pic: Thunder Chickens at St. Louis Regional

[Jherbie53]

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[T3_1565]

I love the way this bot picks up the ball and throws it to the other side of the field!

The design is amazing.. congrats on the win in St. Louis!

[Akash Rastogi]

looks pretty sick. Congrats on your win.

[Jherbie53]

Originally Posted by lilstogi11

looks pretty sick. Congrats on your win.

Wait until you see them hurdle, one of the most unique ways you'll ever see.

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by Jherbie53

Wait until you see them hurdle, one of the most unique ways you'll ever see.

completely agree. Its soo cool!

[Techno-Turkey]

Any videos yet?

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Techno-Turkey

Any videos yet?

http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv...m=217&sbutt=Go

[Richard Wallace]

Congratulations to the Thunderchickens on:

1) Being a #1 pick and part of the winning alliance,

2) Avoiding the the "dot" that is placed on the inspection stickers of robots that are capable of violating the 80" rule <R16>, and

3) Convincing our Lead Robot Inspector that their flag holder mounting is rigid and vertical.

[Paul Copioli]

Richard,

... approximately vertical is the rule and we did stiffen it up on Saturday.

[Richard Wallace]

Paul, you're right.

Many teams, my own included, had to get creative with their flag holder designs this year. Good engineering solutions meet requirements without incurring unnecessary costs. From an engineering economy perspective, 217's flag holder design is one of the best I've seen, complying with the rules while staying clear of their scoring path and using very little weight.

I just felt compelled to throw in that comment in my last post, because the picture makes it appear that our inspector took a liberal view of how far the flag holder can deviate from 90 degrees and still be "approximately" vertical.

[IndySam]

When I first saw Thunder Chickens on Thursday in practice I though it would be a down year for them, they had a hard time picking up and hurdling the ball.

On Friday morning I no longer felt sorry for them I felt sorry for the rest of us.

They are lightning fast. Every time you see them slam their arms into the overpass you expect parts to go flying but instead the ball goes flying and they continue under the bars and get the next ball.

Great job guys.