02-09-2006 08:31 AM

Peter Matteson

Re: pic: Another view of 1559's bot so far

Looks good 2 questions though.

1.) Is there a peice not shown the top that aids in loading balls?

2.) how does all that extrusion weigh?

02-09-2006 10:12 AM

bradleym1559

Re: pic: Another view of 1559's bot so far

To answer your questions:

1. Yes, the hopper is not finished yet and that will connect the top of the belts to the turret
2. Surprisingly, the extrusion doesn't weigh that much. Right now the robot is well under 100 lbs, and the hopper and electronics won't change that too much. My guess right now would be we are looking at a final weight just around the 100 lb range give or take a few. Simple is light.

02-09-2006 04:46 PM

Eric Scheuing

Re: pic: Another view of 1559's bot so far

Looks good. One question though. Will you be feeding balls directly to the shooter, indirectly to the shooter from a hopper, or both?

02-15-2006 05:07 PM

bradleym1559

Re: pic: Another view of 1559's bot so far