Forum: Robot Showcase
01-03-2004, 00:53
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,694
Re: pic: Introducing 190's M.O.H. Goat
I'd imagine you could send the 2x ball into orbit with a trebuchet of that size... :) :D
Oh... that's a robot? 'Coulda fooled me :yikes: ;)
Just don't swing that arm around too fast or...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
17-11-2003, 19:50
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,252
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Forum: Chit-Chat
17-11-2003, 15:57
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,252
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Forum: Technical Discussion
14-11-2003, 17:16
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,512
It's nice to see that you were able to create...
It's nice to see that you were able to create your own design, I give you an "A" for effort.
A few things to consider though. Namely structural stability of the module and gear alignment. Your...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
14-11-2003, 01:08
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Replies: 4
Views: 810
Hopefully they got it right this time. Halo 1...
Hopefully they got it right this time. Halo 1 (the actual version) was good in its own right, but it wasn't as revolutionary as Max Payne, SOF, Half-Life, or Doom.
I guess the biggest reason you...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
13-11-2003, 17:15
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,529
I guess it mostly comes down to your...
I guess it mostly comes down to your design/strategy. The geometry of Bosch and 8020 has certain strength benefits over standard structural extruded aluminum. However, if you don't plan on doing a...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
07-11-2003, 00:50
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,965
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Forum: Chit-Chat
05-11-2003, 18:42
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,627
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Forum: Chit-Chat
05-11-2003, 13:28
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,627
ADD isn't really a disease. It's a technical...
ADD isn't really a disease. It's a technical definition for you developing bad habits of focusing on what you want to do instead of what you need to do. ADD is nothing more than another source of...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
04-11-2003, 19:06
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,787
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Forum: Team Organization
03-11-2003, 16:48
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,999
A lot of the points already made are very good...
A lot of the points already made are very good responses.
This isn't so much for the students protection as it is to prevent FIRST from being bombarded with lawsuits. While it is nice to have the...
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Forum: Electrical
03-11-2003, 13:21
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,616
Anything can technically be run off a spike. ...
Anything can technically be run off a spike. Just don't expect to run it at stall for long, or last very long. For the most part, you can run any motor off the spike except the Drill (any year) or...
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Forum: Pneumatics
30-10-2003, 19:23
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,926
Although we don't get any valves that function...
Although we don't get any valves that function with that respect in the kit, I'd imagine they exist. If not, then I'd be surprised. It'd probabaly be some sort of pressure valve. It could easily...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
30-10-2003, 17:03
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,030
Re: Grey Foam-Rubber Wheels
I think the material you might be referring to is Neoprene... there are both rubber products and foam products of neoprene...
Neoprene typically has a coefficient of friction around 2 or 3... it's...
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Forum: Pneumatics
30-10-2003, 16:57
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,926
Nobody has ever created a vacuum in FIRST...
Nobody has ever created a vacuum in FIRST robotics...
People have created partial vacuums, if that's what you mean.
There's a huge difference, a vacuum infers that there is no matter whatsoever...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
30-10-2003, 01:55
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,189
Re: Best Body shape?
Honestly, I would either have to go with triangular or circular, because then it deflects the force of any oncoming robots better.
If you're aiming to build a robot that pushes other robots,...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
28-10-2003, 13:18
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,189
I prefer the Hypercube...
I prefer the Hypercube (http://dogfeathers.com/java/hyprcube.html) shaped robot. More reading here (http://www1.tip.nl/~t515027/hypercube.html) here (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Hypercube.html) and...
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Forum: General Forum
27-10-2003, 21:13
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,541
It sounds like you are trying to make a program...
It sounds like you are trying to make a program where people can input data and get numbers out. For many of the instances you want equations for, you just cant do this. I would not want people to...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
22-10-2003, 13:05
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,332
Not true.
4 wheel omni can apply anywhere from...
Not true.
4 wheel omni can apply anywhere from 50% to 100% of the available motor power and a killough platform can apply 66% of the available (all 4 motors) motor power.
The only advantage to crab...
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Forum: Math and Science
22-10-2003, 12:11
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,341
Actually, there's tons. Hydrogen can be...
Actually, there's tons. Hydrogen can be extracted from Borax, a fairly common molecule. Hydrogen can also be obtained through organic means (methanol from corn). Hydrogen can be produced from more...
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Forum: Math and Science
22-10-2003, 11:52
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,341
Yes, I do admit that this being a new way to...
Yes, I do admit that this being a new way to generate electricity is pretty neat.
However, mechanical energy tends to be a very low-density form of energy, when compared to chemical and atomic...
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Forum: Math and Science
21-10-2003, 22:43
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,341
This is hardly a "revolution". While...
This is hardly a "revolution". While it is nice that they developed a way to manipulate charges using a polar molecule, the usefulness of this is limited.
First, the device is not very good for...
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Forum: General Forum
21-10-2003, 12:46
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Replies: 214
Views: 46,203
Re: I agree Jeremy
Partially I mentioned it to defend rookies... from what I heard, first-year rookie teams start out in tier 0. With the suggestion I made, first-year rookie teams would start out in tier 1 (since...
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Forum: General Forum
20-10-2003, 22:05
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Replies: 214
Views: 46,203
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Forum: General Forum
20-10-2003, 16:46
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Replies: 214
Views: 46,203
Currently there are 783...
Currently there are 783 (http://www.usfirst.org/frc/map/FMPro?-db=team%20events.fp5&-lay=web&-format=team_list.htm&event%20year=2004&status=signed%20up&-sortfield=team%20id&-max=all&-find) different...
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