We (San Antonio) had several connection problems. I don't think this related to interference. The problems we solved broke down as follows: 1. Low/dead...
I turns out that the problems at the North Houston BEST competition were caused by the host school's wireless controller system. It prevented ad-hoc networks...
Although I agree to some extent, I thought last year's game was poorly designed (no offense to the designer) because it was so biased toward a very specialized...
I agree that it was a very sad sight to see so many teams unable to score. Were it just a little easier to score points, many of these teams would have been...
In the real world we would have scrapped the VEXnet system. We had connection problems in our lab where there are six strong wifi signals in the 2 GHz range....
Our middle-school team didn't make it past the local hub level but we finally have enough parental support and dedication that we hope to be able to make...
Brian,  Thank you for sending this to us. It looks to us from the code that you have a three position gripper that utilizes two servos controlled by two...
Just as a reminder to all teams who are interested in continuing to work with students on using BEST Robotics in their school program, our MathWorks (Simulink)...
VEX robotics is a good program, as is FIRST, FTC, Lego League, etc. We do BEST in Fall and FIRST in Spring. We also do FTC which is a division of FIRST. The...
Sorry for the late reply. It looks like you have the right idea for what you're trying to do. One thing I would recommend for the driver's sake is not...
Hi, Thanks for supporting the teams. The quote in the subject line is from my students. They are still very excited to keep active with robotics, BEST in ...
Hi Grey, I mentor a team of about 10 students (6 - 12) participating at the NM Best hub. We have an after action meeting and discuss what went well, and what ...
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Texas BEST Regional Robotics Championship in a few days. Be sure to stop by Pit #39 to pick bug vitamins for you and...
My team participates in other competitions. We used to do TARC, a rocketry competition. This year we may do the Great Moonbuggy Race in Huntsville, Al. Also, I...
Actually, our team has found it helpful to have a press and hold button to keep the claw open, and have it default to close when the button is not pressed....
One most exceptional TX BEST Regional is in the record books and two more to go before ... WORLD BEST! WAY TO GO TEAMS! So who's keeping the record books? Does...
(1) No World. No National. A Grand Experiment ... 6Sigma'd. Some teams have well deserved hardware that's BEST history. (2) Well, still another Regional for...
I just wanted to say great job to all those who competed at the last regional competition of the season. I very much enjoyed watching via live stream - it...
Sorry about the delay, but here are the Wildcard Teams, Semi Final Teams and the Final scores. The UT Dallas web site (http://www.utdallas.edu/best/) has all...
For those obsessed with scores such as myself, I listed the total and average scores of the top ten teams from each phase at each regional competition, with...
It's Mar 2012 and the Sept 2012 WARP XX Kickoff is still way over the horizon. Lots of great postings and pics to review. With the many Dallas and vicinity...
