23-12-2009, 15:18
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AKA: Pinecone
 FRC #0228 (GUS Robotics); FRC #2170 (Titanium Tomahawks) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Glastonbury, CT
Posts: 7,675
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Re: First Robot
As someone who had to push around a robot cart for four events last year, a few things:
1. Big wheels (pneumatic tires or rubber) make going over gaps and wiring sections on the floor much easier. 3 inches of ground clearance in the middle is perfect, less requires some work.
2. A solid handle is significantly better than a rope handle.
3. 2 fixed, 2 omni / swivel casters works well for maneuverability; four casters is a little harder to control with just one person.
4. Storage for stuff like the driver station is nice, not required but your drivers will thank you if they have a spot to throw the controller. (Some robots have room on them for this kind of stuff).
5. Some events (cough 10,000 Lakes cough) have only 32 inches of clearance for your cart. Long way forward and no wider than your robot is the best solution, or at least a way you can shrink it.
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