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i love the spacer on the kitbot transmission output!!!! thats awesome.
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Whew, looks heavy. Do you have a final weight estimate?
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wowzer, the first thing i notice is that sheet of meatl. looks like the metal i picked out for our frame last year, is that a honeycomb light weight metal? Ya got a turret, which looks sweet, ya shooting from a low area of the robot? 2WD, with the trannies far away form the wheels, why's that? Looks great guys and i can't wait to see ya'll at FLR.
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As a mentor I'm not quite sure if the tranny design is finalized yet. Right now the team is trying to see if the design will work first of all. We tried this out last year and had to change it so I wouldn't be surprised if we end up going 4wd, but don't quote me. For this game 4wd--maybe with omniwheels on one set--would make sense.
I forgot what the board is called but its really light with corrugated plastic in between to thin sheets of aluminum...light but incredibly strong. Weightwise she's not so bad right yet, but it will definitely get heavier. This is just the beginning. The actual shooting mechanism will be mounted on top of the turret, hopefully coupled to the camera (camera should actually be mounted TO the turret). It should sit just on top of what you see now. It should all be put together by next Saturday. That is, if all the parts come in. Thanks for the feedback, everyone! |
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so, ya guys will be able to load and pick up from the ground?
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Yup, underneath it will have a belt drive from front to back and then one going up to the hopper. None of this is built yet, but its all designed and ready for production.
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That honeycomb aluminum looks like neat stuff. I might have to get a little and test it out. The ball casters you have, are those Spherical Wheel brand? I wanted to get some but I can't find a US supplier.
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Can you tell us where you bought the composite aluminum laminate?
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Looks great. 1559 had a solid robot last year, I can't wait to see your newest creation at FLR 2006.
If you guys put the driven wheels on the same side as the ball-intake, it will make it easier for the driver to control. (Typically, dragging the casters behind is a more stable configuration than pushing them out front. Try it if you don't believe me.) Plus in this manner, the robot would pivot about the ball intake, making it WAY easier to maneuver around sucking up loose balls on the field. Also, Not to nit-pick... but the COTS ball-casters from last year ARE legal; the custom aluminum plates fabricated out of Kitbot pieces are NOT. In accordance with the rules, you will need to make new versions of those plates for 2006. -JV |
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Either way, it looks good! |
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