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uhhh wow... only words that come to mind

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Just wait for the final pics wensday night...with all of the manipulator painted :yikes:

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wow thats really impressive.
great job!

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Is it me or are there only one of those really huge drive wheels? It looks like the left side is lacking one. :confused:

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Not just you:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/30209?

The axle and tranny for it are clearly visible, but the wheel is nowhere to be found :ahh:

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Ahhh....very observant you are.


The other wheel is being made....will be on there tommorrow night!

GOod eye:D

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Havign a bigger wheel on the left side would make turning a lot easyer. That is what oval dirt track racers do sometimes in my area.

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wow... is that monster within the 80" rule??
looks like a solid bot to me.

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you've gotta love the Hokie colors! Looks sharp.

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Actually don't you mean right side?

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Looks definitely impressive!

:eek:

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looks awsome guys!!
cant wait to see it in action at VCU!!

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The 80" rule is horizontal dimension not vertical, you can go as high as you want (with the ceiling of the venue being a limiting factor).

Looking forward to seeing this in action at VCU as well.

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I was talking about when they have the arm out at 90 degrees, I tried to design an arm early on exactly like this with the dual 4-bar linkage but could never get around the 80" horizontal rule. I was wondering how they solved it?

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Now you have me pondering the same thing, I guess I have another reason to look for it at VCU.

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To answer the many questions,

YES...it is **Barely** within the 80" Cylinder. That was before we cut off 4" from the front of the 4-bars.

Thanks for all the great comments!

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I really like your guy's air tank alignment (vertical down the center of the arm)...
very clean with the tubing and wiring on your board too <_< its a pretty robot

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When you want to lift the arm, how fast does the piston come out, because if it is too fast, wouldn't your bot tip over?

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Nice clean robot. But can I ask, Why a tractor? lolz

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The tractor is being automated as part of a CAPSTONE senior design project with Virginia Tech Engineering Students.

The Engineering Students from VT worked with team 401 to develop what we call "farm bot" - a GPS controlled farming robot.


Seems like it is an "invention" that can help a community...


...maybe it will be showing up in some animations this year :yikes:

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Pretty colors... one of the cooler looking frame designs I've seen in a while.

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Thanks ShaneP!

Team 401 likes making things look good.

But ironically, the shape of the frame came from us all sitting down and optimizing the design.

Each frame member has a purpose. This not only helped us to reduce weight (we are around 110lbs now with everything but lexan siding) but also made for a cool looking bot!

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I can't wait to see some video...