Bragging....

[BruceN]

OK guys.. This really isn't an express issue, but I just have to share it....

My son's robotics tream just won the FIRST Robotics FTC World Championships and set a new high score (869 points)!!!

If anyone is interested, I'll post links to videos when I get bsack to Tampa.

Thanks for letting be brag a bit sbout my kid...

Bruce

[bwolfsohn]

Congratulation bruce.. it's obvious you are justly proud...

re: people:

There are 2 kinds of people..
Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data..

[rdonnay]

Bruce -

Give us the link to the video please.

Roger

[Cliff Wiernik]

Congratulations.

I know how it is to be proud of your children.

I am similarly proud of my daughter and son's academic and related accomplishments.

It all starts with the parents, so I happy for both of you.

Cliff.

[BruceN]

here's a link to a news story the local cbs channel did last night. more to come from competition in next few days as they get posted on line.

http://theheights.wtsp.com/news/news/11 ... ampionship

my son (brian) is the one who introduces 'the beast' and does most of the talking.

thanks for your interest....

bruce

[BruceN]

Summary of the game:

There are 4 robots competing at a time - 2 robots in the red allaince and 2 in the blue. The first 30 seconds are 'autonomous mode' . the robots perform pre-programmed tasks (which rarely work as planned due to the variability of the field conditions as 4 robots try to do things simultaneously.)

The remaning 2 minutes are 'tele-op mode' or driver controlled. It takes 2 drivers for each robot as there are more controls that one can handle. there is also a 'coach' on the field to keep an eye on the time and help coordinate activity (3 people from each team, in other words)

In this years game (every year is a new game so they have to start from scratch):

In autonomous mode, points are scored for putting the bowling ball in a corner, for flipping crates, and for having the robot in the corner.

Final scoring is based on number of crates lifted, number of balls in the crates, and how high a crate is lifted. A crate must have at least 1 ball in it to count.

Therefore, the robot must turn a crate over, place a ball in it, then lift.

Here's a video of a practice where they get 4 crates (note: at world, one one team ever got 4 crates - them, i don't think anyone ever got 4 in a competition previously).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XEU_VZk56A

I'm trying to find good videos of the matches. If you don't want to wait you can search youtube.com for '4997 masquerade' or facebook.com for 'middleton robotics'. A bunch of videos are posted there.

Also, fyi: the entire team is all sophmores and freshman (high school), for most this is their first year in robotics!

[John Hohensee]

That was great video. Next year the pressure will really be on as your son returns as the champion!
More will be expected and I am sure he will deliver!

[BruceN]

here's a link to a number of videos from the championships:

http://www.youtube.com/user/MasqueradeFTC