OVER THE BAR = #%? (not the bridge!)

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Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/16/2001 1:31 AM EST


Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NASA, Mathsoft, Solidworks.



As I asked who goes under, i know must ask who will hop the fence?

i wonder...

-anton abaya

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Posted by Marjory "Frosty" Stager at 1/16/2001 11:10 AM EST


Student on team #47, ChiefDelphi, from Pontiac Central and Delphi Automotive Systems.


In Reply to: OVER THE BAR = #%? (not the bridge!)
Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/16/2001 1:31 AM EST:



Hey everyone,

I think that only about 1 out of 35 teams will be able to do it affectively, but I think may teams will try and not succeed. In a way I hope may teams prove me wrong.

Marjory
"Frosty"

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Posted by Kate T190 at 1/16/2001 12:12 PM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Mass Academy of Math and Science and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.


In Reply to: OVER THE BAR = #%? (not the bridge!)
Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/16/2001 1:31 AM EST:



Y'all can look forward to seeing a spider-bot for T190 premeiring at the New England regional.. :) Yeah.. We're all about over the bar..

T190 XO
Kate

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Posted by Michael Betts at 1/16/2001 1:23 PM EST


Engineer on team #177, Bobcat Robotics, from South Windsor High School and International Fuel Cells.


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Posted by Kate T190 on 1/16/2001 12:12 PM EST:



: Y'all can look forward to seeing a spider-bot for T190 premeiring at the New England regional.. :) Yeah.. We're all about over the bar..

: T190 XO
: Kate

Kate,

If this were any other team (with only a few exceptions), I'd dismiss this as a joke. The problem is, I have seen what your team can accomplish.

I can't wait to see Boris on stage. Good luck!

Mike

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Posted by Justin at 1/16/2001 5:27 PM EST


Other on team Blue Lightning Alumni Association from RWU sponsored by FIRST-A-holics Anonymous.


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Posted by Michael Betts on 1/16/2001 1:23 PM EST:



Mike,

Don't give them to much credit. Apparently they can't decided with animal they want thier machine to imitate. First it was hampster's now it's spiders. I expect that they will be flying over the stage like brids soon and dropping the balls into the goal. Spiders, and Hampsters, and Goats...OH MY!!!

Only problem with spiders is that they usally get squished.

-Justin

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Posted by Joe Johnson at 1/16/2001 8:33 PM EST


Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.


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Posted by Justin on 1/16/2001 5:27 PM EST:



I can thinks a lots of ways to go over that bar, I will
be honest I didn't much any of them.

I will be very impressed with robots that can get over
the bar before the match is all over WHILE not leaving
pieces of their robot all over.

Hit the ground running!

Joe J.

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Posted by Raul at 1/16/2001 8:48 PM EST


Engineer on team #111, Wildstang, from Rolling Meadows & Wheeling HS and Motorola.


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Posted by Joe Johnson on 1/16/2001 8:33 PM EST:



Well I can think of one design that can "swim" and "skim" over the bar in less than 3 seconds. You just need the right software and a variation of the Aztec bot from '99. But it would take some extra motors to get over quickly which would not leave much for other functions.

What am I doing on this forum giving people Wild ideas? I should be doing some analysis or Stangthing!

Raul

: I can thinks a lots of ways to go over that bar, I will
: be honest I didn't much any of them

: I will be very impressed with robots that can get over
: the bar before the match is all over WHILE not leaving
: pieces of their robot all over.

: Hit the ground running!

: Joe J.

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Posted by Jon - T190 at 1/18/2001 1:21 AM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Mass Academy of Math and Science and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.


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Posted by Joe Johnson on 1/16/2001 8:33 PM EST:



We plan on being on the other side of that fence plenty of times and with plenty of time to do some serious damage...

Never fear
SpiderGoat's Here

Gompei 2K1

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Posted by colleen -- T190 at 1/16/2001 9:02 PM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.


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Posted by Justin on 1/16/2001 5:27 PM EST:



We weren't "imitating" hamsters.. we were using them as an alternate source of power..

Hamsters can drive spidery legs.. you can only imagine...

A Goat which morphs into a Spider all by the wonderous miracles produced by a little furry powerhouse.. Harness the magic..

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Posted by Patrick Dingle at 1/16/2001 8:34 PM EST


Other on team #639, Red B^2, from Ithaca High School and Cornell University.


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Posted by Kate T190 on 1/16/2001 12:12 PM EST:



: Y'all can look forward to seeing a spider-bot for T190 premeiring at the New England regional.. :) Yeah.. We're all about over the bar..

: T190 XO
: Kate

Hey... your ruining the tradition of grinding up the floor of the robotics lab -- not to mention carpet on FIRST fields. By the way, don't give Gompei '01 any self-modifying code. please

Patrick

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Posted by Jon - T190 at 1/18/2001 1:17 AM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Mass Academy of Math and Science and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.


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Posted by Patrick Dingle on 1/16/2001 8:34 PM EST:



: : Y'all can look forward to seeing a spider-bot for T190 premeiring at the New England regional.. :) Yeah.. We're all about over the bar..

: : T190 XO
: : Kate

: Hey... your ruining the tradition of grinding up the floor of the robotics lab -- not to mention carpet on FIRST fields. By the way, don't give Gompei '01 any self-modifying code. please

: Patrick

We're also going against a long standing tradition of non-standard drivelines... But don't worry... the genetic re-engineering required by the combination of the Mountain Goat, Hampster, and Spider powers will satisfy our need to be design-happy.

All About Over The Bar
Jon
t190 XO

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Posted by Ken Leung at 1/16/2001 1:39 PM EST


Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M. Gunn Senior High School.


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Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/16/2001 1:31 AM EST:



: As I asked who goes under, i know must ask who will hop the fence?

: i wonder...

: -anton abaya

It is actually quite easier to get over the bar then under, because that allows a much bigger space for the robot to go over. I can already see robot with tank treads able to raise the front of their base up there, and just ride right over the bar. And don't forget the pneumatics... one thick actuator can have 180 lbs of force comming out of it, imagine a robot with two of those hopping over the bar. A large arm can also flip a robot over those bars... plus many other ways.

As for T190's spider robot, I can't wait to see it in action.

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Posted by Deej at 1/16/2001 1:41 PM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompeii, from Mass Academy and WPI.


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Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/16/2001 1:31 AM EST:



Team 190 has utilized Hampster Hop technology to achieve the mountain goat, with a go anywhere attitude.... beware of the Gompeii 2k1

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Posted by Tim Baird at 1/16/2001 2:24 PM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.


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Posted by Deej on 1/16/2001 1:41 PM EST:



: Team 190 has utilized Hampster Hop technology to achieve the mountain goat, with a go anywhere attitude.... beware of the Gompeii 2k1

And to think deej, all those people that doubted the power of a hampster. Boy will they be surprised come time for competition!
Tim

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Posted by Deej at 1/16/2001 11:25 PM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompeii, from Mass Academy and WPI.


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Posted by Tim Baird on 1/16/2001 2:24 PM EST:



: : Team 190 has utilized Hampster Hop technology to achieve the mountain goat, with a go anywhere attitude.... beware of the Gompeii 2k1

: And to think deej, all those people that doubted the power of a hampster. Boy will they be surprised come time for competition!
: Tim

Right on Timmy, people thought we were joking about hampsters, now they will see that the hampster is able to create unbridled power. See all disbelievers in New England and Long Island, as well as Florida.

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Posted by Rob DeCotiis at 1/16/2001 5:34 PM EST


Student on team #504, RoBUCtics, from Red Bank Regional High School and Jesel.


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Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/16/2001 1:31 AM EST:



Maybe =)

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Posted by Erin at 1/17/2001 12:04 PM EST


Other on team #65, Huskie Brigade, from Pontiac Northern High School and GM Powertrain.


In Reply to: OVER THE BAR = #%? (not the bridge!)
Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/16/2001 1:31 AM EST:



: As I asked who goes under, i know must ask who will hop the fence?

: i wonder...

: -anton abaya

ANTON-
I believe a fair amount of robots will jump the rail. I mean, if robots can handle being thrown off of bars after hanging in the air, they can handle a little flip-jolt.
Dean's robot robot dream is coming true.

-Erin