pic: Enter the Dragons; KTOR 2010

[Chuck Glick]

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[thefro526]

Chuck, these machines look absolutely brilliant.

Is there video? I hope so.

[KINGOFCLUBS454]

Video will be soon to follow, if you're in Dallas, it'll be playing in our pit, so stop by and say hello!

[Foster]

We had 5 weeks from our inception date to event and only being able to work on weekends, it was a "fun" build season.

They have done a great job. I know that they got a big batch of aluminum on Tuesday and had incorporated it into the robot (I think a total rebuild) and had it ready to play on Wednesday.

For their size the robot is pretty spry and it does an amazing job of picking up all three sizes of balls.

[Chuck Glick]

Here's a few specs for these bad boys.

Weight: 14.8 pounds... (is that a good omen? )

Size: 17.5"W x 23.5"L x 17.5"H

Max dump height: 24"

Can hold:
5 orange balls (max)
15 green balls (max)
3 white balls (max, and only if we happen to catch one with the wall)

Total number of gears used on each robot: 2 x 12 tooth and 10 racks

* Completely Modular, all systems are held in by 2 screws each.

* 10 motors total (4 drive, 2 lift, 4 intake/outtake; and we still have 2 we can add)

Drive:
*4 wheel killough platform, direct drive, sits on 4" omnis

*Each wheel module features optical encoders for feedback. (soon to have PID)

Arm:
*Lifted by 2 linear "actuators", 12 tooth pinions on an "extended" rack set up (they over hang on the ends for a longer throw)

*10 feet of surgical tubing per bot for lift assist

*48 x 0.5"x12" 1/16" polycarbonate strips wrapped in grip material to form the "super tread"

*4 motors power the super tread pickup on direct drive

[Chris is me]

Bots like these make me wish my college did VRC.

Do the arms "close" to pinch small balls? I'm confused as to how they grab them...

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Bots like these make me wish my college did VRC.

Do the arms "close" to pinch small balls? I'm confused as to how they grab them...

Chris, there's information in this thread on vex forums that helped to clarify a lot of things for me.

[Chuck Glick]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Bots like these make me wish my college did VRC.

Do the arms "close" to pinch small balls? I'm confused as to how they grab them...

The arms are actually resting on the white ball to make it look as if the bots are opening their jaws.

Another picture to show capabilities:

[Pjohn1959]

Sweet looking set of robots. The College challenge will be intersting to watch this year. I know that Rice and U of H will be bringing some good robots as well. I hope to get to see of the action on the college fields.

[MishraArtificer]

So...who's the Star Wars fan who came up with the idea of naming your team Knights of the Old Republic-(cough) um...Robotics?

The bots look pretty clean, I don't see a scratch on them...

[Foster]

Congrats to the team for winning the Excellence Award for the College Division at VEX Worlds on Saturday! From the sounds of the judges words they were very impressed with the design and with the team.

Nice job KTOR!!!

[Cynette]

The college VEX division was fun to watch! How long was that autonomous period?!

Congratulations on your Excellence Award! Coupled with the announcement that Steve Rhodes and Foster Schucker were named VEX Mentors of the Year, it looks like the greater Philadelphia area is the place for VEX!