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If I may ask, how does that grasp the rings? My first guess is that the mechanism on the end of the arm actuates like a claw, but I can't see where the joints for that would be...
No matter what, that's a very good looking robot, and I hope to be able to see it in competition! |
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That's a sweet looking little robot. Do you have any videos?
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This is a work of art. Well done guys!
-Nick |
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Looks like we have some work to do. :ahh: |
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No video yet; my phone's battery was dead last night. If I can make it to our first matches tonight, I'll grab some video and put it up on our FRC team's YouTube channel.
It works like you might expect; a simple-four bar (driven by a 67-esque lower four-bar) raises to the rings to any of the three scoring heights. It has PID control on the arm and drive for positioning. The manipulator isn't a claw; it's more of a bucket. It slides up into the rings from below and pulls them away from the pegs to load. It can rotate forward to dump rings onto the pegs. |
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Beautiful robot!
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Do I see a double 4 bar; like 67 in '07 and 148 in '11?
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Its a 4-bar 4-barring a 4-bar :D |
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Love the lighting, does it serve a particular purpose other than looking cool? Looking forward to seeing video of this sexy beast. |
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Yes -- the arm is a 6-bar like those used by 67 and 148 in the past.
I wasn't able to make it to the first league match on Friday night -- I didn't get done with work until they were nearly finished -- so I couldn't get any video. They are 6-0-0 at the moment with a high score of 240 pts., though, if that means anything useful. |
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Slickest FTC robot I've ever seen, can't wait to see a video of it in action!
With the new material allowances, hopefully we will see teams move in this direction and see more robots that look like mini-FRC quality robots. |
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So are the FTC rules only sliiiightly more restrictive than the FRC rules now?
Sometimes I feel like FTC is just going to replace FRC in popularity... |
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Sorry to detract from the thread - this is a beautiful robot and I can't wait to see it progress as the season goes on. I bet the St. Louis version will inevitably be much, much different! |
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Student learning in FTC/FVC has always been about "which team(s) can do the most for a set of problems". Teams who actively seek thousands of dollars in sponsorship for the robot are, and will always be, at a clear advantage to those which accept whatever sponsorship comes their way, regardless of whether a strict set of materials are used instead of open-ended materials. Additionally, the open-ended materials will better encourage industry mentorship. (Anecdotal) I very much disliked mentoring VEX/FTC in '07/'08-'08/'09 due to the 'puzzle piece' nature of the competitions (yes I mentored both those years). The kids didn't know any better -- but I did, and having to learn ways to bang/cut/twist the puzzle pieces into submission was like pulling teeth when compared to the ability to design from scratch. The Syzygy Bot exemplifies it all, and with great success it seems. I love the passive grip mechanism; the consultations with my FTC students have been somewhat fruitless in this regard. Perhaps the pictures/videos will push them over the edge to do it (because their complex designs still aren't finished 2 weeks before competition...). |
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The great thing is that an FTC team could probably buy a small inexpensive break and cut the sheet metal out themselves using a nice set of snips or a saw. This would arguably also better prepare your team's members for the FRC build season because you are forcing them to use a design methodology that can apply directly to the following FRC build season. I wish we could do more custom fabrication in the VEX competition. It would be a nice alternative to buying the high priced aluminum kits and would allow us to create some machines that stand out a little more. |
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By and large, I agree with Jesse as well. In my mind, the more flexible materials rules give FTC a chance to get out from beneath VRC's shadow. The Vex components have always been more flexible and well-considered than anything that Tetrix offers and I think that's evident in how successful each program has been. These new rules put FTC somewhere between VRC and FRC and make FTC more compelling for the subset of mentors (of which I am a member) that enjoy starting from nothing. There's certainly merit in the flexibility an Erector-like kit affords, though.
For what it's worth, a second of our three FTC teams - FTC4041 - built a robot that operates very similarly to the 3231 robot almost entirely from Tetrix components and is currently 2nd in the rankings for our league and just behind 3231. |
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