FRC2016 Mighty Monkey Wrenches 2012 Robot Video

[Lowfategg]

New Robot Video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV9fUUSqYaE

Note: Bridge crossing arm was removed before bagging and video.

The specs:
6 motor drive - 8wd with 6" wheels geared at 12ft/sec.
2 Fisher Price motors for front roller and belt.
2 RS-775 motors for Shooter w. a 3.75:1 gear ratio.

Max distance on shooter - 45 feet.

This robot will be competing at Hatboro-Horsham, Rutgers and NYC Regional.

Hoping for the MAR championships and St. Louis.

Good luck everyone and see you on the field.

(Btw: If you watch the video, we fixed the bumpers.)

[electron]

First!
Sorry, Tyler, it had to be done.

I'm noticing a few trends from previous years:
1. 6 motor drive train (why the obsession with pushing power? )
2. Blue lights
3. Awesome

I never saw the hood over your shooter adjust its angle, but it does look like it can. Is this the case?
Also, I'm assuming you are planing to put the bridge pusher back on, or was it removed for something even cooler?

Looks great, good luck this year!

[Lowfategg]

Originally Posted by electron

First!
Sorry, Tyler, it had to be done.

I'm noticing a few trends from previous years:
1. 6 motor drive train (why the obsession with pushing power? )
2. Blue lights
3. Awesome

I never saw the hood over your shooter adjust its angle, but it does look like it can. Is this the case?

Looks great, good luck this year!

The "hood" is a manually adjustable wedge. We change motor RPM and use a high precision encoder to adjust shooting distance.

Bridge lowering arm is on in the robot picture. It sits within the intake mouth.

[Damiaen_Florian]

How are you tipping the bridge? I don't really notice any mechanism on it for doing so

[Lowfategg]

Originally Posted by Damiaen_Florian

How are you tipping the bridge? I don't really notice any mechanism on it for doing so

It was taken off before bagging and the video for refinement. You can see it in the photo of the robot in the intake opening.

[Hallry]

Originally Posted by Damiaen_Florian

How are you tipping the bridge? I don't really notice any mechanism on it for doing so

Well...

Originally Posted by Lowfategg

Note: Bridge crossing arm was removed before bagging and video.

Originally Posted by Lowfategg

Bridge lowering arm is on in the robot picture. It sits within the intake mouth.

Anyway, another awesome robot, 2016. Can't wait to compete with you this season!

[Jeffy]

Awesome looking robot. Simple and extremely effective.

Very curious how you feed the shooter and get the balls to line up so compactly. Care to elaborate?

[Lowfategg]

Originally Posted by Jeffy

Awesome looking robot. Simple and extremely effective.

Very curious how you feed the shooter and get the balls to line up so compactly. Care to elaborate?

There is a top feed roller that stops the balls before the shooter. The belts of the elevator just spin against the balls as they stack up against each other.

[Lowfategg]

Originally Posted by aspiece

I have to point something out:

From the FRC Q and A:

"Per [R35], team numbers must be clearly visible. This means that they may not be inverted, obscured, fragmented, upside down, etc."

So, according to this answer, you cannot split your numbers.

Read the description, then watch the video again.

[Akash Rastogi]

Real nice! Should put on quite a show at Hatboro.

See you guys on Saturday! Good luck.

[ks_mumupsi]

thanks for all the comments..

tyler has answered all the questions so i dont even need to be here. I will just let him virtual coach from WPI also.. hahaha.

looking forward to getting it on the field against other bots and seeing its potential.

I will answer the 6 motor question also, we will never give up 6 motors on the drive ever again, that gearbox and train is amazing and takes the need of two speed out of the equation..

Other than that good luck guys...

[SciBorg Dave]

Nice finished product. It was fun to spend some time with 2016.
Uncle Dave 4061

[sdcantrell56]

Originally Posted by ks_mumupsi

thanks for all the comments..

I will answer the 6 motor question also, we will never give up 6 motors on the drive ever again, that gearbox and train is amazing and takes the need of two speed out of the equation..

I've never quite understood the whole 6 motor single speed thing. Otherwise though it's a very clean solid looking robot. Should be quite the contender

[JB]

Love the robot and the music.

My question is why do you have the camera if your shooter does not turret. Does it judge distance or alignment or both? Or perhaps something else?

Also I love the 6 motor drive train...got to see what it could do at ramp riot this year and needless to say I think I will push for it next year.

[ks_mumupsi]

Originally Posted by jb1403

Love the robot and the music.

My question is why do you have the camera if your shooter does not turret. Does it judge distance or alignment or both? Or perhaps something else?

Also I love the 6 motor drive train...got to see what it could do at ramp riot this year and needless to say I think I will push for it next year.

need for the camera is distance and alignment... the camera has some other tricks attached to help make this easier.. our turret is our base, it gives us good enough alignment that we dont need a turret, but that alignment is entirely dependant on camera feedback.

Also the distance returned by camera determines shooter speed on a PID loop..

Originally Posted by Hallry

Ah, the legendary ball return penalty of the 2010 NJ Regional

... the deserving alliance still won the event, it was great competition though. we really did enjoy playing the underdog role.