View Single Post
  #3   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 06-02-2010, 22:18
yoshibrock's Avatar
yoshibrock yoshibrock is offline
Mechanical Magician
AKA: Brock
FRC #0540 (Talon)
Team Role: Mechanical
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Rookie Year: 2007
Location: Glen Allen, Virginia
Posts: 71
yoshibrock will become famous soon enoughyoshibrock will become famous soon enough
Send a message via AIM to yoshibrock
Re: Team 540 Teaser #2

Yep! Our 2008 robot actually used the entire Flybar assembly as a ball propelling mechanism, so we have a few "thrusters" lying around. We've decided to use one to power our kicker.

Oh, and for those who don't know what a flybar is, it's not your ordinary pogo stick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuopg...eature=related
__________________
There is no charge for awesomeness.
Am I a hero? I really can't say, but yes.