Forum: General Forum
12-11-2016, 10:56 AM
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Views: 2,163
Re: Building a second robot - electronics?
You could go with one set and not use any of your withholding allowance if you keep any mounts on the bagged robot and wire everything at the competition as COTS components don't count towards...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-03-2016, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,222
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-02-2016, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,222
Re: 3D printer: Favorite Filament
Filament quality can make a huge difference. We use atomic filament (atomicfilament.com). The owner of atomic spends a lot of time tuning his line (he recently got +/-0.01mm on his 2.85mm). It's the...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
09-05-2016, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,190
Re: Looking for a 3D Printer
I'd get a prusa i3 (http://shop.prusa3d.com/en/3d-printers/59-original-prusa-i3-mk2-kit.html) over the simple metal. Both use open source firmwares (modified versions of marlin) so you can use any...
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Forum: Electrical
07-04-2016, 03:10 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 798
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Forum: General Forum
05-16-2016, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,446
Re: 3D Printer Suggestions?
Ultimaker is definitely a good choice. If you only need 6in^3, the Lulzbot Mini is also a good machine and fits better into your budget. If you go with the Lulzbot, I'd recommend adding an LCD or...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-08-2016, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 596
I2C IMU Java question
We have this (http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2314.htm) IMU from AndyMark. I didn't see any WPIlib (Java) documentation for it. Does it need an arduino or can we directly connect it to the...
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Forum: General Forum
03-30-2016, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,685
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Forum: General Forum
03-29-2016, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,685
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Forum: General Forum
03-29-2016, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,685
Re: Boulder inconsistency issue
We're running them with versaplanetaries 1:1 just for the ease of mounting. Are you shooting in the high goal with that much reduction?
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Forum: General Forum
03-29-2016, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,685
Boulder inconsistency issue
Throughout most of build season we tested with only one boulder and tuned everything based off that one boulder, but as soon as we got a new one we noticed that it shot completely differently. We...
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Forum: Java
03-29-2016, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,131
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Forum: Technical Discussion
03-28-2016, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 827
High Goal Vision tracking question
Our shooter didn't perform very well at the Sacramento Regional this weekend, so I'm reworking our shooter to be a high goal shooter. I'm looking into vision tracking to assist in shooting accuracy,...
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Forum: General Forum
02-03-2016, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 842
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
02-02-2016, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,431
Re: Are Firgelli linear actuators legal?
Has anyone been able to successfully modify the firgelli actuators to be legal? We have four of them here that I'd like to use. We have darts coming tomorrow, but I'd prefer to use the firgellis...
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Forum: General Forum
01-14-2016, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 678
Trouble Finding roboRio firmware
We installed LabView on a computer and are on the step of updating the firmware on the roborio, but the directory that the instructions say to go doesn't exist. We get as far as Program Files...
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Forum: General Forum
01-09-2016, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,567
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Forum: General Forum
11-18-2015, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,989
Re: Building a robotics lab
What kind of material should the router be able to cut? The ones I see mostly do woods and plastics and maybe aluminum.
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Forum: General Forum
11-18-2015, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,989
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Forum: General Forum
11-18-2015, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,989
Building a robotics lab
We are building a lab for our new FRC team, and we need to give the architect cut sheets and measurements of the tools we will be putting in there. So far we have been looking at threads here and...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-16-2015, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,010
Metric vs SAE hardware
We are a new team, so we can fully commit to one standard. Which one should we go with?
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Forum: CAD
11-16-2015, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 823
Will SolidWorks run on a rMBP?
I want to know if it is worth installing SolidWorks on my macbook pro (late 2013). I'm not sure if the integrated graphics will allow it to run smoothly.
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