STATE CHAMPS! RoboZone

Episode Description -
In this episode we check in with three FIRST FRC Alumni from around the FIRST in Michigan area on how their teams have done thus far in the Charged Up Season! The panel discusses their experiences in FIRST and tells us what they bring to their teams from their days as students now that they have become mentors. We discuss the FIM State Championships and David, from the Twisted Devils, teaches us the Russell Shuffle!

Interview Panel:
Matthew Seifert - Team 4453 - https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/4453
David Russell - Team 4381 - https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/4381
Gavin Storts - Team 1684 - https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/1684

Episode Description -
In this episode we continue with our favorite scouting app for Charged Up Scoutradioz! We ask how the season is going with our panel of interviewees and how they have used ScoutRadioz across their events thus far in the Charged Up Season!

Interview Panel:
Clint "Eric" Hawks - Scouting Mentor for Team 7166
Michael O'Connell - Scoutradioz Developer and Mentor for Team 102
Nirav Patel - Drive Coach for Team 102

Links mentioned in the recording:
Scoutradioz Discord: https://discord.gg/9CRytVW6
Scoutradioz Website: https://scoutradioz.com/home/

Episode Description - In this episode our round table discussion revolves around the Charged Up Game and experiences from Comp Week 2. The interview panel provides some input on what they had learned, how the game is evolving and what the Meta might be in the weeks to come.

Interview Panel: Jay Tembrink - Team 494/70 - https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/494
Ben Shoemaker - Team 3655 - https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/3655

Episode Description -
In this episode our round table discussion revolves around the Charged Up Game and experiences from Comp Week 1 of the Charged Up season. The interview panel provides some input on what they had learned, how you can play defense on the swerve and other great pieces of advice going into your FIRST competition. This is an episode you may need a pen and paper for so enjoy the episode!

Interview Panel:
Ray Pratt - Team 2611 - https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/2611
Don Ridge - Team 1506 - https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/1506
Bruce Stone - Team 302 - https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/302

Episode Description -

In this episode we continue with our 3rd in depth discussion on scouting for Charged Up and how Scoutradioz might be the scouting system you have been looking for and can implement in your scouting program leading up the the competitive weeks. The tag team crew from Team 102 talks takes us through an additional demo on the analytics of the application and how even alliance selection can be done while using Scoutradioz! There is a great deal lot of information packed into this episode so please use the links below and start to learn about Scoutradioz and don't forget to join their Discord!

Interview Panel:
Michael O'Connell - Scoutradioz Developer and Mentor for Team 102
Nirav Patel - Drive Coach for Team 102
Nicholas Giampino - Scouting 2nd for Team 102

Links mentioned in the recording:
Scoutradioz Discord: https://discord.gg/9CRytVW6
Scoutradioz Website: https://scoutradioz.com/home/

Episode Description -

In this episode, we speak with Martin Beeker a FRC Head Referee Alumni and current FRC Lead Robot Inspector Mark Kramarczyk. Martin and mark provide their recommendations on how teams should get ready for the upcoming competitive weeks for the Charged Up Season! They provide a summary of the activities that teams will perform and interact with both referees and inspectors during a event. WE would like to thank Martin and Mark for everything they do as volunteers in their positions and what they do for the FRC community in FIRST!

Interview Panel:

Martin Beeker - FRC Head Referee Alumni
Mark Kramarczyk - FRC Lead Robot Inspector and Grand Poobah

Video Link: https://youtube.com/live/gILCfTRL-yE

Episode Description -
In this episode we continue our discussion on scouting for Charged Up and how Scoutradioz might be the scouting system you have been looking for and can implement in your scouting program leading up the the competitive weeks. The tag team crew from Team 102 talks takes us through an additional demo on the analytics of the application and how even alliance selection can be done while using Scoutradioz! There is a great deal lot of information packed into this episode so please use the links below and start to learn about Scoutradioz and don't forget to join their Discord!

Interview Panel:
Michael O'Connell - Scoutradioz Developer and Mentor for Team 102
Jordan Lees - Scoutradioz Developer and Mentor for Team 102

Links mentioned in the recording:
Scoutradioz Discord: https://discord.gg/9CRytVW6
Scoutradioz Website: https://scoutradioz.com/home/

Podcast Links:
Video Link: https://youtube.com/live/M89EDLFMqfQ

Episode Description -
In this special episode I interview a a couple of FRC Alumni that are now mentoring their team and getting ready for the FRC Charged Up Season and at the same time creating one of the most robust and configurable scouting apps I have ever seen Scoutradioz! The tag team crew from Team 102 talks about the history of Scoutradioz, where to start from and how it can improve your teams scouting capabilities for any FRC Game! There is a lot of information packed into this episode so please use the links below and start to learn about Scoutradioz and don't forget to join their Discord!

Interview Panel:
Michael O'Connell - Scoutradioz Developer and Mentor for Team 102
Jordan Lees - Scoutradioz Developer and Mentor for Team 102

Links mentioned in the recording:
Scoutradioz Discord: https://discord.gg/9CRytVW6
Scoutradioz Website: https://scoutradioz.com/home/

Episode Description:
In this special episode I interview a group of FRC Alumni that are now mentoring teams and getting ready for the FRC Charged Up Season but more importantly develop and have released PHOTOVISION for FRC teams to use on their robots! The round table crew talks about the history of PhotonVision, where to start from and how it can improve your robots capabilities for any FRC Game! There is a lot of information packed into this episode so please use the links below and start to learn about PhotonVision and don't forget to join their Discord!

Interview Panel:
Matthew Morley - PhotonVision Developer and Mentor for Team 5940
Chris Gerth - PhotonVision Developer and Mentor for Team 1736
Banks Troutman - Lead PhotonVision Developer and Mentor for Team 2974

Links mentioned in the recording:
PhotonVision Discord: https://discord.com/invite/wYxTwym
PhotonVision Website: https://photonvision.org/
PhotonVision Docs Website: https://docs.photonvision.org/en/latest/docs/getting-started/installation/index.html

Podcast Links:
Audio link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13110964/robozone-podcast-episode-182-vision-make
Video Link: https://youtube.com/live/EHJ0oPRZTN8

Episode Description -

In this special episode I interview the Director and Coordinator for Robofest at LTU. Christopher and Shannan provide not only the history of the program, which started in 1999, but how this year the festivities and competition will be back in person after the pandemic has subsided. Robofest's season has just started, and it is not too late to get this information out to our teams, friends and family members to see if there are students from 4th through 12th grades that would like an additional challenge! There will be students and teams form aroudn the world competing at Robofest this season and in person!

Interview Panel:
Christopher Cartwright - Director of Robofest
Shannan Palonis - Coordinator of Robofest

Links mentioned in the recording:
Robofest Website: https://www.robofest.net/
Robofest E-Mail: [email protected]

Audio link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13110964/robozone-podcast-episode-181-robofest-at
Video Link: https://youtu.be/cTfKI095qjc