[Spridgets] No LBC - Peter's Robotics team

[Linda Grunthaner]

Rick what is the name of the competition? Is it BEST, First, Robo Wars or
other?

The hardest thing about robotics competitions are that their can only be a
few kids in the pit area.

If you need some links for parts programing or circuitry let me know we are
programming Arduino chips for our underwater robot. MATE ROV is a nice
competition that has middle school to college levels.
Lin


On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Rick Bastedo <rbastedo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks!!
>
> RE: "Nationals" ... We are not getting ahead of ourselves just yet.
> This is a rookie team and most of the guys have never competed at any
> organized activity before.
>
> The guys need to practice and they need to (IMHO) learn to use a lot more
> teamwork on the mechanical portion of the competition.
> They practiced tagging out and in and letting others work but when it came
> to the competition the first two guys in there just stayed in and tried to
> do it all themselves.
>
> The rules are such that only two members of a team can be up at the robot
> "corral" at a time. Everyone else must stay behind the line a few feet
> away.
> Naturally if there are 6 tasks to do and there are six guys it makes sense
> for teams of two to tackle two tasks each, practice them till perfect and
> let the other teams of two up when their tasks are complete.
>
> In reality however the first two guys tend to want to stick it out and do
> it all themselves rather than tag out and let others work.
> This (IMHO) is not a recipe for success, and it definitely showed during
> the competition.
> I have to somehow get this suggestion across to the coaches, and that may
> prove difficult since it's the main coach's son who is the one who is doing
> it.
>
> Rick (diplomacy isn't my strongest attribute) Bastedo
>
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> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] No LBC - Peters Robotics team
>
> CONGRATS Peter [and PROUD Dad <G>] ! ! !
>
> << On 12/4/2011 10:52 AM, Rick Bastedo wrote:
> - There were 240 teams in the state of Washington for the 2010 season >>
>
> So "Nationals", Rick ?!? >VBF? !?!
>
> Ed
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