1625 putting ball over the OVERPASS

[popo308]

1625's prototype sending the ball flying over the overpass...

(sorry its a bit blurry its a still frame from some video footage)

[Scott Carpman]

This sorta reminds me of those UFO pictures. Can't wait to see what's projecting it up in the air.

[popo308]

I'm waiting until after are team meeting tomorrow and until we fix it up a bit before we show actually whats throwing it.

[AdamHeard]

If this is for real, I am amazed.

[popo308]

Yes it is real hopefully tomorrow i will be putting up a picture of the mechanism that did that

[popo308]

There is a more clear picture

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj83/brentmcarlovsky/teaser.jpg

[Chris27]

Is that a new prototype or the one that we quickly put together last week?

[Qbranch]

I'm really curious...

Mainly, i'm wondering: Is it electric, spring operated, pneumatic, etc...

-q

[popo308]

Is that a new prototype or the one that we quickly put together last week?

That's not the one we quickly put together last week.
This one is actually machined and made of metal (not wood) :ahh:

[Aren_Hill]

Sorry guys but Popo (brent) will not be posting the mechanism this early in the season, hate to be a funstealer but we'll probably release it around ship date so it doesn't get stolen.

But i guarantee that this was not thrown by human hands, the mechanism was being powered by a cordless drill that will be replaced by some kit motor.
and it'll have about a 3-4 second reload time

[HedlessChkn]

hmm some sort of build up speed and momentum device? a cordless drill did that?! good work guys!

[Aren_Hill]

its more of a build up tension device....

[Team2339]

Sounds like it could be similar to a clay bird launcher, requires a lot of work to load, then released. It would work with a slow cocking time and a cammed release.
Definitely something I will be looking forward to seeing.

[hill]

Hey Aren, you should send me the picture :)

[Chris27]

Well awesome then. It looks like I was a little too conservative on my calculations.

[Aren_Hill]

this was launched from the end of the lane divider.....

[Wayne C.]

But i guarantee that this was not thrown by human hands

Trained Chimps?

WC :cool:

[cziggy343]

that's pretty sweet! unfortunatly... we dont have the ceiling to hurdle:( so w/ our prototype manipulator on last year's robot, we just act like we do it at a shorter level *tear tear*

[cziggy343]

its really not impossible... somebody on our team (that is a lot smarter than me) did the calculations and we thought about doing this ourselves... we just decided not to.

[AdamHeard]

Zyik was referencing the younger, less mature, adam on the team.

[RyanCesiel]

All I have to say is get a better picture and don't save it as a bitmap. :rolleyes:

[popo308]

Well it would of been better but we just took a still frame from video and posted that up. So it was blurry... I will get a better pic of what this thing can do sometime soon. (unfortunately we will not be posting the picture of the device that throws it for quite some time):cool:

[Éowyn]

Trained Chimps?

WC :cool:

LOL!

Well it would of been better but we just took a still frame from video and posted that up. So it was blurry... I will get a better pic of what this thing can do sometime soon. (unfortunately we will not be posting the picture of the device that throws it for quite some time):cool:

Hey, do you want to post the video of it clearing the overpass? As long as you don't show the device, of course. :)

[popo308]

LOL!



Hey, do you want to post the video of it clearing the overpass? As long as you don't show the device, of course. :)

I spose i could....:ahh:

[Éowyn]

I spose i could....:ahh:

Yay! :D

[popo308]

Never mind sorry can't compress it enough to get it to upload... :(

[lukevanoort]

Never mind sorry can't compress it enough to get it to upload... :(
Have you tried youtube/google video?

[popo308]

Have you tried youtube/google video?

I will get a google video up sometime it just takes to long to upload it right now ill do it soon tho...

[Brandon Holley]

Really impressive guys, keep up the good work..


video would be cool too ... ;)

[1619Aaron]

Haha, what's to say you didn't throw it? :P

[Éowyn]

Haha, what's to say you didn't throw it? :P

As Aren said, the mechanism launched the ball. It wasn't us. :)

[Kat Kononov]

+2 props
can't wait to see you guys in chicago.