Forum: Off-Season Events
14-04-2003, 20:21
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Replies: 6
Views: 970
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Forum: Championship Event
14-04-2003, 20:17
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Replies: 48
Views: 3,737
we were one of the original starters of the...
we were one of the original starters of the eh.... back then it was eh as in canada.... you can often hear our team yell canada also... although we are not from canada it is an inside joke because...
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Forum: Championship Event
13-04-2003, 22:28
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Replies: 95
Views: 11,942
advantages to epcot
The main advantages to Disney over Houston was the fact that when you are staying in Disney, you are essentially in your own city. I know that my team is so strict with rules we can't even cross the...
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Forum: General Forum
13-04-2003, 22:09
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Replies: 63
Views: 13,026
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Forum: General Forum
18-03-2003, 17:01
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,884
Our human player fractured his ankel when he...
Our human player fractured his ankel when he tripped on the edge and rolled it at cleveland. He managed to make it back in time, what an effort huh? But what was even worse was the paramedics did...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
28-02-2003, 12:16
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,580
If we dont have the high traction casters then...
If we dont have the high traction casters then the casters end up running sideways instead of running forward. When we added the traction it allowed us to travel more easily on the ramp and it also...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
28-02-2003, 09:23
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,580
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
23-02-2003, 15:09
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,687
the problem isnt the message board itself, it's...
the problem isnt the message board itself, it's misuse that causes problems. people are posting without looking for an answer on the forum first, or even worse without reading the manual. It's just...
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Forum: Scouting
23-02-2003, 15:04
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,778
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Forum: Robot Showcase
23-02-2003, 15:01
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Replies: 47
Views: 5,996
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Forum: Chit-Chat
23-02-2003, 13:35
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,406
no one cares
noe one will say anything if you give out shirts... the rule is geared towards the groups that gave out stickers and whatnot. they ended up creating a horrible mess as everyone decided to stick them...
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Forum: Scouting
23-02-2003, 13:31
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,778
VB program
I have written a vb program to do the databasing, but it could stand to have some more stuff added... if you have anyone on your team that knows vb they probably can edit it. As of right now it has...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
22-02-2003, 14:45
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,647
I see your robot as being difficult to move......
I see your robot as being difficult to move... but by no means impossible... suction can gain you an advantage but most of that advantage will be as said before in downforce. To really gain an...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
21-02-2003, 23:36
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,889
we can control 6 high no problem, and we aren't...
we can control 6 high no problem, and we aren't thinking of being able to stack many more than that so... currently we have stacked 10 but we ran out of totes.... it was still going. we have a few...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
21-02-2003, 23:33
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,647
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Forum: General Forum
16-02-2003, 01:06
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,129
Motors avail at sears
We bought a drill at sears, or a local hardware store might have it that has the bosche motor in it. We disassmbled the drill and used the motor and plan on replacing it later in the year when we...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
15-02-2003, 20:50
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,922
Problems with chain
We last year used primarly chain drive and experienced a lot of problems with it, for one there is a little slack in all chains so this leads to increased strain on the gearbox, which last year...
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Forum: Programming
25-01-2003, 19:46
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,518
the scan time on the controller is roughly 26...
the scan time on the controller is roughly 26 milliseconds as we tested it, and there are ways other than counting time you want the motor to run..be creative, use your eyes, we have our robot...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
24-01-2003, 13:36
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,747
over the bar
we were thinking about going over the bar.... but we passed on that one.. made out center of grav too high
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Forum: Rumor Mill
23-01-2003, 21:15
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,060
Ability to generate massive power
using all 3 of the motors provided in the last years kit it is possible to create 3 horsepower without tripping the breaker, geared right you would be able to pull quite a hefty load. Not to mention...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
23-01-2003, 20:59
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Replies: 2
Views: 908
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Forum: General Forum
23-01-2003, 20:42
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Replies: 49
Views: 3,447
awesome chasis
Total drivetrain assembly weighs around 27 pounds with motors and gear assemblies plus drive platform.
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My first instinct was inflatable clowns and 5 of them beating on the robots at all times, but then I thought, thats probably not right. - Dan Richardson [more] 
