1927's 2008 Robot

[BlackBird11891]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r48/chadk91/IMG_0023.jpg

This is our 2008 robot it is 26"x37" and weight's 112 lbs. it stands at 4'10"

[Miner]

What is the reach?

[BlackBird11891]

it can lift the ball up to 7' into the air. it can knock the ball off in hybrid and put it back up on the rack

[Miner]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!

[BlackBird11891]

the finished version has sides and bumpers all the way around

[DarkFlame145]

holy huge tires.

[madman1101]

ummm..... how secure is the battery?

[drewpybeitzel]

sweet.
any videos?

[R.C.]

we have had great success laying the battery down

[Thomas_S]

pic of finished robot...

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/SKWERL777/Robotics/IMG_0335.jpg

hey chad

[GaryVoshol]

Please tell me those bumpers are rectangular, and it's just the photo that makes it look like you cut off the bottom leading corner. Else, you're not done. Check <R08> very carefully.

[XXShadowXX]

Very nice, looks alot like ours, no its kind of freaky I mean like prefect copy....
I guess the only difference is that our tilt clynder was not regulated and destroyed our arm. But we are rebuilding it, if I can find a pretest pic ill post

[EricH]

Please tell me those bumpers are rectangular, and it's just the photo that makes it look like you cut off the bottom leading corner. Else, you're not done. Check <R08> very carefully.Somehow, I think they are going to be rebuilding their bumpers over the next day or two. Both corners appear cut down, which is prohibited by <R08> AND the Q&A.

This aside from the fact that the robot is only finished after the last post-season, if then...

[Thomas_S]

Please tell me those bumpers are rectangular, and it's just the photo that makes it look like you cut off the bottom leading corner. Else, you're not done. Check <R08> very carefully.

i checked it VERY carefully and found nothing. would you please explain this?

[EricH]

i checked it VERY carefully and found nothing. would you please explain this?
It's not <R08> itself--it's the Q&A responses. They are being VERY repeat VERY strict about deviation from the designs in <R08>. No lightening holes, in fact no holes other than mounting holes, are allowed (by Q&A). Also, no single-pool-noodle-high bumpers are allowed; that's been asked too. You've got it single-high on teh corners, and you have (presumably) removed the backing for weight. That's a mighty big hole... and it isn't for mounting purposes.

Again, it's Q&A about the rule, not the rule itself. There are three pages on robot safety. Almost every post is about bumper design.

[Jaybee1405]

It seems that it is allowed in the Q&A here:
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=8317

[EricH]

It seems that it is allowed in the Q&A here:
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=8317These aren't curved bumpers. They're straight bumpers that have had a bottom corner removed.

[Jaybee1405]

Then again if you look here it may not be:
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=8438

I'll keep looking

[Jaybee1405]

And right here it is plainly spelled out as a NO

http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=8371

Good luck 1927! :(

[ALIBI]

It is in <R08>. There are many additional Q&A about it, however:

<R08> STANDARD BUMPERS must use 3/4 inch plywood backing 5 inches tall as the bumper structure to attach the bumper (“pool noodles”) to the ROBOT.

The bumpers pictured are not "5 inches tall" on the ends as required by <R08> and would not be allowed.

[Thomas_S]

many of the Q&A you are showing me though, is if the noodles are cut at an angle and extend out past the wood, which is not what ours is doing. illegal or not, we will do what is necessary.

*EDIT- it seems a robot i saw unveiled today was using half-noodles, or that is what it appeared...

[EricH]

many of the Q&A you are showing me though, is if the noodles are cut at an angle and extend out past the wood, which is not what ours is doing. illegal or not, we will do what is necessary.

*EDIT- it seems a robot i saw unveiled today was using half-noodles, or that is what it appeared...Here is what I think:
IF the area with BOTH noodles is 2/3 of the perimeter or more, you are safe (http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=8608). If it is NOT, then you have illegal bumpers because of these (http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=8286) Q&As (http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=8301).

[Thomas_S]

im pretty sure we are legal, but that second one could be a breaking point. we used 2 noodles in all for each bumper, we just gave it some dimension by trimming only the bottom side.

i really hope im right...lol

[EricH]

im pretty sure we are legal, but that second one could be a breaking point. we used 2 noodles in all for each bumper, we just gave it some dimension by trimming only the bottom side.

i really hope im right...lolIf I were you, I'd make a second set--or a set that can just replace the ends-- during a Fix-It window and bring them with. If you're right, then the ones you have are fine. If not, you have legal bumpers with you and can change them out.

I hope that your design wasn't built around having the bumpers the way they are.

[Thomas_S]

i was just thinking about that. we did those in a day.

and no way, our robot was definitely not based on that bumper design. it was definitely made so that we could change things as needed. is the rule <R08> same as last year?

[EricH]

i was just thinking about that. we did those in a day.

and no way, our robot was definitely not based on that bumper design. it was definitely made so that we could change things as needed. is the rule <R08> same as last year?Yes...and no. Same design, but this year they are required. Last year, custom bumpers counted towards your weight; this year, they are illegal.

[BlackBird11891]

the backing was off at the momment for working on the electronics board and has been put on since... as for the bumpers it will be something that we have to address at competition... the pool noodels are doubled but we have cut them a bit... the robot is only 112 lbs.