pic: 229 - Redemption 2 Extended

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[Amanda Morrison]

This looks mean! Congratulations to you guys this year... it looks great.

[Tom Schindler]

Would it scare anyone if i said that Eric there is 6'7" tall?

just checking

Tom

[Greg Perkins]

wowzers!

[Jessica Boucher]

Of course, me being me, I didnt read the title of ths thread...

...and I look at the kid and then look at the robot and then look at the floor and think "What is 177's bot doing all the way up in Upstate NY?"

...and then it hits me.

Great job!

[JVN]

Thanks for the compliments.

We're all very proud of this system. She's got lots of little tricks up her sleeve. I suppose we'll have to wait till next week to see what she's really capable of .

There will be more pics posted on our website later tonight.

This robot design has been influenced by lots of past robots -- see how many you can pick out. Plenty of inspiration in this one!

(Jess already got one of them).

If you have any questions, just ask... (for most things) I'll be more than happy to share.

John

[EvanG]

Excellent work on the "inspired by the Bobcats" monocaulk arm. It almost looks like you stole it from us and then CNCed some weight out. ;D

[JVN]

Originally Posted by EvanG

Excellent work on the "inspired by the Bobcats" monocaulk arm. It almost looks like you stole it from us and then CNCed some weight out. ;D

Not Monocauc, it's just simple extrusion.

Actually... it's a RAGE inspired arm... or was it a BUZZ inspired arm?.. I keep forgetting. I know it's not an Aces inspired arm, cuz it has no turret... though I suppose the arm itself could be Aces inspired... hmmm...

Those Bob-kittens sure do know how to build an arm though.
(I never get sick of Eric and Tommy talking about 2001)



Will you be sending any reps to NH for scouting? Tell them to stop by the 229 pit...

[David Bridge]

Originally Posted by JVN

Not Monocauc, it's just simple extrusion.

Actually... it's a RAGE inspired arm... or was it a BUZZ inspired arm?.. I keep forgetting. I know it's not an Aces inspired arm, cuz it has no turret... though I suppose the arm itself could be Aces inspired... hmmm...

Those Bob-kittens sure do know how to build an arm though.
(I never get sick of Eric and Tommy talking about 2001)



Will you be sending any reps to NH for scouting? Tell them to stop by the 229 pit...

Gee, I don't recall when rage used two shafts of extruded alluminum to telescope in and out of eachother that nicely... granted ours looked better because we didnt take gouges out of it, but that one is definately recognizable

[Tom Schindler]

Originally Posted by JVN

Not Monocauc, it's just simple extrusion.

Actually... it's a RAGE inspired arm... or was it a BUZZ inspired arm?.. I keep forgetting.

you sure about that John?..... the picture below tells a different story..


Moral of the story is that an arm is an arm, nobody can claim "the arm" design as their own, since it is so generic. Now if you said an aluminum extrusion arm polished with "mothers" wax, that might be a bobcat patent..

Great work though guys, very impressive robot, i'll be sure to check it out more closely at the competitions!

And the picture...

[JVN]

Tommy that arm could use some extra polish... do you know anyone who could polish it up for us? We really like that extra shine...


(For those that don't know... Tom is a 177 alumni, and last year at regionals he polished their arm, after hours... just for fun.... without them knowing about it. Tom... that's just sick and twisted.)

[Rpifirst]

John what you are also forgetting is that he did this at nationals as well. In which case I had the pilot on the plane ride home ask him if he could give the wings a good waxing. It was a good time too bad Tom was asleep when it happened. Lol jsut fooling with you Tom.

[Joel J]

Originally Posted by JVN

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There will be more pics posted on our website later tonight.
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The pics are up... http://www.team229.org/photo/44 for anyone interested.

[Alaina]

Originally Posted by Tom Schindler

Would it scare anyone if i said that Eric there is 6'7" tall?

Yes. Yes, it would.
So, how tall is it exactly? Somewhere around 15'?
That's very impressive.

[Tom Schindler]

Originally Posted by Alaina

Yes. Yes, it would.
So, how tall is it exactly? Somewhere around 15'?
That's very impressive.

I was kidding-- i think eric is around 5'10" tall....

Tom