Team 604 Presents: Skyhammer

[Quix]

Team 604 is proud to present our 2014 robot, Skyhammer.

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The reveal video can be seen here: http://youtu.be/05Y6d1aqUr4

More pictures and information is on our website: http://604robotics.com/team_quixilver/robots-2/

[D_Price]

Very nice robot and rendering guys!

[mwmac]

Congrats on a very versatile robot!

[JohnFogarty]

This is my favorite robot hands down.

[Canon reeves]

This is awesome! Great Job guys!

[JesseK]

One of the best all-around robots I've seen this year.

[PVCpirate]

The speed of the intake amazes me, great job guys! Is the shooter pneumatic or mechanical?

[Mitchell1714]

That's a very innovative and cool solution to catching. Very original. I can't wait to see it in action!

[Caleb Sykes]

This is my favorite robot hands down.

+1.

[Simplify]

Really like your design. I can see you guys going far this year. Good luck!

[Eugene Fang]

The speed of the intake amazes me, great job guys! Is the shooter pneumatic or mechanical?

Thanks! It's mechanical, powered by surgical tubing. A CIM pulls it back and it gets released by a ball shifter.

[AllenGregoryIV]

This is most impressive. A lot of teams are going to love tossing passes to this robot.

[Lil' Lavery]

How well does it catch when the truss shot hits the extended arms rather than the center? Is the catch automated in any way?

[Eugene Fang]

How well does it catch when the truss shot hits the extended arms rather than the center? Is the catch automated in any way?

There are a few clips (such as the one at 0:35) where the ball doesn't hit the center. It seems to catch pretty well, though we are planning for ways to further dampen the ball so it doesn't bounce as much. The catch isn't automated (the driver must manually close the arms), but the self-catch at the very end is automated. We may look at automating the catch in the future if we can prove it's more reliable than manually controlling it.

[nxtmonkeys]

That is one cool launcher. I have a feeling that you are going to rule out on the field.

[Samwaldo]

Amazing robot, and when the whole thing opened to catch a ball, it became my favorite robot (yes, even when including 118)

[Adam Freeman]

Very cool robot and video!

My only question is what happens when play starts to get rough and the intake starts taking some abuse....or the driver runs it into a wall?

What is the weak link?

[BrendanB]

Very nice robot! I wantz.

[Justin Montois]

The best catching robot i've seen so far. Incredible job!

[Quix]

Very cool robot and video!

My only question is what happens when play starts to get rough and the intake starts taking some abuse....or the driver runs it into a wall?

What is the weak link?

I really won't say that there is much of a weak link rather we plan not to run around in the intake position but rather in stow when the flower is all the way up.

The arms are rather rigid contrary to first glance.

[AdamHeard]

The arms are rather rigid contrary to first glance.

That rigidity could make it more likely to fail. Rigidity also does not equal toughness and/or strength.

[Eugene Fang]

Very cool robot and video!

My only question is what happens when play starts to get rough and the intake starts taking some abuse....or the driver runs it into a wall?

What is the weak link?

That rigidity could make it more likely to fail. Rigidity also does not equal toughness and/or strength.

The arms are actually designed not to be too rigid -- you can tell by the catching clips that the arms give somewhat. That being said, we are indeed concerned about the side arms getting bent while intaking, but we may cut them short anyways to improve the intake area. Of course, this will sacrifice our catching area, so we will have to experiment more with it.

Sorry for the confusion.

[DampRobot]

Nice video, it's looking like you're going to be very competitive this year.

And by the way, you're welcome for the waterjet time :).

[CalTran]

That's a really clever catching system. +1 on my end. Definitely the only one of it's kind that I've seen thus far.

I'm also interested in what y'all use to shoot the ball. In some parts of the video you can see some aluminum tubing extend out, but what actuates it?

[Eugene Fang]

That's a really clever catching system. +1 on my end. Definitely the only one of it's kind that I've seen thus far.

I'm also interested in what y'all use to shoot the ball. In some parts of the video you can see some aluminum tubing extend out, but what actuates it?

It's a linear plunger powered by surgical tubing (see attachment, though the design as slightly changed since this screenshot). The dark transparent part is approximately where the surgical tubing attaches and the winch at the end pulls the 1x1 back via a ratchet strap. To release, the pneumatic disengages a ball shifter.

[Nick1912]

Another great looking robot from 604. You guys are going to have a stellar season once again.

[David8696]

Apart from the Robonauts, I think this might be my favorite reveal I've seen. Absolutely brilliant mechanism, I had a similar idea for our bit but we didn't go with it because it would have been too hard to implement. Congratulations on a job VERY well done.

[TedG]

Very nice design, and it looks nice too.

love the rendering too!
Inventor? Solidworks?

[Eugene Fang]

Very nice design, and it looks nice too.

love the rendering too!
Inventor? Solidworks?

Thanks! We use SolidWorks and PhotoView 360.

[mplanchard]

Thank you for sharing. I liked your intro.
Great catching mechanism . Beautiful model in SolidWorks and Photoview 360. Marie

[Trey178]

NE FIRST teams had a scrimmage 2 weeks ago. I've seen a similar build from team 839 (Rosie Robotics), but given said event was held 2 days before Stop Build Day, it was unfinished.

Having said that, your Swiss-Army like box is fantastic. I'm always amazed to see such well implemented designs come to life.