Team 461 is done

[kirtar]

So we got our robot together in pretty short order. We'll take a 4 week break then hammer out the last few details a day or so before ship. But anyway, RECORD TIME!

[Katie_UPS]

No. You're kidding.

Wha? D:




EDIT: Wait... you are.

[GaryVoshol]

I think I remember those bumpers.

[Tetraman]

looking good

best wishes on keeping the cardboard sturdy from robot collisions. haha

[Richard Wallace]

Done, you say? Ha, sez I!

Looks more like the cat is away and the mice are having a little joke. :)

And if that really is your final robot, I'd like to be a fly on the nearest wall when a certain well-known Purdue FIRST mentor (cough**Flo**cough) runs down the inspection checklist with you.

As a concept, I really like it. :]

[Ryan Dognaux]

Woops, accidentally deleted the last one.

Were you guys using the old big CIM motor to test your prototype too? Small world... what kind of range did you get using the one wheel?

Love the Styrofoam.

[kirtar]

Yeah we used a big CIM motor. In fact the motor and wheels were actually taken directly off of our 2006 robot (there were two wheels in the picture, not one). As for range, we were testing it around 10 feet from who knows what height because we just set it on a table. Just a note, in the orientation that it's in in the picture we noticed that the distance the ball traveled was partially dependent on how high we dropped it in from (of course, that wasn't the only variable...).

[BrAAndon]

Lol i was envious for a second.

[NorviewsVeteran]

Lol i was envious for a second.

I still am- they have FIVE WEEKS to practice!:eek:

[David Brinza]

No wonder FIRST restricted the use of duct tape in past years.
Now teams can get their robots put together almost overnight!

As an experienced inspector, I detect a slight non-compliance with the bumper rules. But if you have no primary structure frame in your robot, does <R08> Section M even apply?;)

Enjoy your 4-week break...

[SushaK]

yup yup that'd be us!!!! woo we're done

except, wait, we still have to build the whole thing so that the foam doesn't fall off!!!:ahh:

[amariealbrecht]

haha if only we could all build our robots out of foam and duct tape im a huge fan!!!

[jigsaw]

I actually like the idea of the two wheel thrower it will naturally make the ball want to go in the middle with two contact points. Also nice way of incorporating the Nascar spirit with the duck taped parts :D

[Bob Steele]

Another High Quality and Robust Robot from the Purdue group...

jk

good luck!!
see you guys in Atlanta

[meastman]

Now you can work on making it look pretty :) jk

[Pelleti93]

you fools. Use those 4 weeks to work on the robot and perfect it instead of waiting till the last minute. A big problem could arise and you might not have time to fix it.

[aznkazoon]

wow you guys must be really organized, were still working on our prototype to see if it will collect and deposit balls. anyways congratualations

[Orie624]

That's cool that you guys were done so early. We (team 1721) recently dumped our other design for something like this and were wondering if you had some drawings you'd maybe be willing to share with us?

That'd be so great if you could!

[ironbears]

with all do respect can that survive a hit or did you hide everything on the inside. aint gonna survive

[Sean Raia]

If that is your real robot you wont make it past the first round for sure. unless you have some secret armor.

On the positive side, you now have 4 weeks to test.

[Ryan Dognaux]

Haha, seriously everyone? Really? That's obviously not their complete robot.

Though I hear their complete robot is pretty snazzy :]

[willis936]

Haha, you had me going for a little while. :D