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Tom Bottiglieri 11-02-2006 04:18

pic: 195 Drive Base
 

sanddrag 11-02-2006 04:19

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Absolutely beautiful. Looks like a 4 speed with plastic gearbox plates. What is the frame made out of? How much does it currently weigh in this configuration? What was your reasoning for going with tracks/belts?

i_am_Doug 11-02-2006 07:34

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*shivers* Haven't I seen you in my dreams?

Nice placement. I give it a 9/10.
Neatness*unlike the rat home's like in some robots..)*9/10
color....10/10 nice looking blue. was that airbrushed?

And im really loveing the frame design.

I like what you have going on so far. like sanddrag asked; why did you go with the tread design?

Alex Cormier 11-02-2006 09:05

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sanddrag
Absolutely beautiful. Looks like a 4 speed with plastic gearbox plates. What is the frame made out of? How much does it currently weigh in this configuration? What was your reasoning for going with tracks/belts?

The tranny is a 2 speed as said in the description of the photo.

Tom Bottiglieri 11-02-2006 10:33

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sanddrag
Absolutely beautiful. Looks like a 4 speed with plastic gearbox plates. What is the frame made out of? How much does it currently weigh in this configuration? What was your reasoning for going with tracks/belts?

As Alex said, this is a the 2-speed version of the plastic 4-speed blind shifter. The 4-speed worked very well for us last year, so we decided to use the same basic design again, we just didn't need all 4 speeds. High: 10.5 ft/s Low: 4.5 ft/s

The frame is made out of 9 ply Baltic birch plywood. That stuff is amazing. It has a strength:weight ratio that is out of this world. And its cheap, easy to make, and makes electronics mounting a breeze. :)

With no batteries, this frame weighs 74 pounds.

We have been using belts since before I was even on the team. I suppose I can say we've got it down to somewhat of a science.

Alex Cormier 11-02-2006 10:41

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri
As Alex said, this is a the 2-speed version of the plastic 4-speed blind shifter. The 4-speed worked very well for us last year, so we decided to use the same basic design again, we just didn't need all 4 speeds. High: 10.5 ft/s Low: 4.5 ft/s

The frame is made out of 9 ply Baltic birch plywood. That stuff is amazing. It has a strength:weight ratio that is out of this world. And its cheap, easy to make, and makes electronics mounting a breeze. :)

With no batteries, this frame weighs 74 pounds.

We have been using belts since before I was even on the team. I suppose I can say we've got it down to somewhat of a science.

Once again, it's impressive. Can't wait to see it all together. Where ya guys headed?

Tom Bottiglieri 11-02-2006 11:41

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier
Once again, it's impressive. Can't wait to see it all together. Where ya guys headed?

Winter Warzone, UTC Regional, Championship Event.

Kim Masi 11-02-2006 18:51

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I really like the design...to me, it almost look like an animation...I mean, it an just be my tired eyes....however, its really neat, cant wait to see what the rest looks like...I really like the color, too.

Rick TYler 11-02-2006 23:28

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Hey! You better be careful, you know how that plywood bursts into flames!

(Nice robot. Really. It looks great.)

Dan Petrovic 12-02-2006 00:21

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Wow, that looks really nice!

Let's hope the chassis doesn't take up all of the weight.

BoyWithCape195 12-02-2006 00:28

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Its 74 pounds for what you see in the picture, not just the frame. :cool: This gives us a solid 46 pounds for any appendages.

sanddrag 12-02-2006 00:31

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BoyWithCape195
Its 74 pounds for what you see in the picture, not just the frame. :cool: This gives us a solid 46 pounds for any appendages.

For me, that's far too much weight for a drive base, but that's me.

Rick TYler 12-02-2006 01:26

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sanddrag
For me, that's far too much weight for a drive base, but that's me.

Really? I see a full set of drive components, pneumatics, electronics, and the chassis with 45 pounds available for the game system. The weight sounds good to me.

Tom Bottiglieri 14-02-2006 17:21

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We were able to go up and get some practice at RAGE's facility last night.

Here's the clip...

Greg Marra 14-02-2006 17:24

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri
We were able to go up and get some practice at RAGE's facility last night.

Here's the clip...

Solid.

All we have been able to determine so far is that our 2005 robot does not like going up ramps. Our attempts to push it up using its own arm resulted in it tipping backwards. :rolleyes:


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