Team 1114 Presents Simbot Steve

[Karthik]

Team 1114 is proud to present our 2011 robot, Simbot Steve. Simbot Steve is named after the founder of Team 1114, Steve Rourke, who tragically passed away in May. Our 2011 season has been dedicated to honouring Steve's memory and legacy.

Special thanks to Teams 254 & 968 for inspiring our elevator design. Also thanks to all our generous sponsors, especially Innovation First International and VEX Robotics who went above the call of duty in manufacturing many parts for us.

For full technical specifications of the robot please visit: http://www.simbotics.org/first/robots

For more media (including full size pictures) which is being constantly updated please visit: http://www.simbotics.org/media

If you have any questions, please ask away.

[Travis Covington]

Awesome robot as always. Can't wait to see it in STL.

[Colin P]

Great robot with great meaning. I'm glad you would honor your founder in such a way, I'm sure he would be proud.

I can't wait to see it in action, it looks like it can put on a good show.

I've always wondered, though... Why is there always a styrofoam cup on your robot?

[JesseK]

Awesome minibot name!

[techtiger1]

Why an elevator? 1251 is using an elevator design also but I'm wondering what lead 1114 to the same conclusion. Part of me is wondering this becuase alot of the other team IFI robots are actually using arms e.g. 148 and 217. Love the robot, from some of the scores I observed from last weekend its another beast of a machine.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Beautiful. Best 1114 bot yet. (Well maybe except for 2010.. or 2009, or 2008, or 2007... )

edit:
Does your roller claw have a jaw like 254 and 148?

[IKE]

I stopped by Pittsburgh for a couple hours to see this (and a couple other teams). Very cool robot. The only thing more impressive than the robot was the attention to detail with regards to strategy. There were several little minor details I saw in a couple matches that really impressed me.

[thefro526]

Awesome Machine.

I can't wait to see it in person.

[jblay]

I wish that circle wasn't there so I could check out that manipulator. Can't wait till videos from Pittsburg come out if they do so I can watch all of this monster's matches.

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Colin P

I've always wondered, though... Why is there always a styrofoam cup on your robot?

It's actually a plastic cup. We have two on the robot that house lights that are used to give feedback to the coach, drivers and human player regarding tube status.

Originally Posted by techtiger1

Why an elevator? 1251 is using an elevator design also but I'm wondering what lead 1114 to the same conclusion. Part of me is wondering this becuase alot of the other team IFI robots are actually using arms e.g. 148 and 217. Love the robot, from some of the scores I observed from last weekend its another beast of a machine.

The decision to go with an elevator was done for many reasons. In 2007 we went with an arm so we could score over top of opponents. With the protected scoring zones this year, we knew that level of functionality was not needed. A large advantage of the elevator was that it allows you to be the same distance from the scoring pegs when scoring on the various levels. Also, the compactness of the design allows us to minimize our footprint while scoring, thereby giving our partners more room to manuever.

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

Does your roller claw have a jaw like 254 and 148?

Nope. We discussed having a jaw, but determined that reversing the rollers and dropping the elevator simultaneously allowed for the quick style release we desired, without adding an extra motor/cylinder. Seeing how effective 148 and 254 have been with their jaws is impressive, but we're still very happy with the decision we made.

Originally Posted by jblay

I wish that circle wasn't there so I could check out that manipulator.

Here's a better shot:

http://www.simbotics.org/media/galle...-regional/2982

[Akash Rastogi]

Dustin,

Originally Posted by Karthik

It's actually a plastic cup. We have two on the robot that house lights that are used to give feedback to the coach, drivers and human player regarding tube status.

[Brandon Holley]

I'm digging the fishing rod Karthik.

Clever solution to the hardstop for the roller claw. Definitely easier, cleaner, lighter than our aluminum piece.

-Brando

[Akash Rastogi]

Why so many claws? All the better to eat tubes with?

http://www.simbotics.org/media/galle...ld-season/2956

[Zach O]

Such a slick looking bot. Like every year, truly an inspirational robot.

I can't wait to see a video! The pictures are nice, but I want to see this robot in action. I'm super interested to see the 0.6 second floor-to-ground and the minibot.

[nahstobor]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Why so many claws? All the better to eat tubes with?

http://www.simbotics.org/media/galle...ld-season/2956

2007.