I absolutely love all of the features that our team was able to work into our robot this year (seen
here), it's flippin' sweet! A short list:
Arm:
-Light and strong! I think the entire assembly weighs under 20 lbs with camera, motors, wiring, etc.
-Single jointed, runs off of a single 125:1 banebots motor (which has survived an entire competition with no problems at all)
-Completely modular: Mast comes off with a single bolt! Motor and joint mounts are held on with clamps so they can be easily adjusted with just two bolts.
-Awesome materials: 1/16" thick, 3" wide round alluminum tube for mast, 1/8" thick 2" wide tube for top part of arm. Neither are breaking any day soon.
Drivetrain:
-Made with 4" wide, 1/4" thick fiberglass I-beam. Fairly indestructable.
-Best part of robot: 4 out of the 6 drive trains on the robot have their tensioners built into our Andymark transmissions. They weigh virtually nothing and take up almost no space. (seen
here)