pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

[CD47-Bot]

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[sanddrag]

I'm having a tough time of where that cutting blade fits into your gearbox :D Anyway, I think that's the most gears I've ever seen for one purpose. We will be having 8 gears (+Bosch trannies) total. I bet there's more gears than that inside a lathe, but I've never seen them, and it is like 20 speeds you know.

[Aaron Lussier]

Seems like there are alot of 8 sets and 4 sets, perhaps individual wheel gearboxes + spares. As for the cutting wheel...It's always eaiser to pick up a deflated ball :D

-Aaron

[FotoPlasma]

Does anyone else just find this outright scary?
:(

[sanddrag]

Strangely I count 60 gears. And that is not counting the "dual gears" (two different sizes in one) separately. And add to that 9 sprockets.

[sfield]

I'm pretty sure that there are not 60 gears, however that would be a pretty cool coincidence. I would be willing to bet that it will be a 4 motor drive just like the robot 2 years ago, and if you look there are about 8 of everything, so 2 for each motor. Just a guess and I have no idea what my former teammates are up to this year cause I have kinda fallen outta the loop. But if any of my old teammates read this (and still know who I am!!) drop me a line and let me know whats up in Arizona. sftx2@mizzou.edu Looks impresive everyone, can't wait to see the finished version!

Stephen Field
60 Alum
(Now chillin' in Missouri)

[WakeZero]

Now I heard a rumor that you guys and 254 were working on this gearbox together? Is that true? Very cool guys! :yikes:

[rdsideresistanc]

Isn't it going to be hard to keep the weight down with all that stuff?

[Cory]

Not if it's not all on one robot.

Cory

[rdsideresistanc]

I see

[Rob Colatutto]

I don't think those are cutting wheels, rather parts to a racheting system perhaps.

[SuperJake]

I'll bet you they are making two identical drive systems - one for the competition bot and one for a practice bots. That's why there are so many duplicates.

[FotoPlasma]

Judging from the Bionic Poofs (Cheesy Bulldogs?) showing at Cal Games, last September, I don't find it hard to believe that team 60 and 254 are working together, this season. Whatever they'd come up with, I'm sure it'd be awesome.

[WakeZero]

Judging from the Bionic Poofs (Cheesy Bulldogs?) showing at Cal Games, last September, I don't find it hard to believe that team 60 and 254 are working together, this season. Whatever they'd come up with, I'm sure it'd be awesome.

Well I didn't go to the mechanical workshop at the AZ Kickoff like I wanted to, but they apparently announced their cooperation with 254 during it. If I heard correctly, 60 is making parts a, b and c while 254 is making parts d, e and f... and then they swap. Pretty cool stuff, it could explain why there are so many of each part :yikes:

[OneAngryDaisy]

man, those suckers look purty heavy.. i'm sure running to 60 and 254's pits at alanta though..

[JVN]

Judging from the Bionic Poofs (Cheesy Bulldogs?) showing at Cal Games, last September, I don't find it hard to believe that team 60 and 254 are working together, this season. Whatever they'd come up with, I'm sure it'd be awesome.
I think this is great.
I've also heard this rumor, and I can't wait to see how it works out.

This could be the future of FIRST.

John

[Ken Leung]

I think this is great.
I've also heard this rumor, and I can't wait to see how it works out.

This could be the future of FIRST.

John

The poof's and kingman designed a drive train during summer together, and they were able to enter that robot into Cal Games at September after that summer. As I remembered it the robot was finished the week before. Definitely a very cool thing to happen. It shows that teams can work together to compliment each other and make each of their robotics program better. Especially with a game of alliances, partnership is definitely a good way to go.

You know you can't build a robot that does everything, unless you build CD's 2000 bot or Beatty's 2001 bot. And even with those robots you need a good partner.

[tkwetzel]

That is a lot of gears. I want to see the final product. Please post pictures of it when possible.

Strangely I count 60 gears. And that is not counting the "dual gears" (two different sizes in one) separately. And add to that 9 sprockets.

I'm pretty sure that there are not 60 gears, however that would be a pretty cool coincidence.

There are indeed 60 gears there. But there are at least 11 sprockets. Why an odd number? Can we not see one of them?