IQ 2011 Miami

marsh368 wrote:
I don't know Shawn Lydon... who is he?



He's a TSA adviser/teacher at North Allegheny High School here in Pittsburgh. He's my girlfriends uncle and I started talking to him at christmas and threw talks I had asked him if he knew you and he said he did.


Now that you mentioned North Allegheny... It triggered my memory. His students have had some great CNC machining projects at the state and national TSA events. He was one of the people that got me involved in CNC routers/machining. He brought some things he does at school and I was totally impressed what the machines could really do... Educational vendors sell equipment, they don't know how they really function... So if this indeed was Shawn, then thank him for me... we would never have gotten into the things we have without a little push from his program.

marsh368 wrote:

marsh368 wrote:
I don't know Shawn Lydon... who is he?



He's a TSA adviser/teacher at North Allegheny High School here in Pittsburgh. He's my girlfriends uncle and I started talking to him at christmas and threw talks I had asked him if he knew you and he said he did.


Now that you mentioned North Allegheny... It triggered my memory. His students have had some great CNC machining projects at the state and national TSA events. He was one of the people that got me involved in CNC routers/machining. He brought some things he does at school and I was totally impressed what the machines could really do... Educational vendors sell equipment, they don't know how they really function... So if this indeed was Shawn, then thank him for me... we would never have gotten into the things we have without a little push from his program.

He told me that he had introduced you into CNC and was also impressed with what you and your students have produced

jeeves_m_d wrote:

rjw wrote:

as I said before, (and I am not part of this, just an advisor) , MLEC has some sponsorship....from what I know, the sponsors expect the partially sponsored bots to attend the 'national event' , which they currently see as the regionally/national BOTSIQ Nola thing.

Somehow, thru the school system, MLEC is sometimes able to come up with some money to cover entry fees to this event.

If MLEC doesn't attend this event, they get NO sponsorship and no money for entry fees.

Forgive me if this sounds a little rude, but that answer just doesn't make any sense to me.

You go to the competition because you would lose the money from your sponsor, but all the money from the sponsors goes to said competition...

In my opinion just save them there money, and compete in your youth fair and other cheaper priced event.

I understand that you have said that its not you decision, and that the school and sponsor makes the decision. But have you tried explaining the situation to said sponsor?

Let me try to clear this up a bit...

Again, from what I know....

1) MLEC has a few sponsors. They do not tell MLEC what they can spend the funds on, but the agreement is that MLEC will attend a national event....therefore we attend BotsIQ.

2) MLEC can get funding thru the school system to attend a national event, so they apply for it.

these are 2 different sources of funding.

Hope this clears things up a bit.

So they've extended registration to feb. 6

Why?

try to get more robots id assume

When I saw the extended deadline, i thought I saw another bot from carrolton...

maybe nola trying to coax the carrolton girls into building more?

More bots = more fun

69 Robots

lots of fun

Uh oh, I know the forums are about to blow up now. Change of venue 2 weeks before the competition date? Here come the hater comments...not that it's not called for. But lets just let this pass.

PLEASE! THINK OF THE ROBOTS!

Did they change coasts again?

explain??? please! where is it now?

nvm found it:

The February 23-27 National Championship has moved. The event will now take place at the:

The Miracle Marketplace Shopping Center
3301 Coral Way,
Miami, FL 33145
(only 2 miles from the previous venue)



http://battlebots.com/BattleBots.com/Home/Entries/2011/2/7_Venue_Change.html

at least its not in San Francisco jeevesy

even with the high fee's they couldn't afford the original convention center....

PLEASE!!!

i think witch doctor convinced the big bots to go brushless....

i mean it sucks it changed, but hey, atleast its not whole different state now

COME ON, DO IT, DO IT!! =P

i find it funny that the actual bots IQ website still has the old venue listed...

I find this funny--the venue had to change because the building was collapsing. Srsly. A bathroom caved in last week during the meeting with the city about the event.

Really can't blame Nola for that one!

And hey, the new venue is within walking distance of a half-dozen restaurants.

Cody wrote:

i think witch doctor convinced the big bots to go brushless....

LOL

<3

Teams are going through inspection, etc. today....the action starts tomorrow...

Good luck to everyone who is competing...

Geez didnt even realize it was this weekend, good luck everyone