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As a CAD designer, I know how that feels.

Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)
 

Confidential. I'd tell you but then I would have to kill you.

Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)
 

Think hay bales!

Doug

Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)
 

I want to see a hay bale stacking robot! It's a neat way to do it.

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You mean this, our team talked about it but unfortunately we will get a G16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-4vNYG0rOU

Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)
 

Nope.

This one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv6Ei2Zxf4M

Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)
 

Or this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVWS9gdaY3A

Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)
 

But I'm thinking more like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loNq8vER5mU

Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)
 

Scissor Gripper (one on each side): http://youtu.be/nCR9uWjl4kQ

We're still doing some CAD studies before we prototype one up but it sure seems like a cool way to have a huge opening and then grab an object using a neatly packaged pneumatic actuator.

Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)
 

A little off topic, but it looks like you are using an H drive, am i right?

Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)
 

Forklift, probably tank drive. Still have to work out the tote grabber specifics, but there will be some sort of grabber. We have plans to be able to shorten the lift structure for practical transportation (doors, vehicles, trailers, and crate).

Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)
 

We're converting our off-season drive to an H-drive right now actually to test it out first, but that's what we are planning on. Throwing a few omni wheels on a cross support using the clamping VEX gearboxes is so easy we couldn't think of a reason not to do it. We identified being very maneuverable as a high priority for our team this year and the team as a whole doesn't have the experience to use mecanum wheels. Plus I got my fill of using them on 357 :)

Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)
 

I like this. That's a very interesting way to go about it :)

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Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)
 

We intend to use electrical power to displace objects.