I know that us FIRST junkies can't go the 9 months without a hit, so I'd like to know what off-season projects you do/robots you build. I built a robot for a school project (great excuse) called Dex. She has a wireless video camer with full pan and tilt (thank you ebay! it was $1) AWD, 4 wheel steering, and a monocoque chassis. I used stock RC car transmissions with Fisher Price motors and an old Basic Stamp RC. It also has a trailer that can raise and fire Estes rockets (no pics of it, sadly). the other robot in the second pic is my team's bot from '04. Andy A and I have also been working on fitting an old cult RC car, the Grasshopper, with a Victor and Fisher Price motor. The results have been phenominal! The victor worked perfectly with an RC control unit (once calibrated) and the FP provides almost too much power... almost ;-). It's powered by two 7.2V packs wired in series, which makes for good top-end on the FP. I don't have pictures of it yet, but they are coming. Any questions about either project email me at
Jamesch13@gmail.com
Post your projects, preferrably with pics!