Team 696 Reveal 2015 - Centurion

[sanddrag]

Team 696 is proud to present our 2015 robot, Centurion.

http://www.team696.org/files/pics/2015_robot/Centurion_2015_lowres.jpg (http://www.team696.org/files/pics/2015_robot/Centurion_2015.jpg)


Reveal video (YouTube) (http://youtu.be/dmO8fNOSnVQ)

Build Blog (http://2015blog.team696.org)


Robot Specs

Drivetrain:

4 wheel custom machined independent coaxial ball-bearing swerve drive
Mini-CIM drive motors
RS-550 steering motors
3” Colson Wheels

Elevator:

Chain driven by two RS-775 motors
Load-holding pneumatically-actuated disc brake
Constant force spring
Can create stacks of six totes with a recycling container and a noodle
Passive spring-loaded fork mechanism
Coopertition tote ejecting ability
< 2 second floor to top travel time

Intake:

Pneumatically actuated
Fast alignment at human-loading station
Quick floor pickup from landfill zone
Reaches over the coopertition step
Powered by two RS-550 motors

Programming:

Field centric drive mode with driver-selectable robot centric mode
Three tote stacking autonomous
Preset elevator positions with automatic load hold braking

[Andrew Lawrence]

Beautiful robot. I love the swerve. Can't wait to play with y'all at Ventura.

[Kevin Leonard]

696 always has some of the best looking robots in the world- and this robot is no different.
Looks phenomenal. I can't wait to see it in action!

[notmattlythgoe]

I am always in awe of the beautiful robots that 696 builds. Another fantastic robot.

[Akash Rastogi]

This is beautiful. Impressive swerve as well.

[mdiradoorian]

This is probably my favorite robot to ever be built by Team 696. I love the swerve drive and I can't wait until LA to see it in action.

[OWilliamson]

That's a very pretty robot, and it looks like it will do very well too!

Good luck at competition.

[pmangels17]

This thing is gorgeous, I love all the welding work you guys have done, and the disk brake is just pretty. Best of luck this season.

[Erobot]

Very Elegant robot and I love the swerve design with the cut gear.

[BrendanB]

Beautiful work again 696! Last year at Chezy Champs was the first time I got up close to a 696 machine and its hard not to be blown away by how much work you guys put into even the smallest details.

[David Guzman]

This robot looks awesome!! I can't wait to see all the little details in person at the Las Vegas Regional.

That swerve module looks very impressive.

[JNajarian]

This robot looks awesome!! I can't wait to see all the little details in person at the Las Vegas Regional.

That swerve module looks very impressive.

Thank you. Unfortunately we will not be competing at Las Vegas. This year we are competing at Los Angeles and Ventura.

[David Guzman]

Thank you. Unfortunately we will not be competing at Las Vegas. This year we are competing at Los Angeles and Ventura.

I could have sworn I had seen you guys on the list. Were you guys on the list originally?

It is very disappointing not to be competing with you guys. Congrats on another quality robot and good luck at the competitions you attend!

[sanddrag]

I could have sworn I had seen you guys on the list. Were you guys on the list originally?We were originally scheduled for Las Vegas but changed yo Ventura. Registration this year was tricky and hectic, but we're looking forward to two excellent events in Ventura and Long Beach.

[cadandcookies]

And they said we weren't allowed to have pretty numbers this year...

Seriously, you've outdone yourselves yet again. That is one beautiful robot, which I hope to see in person at Champs.

[sanddrag]

And they said we weren't allowed to have pretty numbers this year...

Seriously, you've outdone yourselves yet again. That is one beautiful robot, which I hope to see in person at Champs.Thanks for the complements. Unfortunately, we'll most likely have to remove the number plates in this photo, as they are absurdly heavy. We have created replacements made from black vinyl applied to 1/16" thick white delrin.

Also, the swerve drive was something completely new for us. We've never built nor programmed one before. And for years, we've said we'd never do it. But, after evaluating the game, the rules, and our resources this year, we figured this would be as good of a time as any for a swerve drive. So, we did it, and I think it turned out rather well. We'll see how it performs in competition.

[JB987]

Another beautiful robot. How do you manipulate/use RC's?

[mkaa00x]

Do you guys have the swerve drive module CAD files? I would really love to have a look at them :3