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FRC #0573 (Mech Warriors)
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Rookie Year: 2010
Location: Houghton, MI
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Re: 2011 Curie Division

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Originally Posted by twetherbee View Post
I disagree with this statement.

Curie has: 67 (two time defending world champion and 2011 MSC Champion), 2056 (Still undefeated record at regionals and part of current 2011 high score record holder of 150 - just filthy good), 71 (Beatty, enough said), 987 (maybe a little bias here, but we did win a WC at this similar game in 2007 and two Regionals this year), 365, 245, 573, 51, 968 and 1717 (southern CA powerhouses), ...on and on.
We know we have built up a name for ourselves in the state of Michigan, but it means a lot to us to know that people outside the state who rarely see us think highly of us as well. We are glad to be competing at the World Championship and we are ready to play against the best of the best here in Curie!

Some robot stuff:

Name: Velociraptor
Drivetrain: Holomonic, four 8" mecanums powered by one CIM each.
Appendage: Double articulating arm
End effector: Belt driven roller claw with the ability to rotate tubes
Minibot: 1.5 second climb, our deployment system may change beforehand.

Our robot was geared for about 15ft/sec free speed, so it's around 11-12ft/sec. We generally hang six tubes a match, making two logos on the top row or one logo on top and one on the middle, depending on our partners. The most tubes we have hung in a match is eight. Our roller claw is a tube magnet and can pick up tubes in almost any way imaginable. Performance wise, we set the high score at both the Waterford District(100-3) and Ann Arbor District(114-1).

Here's a photo:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img...f1bd7f62_l.jpg


*Note - the above photo was taken with our old minibot at Waterford.

You can also see some match videos from Waterford, Ann Arbor, and hopefully soon, Michigan State Championship here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/team573


See you guys in ten days!
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