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Jacob Plicque

05-04-2007, 15:59

Curie teams - Please list your team information and picture to make scouting easier
Team 86 - Team Resistance - Ohmer VII
Regional - Florida; 21st seed; Co-Champ with 1251 & 1270; 10W-5L
Picture: http://www.teamresistance.org/member/photogallery.php?photo=769
4 ft. 120.0 lbs

Drivetrain:
4 small CIMs with 2 BaneBots 56mm planetary gearboxes
4 KOP wheels
ground clearance - ~ 2.5"
Can climb ramps the wide way only (requires around 36" of ramp width)
Plays Strong defense (have held high scoring teams that usually score 5-6 in a match to one or two ringers).
Speed - ~8 ft/s,

Ramp:
1 ramp with extended platform of near 7 ft.
Platform - 13" high by 37" wide
Ramp - low slope of 13 Degrees; lifts in 2.5 seconds
Requires 1/2" of clearance minimum to climb
Has side rails to prevent driving off of ramp/platform
Has 2-2"x2" posts to prevent driving off the end of the platform
Has been climbed numerous times in competitions

Arm: Removed

Gripper: Removed

Autonomous: none

# of Breakdowns: 1 in finals (pins came loose in Banebot Transmission). It has been upgraded with 3 generation plates/pins from Banebots. We have two spare trannys just in case

redbarron

05-04-2007, 22:49

Team 1270-The Red Dragons

Regionals - Florida; 7th seed; Co-Champ with 1251 & 86; 12W-3L
Buckeye; 28th seed;quarterfinalist with 548 and 1317 4W-3L

Pictures:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27757
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27758

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VX86bLRq0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK3syLVsbRM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGqS73j2-L0

Category: 4 ft. 120.0 lbs

Drivetrain:
4 small CIMs installed into 2 integrated AndyMark 2 speed transmissions
8 IFI traction wheels (4) 4 inch x 2 inch (4) 4 inch x 1 inch

Ground Clearance - ~ .5" but has protruding wheels in front and back and can climb up to a 40 degree angle have climbed up many ramps as long as there are no lips in the middle of the ramp

Capabilities:

Plays Strong offense (Can score as many as 6-8 a match without defense, atleast 4 with defense)

Plays strong defense (We can also play defense but plan to stay on offense as long as there are rings to hang)
Speed - ~10 ft/s in high, ~5 ft/s in low

Arm:
Arm is built out of 2.5 and 2 inch tubing with a 1 inch extending claw.
Fisher price motor is used to raise/lower arm via a pushrod system.
125:1 BaneBots motors to extend arm and open/close the finger via a cable/pulley set-up.
Can score on all three levels but we have a middle row preference.
Can place and remove spoilers fast.

LightWaves1636

05-04-2007, 23:16

Team 1636 - Reds Robotics
Colorado Regional Winner #3(allianced with 555, 1583)
General Motors Industrial Design Award
15th seed

Picture: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/26988
4 ft. 120 lbs.

Drive Train: Standard, two transmissions(AndyMark), two motors(CIM), four FIRST KOP wheels
we have a clearance of over 3-4", so bascially, we can climb any ramp or lift
Our chassis driver has been reliable at every single time we had to get onto the ramp
(if your ramp is more than 45 degrees, if possible, be nice to climb a ramp with some sort of traction-ex. grip tape)

Offense:
We on average score 4 to 5 rings on our own

-Arm is a garage door opener with a polycarbonate gripper/claw, very reliable and has not broken yet
-Arm is raised by the use of a jack lift we added a motor to.
-our drivers have excellent communication when scoring each tube
can score on all three levels

Ramp:
-50 degree slope, has grip tape on it for added traction
-requires other bot to have a minimum 2.5" clearance (If bot had traction wheels, perfect)
-platform holds one bot 12"
-has no guard rail at edge of platform to stop bot from launching off platform if bot goes on ramp at full speed, nor are their guides on ramp
Ramp loads on wide side.
-ramp is 25" out so that if it accidently falls down, we can keep playing because it doesn't exceed 72", won't cause field damage if we drive around with it down - plus or else we'd be overweight
Defense: with me and Julian driving, we play incredible defense - when on defense, me and Julian never even talk, we just do our thing and it works

Autonomous: none

# of Breakdowns: 0, our robot can take many impacts(trust me we can, we kept using the 2006 bot and using it to beat up the 2007 bot until 07 was indestructable-or close to it:rolleyes: )

Noah Kleinberg

05-04-2007, 23:49

Keeping it short and sweet:

Team 395

Telescoping arm using 2 Fischer Price motors, scores on all 3 levels
Loads from ground or over the player station wall
4 Small CIM's in Custom 2-speed transmissions, ~4 and ~12 f/s
IFI Traction wheels (2" wide I think)
Good defense :cool:

May or may not have a working autonomous mode

Sgt. Mammoth

06-04-2007, 00:11

Team 1732- Hilltopper Robotics

Regionals
Wisconsin- 2nd team picked, semifinalist (with 1816 and 2129)
Midwest- 3rd seeded team, semifinalist (with 1243 and 1781)

Videos
http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/match.php?matchid=1736
http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/match.php?matchid=711

4ft 120 lbs

Drivetrain
2 small CIM motors on each side
2-speed shifting with AndyMark Transmissions
6 IFI Traction Wheels
Clearance: ~3"

Capabilities
-Averaged 4.00 rings per match at the Midwest Regional (36 total during seeding rounds), scores on middle and low levels
- withstands defense as it is hard to push
-Able to play strong defense with the high-torque drivetrain
-Scales ramps with ease

Jacob Plicque

06-04-2007, 12:52

Here is a resource for links to match videos, photos, and FIRST's team information for each team can be found on http://www.thebluealliance.net/cd/divisionparse.phpThe Blue Alliance's Championship Portal which will have more and more information added to it over the week left until Championship!

Here is another source of information on teamshttp://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/1975?

travis48elite

06-04-2007, 13:08

Team 48 - Delphi E.L.I.T.E. - xtremachen 10 - www.delphielite.com

Regionals
Pittsburgh: 8-2-0 - 4th seed - Finalist with 1038 & 222
Buckeye: 4-3 - 1-25th seed - Co-Champ with 291 & 379
Greater Toronto: 4-4-0 - 36th seed - Semi-Finalist with 1006 & 379

Robot Photo:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/travis48elite/XM102.jpg

Match Videos:

Buckeye Regional:

SF 1-1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLMYj5JBqPo) vs. 66, 503, 451
SF 1-2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_PKWfnxU1E&mode=related&search=)
F 1-1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QyJP27u2eI&mode=related&search=) vs. 1126, 1038, 1528
F 1-2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgovC7uQD7c&mode=related&search=)

Greater Toronto Regional:

QF 3-2 (http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2007/movies/on/on_qf3m2.wmv) vs. 1334, 610, 2166
SF 2-1 (http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2007/movies/on/on_sf2m1.wmv) vs. 854, 1305, 1241

And just so you don’t think we hide our mistakes….

SF 2-2 (http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2007/movies/on/on_sf2m2.wmv)

Looks really bad, doesn’t it? Not really bad at all, though – everything folded up just fine afterward - just one bad hinge on our leg – beefier hinges cure all. One hinge away from GTR finals…..ah well.

Height/Weight Class:
48”/120 lbs.

Drivetrain:

Andy-Mark Gen2 Servo Shifters
2 small CIM motors per gearbox (4 total)
Brecoflex Supergrip Blue Tank Treads – New Set ready for Atlanta
Quick-change tread modules plus new, even quicker “Traction Wheel” mod for those “special situations”
2” Ground Clearance
Can climb ramps with ease
Top Speeds - ~11 ft/s (High Gear), ~4 ft/s (Low Gear)

Ramp:

Bi-fold ramp/platform system – easy 2 @ 12 capability
Attached guide rails on both outside and inside edges for straighter climbing, Stop guide at end of platform to prevent accidental falls. Inside edges adjustable via persuasion if needed to provide greater clearance.
Dietrich Ultrasteel ramp decking very resilient and strong – CNC hole pattern adds weight savings and additional traction
Ramp Angle of Ascent- 14.5 degrees
Platform Dimensions - 13" high by 34" wide
Requires 1/2" of clearance minimum to climb
Time to Fully Deploy - 6 seconds – many documented 2 @ 12 ramps within final endgame time
Platform Strength Test- 5 minutes @ 350 lbs.

Autonomous:

Numerous defensive auto modes available to stop those keepers from hanging and/or position the robot for faster defense – get between the opponents and the rack sooner.

Drive Team:

Battle tested at 3 Regionals – 48 combined qualifying/elimination matches, 30-18
Defense is their forte – it’s not all about the pushing, either!
Veteran coach provides wealth of strategic knowledge

Donut

06-04-2007, 14:27

Team 498 - The Cobra Commanders

Regionals - Arizona, 16th seed, Quarterfinalists with 2134 and 1343, 5W-4L
Innovation in Control Award Winner at AZ Regional

Pictures:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27100

Video:
http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2007/movies/az/az_039.wmv
http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2007/movies/az/az_qf4m1.wmv

Category: 4 ft. 120.0 lbs

Drivetrain:
4 small CIMs using the Banebots 56mm Transmissions
4 Wheel Drive with 2 Andymark Kit Wheels (6 inch) and 2 Andymark Omni Wheels (6 inch)
Gyro assistance to help with driving straight (unused at AZ, but we'll add it on for the Championships just because we can)
Track width ~24"
Ground clearance 2"-2.5"
Has successfully climbed 20 degree ramps and been lifted with a forklift style lifter
Top Speed of 12 ft/s

Arm:
Successfully scores on all 3 levels

Decent scoring ability, put up 2 tubes most of Saturday at AZ. Problems in initial claw design had led to some very bad scoring early on (was a 2 pronged claw, now is currently 3 pronged to grip tubes better).

Loads from the ground.

Utilizes automatic arm positioning to make my job easier. Buttons for ground pickup, as well as 3 goal heights are used.

Ramp:
Ramp on one side with a 21 degree incline. Initially is 36" wide for an easier entry, then "funnels" down to a ~28" wide platform. A platform folds down on the opposite side of the ramp to allow for holding 2 robots, with another extension that flips out the end so both can be completely off the ramp. 2 inch guide rail along all sides of the ramp, and a 3 inch high backstop to keep robots from driving off. There is enough clearance and ramp space to fit both robots with bumpers attached. Only works with long robots (no 38" wide guys), and has a slit in the middle of the platform portion which causes impedence to omni-drive bots.

Platform portion is 13" high and ~80" long.

Capable of lifting 2 robots at 12", proven to lift 1 at 30 easily. Two climbing hasn't been done yet, the only matches where we've ramped have had one partner that lost power on the field or were incapable of climbing our ramps due to drivetrain or groundclearance.

Autonomous:
Arm positioning proven to work, at a minimum we will position our arm to be ready for tube pickup.

Fix-it-window work seems to have solved problems seen with camera usage for driving. Also tested ability to turn and drive using gyro and encoders.

Planned autonomous goals include: scoring on front spider leg, scoring on either side spider leg, scoring on opposing alliance's front spider leg, picking up a far ringer in autonomous mode, and if the gods are willing, scoring said far tube.

ZZII 527

06-04-2007, 17:53

97: RoboRuminants from Cambridge, Mass.
Boston Regional 20th Seed, Semi-Finalists with 2079 and 1403.

http://web.mit.edu/first/www/07media/Boston/pictures/robot_lr.jpg

http://web.mit.edu/first/www/07media/Boston/video
highlights:
http://web.mit.edu/first/www/07media/Boston/video/boston07_768.wmv

4' 11" - 110 lbs.

Quick Summary: Simple (only four motors and two pistons) hybrid, stronger as a ramp bot, but can score a few ringers.

Drive

2x CIM (1 per side) with BB 12:1 gearboxes.
Custom-manufactured hardened carriers (do not have short pin issues).
6WD with 8" Skyway pneumatic wheels, 3" ground clearance, ~8fps
Can climb a 30-degree ramp.

Arm

Powered by FP + 256:1 BB gearbox (+ custom machined carrier) + 72:10 additional reduction.
2-joint with simple stick-like end effector.
Relative effectiveness of scoring: middle, bottom, top.
Boston: scored 2-3 per match on middle/botton row when utilized.

Ramp

Narrow-orientation (28") with guide rail that can be lowered or taken off to accomodate side bumpers.
Ramp + Platform will fit 2 robots without bumpers, 1 or 1.5 (12" + 4") with bumpers.
Designed to passively elevate one robot (20-degree ramp) and actively elevate the second (ramp lifted by 2 pneumatic pistons). Can also actively lift a 2WD or low ground clearance robot that can't clear the top ramp edge.
Boston: mostly single passive lifts, a few single active lifts, and one double (passive + active) for 45 points.

At Boston, we were mainly used as a ramp bot, although occassionally we got to put the arm to good use and add on a few ringers. We can also play defense - won't win a pushing match but it's maneuverable enough to get in the way and hard to push through (especially sideways). Autonomous is defensive or setup. Good reliability (no major problems at Boston).

Good luck!!

cziggy343

08-04-2007, 13:54

Team 343

Regionals: VCU and Palmetto (semi-finalist at both)

Class: arm/ climbing hybrid (since we made that one up in another thread)

Drivetrain: 4 CIMS directed to center wheel of 6 Andy Mark wheels (dropped center)

Arm: telescoping w/ reach at all levels

Other notes:
-ability to climb any ramp as long as it is wide enough
-top 5 scorer at Palmetto
-top scorer at VCU

Jeremiah Johnson

08-04-2007, 15:27

Team 648

Catagory: Arm/Ramp Climber "Hybrid"

Drivetrain: Crab Steer, 4inch IFI Traction Wheels, all four powered, ability to control at 1/3 speed (accuracy), 2/3 speed (maneuverability), and full speed (um... to go fast!)

Regional: Midwest Finalist, 1st Overall Pick,

Arm: Shoulder pivit w/ Extension and Auto-Wrist Leveling, also programmed to stay within the 72X72 box at all times.

Auton: Have scored keepers on all levels. Use CMU2Cam.

Any more questions? Ask away.

AcesPease

08-04-2007, 17:52

Team 176 Aces High

Robot Type: Scorer/Climber

Drive: 4 6" wheels each with their own CIM geared to 16:1. 2.5" ground clearance before and after the wheels, and smooth base facilitate climbing.

Arm: Shoulder(2 window), wrist(Denso) and yaw(2 Globe), plus elevator(2 FP).

Our pre ship video: Aces High (http://aceshigh176.org/drupal/), the image gallery there has some still photos.

Blue alliance information looks good also.

Simon Strauss

08-04-2007, 19:23

The best defensive bot I have seen this year is probably a tie between team 1155 and team 177.

From the 2007 defensive powerhouse thread, need i say more?

Ericgehrken

08-04-2007, 19:47

Team 195 Cyber Knights

Robot Type: Scorer/Climber

Drive: 2 2-speed 2CIM Motor Transmissions to drive a six-wheel tank drive

Arm: Elevator with a clamshell grabber
Our pre ship video: http://heyjosh.com/team195/robots/2007-robot/

Check out our matches on The Blue Alliance
http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/team.php?team=195

2007 UTC Connecticut Regional Winner Thanks to 558 and 1124 and congratulations to finalists 176,25, and 2104.

Ben Martin

08-04-2007, 20:59

Cyber Blue 234 (robot name: Henry IX)

Regionals: Boilermaker, Long Island. We were 3rd seed at both regionals, and we were drafted into the #1 seeded alliance and won the regional at both events. (Partners: 1730 and 1555 at Boilermaker and 229 and 545 at Long Island).

4 ft. 120 lbs. category

Pictures: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27891,
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27405,
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27076

Drive
- 2 Andymark shifting transmissions (uses 2 big and 2 small CIMs)
- 6 wheel drive with the center wheel offset on each side
- Pneumatic breaks (these work great for parking on a ramp)
- Able to drive up at least a 35 degree ramp (2 inches of ground clearance)

Autonomous
- Score a keeper on the bottom row.

Scoring
- Scores keepers quickly and effectively on the lowest two levels of the rack
- Limit switch trigger causes gripper to close on ringers automatically
- Picks up ringers off the ground
- At least 46 tubes placed during the qualifying rounds of the Long Island regional (a couple of these were spoilers)

For more information on our robot, please visit http://www.cyberblue234.com/inventorAward/

Kelly

08-04-2007, 21:23

Team 1418 (Vae Victus)
Regional Chesapeake
8th seed
Won Delphi Driving Tomorrow's Technology

Drive
Holonomic with 4 8 inch AndyMark omnis and 4 CIMs
This was what won us the award

Scoring
Scored several (up to 6) rings in every match

Pictures
http://flickr.com/photos/66218484@N00/

Travis Hoffman

08-04-2007, 23:43

We've got some updated Buckeye and GTR vids on The Blue Alliance, and hopefully soon some Pittsburgh video.

The green arrow next to a match indicates you can click to download. The filmstrip icon means you can click and view online.

TBA Buckeye Videos (http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/matchlist.php?eventid=29)
TBA Greater Toronto Videos (http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/matchlist.php?eventid=40)

Some of the vid/audio on the Buckeye elimination vids is a bit dicey, but at least it provides an alternate perspective of the action relative to the stuff I posted on YouTube and Google Video. Many Curie teams can be found on the videos linked in the above pages.

Here is one vid I wanted to add to the list of vids the other, infinitely cooler Team 48 Travis mentioned in his previous post. The following is the match Koko Ed referred to (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=603812&postcount=100) in the Buckeye Regional thread:

http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/vids/oh07/oh_qm58.wmv

redbarron

09-04-2007, 02:46

I was doing some scouting and figured I would share my 2 hours worth of work with the rest of the Curie Division. Feel free to add links.

Team list:

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Herodotus

09-04-2007, 20:52

I've attached a PDF of the flyer we will be handing out in Atlanta. It has pictures and all the info you may need. Here is the info for those who can't open a PDF.

2007 – Semifinalist Western Michigan
2007 – Xerox Judges Award Western Michigan

Class 2 – 110 pounds by 5ft tall

Low center of gravity

8 Wheel Drive – 2 large CIM motors & 2 small CIM motors

Excellent traction conveyor belt tires & Pushing Power OVER 250 lbs

Can Easily climb any ramp—all Western Michigan Regional Ramps conquered

2 speed transmission – with a top speed of 14 ft per second

Autonomous selectable capping for low, middle, & high positions
Multiple offensive and defensive autonomous patterns

Xerox Judges Award 2007—Dynamic Braking enhances scoring & defensive
capability with semi-automatic targeting & scoring on field for ALL positions

Front & rear ringer loading—extremely fast scoring cycle—15 seconds

Arm is able to rotate on a turret & score at any level

Includes: Gyros, Accelerometers, Distance Sensors, and Wheel Encoders

redbarron

09-04-2007, 22:00

Herodotus

09-04-2007, 22:13

Cool another 8 wheel drive bot on the Curie field. I had only seen 1 other this year besides us.

It's not quite how it sounds. We have one wheel in each of the four corners and then we have two wheels on each side position right next to each other. I don't have a good picture of it but it would look something like this

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Don Wright

09-04-2007, 22:21

It's not quite how it sounds. We have one wheel in each of the four corners and then we have two wheels on each side position right next to each other. I don't have a good picture of it but it would look something like this

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I was wondering where the 7th and 8th wheels were... You guys were great at WMR (I don't remember GLR much because we were finishing our robot)...

I also know one of your mentors/parents...he taught me control systems when I was getting my EE degree at LTU...

I love your robot...

Herodotus

09-04-2007, 23:15

I was wondering where the 7th and 8th wheels were... You guys were great at WMR (I don't remember GLR much because we were finishing our robot)...You guys didn't exactly do to bad yourselves. ;) I'm looking forward to seeing you perform at Atlanta. We were basically doing the same thing you were at Yipsi. Sometimes I wonder if we don't treat Yipsi as three days of practice matches.

I also know one of your mentors/parents...he taught me control systems when I was getting my EE degree at LTU... Which mentor are you referring to?

Joe Ross

10-04-2007, 09:23

Does anyone have any pictures/video of 469 after they changed their gripper?

Don Wright

10-04-2007, 12:02

http://www.freebmw.net/don/Detroit_2007/images/20070317_105000__mg_5110.jpg

A lot more can be found here: http://www.freebmw.net/don/Detroit_2007/

[527]phil

10-04-2007, 13:20

Team: 527, The red dragons

4' -> 119.97 lbs + 15 lbs for bumpers

Drive
* 4x CIM (2 per side) with andymark gearboxes
* 6WD with 12" pneumatic wheels, 5" ground clearance with bumpers
* Can climb a 30-degree ramp.

Arm
* Powered by a minibike CIM with a custom gearbox, ABSOLUTELY no backdrive.
* Arm rotates up from a pivot in the back and extends out, gripper on the front grabs tubes, tube cannot be knocked out. The gripper also pushes tubes onto the spider, rather then just place them.
* scores: middle(preferred), bottom, top
* SPBLI: Scored 2-3 Tubes while being double teamed, 3-4 while only defended by 1 robot. and max we scored was 7 (6 ringers, 1 spoiler)

We have a verry powerful arm (just look at the motor :D ), we score consistently and can drive up most ramps. Our drive train is powerful and fast(I'm the driver, trust me it's quick). We can pick up tubes from the floor, the wall, or over the top of the driver station VIA human players.

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5194808

- I think it's kinda funny that there are 2 teams in curie that are named the red dragons =D

Caio

10-04-2007, 21:36

Team: 1510 Westview Wildcats
Robot name: Red K.I.S.S.

Arm: we have a two joint arm. Pots on both top and bottom arm. Can reach every height in ideal situations but has a strength of middle and bottom. Can pick up from ground (faster than Portland if you saw us there, we made modifications), and can also do human loading (over the wall)

Autonomous: Currently working at 100% after 5-7 tries. Hopefully Thursday we'll get a better idea if it still works as efficiently (I'm thinking yes). Uses camera tracking and pot values to align arm and robot successfully

Ramp: No ramp, but can climb up to 30 degrees (tested wise). Tested on the 30 degree ramp from last year and it was successful. Due to alliance randomization we didn't have much chance to do it in a match because of failure to deploy, ramp coming back to late, or not having a ramp at all. I look forward to climbing some ramps in Curie

We have high speeds, but can't push very well. Using the 12:1 banebot gearbox provided in the kits. Six wheel drive. We choose to avoid more than to have a pushing fest since pushing just (imho) wastes too much time. We were having problems with tubes in our wheels (as well as other robots) but we'll be placing bumpers (plastic covers) on our wheels on thursday to prevent that from happening any more...

I'm a little afraid of saying that our robot is working fine and autonomous is great, because as you all know, unexpected things happen and i don't want to look cocky <_<. This is the info on the robot as of Sunday in San Diego, and if the robot isn't working as i've said, well then i'm sorry.

Can't wait to see you guys all there. Two days eh? (tomorrow for uncrating)

I'm so very excited