Jared Russell
20-02-2011, 22:08
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Team 341 "Miss Daisy" presents Miss Daisy 10 (our 12th robot, and 10th named Miss Daisy).
Video will come shortly. I am tremendously proud of the hard work of our students and mentors this build season.
Stats:
* 6 Wheel, 6 Motor Drive using 4" diameter/2" wide IFI wheels with Blue Nitrile tread (13 fps top speed; traction limited at stall). Turns effortlessly. The best drive train we have ever built.
* Arm shoulder joint can reach all scoring levels from the ground in <2 seconds, including scoring over the robot's back. Dual gas springs keep the arm nearly weightless to the motor.
* Pneumatically articulated wrist deploys claw for pickup and retracts to protect it during transit.
* Wide sensor-controller roller claw powered by an RS-775 effortlessly picks up any tube, in any orientation, at any robot speed - all the driver has to do is touch any part of the tube. Geometry of the claw keeps the tube at a constant orientation. After 4 primary iterations and over a dozen minor versions, this is the best manipulator we have built.
* Entire claw can be swapped out in minutes (we are pragmatic about the inevitable fate of floor pickup mechanisms this year...).
* 2-step minibot deployment process (lock to tower, deploy minibot) that takes any chance out of deployment.
* 37 x 27 x 59 x 115 lbs
Team 341 "Miss Daisy" presents Miss Daisy 10 (our 12th robot, and 10th named Miss Daisy).
Video will come shortly. I am tremendously proud of the hard work of our students and mentors this build season.
Stats:
* 6 Wheel, 6 Motor Drive using 4" diameter/2" wide IFI wheels with Blue Nitrile tread (13 fps top speed; traction limited at stall). Turns effortlessly. The best drive train we have ever built.
* Arm shoulder joint can reach all scoring levels from the ground in <2 seconds, including scoring over the robot's back. Dual gas springs keep the arm nearly weightless to the motor.
* Pneumatically articulated wrist deploys claw for pickup and retracts to protect it during transit.
* Wide sensor-controller roller claw powered by an RS-775 effortlessly picks up any tube, in any orientation, at any robot speed - all the driver has to do is touch any part of the tube. Geometry of the claw keeps the tube at a constant orientation. After 4 primary iterations and over a dozen minor versions, this is the best manipulator we have built.
* Entire claw can be swapped out in minutes (we are pragmatic about the inevitable fate of floor pickup mechanisms this year...).
* 2-step minibot deployment process (lock to tower, deploy minibot) that takes any chance out of deployment.
* 37 x 27 x 59 x 115 lbs