Team 1717: Uncut & Highlight Video

[Lordblair]

Dear First Community,

We would like to thank everyone for a great robotics season. We had a great time competing at the Los Angeles Regional, the Las Vegas Regional, and on the Galileo field at the Championships in St Louis.

Since our entire team is exclusively seniors, our one shot at FIRST was not only extremely enjoyable, but educational as well.

Before we disassembled our practice field we made a short video that demonstrates some of the capabilities of our robot, as well as a short video that contains some highlights from our season. This uncut video includes a swerve drive slalom, a close up video from the perspective of a wheel module, a shot demonstration, and a series of catches from our human player.

We hope you enjoy the videos and thank you for making it an awesome season.

Thanks Again,

Team 1717: The D'Penguineers

The Team 1717 Uncut Video can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFrJJ-n_oe0

The Team 1717 Highlight Video can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llFDN3H_OXg

[Tyler2517]

May i ask what you guys were geared at for your swerve drive?
One of the best robots i see every year.
I loved your 2012 robot and this years robot so much.

[Ayush Kapur]

One of my favourite robots from the 2014 year. You guys had a great season!

[Peyton Yeung]

One of my favorite teams and robots from year to year. I definitely enjoy your videos.

[asid61]

Originally Posted by Tyler2517

May i ask what you guys were geared at for your swerve drive?
One of the best robots i see every year.
I loved your 2012 robot and this years robot so much.

+1. I would like to know the gearing too.
Man, your driver is incredible! Those slaloms.

[brandon.cottrell]

Easily one of the best, if not the best, robots in our division. Really enjoyed working with you in our last qualifier, our team really likes the way you guys approach matches.

[notmattlythgoe]

It was great competing with/against you at the championship again this year. The two trips we've made to St. Louis we've been privileged to compete in the same divisions as you. Hopefully that will continue next season.

[NWChen]

Originally Posted by brandon.cottrell

the way you guys approach matches.

Originally Posted by inkling16

your approach to pre-match strategy.

Could someone elaborate?

[brandon.cottrell]

Their strategy mentor and a few teammates approached us before we left the pits the day before our match. We sat down in an empty area of the pit and just talked about the match and how we should handle it for probably about an hour and a half. After developing the strategy we went back to the hotel, and the next day we met with them immediately on the practice field where they practiced 2 matches with us, and personally showed me how to feed into their robot. They let me try it a couple times, and even though I ended up not having to ever feed into them for our match I still really appreciated that they thought to teach me that.

I'm sure they don't do all of that for /every/ match because of time constraints, and it was only probably because it was a very vital match for them, but it still shows that they exercise professionalism in strategy.

[Lordblair]

Originally Posted by Tyler2517

May i ask what you guys were geared at for your swerve drive?

Our low gear was geared for 5 feet per second, and high gear was around 15/16 feet per second.

[JVN]

Originally Posted by Lordblair

Our low gear was geared for 5 feet per second, and high gear was around 15/16 feet per second.

Are those numbers "free speed" or adjusted somehow?

[Nemo]

I didn't realize how well 1717's robot was able to suck in a ball that was thrown in, even if it's substantially off center. It's an odd looking intake, but it certainly works.

I love the wheel view video. It made me want to do a swerve drive, but then I smacked myself.

[Caleb Sykes]

My whole team absolutely loved your robot, and my drivers really liked your approach to pre-match strategy.

Now everyone on my team wants to build a shifting swerve drive next year...

[ekapalka]

I heard a rumour that 1717 cut all their own gears to save time or money. If so, are they still standard sizes and tooth counts, or is everything freeformed? What I mean is, did you have to make your own, or could you have just acquired them (without changing your CAD model). Did your team also design and fabricate your own pulleys? Sorry for all the questions... your drive train reminds me of this.

[glennword]

After watching the wheel view portion a few times, I noticed that the shaft and wheel appeared to be extremely sloppy, shifting back and forth laterally about 1/4" or more. Was this intentional?