Here are some pics of Genome Zeta as configured for the VA Regional.
We developed some new features on our practice bot after bag day, and installed them on Thursday:
- additional "fingers" on the catapult arm that prevent the ball from spitting out the front side of the bot when picking up. These also help the ball settle into position when catching
- net on pickup arm helps with catching. When pickup arm is stowed, net prevents errant balls from ending up in our bot accidentally. The net also adds height that helped block at least one high goal shot of an opposing robot.
- deployable wings help funnel the ball into the shooter pocket when catching. These make human player loading much easier for loaders not on our team, who haven't practiced loading our bot. These also enabled our alliance member to pass directly from robot to robot in the air.
- rope from the wings to the net arch helps funnel tossed balls into the shooter pocket.
- fixed lexan side shields, front shields, and internal shields protect the guts of the robot from damage from defensive robot appendages.
- pressure sensor added to our high pressure reservoir is used to turn off our camera ring and a rear side LED light strip when supply pressure drops below reliable shot pressure. This allows our drivers to know if the pressure is low without taking eyes off the robot.