pic: Deep into my special project

[synth3tk]

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[octothorpe]

That's going to be one awesome cart, nice work. I can even see a cold cathode tube dangling off of it near the bottom... our cart (as of the whim of one of last year's seniors) does have a green "underglow", but it's powered off a 9-volt battery, and it definitely doesn't drive itself. :ahh:

[synth3tk]

Thanks. I'm putting everything I got into this, since I'm not much of a help to the robot. My main position is team captain / behind the scenes dude.

Yup, that's a cold cathode hanging down. My initial test off of the KOP battery is right here. The programmer piped his head into the project stating that he could program it to work off the Vics, which is possible. We ghettojacked the wires to the robot's motor Vic and -poof!- it lit up as you hit the pedals. Awesome stuff.


Feature List Includes:
Two-wheel drive with four (4) casters as support; max speed =/- walking
Eight (8) green cold cathodes underside controlled by the driver
Dual joystick driving capabilities
Programmer's laptop resting station complete with docking and custom wiring for easy tethering solution
Blue twirling light and audible alert (adjustable) programmed to a switch/button for safety warning
Water bottle holder
A place to hold the robot (TBD)
Convenient battery holder underside to power the cart
Awesome looking black-and-yellow striped paint job!!!

[Laaba 80]

Our team has made a new crate and a new cart this year also. Anyone going to Wisconsin or Buckeye come check them out. I think they're really cool.
Joey

[Vikesrock]

If it's two wheel drive why are there 2 drive sprockets on each of the transmissions?

[Big Kid]

Funny that i mentioned, my team should of done this if we had time.

[synth3tk]

Our team has made a new crate and a new cart this year also. Anyone going to Wisconsin or Buckeye come check them out. I think they're really cool.
Joey
We're attending Buckeye, so we can check out each other's carts. Ought to be cool.

If it's two wheel drive why are there 2 drive sprockets on each of the transmissions?
Because I'm so "lazy" I didn't feel like pulling it off. That's last year's chassis, so unless it'll do more harm than good I figured why go through the trouble. We had enough pain pulling apart last year's superawful cart (the wooden part) because of it's "brilliant" assembly job.

[The_M01e]

Ha Ha ha! Look at David Work!!!