Originally Posted by Gregor (Post 1454803)

We were instructed since Thursday to extend out of transportation configuration in queue as long as it was safe. That wasn't why they were disabled.

Originally Posted by JamesBrown (Post 1454805)

Can't say I like this provision, but Thanks for the info, I found it hard to believe it would have been an oversight by 1114.

Originally Posted by JamesBrown (Post 1454786)

In eliminations it has been tethered to 1547. Before the first final you could see a member of 1114 set up the ramp then lay out a cord of some sort along the back wall, then the 1547 drivers connected a cord /cable from their bot to the one 1114 ran. Not a bad strategy, assuming 1547 was under weight.

I posted in the regional thread as well, but the other alliance having a team disabled in the finals for not being brought on field in the transport configuration made me wonder how this strategy is legal. 1114 clearly carried the ramp on the field independent from any robot, and then connected it to the 1547 bot once on the field. Doesn't this violate the transport configuration rules?

Originally Posted by pntbll1313 (Post 1454476)

Yep, confirmed it's magic.

Originally Posted by Stephen Liggett (Post 1457527)

I have watched a every 1114 match closely. I still cannot see exactly how the RC's stand up watch this!. I assume that it is a combination of the intake wheels, the conveyor lift and the central claw as a pivot point. Can someone explain how this works?

Originally Posted by DanielPlotas (Post 1457533)

Theres a black thing that comes down when they go for RC's, which you can see here, which may have something to do with righting the can when they retract.

Originally Posted by cjl2625 (Post 1457565)

Oh, maybe they harvest the RCs into that black thing, which catches on the bottom of the container, forcing it to right itself as the intake runs. That's my best guess.

Originally Posted by akoscielski3 (Post 1509663)

We have added the CAD file of Simbot Sideswipe to our list of resources on our website.

HERE is a link to the CAD webpage.

We have also included a render of the robot, the design book, and the display board found at championships.

Originally Posted by orangemoore (Post 1509664)

Yay!

EDIT:
The engineering notebook link appears to be broken.

Originally Posted by akoscielski3 (Post 1509666)

Thank you, we're trying to fix this. Hopefully will work soon.

Originally Posted by NWChen (Post 1509717)

How did 1114 settle on its unusual intake geometry during prototyping?

Originally Posted by NWChen (Post 1509717)

How did 1114 settle on its unusual intake geometry during prototyping?

Originally Posted by Monochron (Post 1509718)

I'm interested in this too. It kind of seems like all these great ideas were the first things you all thought to prototype which, if true, is really impressive.

Originally Posted by Karthik (Post 1509724)

The intake prototype happened on the first Monday of build season. We'll get some video uploaded to YouTube this weekend so you can see how it all came together.