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Josh Goodman 25-02-2011 21:04

pic: 1511 Presents Thunderous Prime
 

Akash Rastogi 25-02-2011 21:05

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Why omni's instead of standard 6wd drop center?

The Lucas 25-02-2011 21:45

Re: pic: 1511 Presents Thunderous Prime
 
Beautiful sheet metal work. That plus the color scheme made me think of another named Prime...

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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi (Post 1031505)
Why omni's instead of standard 6wd drop center?

My guess: Maneuverability plus smoother ride (no rocking). Unless you are planning on playing back & forth blocking defense (I know you are mastering that Akash ;) ) I don't see a major need for traverse friction.

Kims Robot 26-02-2011 00:54

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi (Post 1031505)
Why omni's instead of standard 6wd drop center?

Sorry but drop center was a terrible idea.. whomever used it first. We used it our rookie year and were constantly fighting the rocking back and forth.. it was a nightmare to program and really never provided a single advantage over this 6wd. This 6wd has been fielded in several competitions, turns on a dime, is fast and is incredibly powerful (it shoved several big name teams off the 2006 ramps!) I cant see any advantage to using drop wheel... ick!

Akash Rastogi 26-02-2011 01:13

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I disagree, depends on the amount of rock plus your weight distribution.

Regardless, sick robot yet again, and if your driver is the same as last year you should be pretty dominant.

What's the minibot deployment/climb speed?

Good luck at FLR and DC!

Aren_Hill 26-02-2011 01:28

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kims Robot (Post 1031617)
Sorry but drop center was a terrible idea.. whomever used it first. We used it our rookie year and were constantly fighting the rocking back and forth.. it was a nightmare to program and really never provided a single advantage over this 6wd. This 6wd has been fielded in several competitions, turns on a dime, is fast and is incredibly powerful (it shoved several big name teams off the 2006 ramps!) I cant see any advantage to using drop wheel... ick!

That is a topic that deserves its own thread if you wanna open that argument up, I know many people would have opinions and data to contribute.

rees2001 27-02-2011 12:29

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From what I'm hearing one of your robots "cool" features isn't something I will have to see at competition but hear?

Chris is me 27-02-2011 13:42

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kims Robot (Post 1031617)
Sorry but drop center was a terrible idea.. whomever used it first. We used it our rookie year and were constantly fighting the rocking back and forth.. it was a nightmare to program and really never provided a single advantage over this 6wd. This 6wd has been fielded in several competitions, turns on a dime, is fast and is incredibly powerful (it shoved several big name teams off the 2006 ramps!) I cant see any advantage to using drop wheel... ick!

How big was your drop?

zivo123 28-02-2011 07:37

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can that arm rotate 270 degrees? i mean can you place on both sides?

pandamonium 28-02-2011 07:54

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Yes it places on both sides!
This gives the drivers even more options!

pfreivald 28-02-2011 09:02

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Originally Posted by pandamonium (Post 1032529)
Yes it places on both sides!
This gives the drivers even more options!

Sweet! Can't wait to see it running full-bore!

dodar 28-02-2011 09:44

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How does the arm+claw store before the match?

thefro526 28-02-2011 10:09

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1511, the robot looks awesome! I really like the alignment device for deployment.

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Originally Posted by Chris is me (Post 1032156)
How big was your drop?

I'd imagine it would have had to be something big, like 1/4"+ to have that much of a rock. We've used 3/16" and it rocked a bit, but not enough that it ever bothered me - now we're using 1/8" and it doesn't really rock at all, it just more or less puts most of the weight of the bot on 4 wheels instead of 6.

Waffles 28-02-2011 10:45

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zivo123 (Post 1032525)
can that arm rotate 270 degrees? i mean can you place on both sides?

330 degrees :D

We can place front side, or rear side. Kinda rocks - just needs some serious coordination!

zivo123 28-02-2011 11:51

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Originally Posted by Waffles (Post 1032594)
330 degrees :D

We can place front side, or rear side. Kinda rocks - just needs some serious coordination!

AMAZING! definitely the winning configuration for a robot this year (Arm that can place on both sides) hope you guys did it good :) cant wait to see it in action!


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