Originally Posted by wadidievrdo2u (Post 696460)

does the globe motor on your roller claw backdrive at all when you have the ball sucked in? that was a problem we had with it when we tested ours.

other than that, your bot looks awesome!

Originally Posted by RollinTDollin (Post 696524)

Looks really good guys...I look forward to seeing it in action!

How do you plan on knocking down the ball?

Originally Posted by squirrel (Post 696475)

It is a very nice machine! Great job.

One concern that sticks out at me is the pointy ends on the claw, and the one square inch rule...you might want to think about ways to blunt the four points. One way to do this might be to move the last spacer out to the very end, or add another spacer out there.

"<R04> Protrusions from the ROBOT shall not pose hazards to GAME PIECES, team members or event staff. If, in the judgment of the inspectors or referees, a device on the ROBOT poses a hazard (particularly puncture or impalement hazards), the team will be required to remedy the situation before the ROBOT will be allowed to play. If the ROBOT includes protrusions that form the “leading edge” of the ROBOT as it drives, and are less than one square inch in surface area, it will invite detailed inspection. For example, forklifts, lifting arms, grapplers. etc. may be carefully inspected for these hazards.

Note that robot inspectors will be looking for sharp corners and edges that could cause injury, pinch points, entanglement hazards, and impaling projections. Please mitigate all such hazards. This is for the protection of team members as well as game equipment."

Originally Posted by squirrel (Post 696475)

It is a very nice machine! Great job.

One concern that sticks out at me is the pointy ends on the claw, and the one square inch rule...you might want to think about ways to blunt the four points. One way to do this might be to move the last spacer out to the very end, or add another spacer out there.

"<R04> Protrusions from the ROBOT shall not pose hazards to GAME PIECES, team members or event staff. If, in the judgment of the inspectors or referees, a device on the ROBOT poses a hazard (particularly puncture or impalement hazards), the team will be required to remedy the situation before the ROBOT will be allowed to play. If the ROBOT includes protrusions that form the “leading edge” of the ROBOT as it drives, and are less than one square inch in surface area, it will invite detailed inspection. For example, forklifts, lifting arms, grapplers. etc. may be carefully inspected for these hazards.

Note that robot inspectors will be looking for sharp corners and edges that could cause injury, pinch points, entanglement hazards, and impaling projections. Please mitigate all such hazards. This is for the protection of team members as well as game equipment."