Team 213 Dirty Bird Pictures
 

Posted by Dean Joyal at 2/20/2001 5:40 PM EST


Coach on team #213, Dirty Birds, from Keene High School and Sims Portex/ Markem Corp..



Here is the link to our website with photos.
www.geocities.com/KHSFIRSTCLUB/robotpix.html

We are also wondering who is going to Mid Atlantic ?
First only had a list of 6 so we know that is wrong.

Re: Team 213 Dirty Bird Pictures
 

Posted by Jeremy at 2/20/2001 8:00 PM EST


Student on team #95 from Lebanon high school.


In Reply to: Team 213 Dirty Bird Pictures
Posted by Dean Joyal on 2/20/2001 5:40 PM EST:



Team 95 is going to Mid Atlantic

check FIRST
 

Posted by Mark at 2/20/2001 10:55 PM EST


Student on team #41, Warrior Robotics, from Watchung Hills Regional HS and Cordis.


In Reply to: Team 213 Dirty Bird Pictures
Posted by Dean Joyal on 2/20/2001 5:40 PM EST:



You can check the FIRST site..there are 30 some teams attending midatlantic.

Yes, but will the plate work?
 

Posted by Eric Kubo at 2/21/2001 12:16 AM EST


Student on team #668, Titans, from Pioneer High School and NASA Ames.


In Reply to: Team 213 Dirty Bird Pictures
Posted by Dean Joyal on 2/20/2001 5:40 PM EST:



I took a look at your pictures and i noticed
something important: when you use your plate to
raise the bridge, there is a space between the
bottom lip and the floor into which your plate fits in
order to raise the bridge. In the competitions, from
what I understand, there will be no space between
the floor and the lip, and it will be carpteted (I
asked this question before because we were
planning on doing the same thing). So, you might
want to think of alternatives or decide whether it will
work or not. Good luck, and I hope your problem
gets solved (if it's a valid problem at all).

the plate will probably work
 

Posted by Ken Leung at 2/21/2001 5:29 AM EST


Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M. Gunn Senior High School.


In Reply to: Yes, but will the plate work?
Posted by Eric Kubo on 2/21/2001 12:16 AM EST:



At kick off, when the bridge is down on one side, it clearly shows that there is NO space between the bridge and the ground. So, it is a valid problem.

But it doesn't seem like a really big problem. Because, you have to remember that there are the handles on the side of the bridge the plate can go under. And one you raise the bridge once, you can place the plate under the bridge so that when it come down the plate will be comfortably sitting under the bridge waiting to lift up again.

And if you watched the Wildstang video, you can see that they have no problem sliding a plate under the bridge lip. My guess is the plate is thin enough and pushed against the carpet so much that it can slide under the steel lip easily.

So, this problem points to a different aspect of how your robot will work. The question is not whether it will work or not, but how smoothly can your robot perform its task during a game and how good of a flow your robot have during the match.