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[cdm-description=photo]34736[/cdm-description]
Greg Needel
07-02-2010, 20:51
Looks to me like you just took your practice chassis and stacked it on top. It looks like there are too many cims to be one robot in this photo http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/34735? Sneaky sneaky
hows that too many? i see 4 and you are allowed 5
That's pretty cool. But I hope you are aware of the rule that prohibits you from having multiple orientations. By definition, you aren't allowed robots that can flip and keep on going.
BrendanB
07-02-2010, 20:56
Nice try!;)
Looks really cool by they way!
Greg Needel
07-02-2010, 20:57
hows that too many? i see 4 and you are allowed 5
count the wires..... I think they are hiding the extra 4 cims with some clever photography
Those "extra" wires could be for quick disconnects to their control panel, just like we do on our robots
Vikesrock
07-02-2010, 21:00
By definition, you aren't allowed robots that can flip and keep on going.
The GDC does not agree
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=14216
BrendanB
07-02-2010, 21:01
Those "extra" wires could be for quick disconnects to their control panel, just like we do on our robots
But look at the two panels where they come together. They are not even meaning it is not one continuous piece and in both pictures there are no visible brackets to hold the two together. So they did a photoshop job.
The GDC does not agree
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=14216
Wow, a BIG whoops on my part. I guess I haven't been keeping up with the Q&A as often as I need to! Sorry.
The GDC does not agree
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=14216
But such a robot would have to be much taller.
MrForbes
07-02-2010, 21:09
Beautiful chassises!
King Shivam
07-02-2010, 21:32
Clever, very clever.
Nice blue on the plaction wheels!
Actually, I think there are too many things missing in this picture for us to say one way or another whether this is one robot or two. For instance, the lack of chain.
AdamHeard
07-02-2010, 21:47
Clever, very clever.
Nice blue on the plaction wheels!
They definitely look like custom wheels to me.
Chris is me
07-02-2010, 22:00
Not tall enough to be a flippable robot.
I like the chassis though. No idea why. :)
Wow! The machining that was done to cut weight on the inside of those plates looks awesome! Flip the plates and show it off! Its quite a beauty. We're planning on doing that, and it'll be quite a looker. Hahaha I guess I missed the point of the teaser, but regardless, I like it
Alan Anderson
07-02-2010, 22:21
Nice blue on the plaction wheels!
Plaction? They look like metal to me.
Akash Rastogi
07-02-2010, 22:31
Wow! The machining that was done to cut weight on the inside of those plates looks awesome! Flip the plates and show it off! Its quite a beauty. We're planning on doing that, and it'll be quite a looker. Hahaha I guess I missed the point of the teaser, but regardless, I like it
294 has a long history of doing this. Some of the prettiest frames in FRC.
Once again, great frames. Is that wheel design any different from previous years? New iteration perhaps?
Borisdamole
08-02-2010, 00:56
the two robots stacked on top of each other remind me of THIS (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/29572) mishap...
that frame has a history of GREAT defense....
294 has a long history of doing this. Some of the prettiest frames in FRC.
Once again, great frames. Is that wheel design any different from previous years? New iteration perhaps?
Thanks for the kind words.
The wheels are a new iteration of the wheels on our 2008 robot.
7 inch diameter instead of 4
accommodates 1 inch wide tread
The spokes are beefed up a bit to handle all of the robot weight shifting forward over the bump.
Our main sponsor Northrop Grumman did an excellent job machining the wheels and sideplates.
Jordan2389Diaz
08-02-2010, 10:45
:cool: You should post a video on youtube to see it drive over the bump.:cool:
Nathan Streeter
08-02-2010, 14:03
Yeah, it's not actually a flipping robot; there's just a clone stacked ontop of the original:
1. It's too short... a flipping robot requires the bumper zone to be legal upside and downside down.
2. I think Greg Needel is right - looks like there's too many CIMS.
3. The two long aluminum panels are slightly crooked, you can tell if you examine the zoomed-in picture closely.
4. Why fillet the corners of the midline, if it's one unit?
5. Why on earth would you make a sideplate out of 2 pieces instead of 1, especially when you have the option to do 1 instead of 2?
I was going to say the same thing! :rolleyes:
We'll post a video when we get all of the chain and electronics on. :)
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