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JVN 18-02-2009 18:31
Re: 2009 REAL ThunderChicken Robot
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul Copioli (Post 820948)
Please don't let the other post lead you astray. We never received our sheet metal so we had to go to plan B. We had to scale down some of our original plans.
Phew! Good thing your sheet metal finally got through. I like Plan A.

Looks like a great machine Paul, but who would expect anything less from 217. I know she'll definitely "win her share".

So... do they let robots like this outside Michigan? I'm not familiar with the new rules. It might be safer for the rest of us if they don't. :p

Everyone loves a robot with a Nonagon on her.
I've heard Nonagons are good luck and that every robot that ever had a Nonagon on her won Championship. ;)

Looking forward to seeing her in Chicago next week!
-John

Paul Copioli 18-02-2009 20:51
Re: 2009 REAL ThunderChicken Robot
 
To those of you that don't know, team 148 and team 217 are great friends. 217 thought it would pay a special tribute to 148 by putting a nonagon on our robot. The spinning drum is actually a nonagon.

Why pay tribute? 217 receives all of their sheet metal from 148 and has been since 2006.

I thought would especially like the "we didn't receive our sheet metal" comment from the other thread .

JaneYoung 18-02-2009 21:17
Re: 2009 REAL ThunderChicken Robot
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul Copioli (Post 824381)
To those of you that don't know, team 148 and team 217 are great friends. 217 thought it would pay a special tribute to 148 by putting a nonagon on our robot. The spinning drum is actually a nonagon.

Why pay tribute? 217 receives all of their sheet metal from 148 and has been since 2006.

I thought would especially like the "we didn't receive our sheet metal" comment from the other thread .
In very few words, you tell a spellbinding story to the members of the CD community. We learn about mutual respect, historical impact, and how to bring those to the robot design and build. And then you share it. I'm glad there is now another nonagon and that it will be present during the entire 2009 season, becoming a part of history and continuing the legacy of mutual respect and impact.

Cory 18-02-2009 21:46
Re: 2009 REAL ThunderChicken Robot
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JVN (Post 824277)

Everyone loves a robot with a Nonagon on her.
I've heard Nonagons are good luck and that every robot that ever had a Nonagon on her won Championship. ;)

Looking forward to seeing her in Chicago next week!
-John
John,

Isn't that why your robot has one on it?

We gotta figure out where to put the nonagon you sent us now...

Mike Copioli 20-02-2009 08:46
Re: 2009 REAL ThunderChicken Robot
 
Hey, I want a nonagon.

IKE 20-02-2009 08:51
Re: 2009 REAL ThunderChicken Robot
 
must wiki magical effects of nonagon....I no that dodecagon drum equals getting hit a crapload in 2006. Sounds like we had 3 sides too many...

Collin Fultz 20-02-2009 08:54
Re: 2009 REAL ThunderChicken Robot
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JVN (Post 824277)
I've heard Nonagons are good luck and that every robot that ever had a Nonagon on her won Championship. ;)
We've got 0.4 lbs to play with...I'll have to get the kids away from their girlfriends and families for a night but with this logic how could they refuse?

IKE 20-02-2009 09:08
Re: 2009 REAL ThunderChicken Robot
 
Clearly there is an explanation:
http://www.numeralgame.64g.ru/num/num5en.htm
If you read down for the part about the nonagon it follows:
"This astrological aspect corresponds to numerological number 9 and a geometrical figure of nonagon. Specifies that interaction of heavenly bodies is caused by mutual reconciliation as the appropriate goddess Aphrodite has reconciliatory force of love. "

And we all know that "Love conquers ALL"

Also notice that if you take the first and last numbers of 148 and 217 and add them together you get 1+8=9 and 2+7=9.

Therefore clearly 148 and 217 have stumbled upon winning design parameters.


Now if you will give me your debit card numbers, I can show you another magic trick.

Lil' Lavery 20-02-2009 14:49
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9*217=1,953 1+9+5+3=18 1+8=9!!!
9*148=1,332 1+3+3+2=9!!!

217's rookie year was 1999

148's record in 2008 was 41-9

Number of wheels on 217's 2008 bot, 6.
Number of wheels on 148's 2008 bot, 3.
3+6=9

Only time the 1114/217/148 lost on Einstein, the score was 134 to 118.
1+3+4+1+1+8=18 1+8=9

HOLY S-

;)

BigWhiteYeti 20-02-2009 15:29
Re: 2009 REAL ThunderChicken Robot
 
Ya know, that kind of looks like one of Nikola Tesla's lost inventions with the potential to take over the world. These robots build quite a static charge driving this year, could you make it discharge out of the top? Then you would really be the thunder chickens... that would be awesome.

A-train 22-02-2009 09:32
Re: 2009 REAL ThunderChicken Robot
 
That looks like a good robot. Can't wait to see you guys at Midwest this week. Good luck!!!

AlexD744 17-03-2009 23:05
Re: 2009 REAL ThunderChicken Robot
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sdcantrell56 (Post 823753)
I'm going to have to disagree with the complexity statement, at least in its entirety. The only "dumper" robots this year that I have seen that look like they could truly decide a match I would not classify as simple. They all have multiple belt runs, custom transmissions, rollers, and structures, a helix, etc. These are not simple machines and have just as many possible places to fail. There are other "dumpers" that are simple, but IMO these will not be particularly effective. Any dumper that takes more than 2 seconds to dump 10 balls or so seems to be out of luck since they rely on being next to another robot. I stand by my statement that both shooters and dumpers will be equally effective this year so long as they are built to maximize there strengths. I also believe that a combination of the 2 types is truly the most effective.
I agree and disagree. I disagree mainly because we have a power dumper that is not complex. We use 4 CIM's. 2 for drive train, 1 for pick up and 1 for our shooter. We can deposit our hopper of 15-20 balls in the blink of an eye. It's not complex and only had one problem over our entire regional. That problem was fixed in about 5 minutes or less.
I agree that both can work well if they maximize their stregths and this is not mean dumpers will be less effective. If you maximize the speed of a shooter and the quantity of a dumper you have a great robot.


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