Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Buying rental property for my wife's sister to live in. I grew up in Seneca. Clemson Grad '77 and '78. Moved away after graduation. Still feels like home, though.

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

With this much action, we'll need two Announcers and MCs. I would even encourage a team mamber to try their hand at either position.

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

We can't bring Otto up in our trailer.

We have about 3 days to get this done, then it has to be on the FedEx truck for shipping.

We're being REAL careful to stay within the rules and guidelines so no one can claim we had an unfair advantage. (I'm still trying to find the rules about unfair DIS-Advantage ...)

How's THAT for irony ... <grin>

- Rick

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Honestly, I wouldn't care if you guys bought a whole nother robot up to regionals, but I'm pretty sure others would. :D.

Couldn't you guys take the parts off your copy-bot and then simply replace the damaged ones instead making whole new parts..?

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Everone else has already offered, but I would still like to offer 342's assistance in anyway. We will send every student we can to help otto get back to prime proforming condition (so you can most likely come back and beat us:rolleyes: ).

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Actually, while they look similar, the two were built differently. It would actually be more work to take 09-B apart, modify the parts and adapt them to 09-A.

Also, we weren't sure about the legality of using those parts, so to keep everything simple and clean we are just fabing replacement parts from scratch.

We're doing pretty well, the mechanical guys have almost finished, now we have to reconstruct the electronics. We might even get to power it up today!

Then we find out what else is broken ...

Thanks again to everyone for the support!


We are very fortunate - in a morbid sort of way - that this happened to us. We have the resources and ability to re-build. I'm just glad it didn't happen to a rookie team or someone that is less able to cope....

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

The ultimate show of engineering expertise would be if you could incorporate the offending sprockets into the design in some way... (Might be hard to make weight, though).:D

Good luck, I am excited to get to see Otto 09-A/2 in person.

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

"It would be very interesting to see 343, 342, 1319 v 1771, 1746, 2515

Dumpers vs Shooters.

Answer the question once and for all ..."

Man, I would love to see that, we're not going to be there, but I know you all from Peachtree. That would be one exciting match.

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

My biggest question is, what possible use could there be for 4" thick, 24" diameter sprockets? Is someone building a mine train? I would hate to have to deal with those things! A rough calculation says they weigh around 255 Lb. each. It's easy to see why they caused so much damage.

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Those sprockets would be good defense. :D.

MUAHAHAHAH.

Folea - I see. We generally make copies but this year, our build season didn't go too well so the copy was actually better than the real one. :D.

Oh well, good luck. When do you have to have the robot out by?

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Keeping with the theme of dumpers vs. shooters, who is SCs fourth member for the alliance in case one breaks. I'm thinking 1102, 2815 both made it to the semis at thier previos events, or maybe even 2751 (this will be there 1st comp), all are solid dumpers that could help if needed.

Things probably want get to rough since it is at 5 and there will not be alot of time to get a broken robot fixed for qualifications, however these will be some intense matches. Best of luck to OTTO on getting that robot of yours functioning again. Only 3 more days till this epic battle, can't wait.

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

So what are the alliances for this battle, and is it shooter vs. dumper or GA vs. SC? Or both???

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i think that the alliances are going to be 343, 342, 1319 vs 1771, 1746, 1261 with both alliances having a back-up bot. coincidentally, this is GA vs. SC and shooters vs dumpers

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It is a SC vs. GA match however it will also decide the shooter vs. dumper debate, this is what makes it epic. I was just suggesting that the SC alliance pick another dumper as its backup to keep in line with the theme.

Any volunteers?

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Is 1261 a dumper or a shooter then?