So we completed our practice robot this morning in time for the Suffield Scrimmage, and are working on completing our competition robot either tomorrow or on Monday. We're making a minor design revision to our elevator which should be completed tomorrow*. And as soon as we have both robots fully completed, we'll shoot some good photoshoot-style photos and I'll post one of them up here on CD-Media.
But until then, a quick teaser from our practice robot. The competition robot has been painted/wirebrushed identical to the render, and is just waiting to be bolted together and wired/plumbed.
Yes, I know the foam on the front of the robot is being shredded. It's getting replaced with black neoprene roughtop belting identical to the shooter tomorrow. The bumpers on our practice robot are also recycled from our 2007 robot, although the competition robot will use bright new orange bumpers. Also, our competition robot is going to use black pheumatic belting instead of the neon yellow given in the KoP.
* When purchasing the stock for the rollers, I cheaped out and bought PETG instead of polycarbonate tube as originally intended, to save $80. And subsequently, it didn't work as well as intended, so we didn't really use it at the scrimmage today. Word of advice: if you have the money, just do it right the first time.
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Originally Posted by phencer42
It looks good but I'm assuming it opens toward the base and that might require a bumper-zone breach. How does it stay within?
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Don't worry; no part of this robot ever extends beyond the bumper zone.
Actually, everything above the bumper zone is at least 3/8"-1/2" inside of the robot perimeter.