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falconmaster
12-01-2008, 17:48
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Akash Rastogi
12-01-2008, 17:49
Whats the weight of that, as of now? looking good.
Boydean
12-01-2008, 18:06
We thought about this design...didn't go with it though :(
Seraph117
12-01-2008, 18:14
it looks like its ready for war

i like the armor
lukevanoort
12-01-2008, 18:44
Somebody a fan of Swampthing?
Seraph117
12-01-2008, 18:46
not especially, although i am a fan of total combat with tanks
dbell
12-01-2008, 20:17
very nice.
I'm curios why you chose to "chop off" the corners making a hexagon instead of a rectangle? I know this is what swampthing did last year.
DB
falconmaster
12-01-2008, 20:21
very nice.
I'm curios why you chose to "chop off" the corners making a hexagon instead of a rectangle? I know this is what swampthing did last year.
DB

We did it so if we were trying to squeeze in between two robots, it would make it easier to kind to push between them. This might happen if we are going fast and two robots get in the way.

By the way...we love swampthing!
Tytus Gerrish
12-01-2008, 20:21
Somebody a fan of Swampthing?

good catch. and not a bad way to shape a robot if you have a driver that likes spearing through resistance
Joe Finkel
12-01-2008, 23:19
and what size wheel are you using?
falconmaster
12-01-2008, 23:26
eight inch
Joe Finkel
12-01-2008, 23:52
I haven't used coolie ds. on our robots, we used alum. omni, I think
they are more rigid ,but again...
s_forbes
12-01-2008, 23:56
Nice! The angled front end should keep you from getting snagged. Do I see flat stock on the back to support the wheels? That's one shape we don't have that could be very useful in my opinion.
falconmaster
13-01-2008, 00:04
Nice! The angled front end should keep you from getting snagged. Do I see flat stock on the back to support the wheels? That's one shape we don't have that could be very useful in my opinion.

you have it, its the 6 inch c-channel with the angles cut off
team1203 4life
18-01-2008, 09:34
what is the advantage of having to regular drive wheels in sted of having 4 powered omni wheels
just asking cause of way you r robot is desined
ScottieDo555
18-01-2008, 09:58
this looks sick. nice work! Good luck!
EricH
18-01-2008, 12:26
what is the advantage of having to regular drive wheels in sted of having 4 powered omni wheels
just asking cause of way you r robot is desined
They aren't trying to get holonomic motion. They're going for skid steering with a little better performance than a standard 4WD. Having those traction wheels keeps them from inadvertently going sideways.
Steve_Alaniz
18-01-2008, 13:00
Dude...
That is a thing of beauty! Robotic beauty maybe but still Beauty! Looking good!

Steve
jwfoss
18-01-2008, 13:22
i like the idea of the angled front of the robot, makes sense with the gameplay this year if you ask me, i was wondering... how well do you like that material for your chassis? good luck this year.
falconmaster
18-01-2008, 13:52
i like the idea of the angled front of the robot, makes sense with the gameplay this year if you ask me, i was wondering... how well do you like that material for your chassis? good luck this year.

We love it! It allows to build really fast! Its really strong. Non conductive, non corrosive, electromagnetically transparent, and 1/5 the weight of steel and 1/3 of aluminum.