Forum: General Forum
03-18-2015, 03:44 PM
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Re: What to use for ballast
Tungsten, being the densest material you can buy on McMaster.
Or, you know, scrap steel that can be had for free from almost anywhere...
We've taken a metallic pneumatic storage cylinder and...
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Forum: General Forum
03-18-2015, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,157
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Forum: General Forum
03-18-2015, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,157
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Forum: Extra Discussion
03-17-2015, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,308
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Forum: Motors
03-17-2015, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 5,477
Re: Best way to cool CIM motors?
Two CIMs should not be heating up during a match unless they are being very over-worked. Gear your mechanism more effectively to solve your real problem, don't address the symptom of over-heating...
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Forum: General Forum
03-17-2015, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,853
Re: Need 1/2 in key banebot wheels!
VexPro Versa hubs can come with a 1/2in key drive, as do several AndyMark hubs. Either of these hubs will connect to numerous FRC-type wheels that you can cover in whatever tread makes you happiest.
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Forum: General Forum
03-16-2015, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,404
Re: Safety Issue: Robots Moving in Pits
Precisely (part of) my point: any useful sort of device to stop a robot from driving off will occupy a lot of space that should be reserved for other usage. Theoretically it could be made with a very...
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Forum: General Forum
03-16-2015, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,404
Re: Safety Issue: Robots Moving in Pits
Consider making a robot 'playpen' instead. A plywood sheet covered in carpet with a rigid barrier around the edge. Robot drives on carpet, works with any chassis, robot can't drive away, no blocks to...
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Forum: General Forum
03-16-2015, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,404
Re: Safety Issue: Robots Moving in Pits
This too. Heck, if something went wrong our robot would tip over, blocks or otherwise...
I've also seen wheels climb on top of blocks and drive off them. Blocks are not fool-proof.
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Forum: General Forum
03-16-2015, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,404
Re: Safety Issue: Robots Moving in Pits
Okay, dude. That was not at all obvious from what you described.
It sounds as if you'll be making it available for any team to use, so how will it be general enough to work with any team's...
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Forum: General Forum
03-16-2015, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,404
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Forum: Programming
03-15-2015, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,890
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Forum: Programming
03-15-2015, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,890
Re: Programmers on the Drive Team
Not if you buy a quality 3-axis joystick (I used to be skeptical of this too). We bought two Thrustmaster T16000m joysticks this year and they are awesome. It seems silly to me to spend thousands of...
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Forum: General Forum
03-12-2015, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,404
Re: Safety Issue: Robots Moving in Pits
I am going to assume that this is an honest question (not a rhetorical one) and answer it as such.
No one, I assume, will be driving their robot in the pit like they drive it in a match. At a race...
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Forum: General Forum
03-12-2015, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,404
Re: Safety Issue: Robots Moving in Pits
We did grow into the alley, slowing down traffic. However, it was only for 15-60s at a time so it never seemed to be a large impediment. Our pit-neighbors seemed to appreciate us being safe.
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Forum: Programming
03-12-2015, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,890
Re: Programmers on the Drive Team
This falls into the 'we geared are transmissions too fast, but it's okay because we slowed them in code' fallacy. It cripples the drivetrain's performance artificially. I've never had a driver that...
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Forum: Programming
03-12-2015, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,890
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Forum: General Forum
03-12-2015, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,404
Re: Safety Issue: Robots Moving in Pits
I would be quite upset if we were prohibited from driving the robot on the ground in our pit because it is very easy to do it safely.
When we test our robot on the floor (which is about the only...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
03-11-2015, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 5,847
Re: Exposed gears/chain
I think there's an XKCD on this topic...
And this is exactly right. I also agree with Cory's "safety theater" comment: I was reprimanded earlier this year for not yelling "robot" in front of a...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
03-11-2015, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 5,847
Re: Exposed gears/chain
OP - Pics or ban!
Seriously, show an example of what you're worried about, it will make the discussion considerably more substantive. You say "exposed gears and chain" and have one mental picture...
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Forum: General Forum
03-11-2015, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,214
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Forum: General Forum
03-11-2015, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,214
Re: Tying back hair in the pits at competition
From my perspective the other issues that you reference are not being ignored, they just aren't being discussed on CD at the moment.
If you think that it is a discussion worth having, start a...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
03-11-2015, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,841
Re: Team 58 - The Riot Crew presents the twins
Links to pictures are broken :( the links need to end in .jpg or .png or similar.
Robot looks great! I really hope that we get to play together at Pine Tree. I think that we'd match up almost...
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Forum: General Forum
03-11-2015, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,214
Re: Tying back hair in the pits at competition
I posit that one should have their hair tied back in any area where safety glasses are required, whether or not they are using a power tool at that moment. The fact is that there are a lot of...
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Forum: General Forum
03-11-2015, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 11,175
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