I need mechanical

[Nathan Sanches]

Hi Folks

I need some mechanical information.

Is There some site that have all the mechanical elements of the robot?


thanks you all!!

[Arefin Bari]

http://www.andymark.biz/

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

http://www.firstcadlibrary.com/

I am not sure what exactly you are looking for, it would be helpful if you were specific. FIRST cad library has drawings of a lot of parts given out by FIRST. Andy-Mark site sales parts (transmission, wheels). You can also go to how stuff works and search for anything you are looking for mechanically.

[Stu Bloom]

Welcome Nathan, and good luck with your new team!

Make sure you also check out some of last years information and other resources on the FIRST (http://www.usfirst.org/robotics) website. Look on the "Team Resources" and "Documents and Updates" pages (menu on the left) to find tons of other useful websites, last years game manual including the complete kit of parts listing, and some game and assembly videos. The robot rules and kit contents are normally very similar from year to year.

Also be sure to use this site frequently. Everyone here is always ready to help if you have any specific questions.

[sanddrag]

Here's a thread about where to get all sorts of parts if that's what you are looking for. Most of them are in the US though but many will ship internationally. http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31971

[KathieK]

Hi Nathan,
In case you haven't discovered it yet, also note that Chief Delphi is broken down into many different sections - there is one complete section devoted to technical topics that might be of help to you. http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/index.php? Scroll down the page to see all the different areas that you can post questions in.

[petek]

The Chief Delphi White Papers (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/papers.php?action=display) are a great source of info. A couple on drive systems and robot mechanics which I have found useful are:
2005 Drive Systems (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/papers.php?s=&action=single&paperid=502)
Advanced Drivetrain Seminar (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/papers.php?s=&action=single&paperid=498)

This is probably not what you had in mind when you posted your question, but FIRST posted a Robot Design guide (http://www2.usfirst.org/vex/2005-06/Tips_and_Best_Practices_Robot_Design.pdf) for Vex competitors. It has a whole lot of good tips and brainstorming suggestions which should help any technology team (not just Vex) - but especially rookies.

[Alan Anderson]

I need some mechanical information.
Is There some site that have all the mechanical elements of the robot?Does http://www.firstcadlibrary.com/ give you what you need?
Also, the Virtual Kit of Parts, a library of CAD models for everything in the Kit of Parts, is supposed to be made available by AutoDesk after kickoff.

[Holtzman]

Check out the FIRST Mechanism Library (http://firstrobotics.uwaterloo.ca/resources.php) on the University of Waterloo site. Its got tons of photo's of drivetrains, arms, grippers and other assorted useful things.