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Jacob Bendicksen
01-03-2016, 22:26
Team 1540, the Flaming Chickens, is proud to present our 2016 FIRST Stronghold robot, Zuko! Check out the reveal video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4_wsfItlaE), and here's what Zuko can do:

Drive:

6 CIMs, single speed
Top speed of 15 feet per second

Defenses:

Capable of a full solo breach, regardless of field configuration

Shooter:

High goal capable
Flywheel design (heavy for stable shooting)
Dual cameras attached to base for accuracy

Intake:

Ground pickup works from field and human player station
Low goal capable

Wheels:

8-inch pneumatic traction wheels, moves over all defenses with ease

Software:

Sophisticated power management to prevent brownouts

We'll be competing Week 2 at the Wilsonville district, and Week 5 at the CAIS district. Good luck to everyone!

Bryce2471
02-03-2016, 20:17
Great robot, and a great video! Can't wait to see you all at Wilsonville in a couple weeks!

Looks like a lot of effort went into improving build quality, which will be very important this year.