pic: Finished robot image

[Andrew Schuetze]

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[TheNotoriousKid]

Nice...no need to reinvent the wheel and use your time to simplify this seemingly complex game. too bad what that bot is doin now is illegal.

[Alex Dinsmoor]

Congrats on finishing, use your next six weeks to make it that much better! Don't forget to make it legal!

[Nate Laverdure]

Originally Posted by Alex Dinsmoor

Don't forget to make it legal!

Yeah-- that T-shirt launcher just might violate the projectile rule.

[Pavan Dave]

I think that like Rack n' Roll to Tetra Madness (or whatever the game was called), you can take your robot and mod the manipulator a little bit to grab the big ball and you'll be fine. But to place it the ball for the bonus points, that is what takes the real work....

[daftpunk79]

no fair...congratz tho...and theyre right...MAKE IT LEGAL.

[=Martin=Taylor=]

Originally Posted by Pavan

I think that like Rack n' Roll to Tetra Madness (or whatever the game was called), you can take your robot and mod the manipulator a little bit to grab the big ball and you'll be fine. But to place it the ball for the bonus points, that is what takes the real work....

WHAT?! The tubes were only 7" in diameter (around the edge, the way most teams grabed them)! This thing is massive! It's almost bigger than the robot! I myself had great trouble carrying it, imagine trying to build a robot to do that...

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII

WHAT?! The tubes were only 7" in diameter (around the edge, the way most teams grabed them)! This thing is massive! It's almost bigger than the robot! I myself had great trouble carrying it, imagine trying to build a robot to do that...

Actually, at 40" diameter, it is bigger than the normal footprint of a FRC robot.

[galewind]

no offense, but what I think was even more impressive is that you got your half field already built!!!

[Coach Norm]

Originally Posted by galewind

no offense, but what I think was even more impressive is that you got your half field already built!!!

The Half Field was our Kickoff location in San Antonio. IOne advantage to hosting the kickoff.

Thanks Andrew for the hospitality and the tour of your shop while we were there. It was great for my kids to see the excitement of the day and the organization of your shop.

The half field also helped us get in mind what we need to do for our practice field at home.

[team1203 4life]

Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII

WHAT?! The tubes were only 7" in diameter (around the edge, the way most teams grabed them)! This thing is massive! It's almost bigger than the robot! I myself had great trouble carrying it, imagine trying to build a robot to do that...

man the ball is twice the size of one of our desines

[waiakea2024]

Wow congragulations!!! Now you have six weeks to debugg.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by TheNotoriousKid

too bad what that bot is doin now is illegal.

Depends on what alliance that robot is on, doesn't it?

[wilsonmw04]

Originally Posted by TheNotoriousKid

Nice...no need to reinvent the wheel and use your time to simplify this seemingly complex game. too bad what that bot is doin now is illegal.

Sorry, how is punching the ball from underneath illegal? could you point me to the section of the rules you are referring to? My team was thinking of doing something along those lines.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

Sorry, how punching the ball from underneath illegal? could you point me to the section of the rules you are referring too? My team was thinking of doing something along those lines.

<G36> HOME STRETCH Height Restriction – ROBOTS in the HOME STRETCH of the opposing ALLIANCE can not be more than 6 feet tall. A PENALTY will be assigned for each infraction.

In the opposing "Home Stretch" it will cost you a penalty.