Forum: General Forum
26-02-2004, 22:15
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,682
anti-gravity-gas
alright, what are all you people injecting into your air tanks to make your robots 130lb? we are bordering on 130lb, and we barely have anything! our arms are fiberglass, our transmissions weigh...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
26-02-2004, 22:07
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,299
Re: Team 25's Robot
Hey... i got a question... how are you NOT like 200lb?
6 wheels, all metal, etc...
we have 4 wheels and fiberglass arms, and we are at 131!
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Forum: Robot Showcase
26-02-2004, 21:44
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Replies: 31
Views: 6,375
Re: pic: Mini-Arm - Controller
Yea, i was origionally going to make a mini-arm to control ours, but then i decided to write inverse kinematics code! Unfortionatly, we ran out of time to actually TEST our robot, but it looks very...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
18-02-2004, 09:51
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Replies: 8
Views: 966
Re: Team 245 Gearbox
Nah, hildebrandt didnt design it.
We manufactured it ourselves. it took lots and lots of man hours... we only broke 2 CNC mills though... we made 7 of them. Our design is based on the "if we shove...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
17-02-2004, 23:40
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Replies: 8
Views: 966
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Forum: Robot Showcase
17-02-2004, 23:27
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,455
Re: pic: Team 245 Gearbox teaser
yea, the timing belt sprocket is to help us get over the step and also to power the front wheels! (yep... 4wd)
greencactus... you can compete in a FIRST competition with a FIRST robot, but you cant...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
17-02-2004, 22:50
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,455
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Forum: Robot Showcase
17-02-2004, 22:15
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,449
Re: #1156 new wheels
nice rollers!
how well is that key slot going to hold up? It looks like you guys sandwiched the rollers in between 2 plates... sweet!
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Forum: Robot Showcase
17-02-2004, 22:13
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,859
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Forum: Robot Showcase
17-02-2004, 22:00
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Replies: 8
Views: 966
Re: Team 245 Gearbox
yea, it isnt shiny as in shiny, but shiny as in woah, sweet!
nah, it isnt planetary... in fact it only has 1 sprocket
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Forum: Robot Showcase
17-02-2004, 21:48
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Replies: 8
Views: 966
Team 245 Gearbox
Hey all!
here is something for you to look at and say, "oooh, shiny!"
i know i am...
29:1 gear reducer, 4" diameter, about 2.5" thick
http://www.oakland.edu/~jbrogers/wheelassembly.jpg
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Forum: Electrical
16-04-2003, 13:58
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,293
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Forum: Electrical
14-04-2003, 14:30
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,293
Yea, it COULD have been our controller...
Yea, it COULD have been our controller resetting... although both us and our ally lost communication . Also, i have noticed that when the RC resets, it takes less then a second to initialize. The OI...
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Forum: Electrical
13-04-2003, 19:07
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,293
communication errors at national
whats up people? good job you champions!
so yea... our very first match, with about 15 sec to go, we got the evil blinking red no data/radio light. The robot came back 10 sec later, but we had been...
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Forum: Programming
18-01-2003, 01:27
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,971
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Forum: Chit-Chat
30-10-2002, 22:21
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,324
Hey, all u chem students!
are your teachers as...
Hey, all u chem students!
are your teachers as cool as mine? we have an extra credit currency system known as Mole Bucks. Basicly we have 1 dollar Mole Bucks that the teacher hands out to people who...
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Forum: OCCRA
30-10-2002, 20:07
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,420
if it is random as you say it is, then the...
if it is random as you say it is, then the sub-bot isnt doing anything to make it fair. Sure, its good and all for the team who is matched up 3 times with broken robots that dont show up, but what...
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Forum: OCCRA
29-10-2002, 18:13
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,420
I am sorry if i am a little "emotional"...
I am sorry if i am a little "emotional" about this, but in my opinion, the placebo was an unfair advantage. It is true that i was not at the competition, but it is also true that i watched all of the...
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Forum: OCCRA
27-10-2002, 14:29
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,420
Playing Dirty
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plaˇceˇbo
n. pl. plaˇceˇbos or plaˇceˇboes
A substance containing no medication and prescribed or given to reinforce a patient's expectation to get well.
An inactive substance or preparation...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
23-10-2002, 22:59
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,324
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Forum: OCCRA
22-10-2002, 22:22
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,901
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Forum: OCCRA
22-10-2002, 16:26
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,901
ok, cool!
since we are allowed to modify the...
ok, cool!
since we are allowed to modify the motor to unground it, we will just do that. Tomorrow (wed.) is the only time i can work on the motor, as my thursday and friday are busy. it is a little...
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Forum: OCCRA
21-10-2002, 16:26
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Replies: 3
Views: 897
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Forum: OCCRA
21-10-2002, 16:08
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,901
pre-inspection preparation questions
I was reading the "Inspection Checklist" at school today, and a few questions came up. Here are all my worries:
Q. First of all, the wiper motors and their grounding to the base. The list says this...
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Forum: Team Organization
20-10-2002, 18:48
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,163
the t-shirt situation on our team is pretty...
the t-shirt situation on our team is pretty interesting... i have like 5 different team shirts in my closet. i also have long sleeved versions and a sweatshirt. we got some obsessed tshirt designers...
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