Team 1124's new robot
 

we finished the robot in record time, nearly 4 hours after the game was released.


click here to see our bot.... http://uberbots.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=227

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

nice job!

its like a giant vacuum!!:ahh:

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

I didn't think suction would work on these balls since its fabric.

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

We had considered using suction last year for Rack 'n' Roll, but had decided against it, so we figured we'd give it a try this year.

We came up with another idea today, so we're working on our second robot. It's a bit more complicated, so it may take a few days this time, but we'll post a picture when we're done.

Once we have both robots finished, we're going to test them against one another to see which one performs the best.

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

our team wants to see a video before they believe it.

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

Me too. I think it would take a 120lb vacuum pump just to make this work at all. That and the fact the ball is covered in fabric and when inflated to the full 40 inches the fabric is still loose!

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

Har, har. Is that a set of robot ramps I see on the robot? The only teams done by now are Beatty and Wildstang.:D:D

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

The part that looks like a ramp is for herding the ball and picking it up so the vacuum device can pick up the ball. There's a slight problem, because the vacuum is so powerful it lifts our ramp lifter up, so we're going to need some tweaking before we get it right... but we still have six weeks for that.:)

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

wow the fact that you guys are done and making another robot is unbelievable
my team hasnt even set on an idea yet (let alone read the manual :P)

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

We start reading the manual as soon as it is released; we have a team who starts picking out important rules and letting everyone designing the robot know about them.

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

We actually had the vacuum holding to ball (for real)... we will get a video of that if you really want to see it (=

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

Well, we overinflated a little bit, and the fabric is nowhere near loose on our trackball.

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

is the tubing you used for the vacuum within the KoP, or did you buy it?

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

we had to buy it... our modifying machine couldnt work with the parts in the KOP.

Re: Team 1124's new robot
 

still cant belive you guys are allrready done :eek: