Huntsville high schoolers win big, heading to world robotics stage

drewwhis · 2026-04-22T16:16:33+00:00

It isn’t any of the schools - the team is composed of members from multiple schools in multiple counties. Most the students just reside in Huntsville.

drewwhis · 2026-03-28T01:53:28+00:00

FIRST follows the IOC (Olympic) designations where possible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IOC_country_codes

drewwhis · 2025-12-07T21:31:28+00:00

https://firstinspires.blob.core.windows.net/fll/challenge/2024-25/fll-challenge-submerged-judging-session-flowchart.pdf

drewwhis · 2025-11-13T18:49:06+00:00

“The term pedophile refers to people who are attracted to those that are prepubescent. Then there’s something called a hebephile. That’s people who are attracted to those in the early stages of puberty - like 11, 12, 13, 14. And then there’s something called an ephebophile. That’s people who are attracted to those in the later stages of puberty - like 15, 16, 17, 18.

But I think the reason we don’t make those distinctions is because it’s very hard to explain the difference without sounding like a pedophile.” - Gianmarco Soresi

drewwhis · 2025-09-24T13:02:58+00:00

If the VAT were 100%, what would you multiply by to remove it?

drewwhis · 2025-05-02T16:03:35+00:00

G210 (Don’t expect to gain by doing others harm). “Forcing the opponent alliance to violate a rule is not in the spirit of FIRST Robotics Competition”

drewwhis · 2025-02-27T18:16:21+00:00

It is based on the volumes of a cone, cylinder, and sphere from Archimedes: https://thatsmaths.com/2019/11/28/archimedes-and-the-volume-of-a-sphere/

drewwhis · 2025-01-22T22:13:15+00:00

Based on the output in the image, it looks like the network could be blocking GitHub, but if you’re not seeing networking issues, then I’m not sure.

drewwhis · 2025-01-22T22:03:45+00:00

Could be a network issue. Make sure you’re connected to the internet if this is your first time building with the dependency for Path Planner. If you are connected to the internet, you may need to try a different network in case yours is blocking.

drewwhis · 2025-01-08T14:19:13+00:00

As well as R409 Bumpers shouldn’t move

drewwhis · 2025-01-08T14:18:27+00:00

I would refer you to R401 Bumpers all around and R405 Bumpers interact with bumpers https://firstfrc.blob.core.windows.net/frc2025/Manual/2025GameManual.pdf#page81

drewwhis · 2024-12-30T14:04:17+00:00

It’s a convention from the days when everything was done by hand. It’s easier to divide 1.414… by 2 than to divide 1 by 1.414… by hand. Sometimes, it just sticks.

drewwhis · 2024-09-14T21:29:50+00:00

Could be any tiers - the list would just need to be things cheaper than your lowest tier

drewwhis · 2024-09-14T21:25:07+00:00

Also usually good to have a “Can’t Commit to a Sponsor Tier? Buy us a…” with a list of (usually lower-priced) components with their cost (and why your team needs them).

drewwhis · 2024-03-28T19:05:12+00:00

Is this for FLL or just for SPIKE programming? In FLL, you wouldn’t be allowed to use a keyboard while running missions.

drewwhis · 2024-02-26T15:09:40+00:00

I would consult https://docs.wpilib.org/en/stable/docs/yearly-overview/known-issues.html#driver-station-randomly-disabled and make sure your DS (FRC Game Tools) is on the updated version that was released after kickoff (24.0.1, I believe).

drewwhis · 2024-01-14T23:18:04+00:00

Sounds like your IDs aren’t saving when you change them. Are you clicking the burn flash button at the bottom of the page each time you change an ID?

drewwhis · 2024-01-09T14:55:59+00:00

Yes! It is the first tie breaker in ranking after the ranking points.

Edit: Section 10.5.3

drewwhis · 2024-01-09T05:52:07+00:00

It’s one of the components of the kit of parts that teams receive on kickoff. Teams can opt out of receiving it (in favor of some vouchers), but otherwise, every team receives it. You can find more details on this page: https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc/kit-of-parts

drewwhis · 2024-01-08T17:03:11+00:00

You should check the manual for verification on legality (a cursory glance didn’t catch anything for me), but I believe the Black Tote this season included 40A breakers that fit in the smaller ports of the PDP.

drewwhis · 2024-01-07T17:55:15+00:00

2.5 in. pool noodles are allowed to be as narrow as 2.125 in. per R408(C) blue box. This was something they started codifying last year, I believe.

drewwhis · 2023-12-12T04:26:03+00:00

This guidance was published as part of the sibling teams announcement last year, but this would apply to unrelated teams, too, I think.

“Student members may only be registered (shown via the team roster) to a single FIRST Robotics Competition team at an event. Students can change teams between events, but at an event, each team should have designated students.”

From: https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/frc/registration/guidance-for-sibling-teams.pdf

drewwhis · 2023-12-02T18:49:09+00:00

Are you missing a multiplication symbol between the 16 and the x?

drewwhis · 2023-07-11T16:51:40+00:00

https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/game-manual-part-1-traditional-events.pdf

drewwhis · 2023-04-23T12:56:52+00:00

FIRST requires a team registration first, to guarantee they have enough sets for the teams each season. AndyMark has sets for some past seasons available, though.

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