Check out our robot elevator for FTC

[Bears]

hey guy's check out our robot beta elevator system for the crates.
Hope you like it, please give us your thoughts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_bK7I6Ra68&feature=youtu.be

[Tommy F.]

Our FTC teams had this idea for this season.

How high does it elevate?

[Bears]

about 5 feet from the floor

[iPenguin]

That's pretty cool. What are you using to actually pick up the crates? I assume this is just the elevator subassembly so to speak.

[GaryVoshol]

Have you checked it out with a crate and ball? I'd imagine that to be quite top-heavy and unstable.

[Andrew Lawrence]

That's cool!

Is that the maximum speed shown in the video, or can it jet up like some of the FRC robots? How much weight can it hold max?

[Brandon Holley]

Nice! Make sure you guys are evaluating its lift capability with the crate and balls too!

This little video brought me back to my 2005 FRC days...good times http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/20248

-Brando

[Bears]

like we said on the post the elevator is still in its beta stage, so we are working on making it faster right now, thanks a lot for the tip anyways!!

[Bears]

its actually not unstable at all, and because of the gearbox we use the fact of it being a bit heavy doesn't really matter, but thanks a lot for your tip!