Thread: FIRST Robot Design Milestones
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Unread 12-11-2002, 10:57
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Wildstang 1997
Andy. I totally agree with you on Wildstang 1997. I believe that this incredible robot is the greatest robot in design and construction in the entire history of FIRST, and I think their machine is still on display at FIRST Place.

When we would put our topper on the goal it would raise the top to almost 11 feet high, and Wildstang could lift four full sized inner tubes weighing more than ten pounds up and over the top of this height with a whole lot of room to spare! The top of their basket had to be over 16 feet from the floor. Also, back then the limit was 120 pounds and 48 inches high. The only motors we had to use was 2 drills, 4 seat adjusters and 2 window lifts, and power from 2 small cordless drill batteries.

I had many sleepless nights figuring out strategies to use against them.

Bill Beatty
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