Do you have a source for the RECF qualification criteria excluding in-person events? I was under the impression that regular qualification rules would still apply to in-person events, and that the RECF would just be more flexible with the distribution of state allocated spots between in-person and virtual.
@Sharky_do Here is a section taken from the game manual (page 31) to support @GBHS_VEX_Memberâs position:
all rules in the standard Game Manual apply to Live Remote Matches.
I assume this applies to qualifying as well as standard match gameplay. There is no difference in qualifying between in-person and virtual events. All over the manual (in the tournament section), it says that for in-person events that qualify, you can get to states/worlds. The quote above says that this also applies to virtual gameplay.
Thanks, I will be on the lookout for a local tournament. everyone Good luck all
I said Vertual Events, if u read, I was not talking about in-person
To answer your question (as I understood it as it was kind of confusing for me), if you win the qualifying awards at an in-person event or virtual event of any kind (provided they have qualifying awards), you will qualify for states/worlds depending on what the award qualifies for.
In other words, if the award would normally qualify you, it still does for virtual events.
I noticed that the brain is buried in Razorbill, how difficult is it to put the battery in/out of that design? It seems like you would have to partially disassembly the bot to do that. Any pictures of the bot in a configuration that you can access the battery?
One of the things that we put thought and work into, especially with better robots, is how easy it will be to change the battery. This robot is no exception, and despite itâs appearance, it is pretty easy to change the battery. Here is a video showing how we do it. We disconnect the A-frame, which allows for easy removal and replacement of the battery.
The main reason that we make this such a big priority is because it directly affects how good your team is. Many people underestimate driver practice, and so we make an extra effort to do driver practice as much as possible. One way to increase how many hours of driver practice we get is by having an easy battery change and enough batteries so that we will not run out (this number varies form robot to robot, but 3+ will usually suffice).
TL;DR: The battery is very easy to replace (same link as above) because a difficult battery replacement would directly affect driver skill due to taking forever.
Thank you for the video, it does look much easier than I anticipated.
Is it just me, or is squared away much more fun and complex than this game?
Yes i think so, you need at least two game elements, it adds another depth to it that rise above doesnât have.
yeah i agree, plus last year it was sooo satisfying to just suck up all the balls and then lightly plop them onto a cube
In a way, Rise Above has three game elements. Personally, I think that Rise Above is more fun than Squared Away, and I like the new added element of strategy that has never been used at this level before. Squared Away was also fun and I did enjoy it. Itâs a lot like 2011 FRC.
anyone know how i break free of my ânew userâ restraints?
After youâve been on the forums for a while youâll get rid of them. It comes with time. In the meantime, try this.
whats with all the wierd/garbage animation in frc?
Itâs called being from before the era of good animation. This was from nine years ago in 2011, so what can you expect?
I have an idea. Do you guys know that there are high powered AA batteries? Like extremely overpowered. Iâve used them in automatic nerf guns to increase the velocity and range of the bullets (its incredible) what if you were to use these in IQ with the AA battery pack thing? Would it increase the power of motors? Could it destroy the motors?
Iâm not sure on electrical terms, only that these batteries contain more mAH (milliamp hours) and are more powerful. Well, they must be more powerful because they increase the motor strength on nerf guns. But what I am thinking is that smart motors may have a power limiter.
That would be illegal. You can only use the VEX IQ battery
In the vex iq manual, it says you are allowed to use the VEX IQ AA battery pack, but it is not recommended. (6 AA). â Batteries. The only allowable sources of electrical power for a VEX IQ Challenge Robot is one (1)
VEX IQ Robot Battery or six (6) AA batteries via the Robot AA Battery Holder (228-3493).â
and
âNote: Although it is legal, the Robot AA Battery Holder (228-3493) is not recommended for use in the
VEX IQ Challenge.â