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Karthik
02-08-2006, 10:26 PM
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Adam Richards
02-08-2006, 10:27 PM
Karthik releasing a teaser?! :eek:
Jonathan Norris
02-08-2006, 10:30 PM
Looking forward to great things from you guys again this year, your robots last year were amazing. Hopefully we will give you a better run for your money this year in Mississauga and Waterloo?
oh and do I smell a holonomic drive system with those DeWalt transmissions? :yikes:
KenWittlief
02-08-2006, 10:51 PM
I rebuilt the engine in my first car (68VW) and Im certain the motor contained less parts than that! :ahh:
NextPerception
02-08-2006, 11:39 PM
why the heck do you have the back cover off six drills???
look at the drill here (http://www.toolsdirect.com/presentationpage1.cfm?pagename=productdisplay&manufacturer=Dewalt&productid=DC983KA&finish=NA&source=froogle) if you have no idea what i am talking about
Heretic121
02-08-2006, 11:41 PM
niagra first is 3-6 teams i belive *i want to say 3* so 2 per bot!?!?
btw cant wait to see the finished product!
why the heck do you have the back cover off six drills???
look at the drill here (http://www.toolsdirect.com/presentationpage1.cfm?pagename=productdisplay&manufacturer=Dewalt&productid=DC983KA&finish=NA&source=froogle) if you have no idea what i am talking about
Because they're only using the drill transmissions.
Vince lau
02-09-2006, 07:54 AM
are they building triplets again
Tim Delles
02-09-2006, 08:31 AM
are they building triplets again
Most likely. Karthik can't wait to see you guys in action.
Peter Matteson
02-09-2006, 09:20 AM
Looks like evidence of SWERVE to me. Sprockets to turn the wheels, bearing surfaces, and mounts. 4 NBD transmissions to drive the wheels and 2 NBDs to rotate them.
Or maybe I'm just losing it and see evidence of SWERVE in every part teaser at this point.
Joel Glidden
02-09-2006, 09:25 AM
Are those orange objects at the top of the frame - dare I say it - TAPE MEASURES?!
OH NO! It's 2002 all over again :ahh:
Oh wait, there it is...
<G09> "... If any part of the ROBOT is touching the carpet, the ROBOT is not considered on the platform."
Phew! Close one!
Say.... what if you blocked your opponent's platform and used a tape measure / tether to make sure your robot couldn't be counted as "on the platform"? :D
Holtzman
02-09-2006, 10:26 AM
Are those orange objects at the top of the frame - dare I say it - TAPE MEASURES?!
OH NO! It's 2002 all over again :ahh:
Oh wait, there it is...
<G09> "... If any part of the ROBOT is touching the carpet, the ROBOT is not considered on the platform."
Phew! Close one!
Say.... what if you blocked your opponent's platform and used a tape measure / tether to make sure your robot couldn't be counted as "on the platform"? :D
Joel's on to something here. New for this year, the teams of NiagaraFIRST will feature a special autonomous position system which consists of the gyro to measure heading, and 4 tape measures which extend out all sides of the robot. Then using 4 independent CMU cams, we read the numbers off the tape measures, accurately acquiring our location on the field. Good catch Joel.
GaryVoshol
02-09-2006, 11:13 AM
Say.... what if you blocked your opponent's platform and used a tape measure / tether to make sure your robot couldn't be counted as "on the platform"? :DThere is that minor inconvenience of the 60" expansion rule ...
Jon K.
02-09-2006, 11:24 AM
Are those orange objects at the top of the frame - dare I say it - TAPE MEASURES?!
OH NO! It's 2002 all over again :ahh:
Oh wait, there it is...
<G09> "... If any part of the ROBOT is touching the carpet, the ROBOT is not considered on the platform."
Phew! Close one!
Say.... what if you blocked your opponent's platform and used a tape measure / tether to make sure your robot couldn't be counted as "on the platform"? :D
Other slight issue with this is that most tape measures are metal. No metal on carpet rule. I don't have a rule book handy so I can't quote a rule but I believe its R 35ish maybe.
Tristan Lall
02-09-2006, 11:26 AM
Other slight issue with this is that most tape measures are metal. No metal on carpet rule. I don't have a rule book handy so I can't quote a rule but I believe its R 35ish maybe.No metal traction devices, actually. And <R35> is the bumper rule.
Jon K.
02-09-2006, 11:29 AM
No metal traction devices, actually. And <R35> is the bumper rule.
Yes but there is a no metal touching the carpet, I could have sworn it. Anyways, I am getting my rules confused. Yesterday I was dealing with 35 a lot as we went to get our materials to make bumpers. Gotta love going into a pool place and asking for 15 pool noodles in the middle of winter. They give you really wierd looks.
Joel Glidden
02-09-2006, 11:43 AM
Oh well. Shot down, it seems. It was just a thought that came to me as I was chuckling to myself about the 2002 tether debacle.
On a related note, is it still legal to pin an opponent on your platform for the entire match?
More amazing than the sheer quantity of robot parts is the number of tape measures visible and ready for use.
It would take a good hour long search party to find half that amount hidden around our lab. ;)
Rick TYler
02-22-2006, 11:08 PM
It would take a good hour long search party to find half that amount hidden around our lab. ;)
Heh. On Sunday, I found my metric tape measure which has been missing since PNW last year. I suspect a mentor toolbox (even though it had my name tape on it...)
Peter Matteson
02-23-2006, 06:37 AM
I usually have to beat people away with tetras to get my hands on a tape measure in our shop. It's soooo unorganized, and we only have four that your never quite sure what they're under.
Jonathan Norris
02-26-2006, 11:43 AM
When are we going to see the finished bot? haven't heard anything after ship date.
Derek Bessette
02-26-2006, 01:42 PM
Keep your eyes pealed. There may be something coming out later this week.
Jonathan Norris
02-26-2006, 02:12 PM
Keep your eyes pealed. There may be something coming out later this week.
But we wanna see now! :ahh: just kidding..
Looking forward to great robots from Niagara FIRST again this year.
Karthik
02-26-2006, 04:00 PM
But we wanna see now! :ahh: just kidding..
Looking forward to great robots from Niagara FIRST again this year.
Don't worry, we'll have pictures up before the week 2 regionals.
FourPenguins
02-27-2006, 08:18 PM
I usually have to beat people away with tetras to get my hands on a tape measure in our shop. It's soooo unorganized, and we only have four that your never quite sure what they're under.
that's why all the cool kids ask for calipers for christmas ( i already had a tape)
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