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Greg Needel
18-09-2005, 00:06
[cdm-description=photo]22087[/cdm-description]
mechanicalbrain
18-09-2005, 00:18
WOW now thats something else! So i take it that its a flipper!
Alex Cormier
18-09-2005, 00:21
WAHOOO!!!!! competition next weekend!!!!
Koko Ed
18-09-2005, 00:33
I guess I'll be going to see her run instead of the Canada's Wonderland event due to the fact I have to work overtime on Saturday.
$22 is an awfully steep price when your used to getting your robot fix for free.
Alex Cormier
18-09-2005, 00:39
I guess I'll be going to see her run instead of the Canada's Wonderland event due to the fact I have to work overtime on Saturday.
$22 is an awfully steep price when your used to getting your robot fix for free.
that is the only thing holding back a bunch of my friends to go see it too.
Koko Ed
18-09-2005, 00:48
that is the only thing holding back a bunch of my friends to go see it too.
Eh...I've been doing alot of overtime. Time and a half can pay for a Bills ticket it can payfor this as well. I'll choke up the money and check it out.
Alex Cormier
18-09-2005, 00:58
Eh...I've been doing alot of overtime. Time and a half can pay for a Bills ticket it can payfor this as well. I'll choke up the money and check it out.
can't wait to see ya there! i hope you have a good time.


P.S. i just noticed that the tickets are good for BOTH days, it used to be separate tickets for the 2 days. that saves some money.
David Guzman
18-09-2005, 15:33
Can someone share some of the characteristics and specs of the robot. I'm just curious to know more about it since it looks so cool.

Dave
mechanicalbrain
18-09-2005, 16:02
Can someone share some of the characteristics and specs of the robot. I'm just curious to know more about it since it looks so cool.

Dave
Yeah I would love to see some pics of the electronics if possible. :)
Alex Cormier
18-09-2005, 17:01
Robot Name: Tetracide
Weight Class: Heavy Weight (220 lbs)

Dimensions: 42" Equilateral Triangular base, 14" tall

Weapon: Three Pneumatic Powered Flippers

Drive train: 2 - 24volt DD motors; 1.4 HP total

Framing: 1 inch steel square stock

Armor: 14 gauge hot rolled steel plate

Design: The Triangular construction and flipper location makes it difficult to score a successful attack without the distinct possibility of the attacking robot being flipped

Team Midnight Invention (http://robot.midnightinvention.com/)
Greg Needel
18-09-2005, 17:26
a few things Alex left off. we are running a 24 volt system, the drives are pretty straight forward motor chained to wheels. It is a 2 WD system with chain to each wheel and ball transfers in the front. The pneumatic system is 3- 2inch bore cylinders running 250psi at each flipper. the pneumatics are powered by an on board 20 cu-ft nitrogen tank holding 2200psi. We are using a custom built pneumatic manifold for our cylinder control. The electronics in this system is a 2002 IFI Issac 32, with victor 883's to the motors and spikes controlling the pneumatics. the whole bot is solid welded construction and weights about 220 lbs.

i am working on putting all the build photos together and there will be a gallery soon.
David Guzman
18-09-2005, 19:33
Wow...

Thats a very impressive robot. The website is great and the team looks very scary. ( :ahh: I wouldn't want to compete against the that much brain power :ahh: )

Thanks for all the info and good luck.

Dave
mechanicalbrain
18-09-2005, 20:28
Hey do you have any pictures of the inner workings? Im dieing to see what it looks like!
Bharat Nain
19-09-2005, 05:59
Ah Greg, just as you told us it would be. Good luck, it looks awesome.