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It was amazing at Midwest. So, I gotta ask....

What powers the launcher?

What powers drive? What speed? Is the robot underweight?

Also, can you explain the teaser? ;)

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Those who haven't seen the video of this thing should check it out on the blue alliance.

1114 has done it again. Look out Einstein, here they come.

Jason

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As I commented in another thread, the best way I could ever see to describe your amazingly simple robot came to my from the quote bar:

"... simple things can amaze me." - Andy Baker

Since I'm a programmer, I'd love to add to Adam's questions (please? :)):

How much feedback to you have to control the drive train? The arm/grabebr mechanism?

How do you control the Hybrid mode? What commands does the Robo-coach (if used, but I assume you do) give?

Thanks, and congratulations on building an incredible robot. I hope I / we can go to Atlanta this year, if just to stare at your (and others, of coutse) robot(s).

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hmmm... It resembles 217 in no way watsoever.... I guess the rumors were rumors...

All the same. That things amazing.

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wow.. so simple, yet so effective. just watched the finals on the blue alliance, and all i can say is wow..

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can anyone enlighten me on how their shooter works? all i can tell from the pics is that its very thin and pokey.

I watched some videos, and the pokey thing goes out very fast, and then retracts quite slowly. im assuming thats a characteristic exhibited by some sort of windup/retraction system with some sort of tensioning/launching system (if it were pure pneumatics, for example, it should have retracted just as fast)

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Me: Karthik, can I see the robot?
Karthik: NO.

Like others have asked, please elaborate on your shooting mechanism. If you can share close pictures of your mechanism, it would be much appreciated.

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The names says it all. Simbot-"simple"
Its an understatement to say that any team probably could have built this thing/similar design had they seen this from day 1 of build season.
Their design and game approach is something worth studying. Write a book! It will make you folks rich......:D

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No Delete Option.

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Not quite a full book, but you can read about them in http://www.amazon.com/FIRST-Robots-B...33924&sr= 8-2 and http://www.amazon.com/FIRST-Robots-H...990521-5305468

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Joe,
Thanks for the amazon link. I just preordered a couple of books and its Much cheaper.

-Glenn

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The shooter is wound up using surgical tubing. When the arm is pulled back, the surgical tubing is tensioned. If I remember right, I think they used a dog gear as a firing mechanism... but that may be someone else.

Worked very effectively though and their drivers were about as good as it gets).

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Karthik,

I would just like to say great job to you and your team. This robot definitely wow-ed me right off the bat. You guys really are a top notch team and I have the upmost respect for you guys. Good luck in the rest of your regionals, and i'll be pulling for you guys at championships to go all the way, you definitely deserve it.

Brando

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Is this the year simbots win Einstein?

I wouldn't be surprised.