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Join Date: Jul 2006
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Oregon
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Re: 2007 Galileo Robot Information and Pictures

Team 1425
http://wilsonville.robotics.googlepages.com/home
Drive:
"West Coast Drivebase" w/ worm gear drive
4 small CIMS
6 home-made wheels

Gripper:
Cattle catcher scoop with an overhead hook
Very hard to steal tubes from the gripper
Cannot pick and place deflated tubes very well

Arm:
A modified 80/20 forklift arm
can reach all 3 levels, but tippy at the higher levels

Overall:
Relatively torquie
Built like a brick
likes to rough-house a bit and can take it
Good speed
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