Re: Does your 06 robot have pneumatics?
 

Well I forgot one thing thanks to my comrade, team222badbrad, I forgot to mention about my own manipulator that flips our "tounge" that covers our front roller system for 1 pointers. Since I had no use for it at VCU, I totally forgot about it! :(

Re: Does your 06 robot have pneumatics?
 

I don't understand why people don't like pneumatics. They are by far the easiest to install and maintain source of mechanical energy on the robot.

Re: Does your 06 robot have pneumatics?
 

We were considering at one point but when we tested the amount of power drain from everything else and the weight, the idea was scrapped.

Re: Does your 06 robot have pneumatics?
 

This years 393 bot used a pneumatics system, but there wasn't an on-board air compressor.

We had two tanks inside the bot that we could fill with a portable air compressor by disconnecting one simple piece of tubing. We tested how many gear shifts we could pull off with the two tanks fully filled, and it was enough to get us through one match.

It seemed to be relatively successful.

Re: Does your 06 robot have pneumatics?
 

We used our pneumatics system for shifting and turning. In the end, we realized that we didn't need the pneumatics system to help us turn, so now it helps us get off of ramps that we get hung up on.