02-20-2008 03:47 PM

Gabe Salas Jr.

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Great team photo with completed robot! It looks good on video. See you at UCF!

02-20-2008 04:04 PM

Dan Richardson

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solid work, can't wait to see it go, any vids or you gonna make us wait until UCF.

02-20-2008 04:05 PM

Drew Hopman

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This is from the first time we drove....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SiWAMEeI-s

02-20-2008 04:09 PM

Dan Richardson

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Holy crap that gripper is awesome lol! I was thinking to myself now what the heck is it gonna do and Bam unfoldimatron and grabs the ball, can't wait to see it at ucf.

02-20-2008 04:13 PM

techtiger1

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Nice work to Dave,Jeffery,Drew and company can't wait to see it at the Fl regional looks like it will be a fierce competitor. Nice elevator by the way .

02-20-2008 05:01 PM

Billfred

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I'm in -love- with that gripper. It's really the only good way to phrase that.

Wish we could partner up again sometime this season!

02-20-2008 05:21 PM

bigbeezy

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wow guys looks awesome. cant wait to c it in action at Florida! 21 days and counting!!!

02-20-2008 07:21 PM

Drew Hopman

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It works partly due to the help from Guzman. If he never sat down with us I dont think it would have ever worked...

02-20-2008 10:47 PM

David Guzman

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Very Nice...

I love that claw. It looks so cool, and seems to work very well. I am glad you guys got the elevator to work. Looks very good.

I hope we get to play together and not against each other like usually.

02-20-2008 11:47 PM

sportzkrazzy

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nice job guys.cant wait.

02-21-2008 08:37 AM

GaryVoshol

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I concur - that grabber action is unique and awesome.

02-21-2008 12:44 PM

RoXmySoX

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great photo. awesome robot. GOOD LUCK!

02-21-2008 02:28 PM

JesseK

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Must be one heckuva engineered 4-bar linkage. Looks pretty sweet. This was one brainstormed idea that I didn't think would work, but it's nice to see I'm proven wrong. Good luck this season!

02-21-2008 02:53 PM

Drew Hopman

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And it was! But it all started out with popsicle sticks and some push pins.

02-21-2008 10:22 PM

JaneYoung

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How did the popsicle sticks and the push pins evolve into this gripper? It is so fun to watch and so fast. Goodness.

02-21-2008 10:30 PM

lukevanoort

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You can use straws and push pins to make pretty effective models of pinned connections for linkages such as this gripper or a jointed arm. At my work, we use them for our "Engineers in Training" workshop's lesson on trusses (where people often accidentally make 4-bar linkages...). I imagine popsicle sticks would work similarly, but are probably a lot stiffer.

02-22-2008 05:17 PM

Drew Hopman

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Another video of from the first day running...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IHlFTTegSA

03-18-2008 01:14 PM

Kristina Len

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Your robot is awesome. At the Florida regional while I was helping with scouting you guys were on the field and when you extended your claw my attention went directly towards the field. I was like do what, i love it. Good job and good luck in Atlanta.