Robots that are "different"
 

This year, I have seen more similar robots than any past year I can remember. It looks like most robots have gone with some variation of roller collector and catapult, either a high pivot catapult like team Copioli, or a low pivot catapult like team JVN (most are like the latter). There are also a sprinkling of Boom Done style bots with el-toro. There are some exceptions, like the awesome roller shooter from 383, and the cool cannon of the Robonauts.

Are there any other "different" designs out there? I would like to see something different.

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Excellent example! thank you!

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Not sure if you've already seen it, but here's our build season video with our robot reveal in it for "Freyja" which has a JVN style intake, but we opted for a back loading pivoting ballista/crossbow style launcher instead of a catapult.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KxsA...e_gdata_player

In the past few years, notably 2012, 2013, and 2014 my team has done a design that breaks away from the norm of design of lot of other robots. We do this intentionally to challenge our students, and now with Ri3D we try to not copy their designs entirely, or at all. In 2012 we had a short shooter that could stack a robot on top for double or triple balances, in 2013 we had a tall disk shooter that pivoted and organized disks linearly instead of stacked in a bucket style hopper, and in 2014 we did our launcher instead of a catapult.

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We also did a crossbow style launcher. I'll see if my team will let me post a pic today.

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Given our relative inexperience (mostly have freshmen this year), using a more proven system enabled us to get a robot quickly done, test it successfully, and teach the freshmen members how to work the design process to a finish with minimal tool access (no access to CNC, plasma, 3D, adnauseum). Unique? Yep, we love plywood, Modulox transmissions and the AndyMark chassis! :) Different? Maybe....we got done and tested BEFORE "Bag and Tag" night was done! Did my team have a bunch of "stuff eatin' grins" when we were done? Yep! THAT was different!!!
See some of y'all at the Dallas Regional very soon.....

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Here's our team's bot, which I think is quite different than some of the other robots I've seen thus far:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCSSvPxBeOM

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I think we have a somewhat unique design http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/39687?

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http://youtu.be/uk7nVST1lAQ

T-rx 145 used the el toro intake, but went with a hammer/boot/5lbs of steel weights ball launcher.

Simple yet effective.

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Our difference comes in the how more than the what. We used constant force springs to tension our catapult, a pneumatic piston to lock the catapult down, and of course the articulating arms to lift the ball.

http://tinyurl.com/3337reveal

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Watch out for The Sabercats (4146) at AZ and LV. They have one of those unique designs that's right down your alley. :)

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater
This is our robot, I haven't seen any others like it, but there are probably some out there that are.

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My team has a robot that's pretty different. It has a linear launcher powered by surgical tubing and drawer sliders for shooting and to pick up and load the ball, we have a claw.
there's a picture on our website
http://trinitytritonsrobotics.com/gallery/

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I like to think our is pretty unique. Can't post anything yet though until premiere night is over.

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Does a triangler bot count as different?