How about a REAL teaser from 968? Any takers?
 

No more vague, impossible to guess teasers.

I'll be the first to post some REAL teaser pictures ;)... This just means that the rest of you need to follow suit!! We will all be waiting.

Any guesses?



Part fabrication courtesy of Kirk Oden.

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Hmmmmm kinda maybe looks like some pretty nice sideplates to mount a tread system on...

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i'd echo that, but its too short to be a full side plate. Those plates are only about 15 inches long. I could see two wheels mounted front and back on it. But i feel like we're missing something key. And i'll promise all of you a teaser on friday night.

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Ya, but looking at the carpet in the background, the plates seem sort of small. They may have huge threaded carpet and I may be wrong...Or it might be for a little side project and they be trying to fool us. :ahh:

But they look nice...and shiny

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Not a drivetrain component, and yes, they will be on our competition robot. 'They' being plural. 15" is 3" too long.

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Not a drivetrain component? (On the plate closest to the bottom) The top hole and the hole far left look like it would fit a CIM, and same goes for the other 3 similar plates.

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Correct, and correct.

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Actually, that'd make a really cool gear box like the ones we got in the KOP...but a lot lighter.

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Not a drivetrain component (meaning these aren't even the gearbox housings?), but uses CIM's, at best i'd say some really powerful arm. One gearbox is assembled with 3 plates? The rest are spares?

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Allright, guess number two.
They look like gearboxes. Not for a DT but to reduce the CIMS and FP w/ AndyMark planetary's. The CIMS and AM's look like a PERFECT fit for the solid (ish) plates. Toward the left hand side you can see two large holes and the 4 small screw holes to hold them in place. I definitly smell gear reduction. That is my best guess as of yet. I dunno if I am right... I still don't know what the pretty CNC'ed ones are for. Anywho they look nice and I hope whatever they are made into turns out well. :)

-Henry

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Yes, yes, and yes.... However, all of these plates will go onto one robot! :ahh:

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I'm guessing it is a dual motor 4 speed not unlike last year's.

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Two gearboxes...for an arm? No, it has to be two arms. Or could it be two joints that each have a gearbox (not likely)? The two plates in the upper left of the picture have one circular hole (besides the screw holes) which is probably for an output shaft.

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Travis mentioned it wasn't a drivetrain component, and to be like last years' 968 4-speed / 2-motor transmission it'd have to be a drivetrain component, no? So, even if I didn't already know what it was (;)), I wouldn't have guessed a 4 speed transmission. :)

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I know I'm not the only person who sees two CIM mounting positions, and those holes could be for press fit/flanged bearings for intermediate shafts....I don't know, it could be a very elaborate multi-speed (the number of shafts lead me to believe more than one speed) transmission...but thats just what I see, it's kinda like those ink blot tests...kinda.

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Please refer to the post where I stated it is NOT drivetrain related...

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ooooooooooo Pretty LOL :D :D :D

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Those were the exact two words that came out of my mouth when I saw this picture - I kid you not!! :yikes:

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Looks like a power source for picking up tetras or something. That's if it isn't a drive component.

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Rev 2

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sexy.

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My Guess:
Each gear box controls its own induvidual joint on their arm. This would allow for quick motion without much pressure, but lots of torque in a tough sitation.

Nice job. Whatever it is...