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Re: Team 95 2017 Build Thread
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Originally Posted by JamesCH95 View Post
No... Never... We totally haven't done this before and won a Creativity award for it...



Winner winner, chicken dinner.

So, it 2014 we had a robot with a similar air setup. 4x spring-return cylinders for brakes, 2x air cylinder ball shifters, and then eight(8) 3/4inx6in cylinders to actuate the four panels of the robot (see below). We used the 9% duty cycle Viair with a fan running over it (the fan is a TREMENDOUS help) and 6x of the small metallic Clippard tanks for storage. We didn't have any air consumption issues that year. For this year, we're looking at fewer air cylinders with shorter strokes (but similar bores) and hopefully a better compressor. I anticipate success!

2014 Robot:
What was the purpose of the pop outs on this 2014 robot?
Just to catch the trackball?
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