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Fireworks 234
10-02-2009, 22:26
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s_forbes
10-02-2009, 22:29
"When one little panda sticks his finger in another little panda's robot, it can get pinched! And that makes me a saaaaad panda." :P

That's a sharp looking turret, but I'm still trying to figure out what exactly the pneumatic cylinder is for... just a gate to regulate orbit balls? Or something else?
gorrilla
10-02-2009, 22:38
could it rotate the turret?
Ryan Dognaux
10-02-2009, 23:00
Did you guys get some of that insect screening too? Jeez, how about next year we collaborate :]
Fireworks 234
10-02-2009, 23:45
Yeah, the pneumatic is a mechanical stop and it keeps the balls from entering the shooter that way we can stack up 4 of them in a row.

And Ryan, I don't understand why we didn't this year. I mean we came up with such similar designs separately. It's crazy! :yikes:


EDIT: I forgot to mention that the student who made this did a great job and as well with the OI. I expect it to be up soon enough!
R.C.
11-02-2009, 01:32
Can 1323 hop on board, we have almost the same design except we have a howling coyote? Nice job guys, loving the kung fu panda.
ZInventor
11-02-2009, 03:01
we should have thought of that, i mean, our team name IS PANDAMONIUM, and our logo is a giant robot panda...

sorry the image is soooooo huge, i don't have the time to resize it, with only 6 days left in build season...

http://riverdalerobotics.com/images/panda_all.jpg

btw,NO we did NOT really find a hurt panda:( , it's just a funny JOKE...
EricVicenti
11-02-2009, 03:36
Is that CIM direct-driving your shooter wheel? How big is the wheel? Is it very effective?
Fireworks 234
11-02-2009, 08:21
Is that CIM direct-driving your shooter wheel? How big is the wheel? Is it very effective?

Yeah it is direct-driven, it's got three kit bot wheels on it (6 inches) and it's pretty effective. It will shoot about 12 feet into a goal pretty consistently. Right now, though, we are trying to see if there are ways to increase range or increase the angular momentum of the wheels, because there is a touch of die-down after a shot.
Nica F.
11-02-2009, 21:34
Good luck this year guys! Can't wait to see the panda in real life... and the robot too of course. :p
Fireworks 234
11-02-2009, 21:39
Good luck this year guys! Can't wait to see the panda in real life... and the robot too of course. :p

Good luck to you guys too! And you won't miss the Panda, we're going to have a panda suit at the regionals.
nnfuller
11-02-2009, 21:45
i love it! any chance of more pictures??
Fireworks 234
11-02-2009, 22:19
i love it! any chance of more pictures??

There's a very good chance of more pictures to come! Keep an eye out for 1747!