Forum: Rules/Strategy
02-25-2005, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 118
Views: 17,073
Re: "Load Bearing Surface"
As a referee in the "easy to referee" stack attack game, I'm not sure teams could count on timely raising of arms from referees that are pretty worn out after 6 or 8 hours on the field with, if...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
02-24-2005, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 118
Views: 17,073
Re: I have a solution ... I think
My thought would be change the rule to say that some part of the 28x38 base must extend over the triangle to be "in" the loading zone, but the robot need not touch the triangle. The referees would...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
02-24-2005, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 17,073
Re: "Load Bearing Surface"
It's not just you. Whoever answered that question, ID978, and kept repeatedly referring to ID978, IMHO was not trying too hard to be helpful. OK, if you look at the rules thoroughly, you will find...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
02-24-2005, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 17,073
Re: "Load Bearing Surface"
After posting this question to Q and A:
ID: 1393 Section: 4.3 Status: Answered Date Answered: 1/28/2005
Q: As I read the clarifications so far, a robot can be straddling a loading zone...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
02-24-2005, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,511
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Forum: Robot Showcase
02-23-2005, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,511
Re: pic: THINK PINK Teaser 01
Actually, the "missing teeth" thing was probably more to make people curious than anything else.
The robot weight was fairly closely calculated from the volume of material going into the machine,...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
02-23-2005, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,511
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Forum: Robot Showcase
02-23-2005, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,511
Re: pic: THINK PINK Teaser 01
It is powder coat. I think it is fluorescent and would glow under black light. In any case, it is very bright hot pink.
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Forum: Robot Showcase
02-16-2005, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,231
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Forum: Motors
02-16-2005, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,153
Re: cim motor power question
Funny that you mention brakes. I was wondering what you had in mind for stopping, because this thing might easily meet and exceed your speed goal. Something that is crude and won't stop you...
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Forum: Motors
02-15-2005, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,153
Re: cim motor power question
The 31 mph @ 4320 rpm is probably "higher" than is likely to work very well. If you have a way to attach them, you can get bicycle sprockets from 9 or 10 to more than 50 tooth. Bicycle chain isn't...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
02-15-2005, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 11,282
Re: 2005 IRI!
I'll be there. I'm trying to talk the team into a summer vacation in Indiana, but so far, it's not looking too good. If the team does not go, I'll be available to help out.
IRI ROCKS
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Forum: Motors
02-15-2005, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,153
Re: cim motor power question
The CIM motors have a peak power of 337 watts which is available at roughly half the no-load rpm, 2655 according to the spec sheet. That would be roughly 1.37 hp for three of them. Gearing does not...
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Forum: Motors
02-14-2005, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 926
Re: 6V F-P Motors - What have you changed?
We'll use '04 FP motors which are now legal as per Team Update 10. Also, we will trade the 6v motors for 12v motors with 13t pinions. We can use them as spares, or can use them if we find that we...
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Forum: Motors
02-14-2005, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,153
Re: cim motor power question
From my experience, you won't want to gear nearly that fast, even for high gear with a shiftable transmission. A 15 ft./second robot is very fast. If you are using two CIM's/side and are not...
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Forum: Motors
02-14-2005, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 825
Re: motor heat
I'm assuming you are running the kit drive with two CIM's per side. Have you calibrated the Victors? To do so, remove the breaker for one of the motors and cal the other Victor of the pair on that...
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Forum: General Forum
02-14-2005, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 9,429
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Forum: General Forum
02-13-2005, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,022
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
02-11-2005, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,559
Re: human player communication
As it stands now, we don't expect our HP to do much other than stand on the pad, but he/she will be expected to continuously watch our robot and be prepared to run and load a tetra if we stop in the...
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Forum: General Forum
02-11-2005, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 110
Views: 14,664
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Forum: General Forum
02-08-2005, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,057
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Forum: Championship Event
02-08-2005, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 163
Views: 10,827
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
02-08-2005, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,859
Re: Another Stack Attack
If by blocking, you mean blocking to prevent the capping of a specific goal, it is very easy to at least slow down an opponent's attempt to cap the goal. Even a robot that can't push very well can,...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
02-03-2005, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,311
Re: Are you planning to use your Human Players?
We don't plan to use our human player much, except for the very important job of standing on the pad without jumping up and down due to the excitement of the match. Of course, plans can change, so...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
01-28-2005, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 5,211
Re: Q/A questions so far..
The updates so far seem to be saying that you do, in fact, have to be touching the blue/red triangle to be "in" the loading zone, but it seems unlikely that that is what the rules makers really...
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