I know! I wish FIRST would have given us some of this stuff… oh well… 
even just a 6"x6" square would have been fine, just so people who couldn’t make it to NH could see exactly what it was! the most important game piece this year, and no sample!!!
Menards has it on sale I’m told. $24 before tax for a 4’x8’
34 with tax in hawaii. :mad:
we found this material at lowes. has anyone else seen or look at this?
what do you think?
Bah, you guys are lucky. Home Depot has FRP panel here in Canada, and while it’s not the Glasteel Glasliner stuff, I imagine its very similar, but a 4x8 is $46.57.
i’m checking with my local supplier to see if they carry Regolith, to see what they can do for a bulk order for us Canadian teams
Does anyone know how the regolith sheets are attached/assembled to the field?
Wondering how floppy it might be, can’t seem to find it in any drawings, and just too impatient to wait for the official ones I guess.
Another interesting thought… This stuff appears to be something like 3/32" thick. That could cause interesting drivetrain instability if its just taped to the top of the carpet, instead of making the transition flush. It can (and likely will) result in one or more wheels losing contact with the field, depending of course, on drive configuration.
You do realize Regolith is not a brand name, right? It’s what the surface of the moon is covered in. Look for Glasteel or Glasliner.
i know my supplier is looking for glasliner FRP
So, does anibody know finally whether is ‘‘pebble’’ or “gel-coated” finish?
There’s your answer. 
The way the wheels are arranged and the way the robot weight is distributed on the wheels will have a major effect on how the robot handles and turns, but will not affect the available traction.
The manual states:
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6.2.1 The CRATER
The playing field for Lunacy is a 27-foot by 54-foot carpeted area, bounded by two Alliance Station Walls and a Guardrail System. This field is known as the “CRATER.” The majority of the CRATER is covered by a 24-foot by 50-foot surface known as the “REGOLITH.” **The REGOLITH is made of "Glasliner FRPtm" gel-coated, fiberglass-reinforced, polymer material. This forms a tough, rigid surface that has been specifically selected to have a low coefficient of friction with the acetal-treaded ROVER WHEELS used by the ROBOTS.
Below is a reply I received from the Glasliner FRP company as to availability in Canada. Not the Canadian stuff is close…I have not attached the tech sheet as it is available on the Glasliner website. Hoipe this helps.
Dear Sirs,
Thank you for your interest in our products. Attached please find our
Glasliner FRP tech sheet for your review.
Glasliner FRP is primarily used as a sanitary wall covering for
commercial kitchen and restrooms, so because this is a non-traditional
use of FRP there is no information regarding a coefficient of friction
for the .090" Textured One Side product.
The local Home Depot carries 4’x8’ panels (SKU 121586) of the product.
It is not identical, but it is as close as it will come. Again, because
this is a non-traditional and non-standard size of FRP, there are no
8’x50’ coils available.
We hope this helps, but if more information is needed, feel free to
email Ken Freeland at kfreeland@Glasteel.com or contact FIRST at:
F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
200 Bedford St.
Manchester, NH 03101
V: (603) 666-3906 X479 F: (603) 666-3907
URL: http://www.usfirst.org
Sincerely,
Javier Vasquez
Vice President Sales & Marketing
Glasteel
Does anyone know how to put the floor together?
Josh BThe actual floor is pretty pricey, however you can get some similar results on any tile floor.
Our team is using whiteboard material, which is fairly cheap and has mostly similar qualities
It would be useful to retest the frictional coefficients of the wheel after the FRP floor panels have been sprayed in a thin layer of axle grease. This would simulate the conditions of a real field, where most robots would tend to sling small amounts of lubricant, especially in cases where the robots are spinning their wheels at full speed, trying to move.
I think FIRST should have the field-reset crews carry rags to wipe up any egregious amounts of slung lubricant. After every few matches, they should have the field-reset crews wipe the entire field with a wide cloth-covered broom. After the matches end each day (and in the down-time between qualification and elimination rounds), they should clean the entire field with soap and water.
Does anyone know if it is possible to buy the floor online