats in midair… ok, so it’s silly. but hey!
sigh, if only it could happen.
–anton–
ps. i believe i can fly.
Posted by Samuel Lindhorst.
Engineer on team #240, Mach Vee, from Jefferson High School and Visteon.
Posted on 5/19/2000 4:04 AM MST
In Reply to: FLYING ROBOTS!!! posted by Anton Abaya on 5/18/2000 8:40 PM MST:
: okay, so this comes up every year in every design stage. WE ALL FANTASIZE for something that flies or floats in midair… ok, so it’s silly. but hey!
: sigh, if only it could happen.
: --anton–
: ps. i believe i can fly.
Well, I’ve heard the pneumatics bag next year will include the tank precharged with 200 ft³ of helium.
Of course, those of us with propeller beanies as standard equipment hardly need such assistance…
Posted by colleen. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Coach on team #246, a FIRST-aholic, from John D. O’Byrant High School/Boston Latin Academy and NSTAR/Boston University/UTC/Raytheon/MassPEP.
Posted on 5/19/2000 4:16 PM MST
In Reply to: FLYING ROBOTS!!! posted by Anton Abaya on 5/18/2000 8:40 PM MST:
FIRST has a flying robot… you should check it out… it was a placebo in '98 i think (i think it may have only been for NH regional…)…
'tis cool… FIRST can fly… we can too…
Posted by Andy Baker.
Engineer on team #45, TechnoKats, from Kokomo High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.
Posted on 5/19/2000 2:09 PM MST
In Reply to: Next years game? Balls or Floppies? posted by kyle gilbert on 5/18/2000 6:21 AM MST:
Imagine trying to handle both ball and floppies!
Or having to pick which one you are going for!
The most heard scouting question would be: ‘Does your team handle balls or floppies or…’
Andy B.
Posted by Patrick Seeney.
Student on team #469, Las Guerrillas, from Oakland Robotics and Lawrence Technological University and Magna Seating Systems, Nachi and Kuka Robotics.
Posted on 5/19/2000 2:46 PM MST
In Reply to: Next years game? Balls or Floppies? posted by kyle gilbert on 5/18/2000 6:21 AM MST:
Although it may not be in the greatest spirit of FIRST, a Robot Derby would be a fun competition. A battle of whose robot could stand up to the most damage that others could put out. Similar to some of the amazing moments witnessed this year, except they would be expected of the teams.
I don’t know, just a thought, alot of adrenaline pumping would be involved though.
Posted by Jason Iannuzzi.
Engineer on team #11, Marauders, from Mt. Olive HS. and BASF, Rame Hart, CCM.
Posted on 5/22/2000 8:08 AM MST
In Reply to: Robot Derby posted by Patrick Seeney on 5/19/2000 2:46 PM MST:
They have a competition like that already, it’s called Robot Wars.
It was actually a PPV event this year.
Posted by Chris Dibble.
Student on team #102, Dextrous Gearheads, from Somerville High School and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics.
Posted on 5/19/2000 7:32 PM MST
In Reply to: Next years game? Balls or Floppies? posted by kyle gilbert on 5/18/2000 6:21 AM MST:
What some people on my team have been thinking has been small objects that need to be minipulated somehow into a small place… maybe objects like baseballs.
What do you think?