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CD47-Bot
19-02-2003, 22:38
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Greg Needel
19-02-2003, 22:40
those are some serious treads you have there....and is that your final robot....but it is a great looking robot
AJ Quick
19-02-2003, 23:04
Can you turn well?
Mr.T
20-02-2003, 08:52
Gloria turns on a dime!As do most tracked bots.
Josh Hambright
20-02-2003, 12:13
that is a freaking awsome looking bot...

very menacing looking
Jeff Rodriguez
20-02-2003, 13:32
does that frame thing on the side flip down into a wing?
Ianworld
20-02-2003, 14:21
Another great tank from McKee! Can't wait to see you at the NYC regional again this year.

-Ian (team 694)
Mr.T
20-02-2003, 21:40
Yes, that "frame thing" opens like a wing. Gives us an additional 2 feet frontal area, yet still very strong and capable of taking some abuse. Didn't want to get greedy w/ very large "wings". They are nearly impossible to build strongly. Doubt very much that any robots "wings" can stand up to a "hit" from Gloria!
Lord Nerdlinger
20-02-2003, 22:29
Are your treads made from a timing belt and a pulley?
And if they are where did you order them from?
Lord Nerdlinger
20-02-2003, 22:33
As you can see i am very interested in treads we are a rookie team and thinking about using them next year. I just wanted to know why it is also necessary to have a chain, when you have treads. COuldnt you just attach the motor straight to one of the timing belt pulleys.
Joe Clohessy
20-02-2003, 23:48
The chains are not needed.. They are there just simply to get the desired speed / torque needed for the application without the bulky gear box. The chains are easily altered / removed and can change speeds during a competition without tearing a whole gearbox out in the pits. This seems to be the most reliable way to do it.
Lord Nerdlinger
21-02-2003, 00:01
O i didnt realize you guys didnt have a gear box. Do you have any recommendations for the type of treads that we should use?
Katy
21-02-2003, 00:31
http://www.rage3d.com/temp/james/robotics/robo5.jpg

That's how we did ours, made each of the little black parts and then put them on a chain. The chain is held in and behind it there are gears and it hooks up to the drill motors with the handy parts they gave us.