pic: The TechnoKats 2007 Robot(s)

[Kyle Love]

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[Andy Baker]

"Rack Star"... looking for a stage to stand on.

AB

[DanDon]

Any specs?

[Kyle Love]

RackStar Specs

4 CIM motor 2-Speed custom transmission
6 Wheel Drive
Brakes
Pneumatic end effector
11 design iterations on the gripper, highly tested
Needless to say, we packed it with plenty of fattening foods in the crate.

[BoyWithCape195]

Originally Posted by Kyle Love

RackStar Specs

4 CIM motor 2-Speed custom transmission
6 Wheel Drive
Brakes
Pneumatic end effector
11 design iterations on the gripper, highly tested

We can't see the gripper

[Kyle Love]

Originally Posted by BoyWithCape195

We can't see the gripper

Indeed, it acts emo sometimes.

[UlTiMaTeP]

Why are there 4 airtanks on each robot?

[BBnum3]

Originally Posted by UlTiMaTeP

Why are there 4 airtanks on each robot?

4 airtanks are allowed by this year's rules, and I would guess that because they have the compressor and 4 tanks they plan on using lots of air. There are some pneumatic tubes running to the manipulator we can't see...

[Kyle Love]

We don't use too much air, but when u have the room/weight to have all 4, we chose to mount all of them. Oh and by the way, kit wheels rock!

[Kit Gerhart]

Originally Posted by Kyle Love

We don't use too much air, but when u have the room/weight to have all 4, we chose to mount all of them. Oh and by the way, kit wheels rock!

Your machines look good. I wish we could get two built so we could get better practice after ship.

We didn't try the kit wheels, but were tempted. That rubber feels really sticky and should work well, even without tread.

Good luck guys, and I'll see you in Atlanta.

[Derek Bessette]

Originally Posted by Kyle Love

Indeed, it acts emo sometimes.

Luckily, by analyzing the shadows, our team was able to figure out many things about your gripper design. Here are the results:

It uses pneumatics
It's good...really good!

You should have just sent us the 3D model!

[Chris_Elston]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

"Rack Star"... looking for a stage to stand on.

AB

1501 has a "blue stage" and a "red stage" you pick. Double vision hurts my eyes! See you at BMR...

and.....

I hope our modems work....

[Rich Kressly]

Nice!!

I'll take the one on the left if you're not using it anymore

[Dave Campbell]

Nice work TechnoKats! Those specs are eerily similar to ours!!! The look is even close...hmmm ...Even the 11 design iterations on the gripper. And yes, the kit wheels rock!

[Conor Ryan]

If thats what the rock star looks like, than wow they must have quite the tour bus.

Great job 45, it'll be interesting to watch this one work.