10 Balls. 1 Second. Team 100. [Archive]

R.C.

09-02-2009, 00:02

10 Balls. 1 Second. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be72_1myuMY)

Sry its sideways :P

So Hachiban, I say You, Us, and 1717 party up this year to be the MadWildineers. BTW, I like it, a video of it driving would be pretty awesome. See you guys at Davis.

TLuck234

09-02-2009, 00:04

All I have to say is wow..

GUI

09-02-2009, 00:04

I knew there was a reason we decided to go to LA instead of Sacremento.

GarrettF2395

09-02-2009, 00:05

Holy Cow that's impressive! Something tells me you guys are going to do great this year! Good luck to you! :D

Uberbots

09-02-2009, 00:07

oh man... if a robot gets in range of you guys they... will have 10 more orbit balls in their trailer. assuming you get the right angle. man that thing is scary :yikes:

smurfgirl

09-02-2009, 00:11

Wait so... the sideways aspect isn't some sort of hint of what's to come?

MrForbes

09-02-2009, 00:12

Very nice! do you have automatic distance/speed adjustment?

Smoores

09-02-2009, 00:14

thank goodness I'm in southern Cal.:ahh:

R30

09-02-2009, 00:17

BEAST

silicon_ghoti

09-02-2009, 00:20

As soon as you line up with a robot during competition and fire, the announcer and the crowd are going to go nuts. $10 bucks says you will be the crowd favorite. AWESOME job you guys.

Ben Martin

09-02-2009, 00:20

That was really intense, good job. What material are you using for your shooter roller?

Ice Berg

09-02-2009, 00:22

It looks like you guys tilt the back of the conveyor to disengage the balls from the conveyor, then rev the conveyor to full speed so that the motors can accelerate under no-load and then reengage to shoot them out. I love the design!

Boydean

09-02-2009, 00:24

Wait, what. I had to watch that three times before fully comprehending what was going on. Great job!

=Martin=Taylor=

09-02-2009, 00:44

I knew there was a reason we decided to go to LA instead of Sacremento.

If only you'd come to Sac-Town... :rolleyes:

I can see it now, you guys following us around slowly filling our trailer with that amazing turret. Then in the last second of the match, POW we score. Perfect 100-100 tie :D

Very nice! do you have automatic distance/speed adjustment?

That comes next. We're mounting a small lead-screw powered by a RS-545 to tilt the hood back and forth.

I'm not so big on the automatic part. I don't have much faith in programming, or cameras. :rolleyes: We shall see.

As soon as you line up with a robot during competition and fire, the announcer and the crowd are going to go nuts. $10 bucks says you will be the crowd favorite. AWESOME job you guys.

Just wait till you see the teeth. Its a real monster alright ;)

It looks like you guys tilt the back of the conveyor to disengage the balls from the conveyor, then rev the conveyor to full speed so that the motors can accelerate under no-load and then reengage to shoot them out. I love the design!

Yup. By tilting it back we also engage our hopper, allowing the magazine to be HP loaded.

fordchrist675

09-02-2009, 00:54

OMG! and here I thought wed do good this year. Strike that idea.

Pure Win
Epic Win

Im crying Im so petrified

synth3tk

09-02-2009, 01:01

No words, no.... words.... can describe how I'm feeling right now. All I can say is, I will be glued to my computer screen watching every single match you guys play in this season.

Very good job, keep up the great work! :)

115inventorsam

09-02-2009, 01:02

Wow...I'm definitely scared:eek:. That robot's a beast! And the worst part, we gotta go up against them at SVR AND Davis!

Looks like we got some work to do, but I think we could match that if we really want to. Hmm....

teampronto

09-02-2009, 01:25

Ladies and Gentlement. We have a winner.

Tottanka

09-02-2009, 01:26

Herodotus

09-02-2009, 01:53

Very impressive, very impressive indeed. You guys are definitely going to be one of the teams to watch out for this year. Not to mention you have a really awesome and elegant design.

Elgin Clock

09-02-2009, 02:53

What kind of mechanism do you have to keep the balls in the holding area as you take some more off the floor?
I guess my real question is how many times a match will you be able to load 10 & actually shoot ten at a time?
Also, are you using the camera to target the goal, or just dead reckoning with a perfect line of sight to the goal?

That is in impressive in any case, I just am wondering how feasible it will be during a match to get 10 balls in there & score all ten.

Blackstarr904

09-02-2009, 03:55

O.O

*thanks god that 904 is a midwest team*

that is awsome... i would love to see that in action.

GaryVoshol

09-02-2009, 06:28

Whoa. Really making the scorer's job hard, aren't you! :eek:

Pat Arnold

09-02-2009, 08:15

I love your bot & especially watching it score an insane number of moon rocks in a blast. If this video is any indication, I don't think you'll have to worry about scoring any stink'n supercells!

Tom Bottiglieri

09-02-2009, 08:23

Beast.

Enigma's puzzle

09-02-2009, 08:54

take cover, thats scary

Brandon Holley

09-02-2009, 09:09

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome.

Good job guys!

TheOtherGuy

09-02-2009, 09:11

I can see it now, you guys following us around slowly filling our trailer with that amazing turret. Then in the last second of the match, POW we score. Perfect 100-100 tie :D
At least that won't happen 5 times this year! :rolleyes:

Great robot, I hope I get to see it in real life!

yodameister

09-02-2009, 09:18

At least that won't happen 5 times this year! :rolleyes:

Great robot, I hope I get to see it in real life!

Well actually only 2 ties (if you are referring to the SAC quarter finals in 2007), but at least it won't be pushed to 5 matches.

=Martin=Taylor=

09-02-2009, 10:42

If that video is not a single success, but just one shot of a long string of successful attempts, i'm glad to be as far away as possible from that thing, and hope that Israel is far enough.

Congratulations on an amazing and an original design! Can't wait to see it in action...

First time ever running it. EVER. I swear.

What kind of mechanism do you have to keep the balls in the holding area as you take some more off the floor?
I guess my real question is how many times a match will you be able to load 10 & actually shoot ten at a time?
Also, are you using the camera to target the goal, or just dead reckoning with a perfect line of sight to the goal?

That is in impressive in any case, I just am wondering how feasible it will be during a match to get 10 balls in there & score all ten.

Well, we'll have to wait and see, won't we? :)

In any case we don't have to shoot all the balls in the magazine. The intake/elevator is on a victor so we can vary the speed and only feed a few balls in at a time.

We are also adept at both ground and HP loading. So we should be able to reload fairly quickly... or pickup what we've already missed.

Josh Goodman

09-02-2009, 10:52

I'm really hoping that this machine only works right when tipped 90 degrees....oh well. Wishful thinking. :P

Awesome Job guys! Keep up the great work!

Adama

09-02-2009, 11:11

This is almost exactly our design.:D The only difference is that you guys have separated the balls in to independent columns which is probably more effective. Its always reassuring to share a design with a respected, competitive and veteran team.

Molten

09-02-2009, 18:59

I counted 3 seconds. The thread title is misleading.

Though, that is still amazing. Personally, I think this is an amazing robot and a great feat of engineering. But I still need to see it with a moving target before I can really tell how well it will do at a comp.

Good luck to your drivers. They have a great bot to drive, they just have to use plenty of finesse.

AdamHeard

09-02-2009, 19:06

I think it will be difficult to accurately align on a goal from that distance.

Also, how long does it take to load balls into that configuration? Can you only hold 10 balls?

I counted 3 seconds. The thread title is misleading.

Though, that is still amazing. Personally, I think this is an amazing robot and a great feat of engineering. But I still need to see it with a moving target before I can really tell how well it will do at a comp.

Good luck to your drivers. They have a great bot to drive, they just have to use plenty of finesse.

I agree, all balls were shot in about 1 second, but there was clearly some "prep" that took time before the shooting.

Rick TYler

09-02-2009, 19:23

I agree, all balls were shot in about 1 second, but there was clearly some "prep" that took time before the shooting.

This reminds me of the apocryphal question, "What caliber was the pistol?" If they're shooting into your trailer you probably won't care much whether it was one or three seconds...

Nice robot. I've watched this team at Portland before and they are always competitive. Good job.

Molten

09-02-2009, 19:28

If they're shooting into your trailer you probably won't care much whether it was one or three seconds...

It makes a lot of difference if they are repeatedly shooting you. Also, If you can tell their robot is going to shoot in two seconds, you might be able to use this to help dodge. Again, nothing against the design it is awesome. Just that when you are the prey, ever second matters.

AdamHeard

09-02-2009, 19:31

This reminds me of the apocryphal question, "What caliber was the pistol?" If they're shooting into your trailer you probably won't care much whether it was one or three seconds...

Nice robot. I've watched this team at Portland before and they are always competitive. Good job.

Well, we won't be competing with them at regionals ;) .

I'd be much more afraid of a robot that lines up, then can immediately shoot 10 in a second.

A robot that has to line up, then go 1, 2, shoot 10, doesn't scare me one bit.

Madison

09-02-2009, 19:35

It appears as if there's no reason that, once they've loaded 10 balls into the machine, it can't be cocked and ready to fire.

danshaffer

09-02-2009, 19:47

WOW.

flyingcrayons

09-02-2009, 19:57

:eek: wow...

=Martin=Taylor=

09-02-2009, 20:14

I think it will be difficult to accurately align on a goal from that distance.

I most certianly agree with you on that. Which is why we can tilt the hood down and spew them in at point blank.

We wanted to do a dumper this year. The downside to dumpers is that they can be slow. And slow is not good in a game where the goals move :) If you can't fill a trailer fast, they'll get away.

Also, how long does it take to load balls into that configuration? Can you only hold 10 balls? I agree, all balls were shot in about 1 second, but there was clearly some "prep" that took time before the shooting.

What kind of prep? We just dumped them in the hopper (which is something we could do in a match) and shot them out...

We can also pick them up from the ground.

We'll have to wait and see how long it takes to collect 10 balls in a lunacy match. Our team is betting it will take quite a bit of time. I'm highly doubtful many teams will collect 20+ balls on average.

JonellGregor

09-02-2009, 20:19

Wow! Thats crazy good! Good Luck this year!
It looks like you will do well.

thefro526

09-02-2009, 20:35

I think your design is absolutely brilliant.

My only question is: Can you chose to only shoot some of the balls you have loaded?

It might seem like a dumb question, but there may or may not be a situation where you might not want to shoot all ten balls you have loaded.

waialua359

09-02-2009, 21:50

With that many balls and so quickly, I dont see why that would be necessary to just shoot some.

CraigHickman

09-02-2009, 22:00

Woah.

Are you guys coming to Portland this year?

That is one BEASTLY looking robot...

=Martin=Taylor=

09-02-2009, 22:37

It might seem like a dumb question, but there may or may not be a situation where you might not want to shoot all ten balls you have loaded.

Yes. Answered in a previous post.

Woah.

Are you guys coming to Portland this year?

That is one BEASTLY looking robot...

I wish.

Our students couldn't afford the travel this year. Our team has never had the funds to cover travel expenses.

R.C.

09-02-2009, 22:46

Finding money for travel is always hard. We traveled to Portland in 2007 and never went back. I really miss the food, the people, and the killer arena. Well hopefully we see our friends in Portland @ nationals.

CraigHickman

09-02-2009, 22:52

Portland's my favorite regional. It may not be as competitive as some others, but it's by far the most fun that I've been to.

Hope to see you guys at Champs, if we earn our way there!

Michael Corsetto

09-02-2009, 22:58

Congrats to Martin and the rest of Team 100, you guys have put out another incredible robot. Can't wait to see it in action at SVR and SAC.

PS. I hope your giving Steven some time to code that beast :p

Akash Rastogi

09-02-2009, 22:59

(0.0) - pulls up the safety blanket which is the East Coast

(>.>)
(<.<) - realizes East Coast has 103 and 25 coming over the play...

Imma scurred.

Dan2081

09-02-2009, 23:05

How does this bad boy load up? is it equally quick or does it need some time to load and prep before pwning somebody

Brandon Holley

09-02-2009, 23:36

Well, we won't be competing with them at regionals ;) .

I'd be much more afraid of a robot that lines up, then can immediately shoot 10 in a second.

A robot that has to line up, then go 1, 2, shoot 10, doesn't scare me one bit.

While I see what your saying here, I am just as scared of a robot that can shoot 10 immediately, or one that goes 1, 2 shoot 10.

While you may be able to dodge them a few times, all it takes is one mistake by you to allow them the split second it takes to align and unleash all the balls. The fact that they can unload balls that quickly makes them a scary team, plain and simple.

This doesnt just apply to team 100 (although this is a great bot), it applies to any team who has the ability to fill a trailer that quickly.

Just my opinion. I'm sure there will be strategies against robots like this one, but I am just giving credit where it is due to a team who completed a very nice robot with a week or so remaining, and was willing to share their design pre-ship. Kudos to 100.

Hellfeier675

09-02-2009, 23:37

Great bot guys. We're gonna have fun at SAC :D

MOE

10-02-2009, 00:19

HELLOOOooo from the North East :D
Yep its me old MOE from TJ2, what a great bot you have come up with. How is the rest of it? if it is anything like the vid.oh boy you will have a great time this year. We Team 88 and your Team 100 teamed up back in the Day, in FL., maybe we will seeeee yaaaaaa in GA this year;) . Good luck and hope to see ya in GA.:yikes:
MOE and Team 88 TJ2 oh yeah ???? OH YEAH !!!! TYE DYE for ever....

Steigerwald

10-02-2009, 10:55

I love the design guys! Great work!

Looks pretty similar to ours except ours moves the wall behind the belt back instead of moving they conveyor. Ours also has a fast spinning shooter at the top.

What kind of belt are you using? It looks like only two small black belts in the video, but I am guessing I am mistaken. What kind of velocities are you getting with the conveyor?

Lil' Lavery

10-02-2009, 11:30

With that many balls and so quickly, I dont see why that would be necessary to just shoot some.

If you want to avoid G14

=Martin=Taylor=

10-02-2009, 11:31

What kind of belt are you using? It looks like only two small black belts in the video, but I am guessing I am mistaken. What kind of velocities are you getting with the conveyor?

1" wide timing belts.

The balls were designed to travel at about 10 fps.

PS. I hope your giving Steven some time to code that beast :p

I hope Steven is coding the beast. :P He's had about 4 weeks of time with the proto-chassis.

Qbranch

10-02-2009, 11:41

WOW! I've never seen a robot throw up before! :ahh:

-q

p.s. any autotargeting?

Lil' Lavery

10-02-2009, 12:30

WOW! I've never seen a robot throw up before! :ahh:

-q

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46114

Kyle Love

10-02-2009, 12:40

I guess that makes 6/sec look pretty bad. :(

BigWhiteYeti

10-02-2009, 13:21

dang... thats bananas

is it adjustable for different ranges?

AlexD744

10-02-2009, 19:31

I'm sorry this is kinda disgusting, but it looks like its throwing up.:confused:

=Martin=Taylor=

10-02-2009, 20:01

I'm sorry this is kinda disgusting, but it looks like its throwing up.:confused:

If Lunacy was L4D (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_4_Dead) we'd be the boomer :cool:

Stvn

12-02-2009, 01:51

I hope Steven is coding the beast. :P He's had about 4 weeks of time with the proto-chassis.

A proto-chassis with no shooter, I might mention. I can't code something that doesn't exist. But I will get it done. Autotargeting and full featured traction control are just around the corner. :cool:

dang... thats bananas

is it adjustable for different ranges?

It will be. :)