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tjf 29-01-2017 01:35

Strangest thing built with FRC parts?
 
I've been looking about the web and found some pretty odd things built with FRC parts, including a robotic couch, mecanum forklifts, and more. What's the coolest non-competition object you've seen made entirely or partially with FRC parts?

(my personal favorite goes to the couch)

Jaci 29-01-2017 01:44

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Driving Tank-Drive with a Wii Fit Balance Board is always a blast

New Lightning 29-01-2017 01:55

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^This would be the coolest off season project ever. ^

CalTran 29-01-2017 02:05

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Originally Posted by Jaci (Post 1637703)
Driving Tank-Drive with a Wii Fit Balance Board is always a blast

Okay, you have my attention...

frcguy 29-01-2017 04:38

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Robotic furniture? Paging Devin (also known as "RoboChair")...

Roboshant 29-01-2017 05:45

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The Versa Franken-Frame has to be up there somewhere:

Owen Busler 29-01-2017 10:43

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Quote:

Originally Posted by New Lightning (Post 1637704)
^This would be the coolest off season project ever. ^

Its really not that hard to do. In the past ive used software called glove pie. It takes inputs from Wiimotes and Wii balance boards and can output as a keyboard, mouse, or emulated joystick. Glove pie has a built in code generator but it can only go so far. The syntax is very straight forward and the documentation isn't bad.

Jaci 29-01-2017 10:46

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Originally Posted by Owen Busler (Post 1637735)
Its really not that hard to do. In the past ive used software called glove pie. It takes inputs from Wiimotes and Wii balance boards and can output as a keyboard, mouse, or emulated joystick. Glove pie has a built in code generator but it can only go so far. The syntax is very straight forward and the documentation isn't bad.

This is exactly how I did it.

You use GlovePIE to find the Wii Balance Board details, send it to the RoboRIO over Open Sound Control and viola.

I also did a project using the Kinect, driving the robot by moving your hands up and down to control the throttle of each side.

droswell 29-01-2017 11:02

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Our champbot was built mostly with FRC parts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTUfxL1B0KM

Out of date speed controllers, motors, pneumatics, etc.

flemdogmillion 29-01-2017 11:09

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It wasn't entirely FRC legal parts, but I once built and FRC-style backpack compressor with an Arduino-controlled cooling fan that drew more power than the compressor itself at full blast... and generated about 1 pound of force of upward thrust. No, the backpack did not fly. But it did everything to increase that 9% duty cycle.

There was also the time I attempted to build and program a Segway-style drivebase for FRC, but never got that balancing loop programmed and tuned in right. However, that ADIS16448 worked like a charm. Maybe a degree of drift after 2 minutes, you couldn't really see it.

MrForbes 29-01-2017 11:14

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It's a robot, but not an FRC robot.....and it turned into a movie....

https://www.wired.com/2014/12/4-mexi...obot-beat-mit/

Ari423 29-01-2017 11:22

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Quote:

Originally Posted by droswell (Post 1637741)
Our champbot was built mostly with FRC parts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTUfxL1B0KM

Out of date speed controllers, motors, pneumatics, etc.

Mostly FRC parts, excluding the flamethrower :D


423 built a go cart robot that we used to drive around the halls during school and race kids running the track during gym. I personally built a ~1x2' mecanum robot I used to drive in circles around people walking in the hallways and cause general confusion. School-wide wifi and security cameras meant I could drive it around from the other side of the school with fair visibility and a good wifi connection.

mrnoble 29-01-2017 12:38

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We have a recliner mounted on a mecanum base.

mrnoble 29-01-2017 12:43

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pmattin5459 29-01-2017 12:59

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Originally Posted by mrnoble (Post 1637778)
We have a recliner mounted on a mecanum base.

I'd really like to see that thing in action. It looks really cool.


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