Forum: Technical Discussion
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Forum: Electrical
12-22-2016, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: navX Micro I2C voltage and Roborio
On the navX web-site it states that the USB connection to the Roborio will provide the power needed for the navX-micro.
http://pdocs.kauailabs.com/navx-micro/installation/roborio-installation/
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Forum: General Forum
12-22-2016, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,099
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Forum: General Forum
12-15-2016, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 164
Views: 22,213
Re: New AndyMark Product Game Hint???
This recently posted video does show a team having a robot load a Nerf football into their robot. Maybe they know something....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE3RIf0Xjfs
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Forum: Motors
12-13-2016, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,024
Understanding WCP Drive Train Calculator
http://i.imgur.com/5OnDLk1.png
I'm working with my team on gearing and determining the best ratio based on what they are wanting to achieve. I have a few questions about the results on the image...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
12-09-2016, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 994
Re: pic: Holo
We also built a holonomic robot using the omni-wheels just for fun in the past few weeks. It does not look nearly as nice as yours, but it was a great experience for the programmers and drivers and...
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Forum: General Forum
12-06-2016, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,325
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Forum: General Forum
12-06-2016, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,325
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Forum: Robot Showcase
11-23-2016, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,801
Re: Team 5550 - Fall Project
Thanks again for all replies. At our next meeting I'll have our team read through all concerns mentioned and see if they can come up with solutions to address any of those concerns. This will be a...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
11-22-2016, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,801
Re: Team 5550 - Fall Project
I think that putting this frame together was a whole lot less hassle than putting mecanums on the KOP drivetrains. Maybe there are already holes on that frame for mounting a motor and gearbox on...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
11-22-2016, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,801
Re: Team 5550 - Fall Project
In last year's game if your robot's goal was to collect balls and put them in the lower goal as fast as possible, wouldn't the 4-omni holonomic be the fastest option. You could easily avoid shoving...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
11-22-2016, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,801
Re: Team 5550 - Fall Project
Thanks for all replies
If we did try and use something like this next year's game we would definitely add a structure to extend the perimeter if bumpers are needed for the game. Which somewhere...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
11-21-2016, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,801
Team 5550 - Fall Project
We decided to try using those omni-directional wheels and make a holonomic drive robot. Here is a video of what we have so far. Great learning experience for the kids. Does anyone have any...
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Forum: General Forum
11-17-2016, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,414
Re: Dealing with Finances
Like Jon mentioned, we order most of our parts from Vex and request a PO from the school for $500 and then over the build season we will keep submitting orders to Vex until that $500 is spent and...
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Forum: General Forum
10-04-2016, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,069
Re: Andymark Product Voucher
Thanks for the responses and clarification on the First CHOICE process.
We aren't quite ready to try the custom drive train for this upcoming season, so I think we better stick with getting the...
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Forum: General Forum
10-04-2016, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,069
Andymark Product Voucher
Can the $450 product voucher (drive train opt out) from Andymark be used for any item that Andymark sells, or is this voucher only good for the FIRST Choice items? If it is only good for a limited...
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Forum: General Forum
05-17-2016, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 8,900
Re: Quitting FRC for Vex?
Are there grants available with the Vex program like there are with FRC? If not, then for our team I'm not sure that Vex wouldn't cost more.
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Forum: Electrical
04-08-2016, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,384
Re: Victor 888/Talon SR Weird Issue (Drivetrain)
Were you able to get it worked out. We had this same issue at our regional and ended up changing the program so that when we wanted to rotate it would alternate approx. every half second between the...
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Forum: General Forum
03-22-2016, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 6,596
Re: What's Your Most Unusual Field Debris?
I'm pretty sure they were referring to the other robot in the match (keep watching the video) that used duct tape a recycle bin and more duct tape and probably bailing wire.
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