05-11-2013, 18:26
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AKA: Pinecone
 FRC #0228 (GUS Robotics); FRC #2170 (Titanium Tomahawks) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Glastonbury, CT
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Re: FRC Team Spotlights #2: 67 "The HOT Team"
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Originally Posted by Brandon1266
Ah alright something felt a little iffy at that part but I get what you're saying after I watched a couple more times. It's still pretty cool though that their robot didn't just fall off the ramp all together and get damaged though. Thanks.
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67's hanging arm was very cool. If I remember correctly, the gas springs it relied on were mechanically released when the arm latch was deflected by the bar of the tower. Once the claw is released from the top it's all passive and requires no robot power. The claw latch was one-way, so once secured it basically couldn't let go of the tower. Possibly one of the most inspirational mechanisms I've seen in FRC, right up there with everything else 67 has ever done.
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