FIRST

[Paladin]

Both of them had a lisp

Blonde kid had some clarity, the dark haired kid sounds like a goon around 0:46.

[Swiftdude]

Lost at MAR Championship. :/
@Swiftdude Are you in FIRST?
Won't be able to go either :/

Yea. We got Rookie All Star and Highest Seed Rookie at the Milwaukee regional.

[Lehsyrus]

Blonde kid had some clarity, the dark haired kid sounds like a goon around 0:46.

Holy shit didn't even notice that, but I still think they're both gay for each other

[FileCorrupt]

Yea. We got Rookie All Star and Highest Seed Rookie at the Milwaukee regional.

Your bot looks great for a rookie team. We didn't do as well because the tuning field was off from the match field and it screwed up vision tracking.
I can't find you in any pictures either...

Also, I'm working on a FIRST Usertitle.

[Swiftdude]

Your bot looks great for a rookie team. We didn't do as well because the tuning field was off from the match field and it screwed up vision tracking.
I can't find you in any pictures either...

Also, I'm working on a FIRST Usertitle.

we were only strong at balancing and hybrid. we couldnt shoot to save our life. However we couldve won the regional if we didnt get fucked the last 3 qualification matches where no one got the cooperation bridge

[FileCorrupt]

we were only strong at balancing and hybrid. we couldnt shoot to save our life. However we couldve won the regional if we didnt get fucked the last 3 qualification matches where no one got the cooperation bridge

Ah... Yeah, we just went for our bridge most of the time.
And nvm... I found you in a team picture. You look pretty angry too...

[Swiftdude]

Ah... Yeah, we just went for our bridge most of the time.
And nvm... I found you in a team picture. You look pretty angry too...

PM me the picture ;o

[martin028]

I have gone to a few first competitions. I do robotics myself actually, but I think first competitions are the most boring thing ever, and Im not sure why FIRST gets the support it does. I build 15lbs battle bots, and I think a match where an 800lbs area bolted down with 24 3/8 bolts lifts up and shears all the bolts because of a little 15 lbs bot is much more exciting. And I also find it more exciting when the weapon from a bot (miine actually lol) breaks off and goes through 2 inches of bullet resistant polycarbonate.

[Swiftdude]

I have gone to a few first competitions. I do robotics myself actually, but I think first competitions are the most boring thing ever, and Im not sure why FIRST gets the support it does. I build 15lbs battle bots, and I think a match where an 800lbs area bolted down with 24 3/8 bolts lifts up and shears all the bolts because of a little 15 lbs bot is much more exciting. And I also find it more exciting when the weapon from a bot (miine actually lol) breaks off and goes through 2 inches of bullet resistant polycarbonate.

because having highschoolers build battle bots isnt going to show them what the want them to get out of FIRST.

[martin028]

Well, by building battle bots, I have taught myself how to use a CNC mill, use 3D CAD/CAM programs such as Solidworks(which I'm certified in), Autodesk programs, BobCAD, MasterCam, and others. I also have taught myself a little c++ for the programming of some of our more complex robots. I learned about material engineering and physics too. What does FIRST offer to better my mechanical engineering ability?

[Swiftdude]

the EXACT same thing with out fighting each other.

[martin028]

So, basically it comes down to personal choice.