179 Swamp Teasers

[Swampdude]

Bringing balance to the Universe one bot (or 3) at a time...
Yes it shoots balls but you can't see that yet, and it blocks the chute nicely

[Peyton Yeung]

Well done. I was hoping someone would make a good ramp bot but this just blows me away. Good luck

Why do I have the feeling this is going to win einstein if it can effectively feed balls to the two strong scorers on its alliance? Probably because it will.

[Tom Line]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Why do I have the feeling this is going to win einstein if it can effectively feed balls to the two strong scorers on its alliance? Probably because it will.

Take another look. That appears to be the ball handling mechanism on the bottom of their ramp (look at the vertical channels and teh white gears). I'm guessing they are, essentially, a close in dumper. They plan on playing in the offensive zone. Since you're not likely to have 2 bots on defense, their ramp system only makes sense in the offensive zone.

Originally Posted by Tom Line

Take another look. That appears to be the ball handling mechanism on the bottom of their ramp (look at the vertical channels and teh white gears). I'm guessing they are, essentially, a close in dumper. They plan on playing in the offensive zone. Since you're not likely to have 2 bots on defense, their ramp system only makes sense in the offensive zone.

Good find! Do you think they'll be shooting any higher than the second basket, though?

[Nolo]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Good find! Do you think they'll be shooting any higher than the second basket, though?

Does it matter? 10 points in hybrid + 40 points for balancing all 100% by one team. Great job guys! I'm amazed.

[Chris is me]

This design shattered my brain not only because I didn't think of it, but because when I saw the idea for the first time I thought "naah, getting the bridge balanced with one robot hanging off the side would take such a massive effort..."

Congratulations on pulling that off.

That said - I feel compelled to be preachy (as I do with pretty much every post I make on Chief Delphi...) to those reading from a "low resource team". Do not feel like this is a design one should copy at week 4 of the build season, especially if your robot's "ultimate goal" is to win the World Championship. Among many other reasons, the point values of the ramp balance could be adjusted for the Championship.

As someone who's basically spent his time "mentoring" 2791 observing things and spitting out ideas - taking "continuous improvement" past its logical conclusion with regards to design of a robot is easy to do.

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Among many other reasons, the point values of the ramp balance could be adjusted for the Championship.

Interesting, I had forgotten all about the potential change in bridge points for champs.

[nahstobor]

Great work 179, your team always finds a unique way to play the game every year. No matter what happens at the regional or championship level, your team should take pride in setting a very difficult goal, and achieving it with flying colors. This is engineering.

[Squeakypig]

My mind...it has officially been blown...

*Goes on Travelocity to buy plane ticket to St. Louis*

Gotta see this thing in action!

[JB987]

Does the bottom of the u-channel that fits over the bridge end touch any part of the bottom side while the bot is suspending or suspended? Or is this just an amazing example of a perfect balancing feat?

[Ernst]

Are you sure that this does not violate

[G10]
Robots may not grab, grasp, grapple, or attach to any Arena structure. (Robots may push or react against any
elements of the Arena that is not protected by another rule.)
Violation: Foul

I would be inclined to say that your robot does not violate the rule, because you aren't clamping something onto the bridge, but are instead cleverly utilizing friction and balancing.


Also, can the pivoting-platform part catapult balls?

[Peyton Yeung]

This seems kinda like a 111 from 2001 hybrid utilizing a clever passive gripper to hang. Mind=blown

[Jetweb]

Originally Posted by ZehP

Are you sure that this does not violate


I would be inclined to say that your robot does not violate the rule, because you aren't clamping something onto the bridge, but are instead cleverly utilizing friction and balancing.


Also, can the pivoting-platform part catapult balls?

It is fully supported by the top surface of the ramp and doesn't touch any other part

Also it doesn't catapult but it will defiantly be able to shoot balls

[Jared Russell]

My only question is how many copycats will we see...