Hey guys, Team 2655 here. This is our second year in a row in Archimedes, and we're super excited to be joining you all again! We're about 3 hours out, but we thought we'd add to the pre-scouting info:
Team 2655 The Flying Platypi Robot Specs
•Drivetrain
o Mecanum Drive with independent four wheel suspension
o Drive system dependent on a gyro – field oriented driving with built-in overrides if needed
• Chain Lift
o Four tote lift, individual hooks for each tote
• -Can make up to a six stack
o Single can lift hook, can pick up RCs when standing up or sideways
• -Can put cans on top of a five stack or below
• Multiple Autonomous Routines
o Three tote stack auto
o Tote + RC auto
o Pull two cans off the step auto
o Drive only auto
• “Dragon Tail”
o Fiberglass rods with hooks on the end that can grab two cans on the step simultaneously and pull them over to our side of the field.
• Pi LEDs on the side of the robot
Here are some links to videos of our Demo Bot
https://youtu.be/FckxiOTVp7o --- Capping a 5 stack with a RC.
https://youtu.be/7F2J3asgPqA --- Three tote Auto
https://youtu.be/aUK3BrNvXXQ --- Moving RC's off the step to our side of the field.