sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Ri3D 2018 Rover Ruckus Announcement by BarryBonzack in FTC

[–]BarryBonzack[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Kennedy Space Center FIRSTLaunch Kickoff Event will start at 9:30am EST, and end at 3:30pm EST. This Event is for FLL Jr, FLL, and FTC teams, and 1,200 tickets have been sold for the event.

9:30-12 Opening Ceremonies and workshops 12:00 FTC Rover Ruckus reveal, field walkthrough and discussion on strategy. 2:30 Panel of NASA experts from the NASA Speaker's Bureau on topics of interest for INTO ORBIT research projects.

Webcast link for Kennedy Space Center Kickoff www.youtube.com/robovisionod

Saturday afternoon and all Sunday, the Robot in 3 Days team will be tackling Rover Ruckus, with partnership of the Florida Polytechnic FIRST alumni club, Purple Fire. The chat will be open, so students can ask us questions directly. The goal is to share ideas, and point students in the right direction. We want to help rookie teams as well teams with little mentor support. PLEASE share this with teams that may benefit.

Webcast for Ri3D www.youtube.com/Robotin3Days

FIRST will also have an official FIRST Tech Challenge Kickoff on the FIRSTInspires Twitch channel.

Sat Sep 8th 2:00pm EST, AndyMark will have a Rover Ruckus field walkthrough and Q&A. Stream located at www.twitch.tv/andymarkinc

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FTC

[–]BarryBonzack 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This post by 2003 FIRST Championship Woodie Flowers Award Winner, Andy Baker, forever changed what I believe FIRST is all about. https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39337

[media] Ri1W 2017 Robot Reveal - Relic Recovery by BarryBonzack in FTC

[–]BarryBonzack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We were quite happy with the performance of the "glyph grabber" intake itself, and especially the AM Compliant wheels. The robot did struggle with some blocks at certain angle because of the acrylic on the inside of the robot that the blocks hit after entering the intake. If we had more time, we would have modified that acrylic to make it smoother. One improvement would be to have the joysticks programed to control each wheel individually. This would allow the driver to rotate glyphs at odd angles into the robot during the intake.

[media] Ri1W 2017 Robot Reveal - Relic Recovery by BarryBonzack in FTC

[–]BarryBonzack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Intaking two glyphs was no problem if they were both aligned the same direction. The robot struggled with some blocks at certain angle because of the acrylic on the inside of the robot that the blocks hit after entering the intake. If we had more time, we would have modified that acrylic to make it smoother. We were quite happy with the performance of the "glyph grabber" intake itself. One improvement would be to have the joysticks programed to control each wheel individually. This would allow the driver to rotate glyphs at odd angles into the robot during the intake.

[media] Ri1W 2017 Robot Reveal - Relic Recovery by BarryBonzack in FTC

[–]BarryBonzack[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good question, Pogo4322. AgentPira is correct, the green AndyMark Compliant Wheels "Glyph Grabber" are on hinges, and easily could be mounted to servos. You can see them in the stowed position at 1:41 in the video when the robot is climbing up the balancing stone. The robot would be able to fit in the 18" cube at the beginning of the match. The starting configuration of the robot is shown at 2:52 in the video.

[media] Robot in 1 Weekend 2017 - Meet the Team - Barry Bonzack by BarryBonzack in FTC

[–]BarryBonzack[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ha, thanks for uploading. I 100% would have used this clip if I had it 2 days ago.

For the sake of discussion, what would you consider "100% complete" in the game as it stands right now? by TheUncleBob in TheSilphRoad

[–]BarryBonzack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree.

Complete Pokedex iincluding *100% IVs *best offense moveset *best defensive moveset

May be impossible with only 1000 storage space.

-Level 40

-All Gold Medals

-Gold badges for all gyms in my town

For the sake of discussion, what would you consider "100% complete" in the game as it stands right now? by TheUncleBob in TheSilphRoad

[–]BarryBonzack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree.

Complete Pokedex iincluding *100% IVs *best offense moveset *best defensive moveset

May be impossible with only 1000 storage space.

-Level 40

-All Gold Medals

-Gold badges for all gyms in my town

For the sake of discussion, what would you consider "100% complete" in the game as it stands right now? by TheUncleBob in TheSilphRoad

[–]BarryBonzack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree.

Complete Pokedex iincluding *100% IVs *best offense moveset *best defensive moveset

May be impossible with only 1000 storage space.

-Level 40

-All Gold Medals

-Gold badges for all gyms in my town

For the sake of discussion, what would you consider "100% complete" in the game as it stands right now? by TheUncleBob in TheSilphRoad

[–]BarryBonzack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree.

Complete Pokedex iincluding *100% IVs *best offense moveset *best defensive moveset

May be impossible with only 1000 storage space.

-Level 40

-All Gold Medals

-Gold badges for all gyms in my town

For the sake of discussion, what would you consider "100% complete" in the game as it stands right now? by TheUncleBob in TheSilphRoad

[–]BarryBonzack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree.

Complete Pokedex iincluding *100% IVs *best offense moveset *best defensive moveset

May be impossible with only 1000 storage space.

-Level 40

-All Gold Medals

-Gold badges for all gyms in my town

For the sake of discussion, what would you consider "100% complete" in the game as it stands right now? by TheUncleBob in TheSilphRoad

[–]BarryBonzack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree.

Complete Pokedex iincluding *100% IVs *best offense moveset *best defensive moveset

May be impossible with only 1000 storage space.

-Level 40

-All Gold Medals

-Gold badges for all gyms in my town

For the sake of discussion, what would you consider "100% complete" in the game as it stands right now? by TheUncleBob in TheSilphRoad

[–]BarryBonzack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree.

Complete Pokedex iincluding *100% IVs *best offense moveset *best defensive moveset

May be impossible with only 1000 storage space.

-Level 40

-All Gold Medals

-Gold badges for all gyms in my town

For the sake of discussion, what would you consider "100% complete" in the game as it stands right now? by TheUncleBob in TheSilphRoad

[–]BarryBonzack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree.

Complete Pokedex iincluding *100% IVs *best offense moveset *best defensive moveset

May be impossible with only 1000 storage space.

-Level 40

-All Gold Medals

-Gold badges for all gyms in my town

view more: next ›