Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris is me
But the thing is, 1114 didn't just spring up with an IFI partnership. They worked hard and diligently to get it. It took them years to get that sponsorship - their 2009 robot was their first IFI sheetmetal robot.
I believe that from 2004 onward (?) their robot was machined almost exclusively in house, using sponsors for parts like their sheetmetal 2006 ball tower. It sounds exactly like how my own team builds robots.
|
This is correct. IFI began sponsoring our team in 2008, and only began doing sheet metal for us in 2009. Each year that IFI has done sheet metal for us, major parts of our robot have still been done in house. (Drivetrain in 2009, Hanger in 2010, Minibot deployment in 2011) If you look at our robots closely, you'll notice that there is a very homemade feel to certain parts of them. For example, this year's robot features two plastic drinking cups, a fishing pole and a chunk of wood. (Much to the chagrin of some, and to the pleasure of others)