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There was a thread during the offseason showing their prototype 6wd chassis. I believe it's very similar to this, with some modifications (direct drive on the center wheel, etc).

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hmm.....i think I am starting to put this together

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...but where is the flag holder? ;)

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That was what I was wondering. :P

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Good catch, but it is there, just hidden. And yes, it does stay (approximately) vertical THROUGHOUT the match...I'll let you figure out how that works (it's non-trivial, and took way more work than it should have).

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I bet you have it spring loaded so tat its kept up at all times and when you flaps go done the tension releases it to aim straigt up.:D

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Is this used to scoop pop corn from the popcorn machine?:p

Yet again, nice job. Another impressive robot.

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When you see how the flag holder works and where they placed it, you will be :ahh:

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Is it mounted on a pivot on top of your manipulator with a weighted bottom so it stays near vertical by balancing?

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I will be coaching again this year. I can't wait, this game is going to be a fun one to coach!

So far Vince is the closest. We'll see if Simbot Prime works the way it's supposed this weekend (AKA Primetime)

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This is a massive understatement. Too many man hours went into that ridiculous flag holder. As much angst as I developed for the darn thing, I must say, it's pretty cool.

Nope, I won't be coaching this year. When you have a coach who's won 4 of the 5 regionals he's coached in (Derek Bessette), you don't make a change. Now, if we could only get Derek to stay awake in the box.

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I know Derek is a great coach, but I'm starting to think that this is the real reason 1114 doesn't want Karthik coaching, I mean, his singing is bad enough! :p

In all seriousness, from what I have seen, this is going to be one real competitive and successful robot. I wish you all the best, and Karthik, I expect updates through out the weekend.

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I've seen this bot (the practice bot), all I can say is best drive train yet. Can't wait to see it in action at GLR, it truly will be 'Primetime'

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Hopefully the "Random" seeding matches will have us together for all the matches...

Looks great!

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No such luck Don! Not if my predictions hold up.
But I do see one heck of a rivalry developing between 469 & 453 :eek:

http://www.grovesrobotics.org/GLRmatchlist.xls