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Re: pic: Say Hello to MAX 4
I got to take a close look at it during NYC FTC. One of the most interesting aspect of the robot is its onboard autonomous selection method. Just above the "Teen" sign you will see two bevel gears stickin out of the robot with no apparent purpose. The shaft thats holds the bevel gears are attached to potentiometers which monitor the position of the gears and set the autonomous mode accordingly. They use the bolts around the pot to keep the gear aligned using metal attached to the gear so that it does not change settings. It is an impressive bot.
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“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” ~Teddy Roosevelt
Thus spake the master programmer:
"A well-written program is its own heaven; a poorly-written program is its own hell."
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