Forum: Robot Showcase
04-03-2015, 19:03
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Replies: 87
Views: 45,984
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Forum: General Forum
14-12-2013, 03:05
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Replies: 62
Views: 7,924
Re: BuildBlitz, which team are you on?
I'm still not sure how Vex got a product launch out the door without a swerve module while having Aren Hill on staff. Maybe he's had a paradigm shift, but old habits do die hard...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
19-08-2013, 10:43
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Replies: 39
Views: 13,551
Re: CNC Router vs 3D Printer
Everyone has brought up good points, so I'll try to address some of the major ones.
I'm actually not sure what the policy is at my school (OSU). I will look into it, but I would feel guilty if a...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
18-08-2013, 01:16
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Replies: 39
Views: 13,551
CNC Router vs 3D Printer
For several months I have been considering purchasing either a CNC Router or a 3D printer. I have been doing research into both categories, and wanted some help making final decisions. Currently, I...
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Forum: General Forum
28-05-2013, 23:13
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,539
Re: Lathe Idea
The Beachbot's lathe might still be a little more practical:
Circa 2005 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwDFD-TjDFU)
Circa 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icWuYQ6m8js)
Circa 2011...
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Forum: General Forum
10-05-2013, 21:11
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Replies: 449
Views: 69,507
Re: The 6 Week Build Season and 'Mentor Burnout'
I'm surprised fewer people haven't touched on these ideas.
First, having a milestone during an extended build season would not only give teams more time to identify and address issues, but also...
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Forum: General Forum
18-04-2013, 00:30
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,016
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Forum: District Events
13-04-2013, 17:31
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Replies: 61
Views: 8,612
Re: Michigan State Championship
Congratulations to 469, 3539, and 217 on the victory! From watching the streams, I can tell it was hard-fought and well deserved.
Also, I loved the look of relief from 469's drive coach when the MC...
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Forum: General Forum
04-04-2013, 16:37
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Replies: 62
Views: 12,617
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Forum: Inventor
28-03-2013, 01:54
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,095
Re: CADing a baseplate
Getting the pattern to line up with the ends of the plate just takes some trial and error (or math, if you're clever about it ;)). I create a test version of the pattern in a sketch to check this...
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Forum: CAD
21-03-2013, 16:22
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,440
Re: 3D Print scale models
I know that my old team (2374) printed a model of our chassis in 2012, and I'm pretty sure that the model was brought to the Portland regional this year. That print was merely part of a display that...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
05-03-2013, 22:24
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Replies: 68
Views: 19,965
Re: Best Robot Desktop Photos
It's not a full robot, but I thought this picture (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/5ac/5acd59deff6d89aaacf57eb7814b7c5d_l.jpg) I took of a gearbox I made turned out pretty well.
The inspiration...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
22-02-2013, 17:36
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Replies: 259
Views: 73,503
Re: The Robonauts 118 - 2013 Video
This robot is an amazing feat of engineering. The robots 118 builds are only the visual product of what must be an extraordinary program of learning and inspiration, for students and mentors. EVEN...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
23-01-2013, 01:47
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,230
Re: pic: 3647 Frame
Fairly difficult when the mentors and experienced students who would otherwise be doing the teaching were still learning themselves.
The mill was a fairly recent acquisition that the team had not yet...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
22-01-2013, 15:31
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,230
Re: pic: 3647 Frame
My team ran in to this exact problem last year and arrived at the exact same solution. We had a small CNC mill that we used to make a template and then had students use it on a drill press. We...
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Forum: General Forum
18-01-2013, 01:57
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,002
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Forum: Inventor
13-01-2013, 03:07
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,092
Re: Creating Basic Chassis
I think the tool you are looking for is actually called "Frame Generator," (as mentioned by 42! while I was typing this response...). You can use this tool to quickly model a frame made out of some...
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Forum: Rumor Mill
29-12-2012, 23:06
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Replies: 803
Views: 193,097
Re: 2013 ACTUAL game hint!!!
The only reason that works is because IRI is stacked with excellent teams: whether you pick 1st or 8th, you can still pick an alliance with a good chance of winning. At your average regional, there...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
20-12-2012, 15:09
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,096
Re: Anyone use AM-2202 446 Drive Module?
I know Team 1540 used them in a preseason mini-competition. Their coach, Dale, frequents the forums and could probably connect you with the students who used them.
From casually observing them...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-09-2012, 17:09
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,433
Re: Intake systems
In addition to all of the really good intakes that have been mentioned, I think there is something to be said for Team 95's collector in 2002 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL6VtO5VSd8). Its...
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Forum: CAD
27-08-2012, 16:03
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,940
Re: So I'm new to CADing... help a bro out!
The Built by Design series is getting a major update within a month or two. Check out the teaser website (http://bxd.autodesk.com/) if you want.
It's also going have an up-to-date library of pretty...
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Forum: General Forum
24-08-2012, 23:50
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,964
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Forum: General Forum
24-08-2012, 13:38
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,964
Robotics Tutorials
This summer I wrote a few tutorials on the website Instructables about the technical aspects of building a robot. The five tutorials are meant to help teams that have graduated a strong group of...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
23-08-2012, 00:25
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,354
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Forum: General Forum
21-08-2012, 00:01
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Replies: 193
Views: 54,072
Re: Team 548 Einstein Statement
Sorry, I guess I misread/misunderstood the intent of your post then. The point about protecting Team 548's wins made me think you referring to more than just the individual.
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I urge teams to look beyond what you are given in the kit of parts and strive for more - sanddrag [more] 
