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Looks Great, but could you explain a bit more of the function of the front of the bot???

Thanks in advance! :)

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Looks awesome, I do believe we will have another competitive bot from the Bees this season. The bumpers alone are pretty killer. (Had to be said:P )

Can't wait to see it in action. Good luck out there.

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Glamor Shot:


Front View:

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Sweet looking bot guys, love the bumpers. Can't wait to see this thing in action.

-Sam

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Looks pretty sweet!
Good Luck in Competition!

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I think I spy a crab drive! :ahh:

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I second this statement, I would love to see some shots of how the Bee's crab.

You guys doing Kettering this year? If not hopefully see you at one of the competitions.

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I thought for sure we'd see a reprise of 2006, where the same contraption loaded the robot or fired the poofballs, depending on the speed. This one looks nice too!

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The 2006 was arguably one of the coolest ball sorting mechanisms in FIRST. It was not one of the best for competition. As anyone on 703 could tell you, having a giant spinning bin that would begin spinning 1.5 seconds before the first ball fired was a giant "Hey everybody I am going to score soon!" sign. Observant teams would wait until the spin started before ramming us. The gouges left in the 2006 chassis left us wanting a bit more of a sneak attack approach.

As far as function goes:

Independent crab drive with sheet metal construction (if you have a drill and some hinged 2x4s you could make this chassis)
Able to load from floor and human player
Turreted shooter
Vision system
Multi-chamber hopper (around 15 total balls)

Wanted to make an FRP "gilly suit" for this assasin, but we ran out of weight.

Debut will be Kettering the off to the West Side for our second district.

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How many balls can you hold in your hopper?

-Oris-

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Did you guys end up programming with Labview or Windriver C++ 3.0?

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Yahrmatter, when are you going to post videos? I can't wait until Kettering to see it. Help me out bud!

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I will take video when we unbag it for the fix-it/practice window.

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I have videos of just the chassis is you want them Woody.

And thank you to whoever liked the bumpers. I put a lot of love into them :D