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Originally Posted by Jeffy
Really impressive. Very compact electronics! Impressive, but can't be any fun to work on.
Good luck this year!
Also, no photon cannon?
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Thanks! Due to how the pickup mechanism is arranged, the majority of the bottom of our robot is open (meaning we do not have a traditional bellypan), so we had to get creative with how we mounted all the electronics. We constructed the angled carrier you see at the front of the robot to hold the power distribution board, cRio, digital sidecar, spike for the compressor, RSL, radio, and solenoids. The pneumatic cylinders used for tilting the shooter are connected at the top using quick release pins. Pulling out the pins allows the entire shooter mechanism to hinge backwards (outside of the robot's frame perimeter), providing easy access to the electronics on the back side of the carrier.
All of the speed controllers are arranged (rather tightly) on a small hinged tray on the bottom of the robot. All of the wires feed into this tray from one direction, allowing us to tilt the robot on its side and swing this panel open to get at the Talons.
With the much wider goals this year, we didn't see much need for a photon cannon. However, we do have another system in place to let us know when we're in the correct shooting position.
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Originally Posted by dcarr
It's not in the video, but you guys will be at Vegas right? This will be a great bot to see in person!
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Yes, we (25) will be there! We're excited to head back out west to see some old friends and meet new teams. The video only listed the competitions both teams are attending.