Forum: Robot Showcase
05-13-2016, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,942
Re: Tape Measures Anyone?
What is the spacing, center to center between the colson wheels, and what size wheels are they?
Nice looking design, love the simplicity.
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Forum: Pneumatics
05-09-2016, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,820
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Forum: Extra Discussion
05-09-2016, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,846
Re: pic: 4965 T-Shirt Robot
Personally I have mixed feelings about PVC barrels, to me it seems like any pressure buildup would be momentary and limited, and therefor not much of a concern. I will, however, agree with others...
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Forum: Programming
05-09-2016, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 793
Re: Xbox360 Kinect not working with GRIP on mac
Pardon my ignorance, but does the Kinect natively even support use on a Mac? A quick Google search only showed 3rd party work-arounds. I would lean towards thinking the issue is with the drivers for...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
05-08-2016, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,353
Re: pic: Team IFI 2016
So, is being an awesome team a prerequisite to, or the result of, being part of Team IFI? :rolleyes:
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Forum: General Forum
05-08-2016, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,724
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Forum: Pneumatics
05-08-2016, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,820
Re: 1.1 CFM Air Compressors?
The VLAIR 330C-IG (http://www.viaircorp.com/330C-IG.html) is rated to 1.06 CFM at 12V and is 100% duty cycle, so no more overheating if it runs constantly...
The downside of course is that it also...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
05-05-2016, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,665
Re: Best CAM software
I'll second Inventor HSM, we used it for a variety of parts this year on our new X-Carve CNC Router. Fairly easy to pick up if you're already familiar with inventor, and no issues with it so far...
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Forum: General Forum
05-04-2016, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,123
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Forum: Technical Discussion
05-04-2016, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,796
Re: Andymark Super Sonic shifters
What can I say, the Ball Shifters have been good to us and I hate to see them get a bad rep. :rolleyes:
Honestly I have no clue how some teams are having such difficulty with the final stages, we...
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Forum: General Forum
05-04-2016, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 178
Views: 29,550
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Forum: Technical Discussion
05-04-2016, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,796
Re: Andymark Super Sonic shifters
I'm partial to the VexPro 3CIM ball shifters (http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/motion/3cimballshifter.html) myself. They're cheaper (by $70 or more), in all likihood lighter, and have more reduction...
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Forum: General Forum
05-04-2016, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 178
Views: 29,550
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Forum: General Forum
05-02-2016, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,303
Re: Unfortunate Red Card Ruling on Newton
Exactly, it seems like many refs read the "tipping" part of the rule, but ignored the "Strategies aimed at the destruction or inhibition of ROBOTS" part.
Also, going back to what the OP claims the...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
05-01-2016, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 149
Views: 21,185
Re: 2016 IRI Rule Change Suggestions
You can't really get rid of both the drawbridge and the sally port, unless you plan to do away with the defense categories altogether and have teams put any defense in any slot. Aside from that, I...
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Forum: General Forum
04-30-2016, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,303
Re: Unfortunate Red Card Ruling on Newton
My immediate response to this would have been: BASED ON WHAT RULE?
I'm getting so sick of all these invented excuses to give out Red Cards. Flipping is not an automatic red card, refs need to read...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
04-30-2016, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,961
Re: pic: The worst of the stripped VexPro gears
As I mentioned in the first thread on this topic: This is the best demonstration of why to traction-limit drive gearboxes.
In over 3 years and over 100 VP gears and 9 VP gearboxes, we have lost...
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Forum: General Forum
04-26-2016, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,056
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-26-2016, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,399
Re: Off season T-Shirt Launching Tank Robot
This concept reminds me a lot of this one (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/42349) I posted a few months back. I hope when it's finished you'll post a video of the feed system running.
On the...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-25-2016, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,937
Re: Low-cost Talon SRX computer?
Microsoft Visual Studio is free for personal use and supports C# (amongst others):
https://www.visualstudio.com/vs-2015-product-editions
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Forum: Extra Discussion
04-22-2016, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,377
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Forum: General Forum
04-21-2016, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,775
Re: Cheapish CNC machine
We've had pretty good experiences with our X-Carve, as others have said it's great for wood and polycarbonate, but you have to take it slow with aluminum (and use cutting fluid).
Really it all...
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Forum: FIRSTwiki
04-21-2016, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,441
Re: [wiki]: Bringing FIRSTwiki back
I guess my only two concerns are...
The difference in layout (the main reason using "wikis" is so popular is they share a common layout that's easy to understand and use).
The difference in...
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Forum: General Forum
04-19-2016, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 9,030
Re: If YOU were the GDC...
I like most of the ideas people have posted so far, here's a few of mine:
Remove the limitation on how many balls robots can carry, and have more balls available on the field (see 2006)
Remove...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
04-19-2016, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,449
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Are we really at the point where the only useful thing we can discuss is Dean's choice in timekeeping apparel? The man has a watch. He uses it to tell time. Do we really care how much it is worth, or who made it? I would be much more interested in what he does, not what he wears. - dlavery [more] 
