Forum: Regional Competitions
28-02-2008, 22:35
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Replies: 611
Views: 53,903
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Forum: Robot Showcase
26-02-2008, 21:24
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,381
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Forum: General Forum
22-02-2008, 20:09
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,136
Re: What would you do...
awesome as this is, i kinda drove one of these :]
our robotics class last year went to a military..thing. name=am i allowed to say???? haha
and they had 5 different vehicle/robots/awesomness to show...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
22-02-2008, 19:36
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,197
Re: pic: Team 558
just curious, with bumpers, how insnely close are you to being 80 inches from one corner of the bumpers to the opposite corner of the grabber?
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Forum: Robot Showcase
22-02-2008, 12:11
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,886
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Forum: Robot Showcase
22-02-2008, 11:46
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,886
Re: Team 1501 is coming to play
very nice way to deploy the forks.
in the other post i was referring to how do you release the forks for launch? and then bring them back down to reset?
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Forum: Robot Showcase
22-02-2008, 08:37
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,886
Re: Team 1501 is coming to play
very nice robot!
are the large pistons mounted on a casing around the forkside axle shaft?
and whats the release and reset mechanism on the forks?
and are the ropes and gas piston? there to...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
21-02-2008, 18:06
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,381
Re: team 219 lift video/semi reveal
2 CIMS on the lift, 2 for the drive.
the ball is surprisingly stable because of the forks ability to flex. driving it, shaking it, and hitting it with another robot, and some kids foot, did not...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
20-02-2008, 19:40
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,381
team 219 lift video/semi reveal
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2087610968683199508&hl=en
the last stage, or few feet of movement, is not at full power. this was one of the first test runs and i wanted to baby it near the...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
20-02-2008, 19:13
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,428
Re: pic: lift setup
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2087610968683199508&hl=en
the last stage, or few feet of movement, is not at full power. this was one of the first test runs and i wanted to baby it near the...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
20-02-2008, 16:02
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,428
Re: pic: lift setup
video coming soon.
it originally had only one cim on it, but it was deff straining a bit. the 8020 stock added alot of weight and i supersized some of the forklift/mounting peices.
another team...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
20-02-2008, 07:53
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,428
Re: pic: lift setup
bleh, numbers haha. i know its a 16 from the CIM to a 84 on a driveshaft connected to the driven pulley of a 32 that runs the belts.
it raises to about 120-ish inches in about 2 seconds under load
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Forum: General Forum
19-02-2008, 19:58
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,108
Re: Driving Tips?
know exactly what your robot can do. how does it turn? what path of travel does it take? the is very important. just like any other vehicle, you need to know what it is capable of.
dont be afraid,...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
19-02-2008, 19:46
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,666
Re: FRC488 - team xbot presents X8: The Ocho
first off, i do hope great minds think alike! haha. heres why -
we are sporting a lift, leaning backwards to keep the mass of the ball central over the bot, cascade style belting, driven up AND...
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Forum: General Forum
18-02-2008, 17:57
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,720
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Forum: Extra Discussion
18-02-2008, 16:00
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,427
Re: pic: Team 1322 2008 Robot
Too bad you are given a penalty for removing the opponents balls from the overpass. So i don't think you want to do that.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
17-02-2008, 18:51
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,428
Re: pic: lift setup
the shiny metal box is really a gearbox. just bought some gears (forget the number of teeth on each) but it raises it safely (with a pwm) in less 4 seconds consistently and after afew hours of...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
17-02-2008, 18:01
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,428
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Forum: Electrical
13-02-2008, 19:17
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Replies: 4
Views: 748
Re: pwm question
thanks everyone. you not only answered my question entirely, it helped educate me further with all this. :]
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Forum: General Forum
13-02-2008, 16:24
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,810
Re: Northeast rocked by storm
blaxbb i know how you feel. this is the second time our school aka only workplace has been canceled. we arent allowed in the school. though our teacher/mentor has some persuasion, and a construction...
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Forum: Electrical
13-02-2008, 16:07
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Replies: 4
Views: 748
pwm question
first and foremost..excuse my lack of knowledge and proper vocab when it comes to this thread. im a fab-er and driver and team captain (hence why im asking this), though i have picked up a decent...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
10-02-2008, 10:16
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,565
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Forum: Extra Discussion
10-02-2008, 10:15
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,513
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Forum: Robot Showcase
10-02-2008, 08:52
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,017
Re: Team 578 can hurdle
hah, my team joked about doing this exact thing with no thought that it could be done so well..great job
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Forum: General Forum
07-02-2008, 19:11
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Replies: 7
Views: 961
Re: look very closely...:]
pretty much yeah. the metal=aluminum
its a pretty chill perspective though, kinda looks like your seeing the full other half of the wheel.
theme possibly? hmm....
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