Team Nemesis 2590 - 2014 Robot Bellerophon

[scottandme]

Team 2590 is proud to present our 2014 entry: "Bellerophon"
http://i.imgur.com/BvI4Np1.jpg
Highlights:
1 & 10 point goal scoring ability
Articulating intake/shooter assembly
Hot goal detection
2 ball autonomous

Specs:
WCD 8WD long orientation (31.5” x 24”)
4” AM performance wheels
VexPro ballshifters (6 fps & 13 fps)
Spring powered linear punch shooter
Automatic vision targeting and shooting

See teaser videos at http://www.youtube.com/FRC2590/videos

See you at Hatboro-Horsham and Lenape!

Thanks to our sponsors:
New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists, CCL Label, Siemen, Lockheed Martin, Nordson Corporation, Citi, SRI International, Gaum Incorporated, RAS Process Equipment, McGraw-Hill Financial, GrabCAD, Carfaro Railing, DesignTree, Gilbane Inc., Elite Dental Care, APCO Petroleum Corporation, Robbinsville Education Association, Robbinsville Education Foundation, Robbinsville High School

[Brandon Holley]

Mecanum intakes FTW.

Super clean bot Scott & co. You guys have a lot to be proud of here!

-Brando

[Akash Shah]

Can't wait to be competing with you guys at Hatboro-Horsham! It looks like a fantastic robot! :)

[Nick Lawrence]

Beautiful robot, Scott. Looking forward to seeing you guys continue last year's success.

-Nick

[Akash Rastogi]

Turned out very nice! Reminds me of a Pink + Simbot SS.

[Nathan Streeter]

Great looking robot, guys! 2590 has become one of my "teams to follow!" I'll be cheering you guys on from afar!

[Link07]

Set to be one of the best bots in MAR, if not THE best :)

[Lil' Lavery]

Can't wait to see this beaut in person next week. It absolutely looks to be up to the standard I've come to expect from 2590.

Not to mention it hopefully won't have to repeatedly ram field elements to clear jams this year. ;)

[waialua359]

Love the Sony camera on there! :)

[AllenGregoryIV]

I love more teams using a mecanum collector, that makes three or four I know of so far.

[PVCpirate]

What advantage do the mecanums on the intake give you? Not sure I follow the thinking there.

[Nuttyman54]

What advantage do the mecanums on the intake give you? Not sure I follow the thinking there.

Because the contact force vector on a mecanum wheel is off-axis, they can orient them in a way that it provides not only collecting force, but also centers the ball while doing so.

[Steven Donow]

Because the contact force vector on a mecanum wheel is off-axis, they can orient them in a way that it provides not only collecting force, but also centers the ball while doing so.

Along with this, we went with mecanums on our intake as an alternative to side-rollers on our intake; it really does make a difference when getting balls from not head-on angles.

[Dewmark]

Once again great robot! I will definitely watch your week 1 competition!

[MisterJ]

Very impressive today at HHHS. I was especially impressed in the match where you guys lost one of the mechanum wheels off the top of your shooter and were STILL ABLE to collect and score the balls. Awesome, robust, solid machine!

[AMohan]

Congratulations on winning the Hatboro Horsham event! Nemesis Bellerophon was a treat to watch!

[Andrew Schreiber]

Along with this, we went with mecanums on our intake as an alternative to side-rollers on our intake; it really does make a difference when getting balls from not head-on angles.

And packaging that stupid cross roller was just too clunky for our intake geometry :(