How many motors are you using on this years robot?

[VanMan]

Our team is using 10 motors on this years bot (not including servos) and to me it seems like a lot. I'm just wondering how many motors other teams are using. How many motors is your team using?

[rocketperson44]

6 motors, 2 of which may get dropped from the final robot. That, plus 2 pneumatic cylinders.

[CraigHickman]

12. Our E-board is HUGE.

[Vikesrock]

We are planning on 7 at the moment, it could increase up to 9 or even 10 depending on how our plans turn out.

[AdamHeard]

4-6.

[ZInventor]

we're using two cims for drive, two fisher-price's for ball lifting, and two denso's for ball hearders...

plus a giant pneumatic cylinder... and accompanying compressor, air tanks and all that

-Z

[fordchrist675]

we are using 2 CIMS for drive, and 2 for out Conveyor belts

[popo308]

4 motors and air compressor:D

[fordchrist675]

4 motors and air compressor:D

Whats the air compressor for if i may ask?

[s_forbes]

4 CIM
1 FP
2 Banebots

7 total, most we've ever had on one robot.

[R.C.]

What Craig said.

[Akash Rastogi]

Whats the air compressor for if i may ask?

Judging from their team members' responses to some polls on here, they're dumping.

Their robot uses compressed Win. Not air.

[NoahTheBoa]

4 CIMs
2 FPs
1 Globe

7 Total

[lenny8]

Their robot uses compressed Win. Not air.

you can do that?! :ahh:

[Elgin Clock]

Only 3 so far that I know of, but I'm sure that will change to a higher number of course.
We are keeping it simple this year though, so it probably won't increase by THAT much. :cool:

[Brandon Holley]

4 CIM
1 FP
1 Globe

[RMS11]

We have 2 CIMs for drive and 2 for shooting
a Fisher Price for a intake roller
a window motor to move balls up
a FP to load the shooter
4 motors for the shooter

so a total of 9

:D

[Ryan Caldwell]

2 cims
2 windows
1 fisher price
1 globe
2 servos
eggs
milk
bread

[AndyB]

It's looking 7 for us. Possibly a servo to add for 8.

[its da PAT!!!]

we are using 8

[Jared341]

3 CIMs (2 for the drive), 1 Globe

And yet our robot can pick up from the floor, get balls from the human player, aim with a turret, and shoot with a flywheel. How did we do all that with 2 motors, I wonder? :P

[CraigHickman]

you can do that?! :ahh:

Yeah, it's in a similar product family as Pure Win Extract. ;)

[Brandon Holley]

I see that 6 people have responded with 12+ motors...could you folks share some of your design? I would be extremely interested in hearing what 12 motors are capable of !

[IndySam]

As many as we have the last three years combined.

[RMiller]

I will be most impressed with someone who answers 0 or 1 legitimately!
It is looking like three for us.

[CraigHickman]

I see that 6 people have responded with 12+ motors...could you folks share some of your design? I would be extremely interested in hearing what 12 motors are capable of !

4 CIMs: Each drives a wheel of the Crab
2 Globes: One for steering each "set" of crab modules
2 ND motors: One for each of two of our ball moving belts
1 Keyang: Controls our main moving belt
2 FP: Drives the shooter wheels
1 BB motor: This one's seekrit. ;)

[AdamHeard]

4 CIMs: Each drives a wheel of the Crab
2 Globes: One for steering each "set" of crab modules
2 ND motors: One for each of two of our ball moving belts
1 Keyang: Controls our main moving belt
2 FP: Drives the shooter wheels
1 BB motor: This one's seekrit. ;)

It seems your conveyor is severely underpowered, and your drive is severely overpowered.

[Madison]

We'll have 6 on the machine.

2 CIMs for drive, 2 FP for conveying and 2 CIMs for scoring. All of the gearboxes are the same.

[AdamHeard]

We'll have 6 on the machine.

2 CIMs for drive, 2 FP for conveying and 2 CIMs for scoring. All of the gearboxes are the same.

All Dewalts? or all AM planetaries?

[thefro526]

As it sits 5. I doubt we will add more but the motors may change.

2 CIMS
1 FP-With KOP Trans
1 Globe
1 BB

The Goble Might be switched out for another BB but who knows......

[Madison]

All Dewalts? or all AM planetaries?

The CIMs plug in to the gearbox directly. The FPs are passing through AM Planetary gearboxes first.

[fuzzy1718]

we are useiong 10 I think

2 fp w/AM planetaries for drive
4 cims for something I'm not telling:cool:
and four other small motors for something I'm not telling:cool:
(I'm not sure on these I've been sick and haven't been to the past few meetings)

[gorrilla]

6 exactly

4 cims and two denso's

[Trent B]

4 CIM via 4 Toughboxs
2 Window (tentative, may or may not occur.

[CraigHickman]

It seems your conveyor is severely underpowered, and your drive is severely overpowered.

It would seem that way, if one didn't know about all the fancy things our drive base will do. Trust me, it needs that much headroom in drive power.

[Meredith Novak]

I see that 6 people have responded with 12+ motors...could you folks share some of your design? I would be extremely interested in hearing what 12 motors are capable of !

At this point, 15 motors. What are they capable of? Adding a LOT of weight:)

[AdamHeard]

It would seem that way, if one didn't know about all the fancy things our drive base will do. Trust me, it needs that much headroom in drive power.

You've made it abundantly clear what your drive could do elsewhere, I still stand by my statement that your drive is "overpowered", as in, using far more power (regardless of how it's used) than required to be competitive. I also still think the conveyors are underpowered (they may move, but slow I imagine).

[Brandon Holley]

At this point, 15 motors. What are they capable of? Adding a LOT of weight:)

i would expect nothing less from BBS

[lukevanoort]

6:
2 CIMs on drive
2 CIMs on the shooter
1 Globe on the turret
1 Globe on the shooter feeder

[M@rk]

We are not sure, maybe 6 -7. But i have a question. How many window motors can we use?

[Vikesrock]

We are not sure, maybe 6 -7. But i have a question. How many window motors can we use?

You can use up to the number of window motors that came in the 2009 kit and no more. Specifically that would be 2 Nippon-Denso motors (1 Right-hand and 1 left-hand) and 1 Keyang motor.

[kgzak]

We are using 5
4 Cim Motors: for each Wheel with Toughboxes
1 Window Motor: For Steering

[nahstobor]

4cims, 2 fish, 2 window

[Enigma's puzzle]

2 fp w/AM planetaries for drive


i wnt to see how this will work

[Stephen of REX]

Wow, I'm getting the impression that my team's robot is overly simple:

2 CIMs for drive
1 CIM for conveyor belt
1 globe for the dumper.

Well, I guess its just fewer things that can go wrong...

[squirrel]

Yes, it is just fewer things that can go wrong....good job!

[Tom Line]

With regards to how people can have 12 - I can see it.

4 drive motors for crab.
2 motors for steering crab.
2 motors for pickup system.
1 for Pan turret.
1 for Tilt turrent.
2 for ball shooter.

We have 9 motors on our bot.

[CHSRobotics]

You can use up to the number of window motors that came in the 2009 kit and no more. Specifically that would be 2 Nippon-Denso motors (1 Right-hand and 1 left-hand) and 1 Keyang motor.

Thanks!:D